The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-03
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nm. JOSEPH KELLER ATTEMPTED
10 COMMIT SUICIDE.
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thnrch NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
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Keeps n bdr-roOm Oh nun
secnth and Fourteenth streets. ON Moi
aay night about 5 O'Clock MIR. Keller weh'
90 a drugstore and purchased the poison
,sb,ch he took home with him and snort
iy afterward drank
prs. J. NJ. Whitfield and W. T. Mathews
were summoned, and succeeded III couh'c''
acting the effect OF the poison, and IN d
few hours he was out OF danger.
Mr.. KeIler's act was "a great surprise -
his fricpds, as no cause couid DE as9is"
Tor II. lie wrote a note to MS protner =.
fore taking the poison, directing MN nv
20 dIsposs OF his personal enects- MI
Keller was married several months ago.
Yta was well enough 10 be on the streets
yesterday morning.
In the MAYORS Court yesterday morhins
niiue Jones. STICKY Carter. ana i cn
Jackson. three small colOred Doys' We"
rned 81 each for pitching coppT~S VI
Sunday. uas oned 81.
"a rnomas Bowen 81. for a street as
~turbance. xoo,a will
meet next Monday. an
The Richmond and Danville shops VI"
resume operations again tomorrow n"r
ing been closed for the Cristmas nun
DAYS. nan IN
IL - said that thirty or forty men, III
addition to those VINO were AZ 81 No Am,
che shops closed for Christmas VIII pc pu
40 work again. This is very good news
.pd n IL hoped that in a Few Gays inc
force will again be augmented
The northern mail arrived early yester-
day morning. Mondays Baltimore gun
reached Manchester at 8 O'CLOCK yesleruay
morning. This is the quickest tlinc on
H.. -. 10 roach here.
Some years ago the Sun did not reach Man
chester until in the afternoon. This quick
Northern mail will be a great convenience
20 the people of this city and
very enjoyable Christmas entertain
mont took place at Clopton-Street Baptl5l
church Monday night. The sacred edlnce
WAS beautifully decorated and festooneu
with palms and evergreens. Never was
there a larger crowd at TINS
church i'm its whole history-no standing
room being left. Numbers were turned
away who could not get inside the doors.
Around the steps Of the pulpit were boys
and girls crowded together. The choir,
under the direction Of William j. Morris
set. rendered the following programme:
I-Opening by the choir, Colder Christ
mas Bells"
2-Sung By sixteen little girls and boys,
Happy Pilgrims
0-SOlO by ffdZcl tohNdSs Iut "y bi'sN
Shoes Away
ADuet by Carrie and Eta Tutwiler,
Little Children, Come
b-Song by the choir, Away We Go"
6-Quartette, "She Sleeps In the Valley so
Sweet" by Misses Rosa TURNKEY, So
prano: Cappie Clements. alto; Messr3.
WI Morrissett, tenor; Thomas Ryan.
bass.
7-solo. Mrs. Marshall. "whisperings OF
Love"
-Male quartette, "Sleep On My Pillow. %
Messrs. Ellington and Mcrrissett. trst
and second tenoro; Ryan and T.. ;.
Barrett. first and second bass.
e-Solo. Miss Rosa TURNKEY, "Dreamland.'
l0-Song by the choir, Ring With Joy and
Gladness."
Mrs. W. j. Morrissett presided at the
organ in her usual graceful manner.
The following chiefs were raised up
by the Indianola Tribe of Red-Aien, at
their last council sleep. Past Sachem w.
II. kidd acting as deputy great sachem:
Sachem. j. w. Toney; Senior Sycamore,
j. A. Cersley; Junior Sycamore, A. T..
Holt; Prophet, George w. Butler; Chief of
Records, &. 5. Welsh; Collector OF Wam-
pun. f.. X. Sampson; Keeper of Wam-
pun. w. H.. Wilkinson; Keeper of Wig
wan, r. y. Burton; First Sannap, X. l..
Patram; Second Sannap, j. l.. Mum;
First Warrior, J.. H.. Tatum; Second
Warrior, w. w. Moore: Third Warrior,
&. +. Fischer; Fourth Warrior, John w.
Caudle; First Brave, j. A. Baber; Second
Brave. c. l.. Fortune; Third Brave. VIII
liam Grieves; Fourth Brave. G. T.. Smell
lings: Guard of Wigwam, G. III. Attkis-
son; Guard OF Forest, T. ID. Burton.
Trustees-J. w. Toney, r. l.. Patram,
and w. ii. Kidd. This tribe during the
past quarter paid out over $500 for sick
benefits, relief of widows, etc.
At the meeting OF Swansboro Lodge.
/. o. O. T., No. %, held Monday night
the following officers were installed by
Past Grand w. I. Hart. assisted by Past
Grands G.. w. Blankenship. w. Il. Smith,
J.. I. Harris, and Messrs. John w. Smith
and G. w. Walker: Past Grand J. Con-
nell Neal: Noble Grand. Il. l.. Davis;
Vice-Grand. j.. w. Cheatham; Secretary,
w. II. Barrett; Treasurer. w. Il. Taylor;
Conductor, j. w. Archer; Warden, Il G.
Becker: II. $. TO N. c., William Jewett;
i. 8. to N. c., Il. X. Wilkinson; X. $. to
V. c., Il. T.. Andrews: Inside Guardian,
M. Il. Catlett; outside Guardian. +. A.
Williams: Right Scene Supporter, c. Nj.
Wiliams; Left Scene Supporter. $. NJ.
Crander. This lodge is in a fiourishing
condition., and a large number OF new
members have been added TO IL.
The young ladies and gentlemen of
Swansboro had a delightful New-Year's
party at Morrissett's Hall Monday night
Messrs. Walter Church. Buddie Church,
and George Holland. OF Norfolk. who
have been visiting Colonel A.. G.. Evans,
have returned home.
Mrs. G. l.. Adams. of S2l Hull street. is
still confined 10 her bed with la grippe.
Miss Ada Nunnally, of this city, has
gone To Washington TO spend several
weeks with her friends.
Mr.. IL. III. Pollock is very sick at his
residence on Decatur street between
Twelfth and Thirteenth.
Miss Hattie Winfree. Of Chesterfield, is
visiting relatives in this city.
Mr.. William II. Morgan. of Portsmouth.
who has been visiting relatives in this
city for the past week. returned home
Monday afternoon.
Lieutenant Robert Wood. of Midlo-
THAN. was in the pity yesterday.
Mrs. e. II. Walden is sick with the grippe
at her homo at Buck Hal, near Man
chester.
Judge James NJ. Gregory has been de-
tanned at home for several days In con-
sequence Of sickness.
Justice James NJ. Perdue. who has been
suffering with an attack of grippe for
several days, was reported to be better
yesterday.
A bill, will be introduced In the Legis-
lature In a few days TO authorize the APP
pointment OF one or more police officers
for Swansboro.
Senator f. NJ. Parrish IL detained at
his home In Goochland on account of
sickness. He hopes to be In his seat In
the Senate this week.
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