The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-23
NEWS OF MANCHESTER.
OF INTEREST GATHERED IN
ryr soUTBsIDE YESTERDAY.
rw. Gentry TO Leave the Manchester
shop.-A Prisoner Escaped fro" JAIL
House Destroyed by Fire.
-. -...-srrs BrRFAu RICHMOND TINS.

MAJ, U,uI, STREET. BfATTIE BLOCK.
-, will be a change in the Man
..~ shops OF the Richmond and Dan
'". railroad on June LIST, when Mr.. T.
-. Gentry will leave the employment oil
~,sA 10 accept a position with an
concern. MIR. w. II. owens. an old
,,.,,bcs,er man. and who was Mr.. Cen
-... General foreman for years. but who
49,. becn at Birmingham, Ala. for the
80, TWO years, will be brought TO Man
ncs,er 10 succeed Mr.. Gentry.
This IS not only very acceptable 10 Mt.
-.,,ry himself. but TO all his old men at
49,. shops. Mr.. Gentry entered the ser
. 10 Tho Richmond and Danville rail-
.5 in December, 1861 at the age OF
..,er wears. and gradually arose from
,e... bow 10 master mechanic. ana has
XIII rositions Of trust for the company
=, ..rly every important point on the
r-. There is universal regret at his de-
donation 20 make change.
WUam White. young white man,
,,r, was confined in the county jail.
.es~ecd with stealing So worth OF cloth
,-r made his escape Monday night while
r,.er W. F. Burton went into the jail
o. carry meals TO the prisoners.
White had been confined about three
weeks. and his trial was set for the
rspo term OF the County Court. He had
,. n n3ir of blue overalls. and was bare
footed when he escaped. His complexion
is described as being fair. He is sup
posed % be in the woods near Chester
fed Courthouse.
"a O'Clock
Yesterday. with Judge John II. Ingram on
.ae bench.
The FIRST case called was that OF Charlie
c.o3e (colored). charged with felony.
The prisoner was represented by Mr..
A. T.. AtkissOn and Mr.. Charles II. Page.
TIL. case was given 10 the jury about
20 o'clock. and after a short retirement
returned a verdict Of fifteen days in jail
Mr.. Emmett Graves house, near Fall
irr creek. in Chesterfield county, was de-
stroyed by fire at 8 o'clock yesterday
morning. Mr.. Graves saved nearly every
thing in the lower part Of the house. The
extent OF his loss was 5000. He was
insured for 1880.
Miss Virgie Bette left for Lynchburg
Yesterday morning TO visit her uncle,
Rev l.. b. Bette.
Eunice Inez. infant daughter Of Joseph
/. and Cappie r. Curry, died at her pa
rents residence No. north Fifth street
90 $50 Monday afternoon; aged eleven
months. Funeral took place from above
residence at $3.50 o'clock yesterday even
Ing Interment in Maury cemetery
The infant child Of Mr.. W. f. Rex
formerly OF this city, died yesterday
morning at the residence Of l.. b. Quen'
tint. near Seven Pines. in Henrico coun-
IS. The funeral will take place at OAK
wood cemetery to-day.
There was nothing on docket in the
Mayors Court yesterday morning.
Asbury Sunday school opened up last
Sunday as a morning school, Mr.. J. II.
Busby superintendent. with hfty-three
scholars and teachers. school opens
every Sunday morning az Q o'clock
Miss Mary oscar Jordan continues quite
sick at the residence Of her mother, OF
Bainbridee street between Twelfth and
Thirteenth
Mr.. j. Burley Anderson was better
yesterday.
There were number of church fair
IN the city last night