Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-09
CHOKED WITH STEAK
Mr.. PLEAsANTs. or MANCHESTER. UN-
ABLE TO SWALLOW HIS BREAKFAST.
News From the Courts-Pcrsonal
and Other Items.

Yesterday morning while at breakfast
Mr.. George r. Peasants. Sr., was Sc
riously choked. and for while the MEM
bers OF the family were greatly excited
Mr.. Peasants had Just been helped to
bcefsteak. and had only taken about
two mouthfuls when he became choked.
At first nothing serious was thought OF
the matter. and the ordinary remedy or
hitting him In the back was resorted TO-
When this failed. and Mr.. Pleasants was
found to be suffering considerably. his son
sent at once for DR.. Dorset The phy-
siclan arrived and did what he could for
the patient, but he could not get the
meat from it's lodging-place. All efforts
to swallow were Intellectual and all the
time Mr.. Peasants was suffering n great
deal.
In the afternoon DR.. Thomas J.. Ma
thews was summoned. and by the use OF
his instruments succeeded in forcing the
piece of meat lower down the throat,
but could not get 1t entirely out Last
night Mr. Peasants was somewhat re
lieved and drank a small quantity or
tea. He could not eat anything. now
ever. The family is very much worried
over the occurrence.
DEATH OF MISS STILL.
Miss Senorah A. Still. daughter Of Mr..
Ithamas STILL died Sunday afternoon at
her parents residents, on Lee street be-
tween Fourth and Fifth, in the Ssth year
of her age. The funeral will take place
this morning at II O'Clock at the resi-
dence. and the interment will be made In
Maury cemetery.
Mr.. George +. Conway. formerly a
well-known Manchester drug-clerk, VIII
be married Wednesday next TO Miss Net
tie G. Burch. of Buchanan. Mr.. Conway
has been in the drug business at Bucha-
nan for several years.
In the Mayors Court yesterday morn
ing c. H. Taylor was fined s. and costs
for creating disturbance on the street.
cars Saturday evening. Albert Chatham
(colored) was fined $3.50 and costs for tres
passing on the premises OF the Richmond
and Petersburg Railroad Company.
Constable Burke, of Swansboro', had
some little trouble with Morris Crit
fin. a young man whom he arrested Sa-
turday afternoon. Griffin was taken To
the Manchester station-house and was
afterwards bailed for his appearance.
While taking him TO the station on an
electrician a young man named Taylor
tried to take the prisoner from the oincer'
and things were made quite lively.
Mr.. f. r. Fisher. son OF Deputy-Post-
master John w Fisher. who has been
living in North Carolina for some years,
is here on visit TO his father.
Miss Fannie Claiborne, Of PETERSBURG
is visiting Mrs. Mary 5. Martin, on Thir-
teenth street.
The January term Of the Chesterfield
Countv Court began yesterday. me
docket is quite a lengthy one
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
The funeral Of Mrs. Mary Peters
took place Sunday afternoon at -'ov
o'clock from her late residence. on east
Fourth street. The services were con-
Quoted by Rev. Mcdaniel Rucker. ana
the interment took place In Maury eeme-
terry. W..
Quite a large crowd gathered at west
End Methodist church Sunday afternoon
10 hear Rev Mr.. Dadmun's special ser
mon TO Liberty Council, Jr. o. L. A. NJ,
saturday afternoon Mr.. George Stroude'
n merchant on Hull street, was struck
in the eve by wooden butter-dlsh
thrown by a small boy. and the slsh'
was destroyed. The occurrence was pure
w accidental. DR.. Shields, OF hchilo"u'
is attending Mr.. Stroude.
Rev T.. T. Dadmun occupiVu NV 49,
asst night at the Fifth-Street MethouIs'
church, and preached TO large cohEle-
cation. There will be prayer-mee'ihs'
every nlcht this week at this church.
Miss Corrie Brown Is visiting her sister'
Mrs Asa bishop. in Blackstone. Va
Mfr. II. w. Furcron, who has been con
ered nj home several days with the grip
was able to be out yesterday.
Mrs William Allen, who has peen qul'e
sick with the grip for several days mas
recovered. ...oa catur-
Mr.. Raymond Pilson returned Sa.ur-
day afternoon from a two-weeks' VISIT 10
Louisville. Ky. -, nom
Ar Emmett r. DuVal has been con
6ned at home for several days with the
grip. T., ,,or,, etcl AT his
home. No. 1920 McDonough street 1911.
Mrs. Mary j. Martin died al IIo.N
last night AT her residence on MGD r,ii
o,'gb street between Fourteenth ana rh-
teenth The cause of death was cohsulnp-
lion deceased was daughter OF Mi,
pleasant Goode and sister of MT. James
p Robinson. The funeral VIII take piace
from the Bainbridge-Street Baptist chureh
.onorrow afternoon at 2:SO o'clock