The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-06
Broad and Fourth streets.
.4LENINDEII .fFTiIRs.
4 Boy j. Recovering From n Wound when
Mndc IiNc IOIes In His Intestincs.

Made live Holes IN HIS ihttshh'-'
ALEXANDRIA, VA, oct. 5.-Speciai.-
Tuesdays primary is now commanding
attention. ana, strange TO say, il Is
purely local. The Washington news
papers and Board u. Trade nave PAID IL
no attention whatever. There are pros
poets OF several combinations, however.
MIR. LipscomD will get few votes In the
city. and will draw from both Bendheim
and Barley in the county, ana II the
negroes vote. money viii have TO b.
forthcoming 10 make II effective, whie,
as this election Is simply 10 choose dele
gates 10 the convention, there IS pros
pect OF neither Of the four candidates
having a majority. which gives ample
opportunity for combines. making u ike
~ for the man who obtains the least
votes of the primary 10 set the nomi-
nation and 90 10 Richmond.
Although the textbooks used BY the
pupils of the public schools here ,or scme
time past have been apparently sausiac-
tory there is still q decided preference
for McGufeys. Holmes, NenaDlcs. Da-
Nies', and other books OF Southern au-
thors superintendent Kemper. no tae
recent meeting OF the Board, mentioned
this. recommending Hennings Virginia
Geography, which. he said. he was au-
thorized 10 recommend, II not Introduce
a. once. Professor Ficklen proposes also
TO introduce geometry and algebra.
These are taught section OF his schc0i,
but taking them is optional, as with sew
eral other textbooks used In preparing
Washington school-boys fo- tho Univcr-
slty. The school year here has opened
auspiciously all around.
\ small colored boy named Romeo
Essex. about thirteen years OF ase. Nv
inx in the western portion of the city,
one day recently found a small, one
barrelled pistol. lie tried several times
to discharge the weapon, but was IN
successful. lie waited until his Dfother,
Garfield Essex. who is about ilfteen years
OF age, came home. ana showing MN
the weapon, asked him TO tire IL OIL. Inc
elder brother took tho pistol In his Rand
and tried 10 shoot H. lie was unsuc-
cecsful for time, bat finally the pistol
was discharged, and the bail entered Ro-
meo's abdoricn.
The boy fell to the ground. and later
was carried TO the lnhrmaiy, where Drs'
Puryis, Snowdcn, 0rd smith were SUM
moned There ~as but one chance or
saving the boys llfc. and that was
through on operation, and tho physicians
proceeded 70 prepare him FOR IL. ne
was placed upon the operating table ahc
the entire viscera removed, during when
IL was found that the bullet had mace
five holes through the intestiaes. These
were sswo3 NJ. the cavity sDonged OUT
ana the hcnorrhagcs stayed. after when
all was replaced IL petition, ana inc
aperture in the abdomen closed. Inc "i-
Grafton il one which IS seldom performed
and though attended with great rish, the
hoy 10 now much better. and the doc
tors gay will recover. Eis DrotheI' VINO
was arrested. mas been released. TO ap-
pear when wanted.
Mr.. Thos Calls and Miss Alice Brad
shaw were married at the residence or
the brides uncle, Captain Richard Rem
ington. on upper Duke street. Thurscay
evening. Rev. j. +. Williams oniciated.
After the ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs. Calls
left on the Norfolk boat for trip South.
The seventh anniversary OF the or
ganizatlon OF the Young Mems Sodality
I.yceum In this city was celebrated Thurs
day nisht BY an entertainment and an