The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-25
NEWS OF MANCHESTER.
An INTERESTING LOT or HAPPEN
INGS FROM OyER THE RITER.
4 WelLKnown Newspaper Man Fined.
Death of Miss Mary u. Montague
Other News Items of Interest.
Ms~cHrs1rR BUREAU RICHMOND inns.
No. 1871 Hull STREET. BIATTIE BLOCK.

No. 1871 Hull SrRKfT. BfArTIE BLocK.i
Miss Mary T.. Montague. a daughter OF
the late :. NJ Montague OF Manchester.
tisfer Of Mr.. r. A. Montague. Of Rich
mond. ani Mrs. J. Ii. AtWell aud W. d.
Hudd OF Manchester. died In keysville
Va. Tuesday night at II o'clock, agtd
dfty-nve years. The remains were
brought 10 this city yesterday afternoon.
and funeral services were held at the
grave In Aiaury Cemetery. Miss Mon
togue was well known both in Manches-
ter and Richmond where she had many
warm frit nds.
The two negroes. Lewis Johnson ana
James Harris. who were arrested yester-
day on suspicion OF having been con-
.arned In the murder Of Policeman Var
irough. In Richmond, some time since,
were before Mayor Maurice Yesterday
morning II having teen pretty well es-
tablishcd by the investigation OF Rich
nIond officers that they we're not the
parties wanted. the Mayor simply com
mttod them 10 Jail for FIVE days as sus-
picious characters.
The usual weekly raid was made on the
fowls Of SwansbOrO Tuesday night. Iie
sufferers this time were Mr. Il. III. Nor
r.sett and Mrs. Atkisson. who are neigh
iors The chickens IN question we're
fo0fhsOme specimen. and were 10 nave
rcurcd In the menu Of tho families on
the excursion 10 Westover. given ny
Xcst-End Methodist sunday school.
Sir. William g. owens was fined 81 in
the Manchester Police Court yesterday
morning for an alleged violation of
c..y ordinance. When seen afterwards
Mr.. owens appeared 10 be very indignant
q. the occurrence and gave the following
account Of chow justice IS meted out
T., Manchester" He said Ia substance
that he received a summons TO appear at
the court 10 show. cause why he should
not De fined for allowing his horse 10
ren at large on the commons Of the city.
lie asked Officer Wright. who reported
him about the matter. and was told that
when he wright was coming from
Forest Hill Park Sunday afternoon on
street car his attention was called to
horse standing on vacant lot IN front
of Mr.. Owens house.
The officer said the horse was looking
toward Mr. Owens house and looked
Ike a horse he had seen Mrs. owens
drive. so ne issued the summons. lie did
not get of the street car 10 rectify or
investigate the matter
Mr.. owens ala not deny or acknowledge
that the horse seen on the lot was his.
hut asked that the ordinance he was
charged with violating be shown him
II read that any owner who allowed his
horse 10 run at large IN the public
street or alleys should be fined not less
than oYe nor more than five dollars Mr.
owens asked II he could be fined under
this ordinance. because a <orse supposed
70 be his was seen on vacant lot. lie
was fined 81.
Chief-of-Police Lpscomb told Mr.. Owens
afterwards that the Mayor said ne fined
him on the supposition that the horse
could not have gotten on tho vacant lot
without crossing the street.
Alex. Staples (colored). charged with
Shaping Mary Frances Hicks also coll
crcd). Fined $50.
Alex. Staples and Mary Frances Hicks
Doth colored). charged with unlawful
cchabitation. Sent on 10 the September
term Of the Hastings Court
W. y. peasants. charged with selling
liquor 70 minors. Sent on TO the Hust-
ings Court
Lordeley & Parker charged with sell
ing liquor to minors. Sent on to the
Hastings Court
Il. T. Baugh. a minor representing
himself 20 be twenty-one. and obtaining
liquor from above-named bar-keepers.
Fined s..
John Davis (colored) was fined $ for
beating his wife. in default Of which he
WAS sent 10 Jail for thirty Days.
There will be an open-grcve meeting OF
Cvnthus Grove No. 3. l.. a. o. D., to-
night in Swansboro All members and ex-
members OF the Druids are cordially in
vited 10 attend the mass~meetine
hundred feet Of the sewer pipe laid
on Naury street, near the river has
broken. and will have TO be replaced.
X is said that the sandy soil Is the cause
Of the breakagc. not furnishing support
20 the pipe.
The infant child OF Mr.. and Mrs. Jona-
than Jones. Of Swansboro. died Tuesday
night Mr.. Jones hurried child last
woek-a twin 10 this one. The funeral
took place yesterday afternoon at b
o'clock. Interment I'm Maury Cemetery.
Mrs. G. l.. Petit and Miss Willie Flour
noy have returned home from a visit TO
friends and relatives in Petersburg and
Bermuda Hundreds.
Miss Eunice Gregory, accompanied by
her niece. has returned to the city.
Miss Nora Kippler. who has been visit
ing the Misses Fairs. on Decatur street.
has returned 20 her home in Henrico
county
Mrs. J. J Poole al her sister. Mrs.
Mary Mccarthy. left yesterday morning
for Roanoke.
Mr. James W. Robertson is detained at
home in consequence of sickness.
An unknown person thought TO be
tramq,. broke into Mr.. Cheatham's store.
at Centrala. eleven miles from the city.
Tuesday might and took away about 50
I'm money and a lot OF cigars ana candy.
\ quantity Of paper partially burned
covered the floor but. fortunately. the
store was not set one fire.
Among other things stolen were a num-
Der OF old coins which Mr.. Cheatham had
collected. Some were Mexican and others
were English shillincs. Mr.. Cncatnam
thinks the robbery was committed by TWO
negro tramps who lounged about Cen
ITALIA In the afternoon one. whom he
can Identify was about twenty or twenty
one years old. Both probably came to
Richmond.
The Lakeside Wheel Club Chartered.
\ charter was granted by Judge Minor