Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-17
MANCHESTER NEWS.
rcNEY HARNESS. BROTHER IN
JAIL IN THIS CITY.
A CoochInnd County Thief Taken
ucmc-wnges Increased mt john
an. roundry~Psrsonni and Other
<c,xs Items from Across the River.

7.,c-c IL confined in the Manchester
q ,,n a negro named Dan Barnes who Is
4 ia 10 BE- brother TO Pokey Barnes inc
IA .,or,en implicated IN the murder OF Mrs.
4 pollard in Lunenburg county. De'ec-
tive Price. Of Lynchburg. has Just pa'u
"A visit here. and had talk win 'he
prisoner. Just what the officers pusi-
moss is he did not say. but he stated tha'
4 a.. negro is a notorious character ana
has served several terms in jail barnes
was convicted during the April term OF
the court and sent to jail Tor t"eiVe
/ months.
peos are being placed on HUI street
,renaratory 20 laying the sewers on tha'
,horouehfare. A petition has been pre-
800 % the Sewer Committee asking
,,at ,be sewer be laid deep enough to
carry of clearwater and II is very
,,koly that this will be done, though the
e,s, vul be a little more than the orr
ginal estimate.
TAKEN TO GOOCHLAND.
lou Prosser. the negro woman who was
or-,.ted in this city Monday evening
c,,r,,d with being fugitive from justice
CIV, Coochland county. was turned over
T., the Goochland authorities yesterday
morning. and taken back 10 that county
=. 10 alleged that the woman broke INTO
,to store Of the station agent AT bis
J,l,nd Station. on the James RIVER DIVE
e.,, ~ the Chesapeake and ONO ralWd!
md stole $40 and lot Of merchandise
pairer Duke, Of the Chesapeake ana oh'o
..uo.,, was detailed on the case ana
I1ca,od the woman In the lower part OF
mis- city. where she was arrested.
Alexander Jones (colore) was hheu q
in the Police Court yesterday LOT apuS'iS
T. colored woman named Virginia Cheat
ham. .,a .
rbe Hastings Court was in session
short while Yesterday morning consider
lnr chanccry matters. The Brahd Jury
,'.s hacn adjourned until next saturday
The case OF Mary Jeter has been set tor
trial for next Friday.
WAGES INCREASED 10 PER GENE
Nossrs. J. r. Johnson e Co. manufac-
trrcrs Of car-axles IN this city. have IN
creased the wages OF their employees W
nor. cent The increase went into erect
l,st Saturday. The Johnson foundry Is
located near Maury street and the Rich
mond and Petersburg railway, ana en-
plovs a large number Of worBmen.
Mason Anderson. the young colored man
who was run over by shhtng-train IN
the ward Of the Richmond and petersburg
railroad Monday night, and who was
taken TO the Retreat for the Sick, where
Tho mashed member was amputated' was
reported Yesterday TO be doing as wei
AS could be expected.
The entertainment given by the Baptst
Young Peoples Union Of Clopton-Street
church Monday night at the residence OF
Rev. Mr. Haight was a very enjoyable
affair
Eleanor. the little daughter Of Mr.
George T.. Gary. met with a painful ac-
cident Sunday while running across the
1oor by sticking splinter in her foot
DIS. Ingram and Mchaux had to chic
reform her before the splinter could be
gotten out.
Mr.. Samuel II. Owens, treasurer Of Dale
Lodge knights Of Honor. has turned over
60 the widow Of Mr.. W. T. Pitt 5000. the
amount of insurance Mr.. Pitt had on his
life In that order.
Chickcn-thicvos robbed the hen-house OF
Mrs Henry Gary. in Swansboro'. Monday
night. -.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Miss Ellie owens has returned from
pleasant visit to her aunt. Mrs. Nettie
TYLER. near Virginia Beach.
Miss Mary Cox left yesterday for the
University Of Virginia TO spend the sum-
ner.
Mr. Willie Griffin, Of Norfolk, was in
Manchester yesterday.
Mrs. Charles j. owen has returned to
the city after visiting several days at
her old home. in Charlotte county.
Dir. T. a. Han, Of Prince George county.
IS in the citv.
Miss jeanette Cersley left yesterday
morning for Petersburg TO spend several
weeks.
Mrs. Il. n. Drewry left yesterday morn
ing for Wytheviile. where she will visit
her brother.
Misses Matte and Mary Traylor left
yesterday for visit TO Chesterfield.
Mrs. ". H. Beattie and son, Paul, are
visiting in Charlotte, n. G.