Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-25
BEYOND THE BRIDGES
ITEMS OF INTEREST CLEANED IN
Ayp AROUND MANCHESTER.
Funeral OF Mrs. Armstrong-A store
Robbed in Centralia-Many Cnses
u.forc the Mayor-rersonal and
OTHER Notes.

The remains OF Miss Nary Il. Montague
whose death occurred at Kcysvilie, ar
rived in the city yesterday afternoon on
the s:sO train OF the Southern railway.
The funeral procession formed at the de-
pot and the body was conveyed to MAUI
~ Cemetery. where the funeral eAer-
cises took place. Deceased was daush-
| ter OF the late $. NJ. Montague, sister
! OF Mr.. r. a. Montague. OF Richmond anu
Mrs. ]. II. Atwell and Mrs. w. ~ buuu'
Of this city.
| Chicken thieves are still getting In their
work in Swansboro'. Tuesday night the
lighthouses OF Mr.. B. u. Morrisse't anu
Mrs. Atkinson were visited, ana quite
number of fowls stolen. While the police
| are very vigilant, IL seems impossipie "
| catch up with these nightly mafauuers'
| About n hundred feet OF the sewer
main on Maury street near lle ri'e''
| which was laid few days ago, mas Deeh
broken and will have to be replaced py
other pipe. This, Is claimed. was que
| to the character OF the SOIL Inc eafth
| In some manner worked away from the
sides OF the pipe and the weight Of the
earth above caused the pipe to spread
out and break. As a safeguard stronger
pine will be used in the future.
CHESTERFIELD STORE ROBBED.
The store of Mr.. Cheatham. at Contra
LA was broken into and robbed Tuesday
night. About So in money. a lot Of
cigars and candy. and a number or oid
coins were taken. An effort was also
made TO burn the place, as lot OF Oh
paper, partly burned. was found upon
the floor. but fortunately the house ana
not catch fire. Among the coins stolen
some were Mexican and others were En-
glieh sh!llings. Mr.. Cheatham thinks the
robbery was committed by two negro
tranps who lounged about Centraia Iies-
day afternoon one, whom he can identl-
fy. was as black as the ace OF SPACES
and about % or p years old Both proba-
blv came TO Richmond. Any one seeing
persons answering the description ana
handling curious coins should inform the
police at once.
IN THE POLICE COURT
Lewis Johnson and James Harris, the
! two negroes arrested here Saturday eve
! ming as suspicious characters, were before
the Police Court yesterday morning ana
sent TO fail for five days. IL was al frst
| thought that the men had something 10
do with the killing OF Policeman var
brough. Several Richmond officers came
/ over, but failed 70 CONNECT thS hc5iOS' !"
any way with the crime
Mr.. w. G. Owens was fined 81 for vio-
Iating the city ordinance by allowing his
| horse 70 run AZ large The only evidence
was that a police officer returning from
/ Forest-Hill Park on a car saw horse,
/ which he took TO he Mr. Owens's, stand
/ ing on n vacant lot opposite MI. owens
| house and looking in that direction. the
officer could not swear II was Mr.. Owenss
| horse.
Alexander Staples (colored, charged
with Shaping Mary Frances Hicks also
colored). Fined SD.
Alexander Staples and Mary Frances
Hicks doth colored). charged with unlaw-
| full cohabitation. Sent on TO the Septem-
Der term of the Hastings Court
W. Il. Peasants. charged with selling
llquor to minors. Sent on to the Hastings
| Court.
| Iordeley G. Parker. charged with SELL
| ing liquor TO minors. Sent on TO the Hus-
| tings Court.
T. T.. Baugh, minor. representing him
self TO be q and obtaining liquor from
above-named bar-keepers. Fined s..
| John Davis (colored) was fined 8 for
beating his wife, In default of which he
was sent to jail for thirty days.
| PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
| The infant child OF Mr.. and Mrs. Jona-
than Jones, OF Swansboro'. died Tuesday
night. Mr.. Jones buried child last week,
| n twin to this one. The funeral took
place yesterday afternoon at o'clock
| Interment in Maury Cemetery
Mrs. c. l.. Petit and Miss Willie
Flournoy have returned home from a
visit to friends and relatives in Peters
burg and Bermuda Hundreds.
Miss Eunice Gregory. accompanied by
her niece has returned TO the city.
Miss Nora Klppler. who has been visit
ing the Misses Fairs, on Decatur street,
has returned to her home. I'm Henrico
! county.
Mr.. James W. Robertson Is detained at
home on account OF sickness.
There will be an open meeting Of Gym
thus Grove. No. 3, L. A. o. D., tonight
in Swansboro'.