Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-08
NEWS.
Yesterdays HAPPENINGS CLEAN
ED ToR OUR READERS.
south-sidc Items.

In the absence Of Mayor Maurice, who
has gone TO spend several days in Buck
fucham county. Squire r. Z. owen occu-
pled the chair IN the Mayors Court yes
torday morning.
Tho first prisoner 20 face the Justice
vas Fred. Clark the alleged spectacle
faiir. an account OF whose arrest appear
Ell exclusively in yesterdays Dispatch.
clark claimed 20 have found the spec
tacios near Clopton station Friday morn
iug when coming into the city. This IS
but repetition Of the past" said Justice
owen. They always have just one pair
and that was either found or belonged 10
a crcat-craulmother.' The young ped
Ter was discharged. as he had committed
10 criminal offence. but he was told not
10 sell any more spcctaclcs in Manches-
ter.
The second ana last case called was
that OF Wilbur Turner who was charged
with being drunk and dlsordcriy. Turner
who is white man. took an oath to abb
stain from intoxicants for the next three
months. after which ne was discharged
MANY PICNICS.
O4k-Grove Mission Sunday school Will
afy. their annual picnic al foTest-hhl
Park tomorrow. Electric cars have been
chartered TO accommodate the crowd
They VIII leave Hull street and Cowardin
avenue az $3.50 o'clock.
The Sunday school of Meade-Memorial
church viii give a picnic to-day at Forest
Im Park The children will all meet at
the church this morning at o'clock, and
ttIl
Hull streets boy the Hull-strcet line on
spccial cars for the picnic ground.
The Central Methodist Sunday school
will give their annual picnic u old Point
on Wednesday. July 18th. The special
train VIII leave Manchester at 7I5 A. ~,
ana returning Will leave old Point at C5D
j. Al.
An impromptu dance was given nj the
residence Of Mrs. Monie TurDiu on Por-
ter street. Tuesday night Those who par /
ticipated iu the dancing We're. Misses Gay |
Go0lsby. Ellen Weisiger. Matte r. Gil |
lock. Florence Holland. Sara belmont |
Cnalkicy. Minnie Weisiger. Elise Taylor |
Maggie May Merchant, Of Manassas; |
Louise GoOsbv and Miss Foard. Of Mis- !
sissippi; Mossrs. Willis Pulliam, George |
T. Cox samuel S. PattesOn. Mosby Pull |
liam. Gus Goolsby. Lacy Fendley. Thorn
IA H. Fendley. Jr.. Allen Taylor, ]. G. |
Robertson. w. -. Cox. r. 7. Minor, ID.
l.. Brodnax. Hamilton Chalkey, Thomas
Turpin. VIII. pattcsOn. Emmett and Royal
Turpin, and Minor Bronaugh.
WORK OF THE POLICE
Chief Lipscomb arrested yesterday eve
ming Thomas King and Fred. Robertson,
two negro men. who were found engaging
I'm a free fight near the corner of Thir-
teenth and Hull streets. The men were
morning
Itubina Fallen was arrested by officer
Jones yesterday on a warrant sworn out
by Matte Pryor charging the accused
with saying an sorts of evil things about
her Both women are colored, and Rubina
IS said 20 have showered evil words upon
Matte.
Late Monday afternoon the youngest
child OF Mr. ana Mrs. j. T. Cournon fell
out Of the second-story window Fortu-
nately tho little one was not killed or
even crippled, bat was terribly bruised
and SCARED. DR. T.. 7. Rucker was called
Bon and rendered medical aid. The child
was reported 20 be getting along as well |
az could be expected last evening.
The funeral OF Mrs. W. L. Cole, who |
died IN Petersburg Monday after a long
illness. took place yesterday afternoon,
and the utermcnt was made I'm the old
family buryine ground. about fifteen miles
from Manchester. Mrs Cole had for some
time been an inmate Of the Virginia Hos
pltal, and feeling much better. had gone
10 visit friends in Petersburg.
PERSONALS AND BRIEF ITEMS. u
Mtue James the little girl who was !
accidentally shot Sunday afternoon at the
residence Of Rev. Mr.. Thornhin was re- :
ported TO bee no better yesterday. Her
,yc was somewhat less painful last eve
Ming. bat the physicians cannot tell y
whether 10 is out OF danger or not.
Miss Louise Willis, of Chesterfield. is
visiting Miss Maude Patteson. of Porter
street
Mrs. 1dale Mnliran, Of Columbia, s. C..
who has been visiting Mrs. Il. H. Crooks =
Of this city, is now visiting friends in 9
Baltimore o
Air. Harvey Simmons. an employee at o
Doe Southern shops was painfully hurt in =
BOO accident Monday.
Tho City Council win meet next Friday
iight and organize for the year.
Evangelist Vaughan will conduct meet
nss in the tent near the corner Of mir | p
zenith and Porter streets for the next few e.
weeks. "a
Instead Of the regular Wednesday night "
ervice al the West-End Methodist church Ct
o-night the pastor. Rev J. W. Sun. will a.
'.'N va '''' i'N''t zap 10 A.A HNHhNiB 10 | is
be State convention Of the Epworth
league.
Miss Sallie Spence, formerly Of this
ity but now OF Blackstone Is stopping
ere on route % BcrryVille. where she VI
100 spend the summer.
Miss Kate Fowlkes is visiting Misses u.
ella and Mary Robertson. ON Porter -
,rcCt. Ny
The Council Committees on Streets and NV
nance met in regular monthly session
30 evening. bur ia neither instance was
bee meeting at an important. The Street
ommittcc adjourned after a short ses. cl'
on. in which only routine business was tc
dnsactcd, and the Finance Committee su
q