Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-16
CITY OF MANCHESTER
NEWS OF THE DAY CLEANED on
THE SOUTH SIDE.
Large Excursion Party Goes TO
Old Potut-Cascs Beforesthe "nS"r'
Deaths. Personal, and other Items
of Interest.

Nine coaches. an OF which were crowd
"a TO the utmost. were carried Gown
an the excursion 10 Old Point given by
enc Central Methodist church yesterday.
The train left promptly at 715 n NJ. ana
all day the city seemed deserted Inc
businessmen reported complete stand
SIN in their affairs, and the streets were
unfreouented. Almost every househoiu in
Manchester was represented In the large
crowd in attendance. and when the Tram
returning pulled into the Southern oepo'
AT go o'clock last evening II was met
nv a large crowd. who had gathered TO
assist their weary friends and relatives
in carrying home the empty baskets.
Fortunately. so far as could be learned
last night. not single accident occurred
and the universal opinion seemed TO De
that the excursion was q brilliant sue
cess. comm
Mrs william Fowler was before Squire
Owen in the Mayors Court yesterday
morning. charged with creating as
turbance on Third street between Hull
she was fined $3.50 and costs.
William Render (colored). charged with
hauling and dropping a dead calf IN tne
neld on IN rteenth and Everett streets
was fined 80 $3.50. ..,, +,
simon BROWN (colored) was charged Win
curslng. abusing. and creating as
turbance In front Of Mr.. J. ID. Crunp
store. on upper Hull street. lie was nheu
$50 and costs. 49,
.-...~o,- chorve1 with running
unlironsed WAGONS on the street having
eecured their licenses before court au-
journed, were discharged. .,..
Charles T. Bowen, who was on Mohuay
given five years in the penitentlary LOT
stealing a COW belonging 10 MT. SKINNER
OF Swansboro'. was given three year,
more Tuesday for stealing a horse from
a man in Swansboro'. Bowen mas Two
more cases OF cow-stealing 10 come I'D
before this term Of Chesterfield county
Court He IS an ex-convict, and has at
present thirteen years 10 serve in the
penitentiary. 49,
The County Court was engaged yester-
day In civil matters.
MRS. w. J. WILLIAMS DEAD.
Mrs. w. j. williams died at the resi-
dence OF her husband, 1871 Hull street
at 7:s5 o'clock yesterday morning Inc
funeral will take place this afternoon al
$50 o'clock from the West-End Methodist
church.
The 2-year-old child of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Jones, 1913 Porter street, died
Yesterday morning at $50 o'clock. As
vet no funeral arrangements have Deeh
made.
The funeral Of Robert Lee. the infant
child Of Councilman J. r. Green, VINO dleo
Tuesday morning, mention Of which was
made in these columns. took place yes
4. r.s.f from a TECl-
dence Of the parents. No 2l6 Fifth street
Coroner John w. BrodnaX was called
10 a colored woman's house on Fifteenth
street between Hull and Decatur streets
yesterday morning 10 view the remains
of a colored infant, who had been ieii
there by Cymnai Scott while she carried
her husband. Samuel. his breakfast. Inc
child died shortly after the woman lel'
the house. No inquest was held, and the
Coroner announced that the child died
from natural causes.
Peter Carbett, a colored Waterman al
the granite quarry, on the Southern rali'
road near Forest Hill. hurt his ankle
several weeks ago. and IL was thought al
the time that IL was only spralned. lues-
day afternoon Peter was on duty as usual
when the bone in his leg slipped out OF
place and caused him great pain. Two
OF the quarry hands carried him TO For
est-Hill Park and placed him on car
from whence he was taken to his home
on west Clay street, Richmond.
BRIEF ITEMS.
The Joint Committee of Liberty
Council, No. 13 Jr. o. u. a. NJ. of Rich
mond and Manchester, held its meeting
Tuesday night at Morrissette's Hail
Swansboro'. and perfected arrangement:
for their excursion to Norfolk July 30th
Mrs w. T. Pitt and daughter. Miss Ma
mie, left yesterday morning for New
port News, TO spend several weeks Will
friends and relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Sharp who have
been visiting their father, in this city
have returned home.
Mrs Mortimer. OF Philadelphia, who ha:
been visiting relatives az Buck Hill, neal
Manchester. IS now visiting Mrs Charles
L. Walden. in Ashland.
Miss Allie Boulware, Of Caroline. aftel
n two-weeks visit 20 relatives in thi!
CITY, left for home yesterday.