Richmond planet., 1896-08-29
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all OF this Ross retained consciousness
and looking up appealingly in the doc
tors face, asked, Doctor, 90 yot
think / will die" DR.. Leftwich grave
ly shook his head. One kind old siste
undid her apron and covered the DO,
with it; thus shutting out from the Gu
rIous gaze of the multitude the mos
horrible spectacle we ever witnessed
THE AMBULANCE SUMMONED.
/ The City ambulance in charged O
Doctor Labenburg was 'phoned fol
| and after its arrival the doctors man
aged to get the bruised and lacerated
body into it. He was removed to the
City Hospital where shortly afterward:
the poor heart broken mother who
had been working only few blocks
away; came to see her boy. The re-
quest was denied her. A short while
afterwards the youth breathed his
last.
THE MoroRMAN ARRESTED AND DIS
CHARGED.
1t is also stated that when the con-
ductor heard that the youth was in
Jured he remarked, ~ by didn't the
- nigger get out of the way?" The
motorman, however was so deeply inn
pressed that he actually cried. He
was arrested and the case came up in
the Police Court Friday morning
where mainly upon the evidence of
colored people as witnesses he was
acquitted. They testified that the boy
ran into the car and that the motor
man, Mr.. O. H. Hamilton rang the
bell several times. Others Con the
outside) says neither of these state
ments are correct.
NOTED SINGER PASSES AWAY.
Mrs. Lizzie Ellis passed peaeefullv
away at 8 :45 a M after quite a protract
ed illness. Her funeral took place
from the Fountain Baptist Church at
$3.50 p IN Wednesday which was at
tended by large gathering who turn
ed out 20 pay their last sad rites. At
one time she was one of the most pop
ular vocalists in Richmond, her bird
like voice was the admiration of all /.
Up 10 tine lime q: her death she was
one of the leading soprano songsters
connected with the choir OF the Foun-
tain BaLt tist Church.
A SERIES OF ACCIDENTS.
On Tuesday evening last the son OF
Mr.. Lincoln White while PLAYING near
the corner of 2Sth and T streets was
Knocked down by a horse attached to
light carriage, the wheels of which
passed over him. He was painfully
but not dangerously hurt.
Mr.. George Palmer was severely
wounded by small boy whose fond
ness for rocks led him to make an as
sault on the afore mentioned gentle
man. Mr.. Palmer was considerably
bruised about The head and arms. DIR.
Moncure in charge Of the ambulance
corps sewed the wounds up. The boy
was not arrested.
STILL ANOTHER VICTORY.
The Eclipse are doing exceedingly
we'll. Victory after victory has perch
ed upon their banners. Out of eleven
games played this season they have
lost four. At the West End PARK last
Thursday they met and defeated
another Of the crack colored base ball
teams in inning game. JEFF Price
the new pitcher brought from the
Danville team and brother of Hich-
man Price went in the box and made
his debut in his first Richmond game
in the uniform of the Eclipse. He
pitched an excellent game, while the
Hampton Giants only got about seven
or eight hits from him.
In the first inning the Giants went
to bat and scored while the Eclipse
were retired.
The game was close and exciting
from start to finish. The Giants scor-
ed in the second and fourth innings.
Robinson of the Eclipse did good field
ing. Morris and Moses, both new
players, welded thestick in good style.
At the end of the fifth inning the game
was called, the score standing:
1-2-34-5
Hampton ] OIL O-3
Eclipse OO2 3-6
A fine game to be played Monday
Come out cranks, come out.
ooLoRED MAN DROPS DEAD.
Mr.. Oliver Robinson while walking
around home early Friday morning
dropped dead. He lived at COS North
10Th street. 1t is supposed that con-
gestion of the lungs was the cause of
his sudden death. Coroner Taylor
quest unnecessary.
PERSONALS AND LOCALS.
The East End Social club gave a de-
lightful picnic and moonlight to Seven
Pines on last Tuesday night and real :
lied quite neat sum of money.
Why, certainly the Nickel Savings
Bank is progressing along the financial
lines. Bank accounts are opened with
white as we'll as colored people. De-
posits from 90 upwards.
Prof. Jacques gave one of his splen-
did lectures at the Fourth Church
on last Thursday night. 1t was highly
interesting.
The injunction restraining the Trac-
tion Company from Running their lines
through to Oakwood has expired
Work will be commenced in a short
while.
Miss Laura Johnson has left the CITY
for Nottoway County to spend a few
weeks with relatives and friends.
Mrs. Martha Vest who has been
quite i'll for the past few weeks is rap
idly con valescing.
Mrs. Fannie Shade of Danville, Va,
is stopping with her sister, Mrs. Ella
Jones, 27l5 q st.
The Thessalonian officers spent a
pleasant day in Mount Pleasant. the
welcome guests of the Athenian Social
Club on last Tuesday.
The Lily of the Valley Association
realized a good round sum of money
from their excursion that was giver
20 Hampton on the 3rd.
Miss Nora j.. Nelson who has beer
quite i'll with the laryngitis for the
past two weeks, is out again.
| There seems to be wide spread opin-
ion in this part of the city that the
colOred brother will be side tracked ts
a great degree in the coming campaign
should anything of such a nature bt
attempted there will be great fallinl
off in the vote of the G. o. P. in Mar
shall and Jefferson wards, as we'll as il
Jackson ward. Away with this Lii,
1 White hnsinass LET all ruhn orn l.,