Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-26
TWO PAINTERS HURT.
kssYs. LlpsCOmb and Vaughan, Of Man.
chester, Fall From q SCallOld.
The Framing Gives Way With Them
While They Are nj Work-bowen
a, prtson-Cases Before the
Ma,ar.-pcrsonais and Briefs.

Dassrx. Lorenzo Llpscomb and w. =.
v.urban OF Manchester. while engaged
"a, ra,ptins. the building OF Messrs. Wood
ward & Sons, lumber dealers, on Nin'n
street near the Free Bridge, In hen-
mond. Yesterday fell with the scanoio
from, The second story. a distance OF
rearlv thirty feet. and were both PAIN
nanv II not seriously, injured.
Tho ambuia.ice in Richmond was eaiied
% the scene about O'Clock. Dr. Lyme
tho ambulance surgeon ia charge. found
Mr. Lpscomb with no ZONES DIoAe"' Du'
with a scaip-wound and his MP hNJuieu
Mr. Vaughan did not fare so weh' now
ever. and e. now lying AZ his nome III
serious condition. Besides scaip-"ouiiu'
Mr.. Vaughan's backbone is injured Ms
rirht arm is fractured near Inc elpo"'
and the inner part OF his right ankle =
also fractured. Mr.. Naughans righ' MP
IS also injured. but not fractured. III
Iyne. with the assist ance of Dr. Oppeh-
hirer. who happened TO be near the
scene at the time, rendered medlcai AZ
fention. and conveyed tho injured men "
their homes IN Manchester. Nj. lap
comb was left at his home. on 4Neittn
street near StOc kton. in charge OF ms
uhvsician. Dr. Lawrence Ingram. and MT
Vaughan was left at his residences 80
22O Seventh street, in charge OF his Phy
sician, Or. Mathews. Mr.. LipscomD, ~
Is thought. will entirely recover but MI
Vaughan remains in a precarious eohdi-
ton. and f. thought TO b. internally III
jured. The two men fen in heap on
top OF the scaffold which had become
unfastened.
Charles Z. Bowen, the alleged horse
and-cow thief, is now behind the bars IN
the Manchester jail. awaiting his hearing
before Squire Jones. of Swansboro',
this morning at O'Clock. The black-and-
white cow which he offered for sale at
such low figure In Petersburg. and which
led TO his arrest, was Identified yester-
day afternoon by its owner. Mr.. Skinner
Of Swansboro', who Immediately there
after took the animal home.
CASES BEFORE THE MAYOR.
Mr.. r. w. Thomas was III the Mayors
Court yesterday morning, charged with
trespassing on his wife's premises and at
tempting 10 shoot her. The case was
continued until Monday in order that
Judge Ingram, in the absence OF Captain
Attkisson. who Is commemorative At
torney might be present TO hear the case
William Mays and william Shepperson
were each given thirty days in JAZZ on
charge OF stealing brass fittings from the
Southern Railway Company The boys
were arrested just as they arrived from
Petersburg early yesterday morning. They
Acknowledged having taken the fittings
out Of the old warehouse OH the corner of
Second and Hull streets. and said they
dropped them upon being holly pursued
b. officer Roach Mays ard Williams are
partners Of Jim Kitchen, who was con-
victed Wednesday.
Mary letter (coloredD charged with as
saulting end beating Fannie Estelle. was
discharged upon request of the plaintiff
the latter paying costs Of the case.
Willie Gain was fined $3.50 for disorder In
the streets.
MASONIC OFFICERS INSTALLED.
The festival of ST. John the Baptist was
observed at the Masonic Temple by Man
chester Lodge, No. IA, A. f. and a. NJ
wednesday night The following officers
were installed by the retiring master,
Judge John H. Ingram. for the ensuing
year: John u. Walker, worshipful master
J. j. Galloway. senior warden; w. l..
Walker, junior warden; W. w. Poole.
treasurer; T. ii. Fitzgerald. secretary
w. j. Morrssett. senior deacon; {. =.
Latham, junior deacon; ". I. Lithgow'
tiler; Trustees-A. l.. Adamson, John
OBrien j. G.. Rice; Steward, L. H.
Fischer: Stewards Committee-H. A Maui
rice Selden Bates, ID. w. OBrien, ana
y. l.. Roberts.
After the lodge adjourned a sumptuous
banquet was partaken of by those present.
The lodge will tender reception 10
their lady friends on Friday evening.
July 17th in commemorat.on Of their
many klndnesses during the bazaar.
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.
The Southern railway employees and
their families were given an excursion
by the company TO West Point yesterday
morning. and they carried down quite
large crowd, eighteen coaches being
packed to their utmost capacity
Rev. w. r. Haignt and family have re-
turned from Washington, d. c.. where
they have been spending several days.
Miss Mary Brodnax Robertson, OF
Prookside, near Forest-Hill Park. is visit
ing Miss Maude Patteson, OF Porter
street.
To-night a leap-year dance VIII be given
by the ladies OF the Manchester Cotlllon
to their gentlemen friends.
Miss Clara Wright is visiting friends
and relatives In Petersburg.
The Stockton-Street Baptist sunday
school gave ther annual picnic out 10
Branches church yesterday morning. They
went out in wagons.
Miss Mamie Morrissette. of Midlothian
In visiting the Misses Evans, Of Swans