The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-15
NEWS OF MANCHESTER.
yrEms or INTEREST GATHERED IN
the CTR ACROSS THE JAMES.
Mr.. short Fined for Abusing woman
Chesterfield County Court-Hn'er-
tainment In swsnsboro.
MANCHESTER Bunrhu RICHMOND LIMITS,
No 1l2i Hull STsEKT, BEArrIK BLoch'

No. 1l2i HULL SIHEAI' phAAi'H
Mr.. S. S. Short was before squire
Jones. OF swansboro. yesterday on
warrant sworn out by Mrs. Irene strouu'
charged with oursing, abusing anu as
s.pltinc her last Friday night.
Roth parties arc neighbors' ana h'e
about two miles below Manchester on INC
Petersburg turnpike.
~ short stated that last Friday night
about e.2o or 10 O'Clock he heard no,,o
npd he fred mis- revolver ous ,n,Iv
visitors. as he had been lo''s
rropcrty OF late by thieves .,,.d
80 Sfroud came 10 her door ana naAeu
- he was shooting over there loI'
"a Mr.. short told her that she N"u -
-, mind nor own business, or she "o.'u
-. Nor hands full. The ustce hh'u ~
cl,,rt Z, for shooting upon the f""'
1890 and $40 for Cursing anu a""''"e
NJ stroud. He took an app'ai ~ 80
.,besterdeld Circuit Court. when cum
vcnos August 10th. ..,oa tho
M NJ hay Garrett represented tne
aefendant while NV. y. Il. i"'''''''
appeared for the plaintiph' 80.
chestcrneld County Court was !" 80
sion Monday, ana huii''
bills were returned ,.,,,,,r,onts
Charles l.. Bowen had iour n'u'o M, 80
..,>",r'st him for fclony-three for stealing
cows and one for stealing "oi'o, ,',
=, was given five years IN the penn
Tertiary for stealing co" iio'' vi
Skinner. ,..,,,o,n WAS
st.,oiss,d He was charged with ere
st,nr 4 nuisance in the neishoorhooo VI
Nelson Crump. Brown defended hiiaseH
On an able manner. Captain a. Z. All
ll.sou represented the prosecutor.
mstiee II. T.. owen VINO Is stili ac'ihs
Ing the place OF Mayor Maurice uleu
The case Of simon Brown tcoioreul, ""V
il CHARGED with abusing Mr.. JeneiSo"
In Cr.imp. simon owed Mr.. trump
a bin. which lac took legal actlo" 10
secure This the negro ma not hho'
cording TO the testimony so ne went 10
AR ,rrnp's store and began abusing
him. Then M. Crump H"d nm a.
rested. simon was bailed for ms aP-
nearance at the Police Court yesterday
norninr. but when the case was calied
ba u,,s nowhere TO be found. one OF me
officers telephoned 10 his place OF Dnsl-
ms and his employer said that he Was
ON the way. but he d.d not show up
1..f,r. coiirt adjourned The justice OF
der,d hin, 10 De locked up when found
THE County school Electoral Boarc'
which is composed of Judge William l.
C,ionton commonwealth Attorney I.
Y. CoghH. and Superintendent W. a;
Riankenship. met Monday and reelected
Tho school trustees of the various us
tricts.
Councilman j. Il. Green lost his infant
child yesterday morning at ~ CLOCK.
Tho funeral will take place to-day from
the residence al . \. NJ Ai'oi"ie"' 60
Maury Cemetery.
Thc central Methodist church, from
Tho nrescnt indicauons will carry down
10 old Point to-day one or the largest
crowds of the season. Special arrange
rnents have been made al the holels LOT
The excursionists. The train VIII stop
AT Orleans street Fulton.
Mrs. ". j. Shotwel and daughter.
Mrs. ii. y. Smith. OF Culpeper' Va ana
Miss May Cruitt. of Baltimore who
have been visiting Miss Fannie shotwen,
have returned to their homes.
Miss Ida Lawson is the guest Of her
sister. Mrs G. j. owen. Eleventh and
Decatur streets.
Part Of the nail factory On Belle Isle
started to work yesterday morning.
Mr.. l.. John. who has been quite sick
for some days. is well enough TO be out.
The entertainment given at Morris
setts Han. in Swansboro. Monday night
by the ladies' OF Wost-End Methodist
church. was I'm every way a success.
Vocal selections were rendered H. Mrs.
w. y. Constables class. The Rotations
and music were greatly enIoys1.