The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-18
WORK FOR UNEMPLOYED
A NUMBEH OF PssNTS NEAR NAN
CHhsfER RESUME.
a Small Blaze at BnconsviIie-Ihe Negro
william Graham Who Was shotis stu
AIive-othcr News of Interest.
M,scnrs1rn BUREAU, RrcHMosp TIMES.

No ll2i HULL STREET.. BEA-lIt BLOCH. '
The johnson Forge has resumed work.
'rhey started in fun blast yesterday.
uhis plant gives work TO a number Of
skilled men.
The pudding mill at Belle Isle will
start up Monday. I his Will put every
thing TO work but the nail factory Of the
Old Dominion Iron and Nail Works.
Attthe Southern Railway shops the car
nnd paint men have been put TO work on
full time.
The alarm OF fire yesterday afternoon
at O'CLOCK was occasioned by small
blaze at the corner Of Fifth and Everett
streets I'm one OF the houses In Bacon
willie. owned by the Marshall Cotton Mills
Company. The fire department respond
cd promptly but the blaze was put out
by the ncighbors with buckets of water
before the department arrived. Tho dam
Hge was very small
Willie Graham. the darkcy who WAS
rhot in the neck last night by Sam Hall.
another negro. has been resting well
since the occurrence.
Nothing has been heard Of Hall by
the police.
TO ESTABLISH A LIBRARY.
In the Hastings Court yesterday morn
ing Judge Ingram granted charter 10
,ho Manchester Social and Literary club
Tho object OF the club A. for the pro
motion OF social intercourse ana t,r me
puiPsos . oo on5 for s1rh e1mos ms bil-
~" rooi dowinoes and others o. Ike
nature. t-.u
,,rosident. /. a. porsctt cc-prcsidcnt,
q W. Pond. secretary and treasurer
The board of directors nfe :. l.. Htni
X +. bldti. /" /. H''""''' "'"
Dorsey. .....,.
THE APPEAL DISMISSED.
The appeal case from tho Mayor
Cont where NlNtr Maurice ordered the
Jor owne1 hy Nh Geo Payne 10 he Kill
cd fo~ bitine Fttshush lee. the little son
az Mr. joseph II. itc. came uN N'tV'N
I,ide, rnrr1,-i Yesterday mornirg.
NE 49,. 4. .,,.ts.,.i th. arnell 40 the
,.,,,s.t III f.. ..t, attorney NavOr Maui
nee VII CIV .......,.'...
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The trtrs M t.'A '..l'.'. ~. yl
;he City Nn W
Office to-riznt ft r.N a.. 49,.
The 1850, .trr, al
trtAS.tt'
.rt.. -fr Do ID, adjourned meeting Of
~ C.,-.r ,~ .r. council Chamber Fiji
" 49,. -',. ,..f,.k
u.a N'cc fr,.,-s .--r-t MAS go session for
rf,,, t,.....r.iaV MORNING. Mayor
$500, S,s-,,..,s ~ thc following cases:
I.n, Cr,t and Caine pcanc lco'Credl.
,g,e two tr4u-~foOtrrS. VINO i1itd tv
MN ~ a ron
~ nr - t,,,fier had Emily Terry arrest
g., Cor trespass and misdemcanor. Fan
90 10. ,,,,,osscs f,iled TO prove the charge.
ny NltheS ,,. a., l.sf Of the court
70 81 w. p.,. ,r was discharced
ana the Pii9'i''' ...,,-
DECLARED INSANE.
,,,,,,,,ission Of Iunacv. consisting Of
Magistrates r. T.. owen. W. II. Lin
Sow and A. b. Tyson. was held over
Mir. O. d. Price i'm the Mayor court
room yesterday morning. -.
The commissioners decided tn3t MT;
Price was lnsahc ,, i hc made for him i'm
n ai.,i,,li,,,ni',,r,,
Mr.. Price imaglnvn4a VA Ia ,he iamp an
aiter MN lint the house for the sup
lIehl auu
poseu Ieiss,ot,,od 20 Kin his wife Tuesday
Ire thIea 49, t.,,,,,o alarmed and noti-
, arI ~ en-, noiice VINO locked him up.
~ prico mas been engaged with Paine $
Mt IfiI D,, nmS FOR Several years.
ram WAppOW ESCAPE.
The elegant old county nome nom, V NJ TOWN
Joseph walker, near tiltS 49, -, s..,t,,r
escaped being destroyed ny IRE M Nh ecu
day morning auOu' -, a.. s"reat danger.
pants lives were dlso III - 80, tbo,-
for had they not aWakeheu VIZ , ,.'
did the house might nave pee H. r,'S corid
envelOped III inc ""i''0'
have eScdpth' a., .oo,, occrnfe1
The fire started IN lhe Iuol" hot cnais
by Miss Agnes walker sooi MA feebioncd
had been coyeredANp III ~ hy ~" rctired on
fireplace when MIS- az tbe hearth or
Friday night. a deleCt III sii oli1wed the
lower part OF me C nii,, ,,ndcrncath
FIRE 10 reach the NOo $500 along the
Flames were l tlahi,s ~, Us weakened
Taftcrs Whyh NJ t,ot GiIed Lor room. She
by the smoke Nn i "i and tbeiT prompt
aroused her Ilolhol, u, 80 sa,,ed the dwell
action ana hei9lc W tbo rround. AS IT
lhs iiplh out ,rse very slight
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
ht. C'ey ouS Siu make his future
Boston, where he VIII Hl"Ae HIS
home. - ,-,.-,.,.,., moe g., the city
MI. =. ~, Iii h,si,ass trim
9s ,ss' s,9Sr ~ mail was nearly three
hours late tuesday night
Mr. w II. Smith, OF Chester was III tno
city Yesterday morning. calling on rela-
lives and trlehus' ,,,e.,. c.roo4 church
The services at the Flfth-Street cnu,Ch
are well attended, ana are uOi"s
Squire ia. isoDl l,sod,, ,,osterdav'