The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-01
COAL DEALERS ASSIGN.
MESsRS. ELLINGTON AND BAILEY,
or MASCHEsrER, FAiL.
Ghs Council Committee on Poor Inspect
the Aimsh ouse-Interesti Services
at Central Methodist Church.
~ ANoHKsTrR BUREAU, RICHMOND ZINES.
No. 1921 HULL STREET. battle BLOCK.

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Messrs. Ellington & Bailey. who have
been doing a wood arl coal business Oh
Hull street. between Twelfth and mir
teenth streets. fled q deed OF assign
mont yesterday afternoon with the clerh
OF the Hastings Court. They convey al
OF their property 10 Mr.. w. Hay Garnett
rs trustee for their creditors. This prop
erty consists OF coal and wood In the yard
mules carts. engine, saws, BOOKS ana az
counts, and everything else in Inc pace
The liabilities will amount TO about wv
There are three classes of creditors bu'
the liabilities are all for small amounts
THE POOR COMMITTEE.
The Committee on Poor met IN 'he
Council Chamber yesterday afternoon "
o'clock. They transacted routine BUS
mess and ordcI cd the payment Oh DIM
contracted for the past month me
committee after having concluded thel
business took carriages and drove out
the Almshouse to make their monthN
.pcction. They found everything. as
usual. In first class order. Mr.. Allen. ia"
superintendent. reports the health OF ths
inmates to bc good.
THE CENTRAL REVIVAL.
There Is a great deal OF interest mann.
tested by those attending the services al
Der OF persons professed conversion. Inc
psstor. Rev W. w. Lear. is assisted 10y
Rev. DIR. George c. Vandershce. OF Rich
nnond. DR.. Vanderslce had charge OF
this congregation at one time, ana Is hei'
I'm high regard and love by tho people oil
Manchester. The meetings VIII commune
all this week. ~.
cards are out for the marriage OF Mr..
peiia Lancaster to {. c. Jones, on the
9TH Of April al $50 J.. NJ, at Fifth-Street
NJ. H. church. . >,.,..,,,, cpr,,tr
I'd Johnson, Claud Armistead ana WI
lie MAYO were arrested by Oiiicer AVIS
Tuesday night and lodged in the Manches-
ter statiOa-house. 80, -
rhcv are three negro men, and they are
charged with Il criminal assault upon Ma
~ Washington. a mulatto girl. about Fix
teen years of age.
The girl had been attending church.
She left church about 1918 o'clock at
night and went TO her home. at Fonllcel-
TO- where she is employed by the family
Of Dir. W. G. Taylor as a domestic
Just before she arrived at der home she
was stopped by these men. who made an
attempt TO assault her.
in her endcavor to get az ay from them
they nearly succeeded IN tearing an hti
clothes from hor body.
Her cries brought Anderson Smith. col
orcd TO her relief. but he was severely
beaten by the men with rocks. but man
aged 10 get the girl away from her per-
secutcrs.
The case was tried before Squire G.
T. Jones yesterday morning, and Mayo
and Armistead were sent on To the grand
Jury OF the Chesterfield County Court.
Ed johnson was held as witness I'M
der a So bond. His father went his
surety.
Justice Jones sent Armistead and Mayo
10 iaii. lie would not allow them bail.
KNOCKED SENSELESS.
Mr.. Wallace Sncllings received a pain
ful wound on the head about noon yester-
day. OccasiOned by the attempting OF Nus
horse to run away.
The horse was standing in front of Va
den q Co store. and Mr. Snollngs went
up and touched the bride withOuespeak-
ing 20 the horse. This started the ami
NAL. which jumped off. pulling Mr.. Smell
lings with him.
The animal jerked Mr. Snellings against
"a telegraph post. which knocked him
sensclcss. lie was picked up and taken
in nearby store. where he received at
tcntion lie afterwards went To the drug
store Of his brother. Mr.. j. {. Snellings.
where he received the best medical at
tention.
Mr. snellnes when seen by a Times
man. was afraid his skull was fractured.
hurt so badly.
TESTIMONY CONCLUDED.
Mr. James l.. Reid, of Pittsburg. and
Mr. John G.. COnnor, Of Toronto, o. who
have been here for the past three weeks
giving testimony before Special Commits
sioncr w. u. Cox in the case Of the En-
dowment Guarantee Company VS. lack
Il. barrow, have completed their work.
This Is a very complicated case and Mr.
Cox. who is both commissioner and re-
ceiver I'm the case has been busy for some
time with the work.
MIR r. r. barrow is the contractor who
built the sewer system in Ma hchester
last summer. lie failed before the work
was finished. and the claims of different
parties and firms now occupies the COM
mssiOners time.
The city's interest is represented by its
attorney. Judge William l. Clopton- Inc
Central Sewer Pipe Company. of PITTS,
burg, Pa. Is represented by Mr.. DAVID
j.. Puliam the Endowment Guarantee
Company. of Richmond by Mr. Il. r.
Crump. and Mr.. H. r. Darrow by Mr..
c. l.. Page. Messrs. +. II. Wells and w.
Hay Garnett represent number OF men
who worked for the contractor in Man
chester. There are about thirteen law
ycrs i'm all presenting claims in the suit
II Is impossible yet to tell when the
commissioners report will so before the
court.
QUAKER TEA PARTY.
The Ladies' Auxiliary Of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers Will have
Quaker Tea Party at the residence OF
Mrs Kenneth Smith. 1ll9 Porter street
on Friday night.
This is strictly a charitable order among
the wives of railroad engineers. They
have done a great deal of good In Man
chester and one of their charities mas
been their ice mission.
The ladies' will have good musical
programme and they promise an evening
OF unallOyed pleasure for those VINO hohor
them with their patronage.
The following is the police report ior
the month of March: Whole number OF
arrests a.: misdemeanors. Il: ordinance
Violations 60 OF these arrests Chief of
police Iipscomb made e officer Jones s.
officer Smith H. and officer Wright l6.
Oficer Jones and Smith made one ar
rest Jointly.
THE MAYORS COURT.
In the Mayors Court yesterday morn
ing there was only one case presented 10
MAYOR Maurice's attention.
William BraxtOn and Emmett Har-
ris were up charged with an ARRAY on
last Saturday night. The difficulty took
niace on sixteenth and Everett streets.
During the fracas BraNton 1erked paling
from "a fence and struck Harris across the
face The blow broke his nose and he an
reared this morning with his face all
natched up with plaster. The man was
badly used and his face shows that he
Was severely punished.
From the evidence II was proven that