The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-04
PRETTY HOME WEDDING,
NIX. JAMES 4. BtUGHAN and MISS
ROBENA ~. B1UGH.
The Civn Service Examinations-The Ordi-
nance Committee Provides Penalties for
Violations-OtherM Manchester News.
M,vcHrsrrn Boz rAU RICHMOND TIMts,

! parents on Poeahontas street At o'clock.
The couple entered the parlor 10 the
! strains OF MendelssOhns wedding march
| performed on the piano by Miss Louise
! Lipscomb. n cousin OF the bride. The
| ushcrs were Messrs. Clinton Waymack
! and Edward Waymack. After the cere-
| mony q reception was rendered the happy
! couple.
The bride Is n most attractive young
| lady. She is the daughter of Mr.. George
5. and Mrs. Eliza Baugh. She IS the or,
| gauist OF Asbury Methodist church, and
| has a host Of friends In this city
Mr. Baughan is a most worthy young
! man. Re is employed by W. j. White
| hurst & Co. of Richmond, and has their
! respect aud esteem
| CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION.
Yesterday was the last day IN which
| 10 receive the names Of applicants for
| positions OF letter carriers and clerks Tor
| the postoflice service. The examination
| by the civil Service Board will take place
ia Toneys Hall next Saturday morning at
Mir. r.. J. White. the temporary secre-
| tary has received the names OF sixty
| four persons. who are DESTROYS OF working
| for Uncle sam. or lnia Iulhoer e.gs-n
! want 10 be clerks in the office and nifty
| three want TO be letter carriers. Forty-
| four of these people hail from Manchester,
/ two from Swansboro, one from Chlla De
| pot and seventeen from Richmond
THE ORDNANCE COMMITTEE.
| Tho Ordiua nee Committee met in the
Cogncu chamber last night. Those pres
| emit were Alessrs. Matthew Morton, IN the
! chair. and W. O. Randlett and Henry e.
Nelson. Judge William J.. Sl2ploh' Cl'S
| Attorney. was also in attendance.
The only matter before the body was
an ordinance 10 amend and reordan sec
ton DIST of chapter Kill, or inc leVIsed
ordinances and also providing penaiues
for violations of the provisions, OH any
ordinance of this city for the violation OF
! which no specific penalty may be olher-
! wise provided
They decided that amy person conduct
ing "a business or privilege without q
license or contrary TO the order on me
Mayor should be- fined not less than FL
| nor more than $40 for each offence ana
! shall be liable for The license tax.
ANY person who fails to pay ms hne
/ after conviction shall be sent 10 jan Dy
the Mayor. or presiding justice IN MS
absence. for q term not exceeding three
| calendar months.
IE BEHAVED BADLY.
Mayor Maurice was on time az the Han
| OF Justice Yesterday morning. Ills Honor
! managed 10 get his breakfast IN time 10
be prompt in attendance.
Lem Tatum vas the first sinner pre-
| scntcd He was found up tree by Inc
Park policeman Monday night viewing the
| Vaudeville show at Forest HILL lie was
with crowd and they thought instead
| of being up a tree that they We're lh ll9
peanut gallery 81 cheap theatre. anu
I AItN MlNNe 80 .AI iNInf n iA.f
| however. and when they landed Idtum
said he would not be arrested. Chict
| Lipscomb happened % De present 70 zee
( the lady perform on the rings, ana Whtu
he heard the rumpus he TOOK Ia'u" in
! charge. &c.
When the case vas called two or three
! witnesses gave I'm their evidence "nen
Tatum asked for continuance sla'ius
| that ho desired witnesses. INC Nu'It
| consented 10 do as ne requested. huL Wnch
ne found that the Court was willing 10
do IS he wished. Doe wanted The case tIlco'
and would not give the names or ms VII
1 ncsses. His Honor fined him - Tot con-
! tempt and he went behind the bars.
| The charge of disorderly conduct nj
Forest HW Park win Doe tried to-day.
HE TURNED THE TABLE.
Major Joe Brown Johnson was 9ilesleu
! on "a warrant sworn out hN Johlhic
| King The Major U.s. the commandahl OF
the First Battalion Colored infantry
! King was his tenant and would nov pIS
| his rent The goods in The store were
| given 20 the la 1dlOrd i'm part payment lpl
| This debt. but the KEY of the store was
| not given him al the time. Tie then TOOK
| forcible possession of the property. anu
| King had him arrested for entering hl7
place without a key. Johnson was us
| johnson then procured a warrant charg-
ing King with stealing and carrying away
the goods i'm the store left n the store
Torrent and he was given ten days n
Jail. ....,.,.,...
| Charles Harris shot at thief yesterday
| morning about o'clock. Harris lNts on
Sixth street and IS a near heishDor OF
| Mr.. h.. G.. Coles the grocer
| II has been Mr.. Coles habit 10 put ms
melons. after he closed mp his bushes
for the night. m his back yard. TINS
| morning Charles attention was attracted
TO the thief taking the melons. and ne
went for him with his gun. The man
| cook tho melon and ran Off. Harris pur-
! sued him and gave him load OF bird
shot which made the thief drop lis booty
| The man then made his escape. harris
| is satisfied be hit the thief
WILL WALL THE ISLAND.
| MayOs Island vii De the depot Tor sup
| plying the local trade with coal when
the new road shall have been built 10y the
MryO.s Bridge Land Company from Gay
ton. Lorraine and Midlothian TO this city.
! The company viii have depot for sup
| plying shipping trade az a point IuitneF
| down the river.
Thcv have already asked for BIDS 10 put
| am eightcen-fOOt concrete wall around
| Nayo's Island and most or these bids
have been received by the company.
1t is presumed that this work VIII be
! commenced I'M short time
The railroad VIII enter Manchester from
| the eastern portion Of the city. at point
| near the river, and then over Mayo
! Bridge 90 the island
WANTS PAY FOR THE COWS.
Judge james NJ vi Nblf iA1 Ni+-~+'
! suit against the Atlantic Coast Line for
the cost of two cows killed by train on
this road ON July nth.
Tho cows were the property Of Mr. An
| drew Protzman. and We're killed near
| HOPKINS Crossing q few miles below.
THE SCAFFOLD BROKE.
Nr. Albert Wells. a carpenter. met with
| a painful accident Monday afternoon.
| He was on a scaffOld at work on new
| building ON Porter street The scaifold
| broke and let him down 90 the ground.
lt was az first thought that he had
| broken his arm, but when taken TO Dr..
| Fucker il was found that he had only
received a strain OF the muscles Of tie
arm. 10 will bee several days before he
can resume work.
BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.
quite q number OF persons from Man
chester went down to Salem Baptist
church in Chesterfield yesterday 10 att
end the meeting OF the Middle District
Baptist Association.
The association win be I'm session three
days. to-day viii be the big day Great
! preparation has been made 20 entertain
the crowd and the exercises tomorrow
| will be particularly interesting.
LITTLE LILLIAN IRVING DEAD.
Lillian Irving. the seven year old daueh-
| ter Of Messrs O. T. and Lcttie q. Merritt
died al 1915 o'clock yesterday al the home
of her parents in SwunsbOro'. after "a
weeks illness. Tho funeral services will
! De held from the residence at o'clock
! fi,fe offcruoon The burial will ba in