The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-09
GIVE TRADING STAMPS.
rax POLICE oFMAScHEsrER WANT
TO IMPROVE BUSINESS.
p,gu.csous Youth--He IL Charged with
Beating Two Females Cruelty
Other southside News.
MANCHESTER BUREAU RICHMOND TfaEs'
Iii2 Hull STREET BEArIiE BLOCH

trade. Officer Wright, the clerk OF inc
Mayors Court. says they Will issue trau,
Ing STAMPS and checks with all iines pa'u
uuring tho present month He hopes py
this means business will improve WIN inc
force and give them more 20 DO
IL is a fact that business has peeh
buieter with the police OF this city FOR the
past six weeks than for several years
past. WOMAN
CHARGED WITH BEATING a WOMAN
Willie Davis "a young white man, VIII
make his appearance BEFORE. Mayor 'ia '
rice this morning. He Is charged WIN
heating Cora Lee Selby and also with
strkIng her mother. Mrs. J. Selby. over
The eve. Cora Lee was assisting one OF
her nelehbors 10 move yesterday and
Davis went to her ~ is said. and beat
her and gave her a deep cash over the
rye by q blow with his fst. Her mother
went 10 his home and talked to his pa
rents about the matter. While standing
In the door talking to the father the son
passed by Mrs. Selby, and II is alleged.
struck her a blow over the eye which left
b black mark. The Mayor will deal with
his case to-day.
MRS. MOCHAEIS HURT.
Mrs. Micheals met WITH a peculiar acci-
Gent at her home. No. 3l4 east Fourth
street Monday. She was going in one
direction and her sister was going the
opposite way and they colided.
They met with such force that when
Dr. Lawrence Ingram was called I'm he
found that Mrs. Micheals had sustained
d broken rib from the accident.
MIR. KIDD INJURED.
Mr.. Louis j. Kidd. Of this city. met
with n painful accident Tuesday in
Richmond. lie was In a jumper with his
friend, Mr.. w. III. Spinner. and their
xrff-h on
6eventoenth street. Mr.. Kidd and his
friend were thrown out Of their vehicle
and sustained several very severe cuts
md were otherwise injured.
MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEMENT
The marriage of Mr.. Edward G. Woltz.
of this city, 10 Miss Ella Frances Malt
land Of Petersburg, is announced. The
event will take place at the parsonage
Of Washington-Street Baptist church on
Tuesday. December 2lst.
Miss Maitland is one OF Petersburg's
most attractive daughters and the young
est sister of Mr. W. +. Maitland. Mr..
Wolff Is a highly respected citizen OF
Manchester. lie is engaged by the Wor-
tendyke Manufacturing Company, of
Richmond.
After the ceremony the young couple
will come TO Manchester. where they will
make their home. A reception will be
rendered them on their arrival.
DAVIS ACQUITTED.
Constable George ID. Cole. Of Swans
boro' Tuesday arrested Coleman Davis.
He was charged with shooting Roxy
Wilson. both colored Sunday morning
while at her home in Bon Air.
Davis was taken before Squire John
Longest and acquitted. as from the testi-
mony the Court was satisfied the shooting
was accidental.
Davis was handling a pistol I'm the room
where the woman was lying on a lounge
The weapon exploded and the ball pene-
trated her breast She said the shooting
was purely accidental and she did not
want Davis arrested.
LETTER BOXES.
Postmaster Weislger has had the letter
boxes placed IN position and the work or
collecting mail therefrom was begun yes
terday morning for the first time. These
boxes have heen placed on cedar posts
and are distributed all over the city.
in the central or business part OF the
city there will be three collections by car
siers daily. In the other portions Of the
city there will be two collections each
DAY.
The postofice people have already COM
planned about the boys putting coal Gin
ders and trash I'm these boxes. This Is
an offence punishable by United States
law and II the guilty party is caught 1t
will go hard with him.
PHIL PROVIDERS STORY.
Mr.. Phil Browder. an ex-Counclman
of this city. SAYS he was in Henrico
county Tuesday and saw a sight he
never saw before. While walking under
meath persimmon tree he saw three old
red ROSTERS on the limbs shaking down
the ripe and luscious persimmons to the
Hook Of waiting hens below Mr.. Brow
der says the hens were waiting under the
tree as # they thought the ROSTERS were
duty bound 90 furnish them with the
fruit lie says Councilman William b.
Bradley and his brother. Mr.. Horace S.
Bradley can verify his statement as they
were with him.
COTTILON CLASS.
The young people of this city have or
canized a cottilon class. They meet in
Leader Hall. and their next meeting will
be Friday evening 1T $3.50 o'clock.
The class is strictly private and mem
bers are only received on invitation.
They have a good number of the young
people of Manchester now engaged In
learning how to follow the steps of Terp-
sichore.
PAID THE BENEFIT.
The trustees OF Dale Lodge, Knights Of
ltOnof. pdlN on me ON OF lnlS moNtn
5000 TO Mrs =. G. d. Farmer
This was the amount of death benefit
due her at the death Of her late husband,
Mr.. Festus G.. ID. Farmer. Mr.. Farmer
died last month and the claim was paid
In less than thirty days after his death.
CHURCH BENEFIT.
Messrs. +. r.. Dickinson and c. c.
Powers. will give a graphaphone enter
tainment consisting of songs and adj
dresses OF the best talent of national re-
putation at Cowardin-Avenue Christian
church on December 10th. s Il. NJ. for the
benefit OF the church. The machine is
the best OF the kind ever exhibited in
Manchester.
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
Mrs. Fannie Wells lost her gold rim
spectacles on Hun street Saturday night.
The finder can leave them with her son.
Mr. c. S. Wells
Mr.. w. Hugh Owens has returned
hons after an extended trip through
the Southern States.
Mr.. oily Guy is in tho city visiting
friends
Miss Addie Mouncastle, Of New Kent
county. who has been visiting Mrs. j. t.
Ford returned to her home Tuesday.
Mrs. J. j. Bevill and daughter. Miss
Nellie Beviu are visiting Mrs. j. j.
Hopkins at Selma, n. G..
There was an enjoyable dance given at
Mrs. Wallace's, in Old Tavern. Tuesday
night
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