The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-16
TO RUN ON FULL TIME.
MORE worm FOR THL MEN Ar THE
sOUrHERN's sHOPs.
JUDGE Fiournoy Before the Joseph T..
Johnston camp-sho, at a Bread
Thief-Otlier News.

/ MANcursTrR BUREAU, RICHMOND TINES.
NJ. 1921 HULL SIEEt1. BLA.IIE BLOCK.
The employees Of the Southern railway
shops are very jubi.ant over the news re-
celyed Yesterday. Mr.. ". II. Owens, the
master mechanic OF the road, who is now
IN Washington, telegraphed that the
whole plant must 30 to work on full time
} this morning. These works have been
running ON only half time for several
! moDtns. The news was hailed with JOY
I by al the empoyes wAen they received
4 lie welcome Information. The workmen
say that there is plenty OF work in the
/ shops 10 keep them employed for the next
I twelve months.
JOSEPH IT, JOHNSTON CAMP.
There was an interesting meeting OF
Joseph l.. Johnston Camp, Confederate
I Veterans. IN Odd-FcllOws Hall last night.
/ Thero ,ya-i A good attendance Of members,
and quite l inmDcT Of ladies' were also
present. Colonel a. G.. Evans presided.
and introduced a. the speaker of the
| evening Judge r.. W. Fiounoy.
Judge Flournoy paid a beautiful tribute
/ TO General Johnston. and had many kind
words 10 say OF Lee Camp. OF Richmond.
/ Tie said If General Ice had no other mon
umcut. thar Lee Camp WAS sufficient TO
! make his name immortal. The Judge
wanted the ladies' OF the city TO get a
/ bronze monument OF General Johnston
/ and place it Ia prominent place IN the
/ city.
/ SHOT At THE THIEF.
! Mr. George Royal shot at a negro yes
: toiday morning. who had stolen four
/ loavcs OF bread out Of his bakery wagon
in Swansboro.
Mr.. Royal delivers bread for Mr. NJ. p.
| SDples. the Hull-stIeet baker lie stop
( ped the wagon in 'front.' OF Mr. Walter
| Taylors store. on upper HUI street. to
deliver his goods. While he was inside
attending 10 rs business, negro went 10
the wagon and helped himself 10 four
l0ayos OK bread. 1lr. Royal discovered
him bon tie act. III negro ran. and Mr..
Royal gave chase Liter tho fleeing thief.
Mr.. Royal pulled his pistol and fired
four shots az the nan. but he eventually
made bis escape. officer Avis IS after
the negro. lie IS satisfied DE knows who
Il Is. and thinks he VIII have him I'm his
CLUTCHES in O. few days
STREET COMMITTEE TO MEET.
Mr.. G.. il. Sims, Chairman OF the Street
Committee. has called d meeting OF that
body Tor tonight AZ clock Ia the
Council chamber. me Council Will be
called - hdIf an hour Afterwards. This
Will be al important meeting OF the Couil-
cil The matter between that body and
the Richmond Hallway and Electric Com
pay Will possibly he settled This is In
relation 10 the paving or Hull street
a commission Of unacy was held over
Mrs. Cora Bradley yesterday afternoon
by Justices ". II. LiugOw, A. u. Tyson.
aud john Caudle. Dr. H. p. Matthews
ton
declared Mrs. Bradley insane. She Will
Ice taken 90 Williamsburg AS soon as d
place is opened Tor her.
SHOT ~ IHr SHOULDER.
jim Mccullough Was shp- IN tho right
shoulder saturday nisa, hy tie watchmsn
al t.e STANDARD 90. company.
The wd,.hni4n's attention was attract
cd aLou- il Oc.oca Is hearing ;he chicN-
ems me alg. no.se. Iic went 10 the sta
he. and talre he found a man.
Ile a4seI tnc nau what he wanted, but
e--uuE no reply. commenced g. SHOOT
one of tie balls taking effect in Mccat
louehs shoulder and from which DO Is
suffering great pain. The watehman
then arrested Mccullough, but when ne
had gotten him to HUI stree. turned
him Loose. OnCer Wright learning OF the
matter swOTc out q warrant against Nc
Cu,lOugh. and brought HIM TO the siuunn
house lie was tried before the Mayor
yestei4ay m0irlLs and given thirty cays
Dob OLD. cas- Jail
McCun.neh is the man VINO has been
before tG.s court on twc occasions tcr
lad treatment % h.s young daughters.
lie said he was drunk and c.d lot know
how he 90. !n-o tie yard; tnat be- was not
after tho chickens. lie bad 20 elmo
an eiglt-foot fence 10 set al them.
Otclr Wright took Mccullough tc Or.
I.lvItuce lagIau sunday uisl- 10 have
tho bah extracted. Ga account q tEe
swollen condition OF his shoulder the toI
could Lot be located. IEe BAL ranged
over tho shoulder !n the direction VI Tie
sgma' co.uma.
NRS. WRIGHT DIED SUDDENLY.
Ms. Mamie wight o.ed very suddenly
a. ner residence. Lg, Semmes s.Ieei.
yesterday morning az 5.-y o'clock.
Airs. Wright attended church sunf1y
highs and retired apparently 30 her usual
good health. About d o CLOCK she aroused
her daughter. hut never spoke afterwards,
aud in twenty minutes she DlcatAed her
Last
She was born forty-slx years ago in
Amelia county, and has Teen q resident
OF Manchester for the past thirty years
She was a devoted wife and no,her.
Mrs. Wright was ire beloved VIE
OF Captain Hezekiah Wright, "a conductor
On TIE Southern railroad. She leaves
seven children TO mourn their loss.
Air. C.. l.. Wright, OF Greensboro. y. c.;
Mr.. Sylvester Wright Mrs. J.. \. Bass.
Miss Memie Wright, Floyd and Mabel,
and an infant.
Mrs. Wright has been a consistent
member of Baubridee-Street Baqrst
church fer a number OF years Up 70 two
weeks ago when she Withdrew ana con-
nected herself with the Cowarlu-Aye-
ME Christian church.
Her funeral VIII take place from the
Cowardia-Aveuue Christian church 'r.s
afternoon no I o'clock. Rev. J. a. Sqep-
Ger Will 0fleiate.
THE LOSS CAUSED by THE FIRE.
Tu- fire early on sunday morning orig
mated in the WOOdsued Of Alr. Samuel
Russell lu tine beck OF houses known as
Nlae u a".
.r. RIsseus IS a total loss lie had TO
take his children 10 neighbours house
and have tnem put 10 bed. as they had
lost even their clothes, and had nothing
10 keep them warm. lie is worthy man
and his loss falls heavily on him. lie IS
cmployeG on Belle Isle wnen his brancn
OF that plant g az "rok.
The ucOpls of SWausbOrO Will raise Il
nurse for him 10 rc;urn!sh his home. Any
donations sent TO NJ. Eaton's. the drug
eist. VIII be used Ter shis purpose.
Mrs. lrod c. Rudd widow lady, lost
nearly ali Of her personal properly.
MI Caesar Morris lost about heif OF
his personal property.
Mr. Stuart Norris cites less Was very