The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-20

Trouble. of Very Youthful Eloping
Couple.


Couple.
PETERSBURG VA. July 19.-Special.-
Horace Davis, aged 10 years, Of Danville.
Va, fell from a horse yesterday afternoon
in Dnwiddie and fractured his left arm
in most painful manner
Young Davis is a nephew Of Mrs. j. o.
Smith. Of Dinwiddie. and was on visit
to her, at the time Of tho accident.
Yesterday afternoon young eloping
couple arrived here on the train from tie
South, to De married.
They stopped az the Central Hotel The
man said that he wanted room ana
nDard for himself and wife for one week,
3. paid $40 in advance for the same.
4h.s morniYg Chief of Police Perkinson
received a letter from the father Of the
girl asking him to arrest the couple.
They were found ~ Chief Perkinson
and Sergeant Crichton, at dressmakers
on Washington street whore the girl had
gone to have a dress made.
The two lovers were taken 10 the police
station and placed in separate cells.
The mans name is Arthur Duiguid. aged
4. from Washington. y. g., and the girl,
who is only fourteen. is named Mamie
stransberry. from Newbcrn. \. G.
The couple stopped no Rocky Mount, y.
c., last Saturday night.
\ telegram was received tonight by
Chief Of Police Perkinson from Mr.. a.
Stransborry. the father Of the girl, au-
thorizing the marriage of his daughter
TO Duiguid.
Mr.. Robert Gillian. the Clerk Of the
Corporation Court Of this city, declined
to issue the marriage license until an
affidavit was gotten from the father Of
the girl giving his consent TO the mar
riage. Miss Stranshorry was sent to
Aoardng-house tonight by Chief of Po-
lice PerkinsOn. while Duiguld remains at
the pOlice-statiOu.
l.. S. Seabury. one Of Potorshurg's best
known citizens and auctioneors. died this
morning after a painful Illness. The de-
ceased was a member OF an old and we'll
known Lynchburg family With tho OK
ception Of a Few years spent in Kansas
City, his boyhood and early manhood were
spent I'm his native city. with the break
ing out OF the llt2 war he left Kansas
and came back 20 Virginia 10 Join tho
Confederate army, IN which he remained
TIN the surrender az Appomattox Court
house After the war he located I'm this
city. where he married and engaged in
the auctionoer business. which he con-
Quoted mp 10 the time ~ his death.
lie was for thiriv-nve years Identified
with church work. being during that time
either deacon or an elder I'm Tabb-Street
Presbyterian church. IN this city. lie
was also a member Of several charitable
and benevolent orders.
He leaves n widow, who was daughter
of the late Samuel Y. Watklnsof Char
lotte county. Va three sons Kirk and
II.
Norfolk: two daughters. Mrs. T.. J.
Bond Of Baltimore. ana Mrs W. r.
Drewry. OF this city. and n brother Mr..
K. NJ. Seahury. % this place.
He carried llfe Insurance ~ 5000 in
the Royal Arcanum. and 5000 I'm the
Chosen Friends and s2O0O each I'm the
American Legion Of Honor and the
Knights ~ Honor
Mr. L. G. Vaughan diod M hts residence
last night. after n brief Illness.
The deceased had been FOR some wears
chief telegraph operator at the Richmond
and Petersburg Railroad Company's Of
fee IN PETERSBURG.
lie married Miss Tedhia Jones. Of this
city The deceased WAS native OF
Pennsylvania.
Intelligence has been received here ~
the death ~ Mr.. Beniamln @. Bosseau
prominent fliiltn Nf tiuWtl1ip who
died al his home IN that county Saturday
night.
\ launch party VIII be given on the
Appomattox river this afternoon by Mr.
William Budd. ~ this city. In honor OF
the Misses Aroseley OF Richmond.
The Confederate veterans of Dlnwffdie
held a meeting to-day at tho County
Courthouse and organized n monument
association. the object OF which Is 20
raise money 20 erect q monument on the
County Courthouse square. to per-
petuate the val0r ana courage os tbe
Confederate soldiers. who went on, from
that county. The meeting was address
ell by Major Francis Riyes Lasslter. OF
Petersburg. and others
Joseph II. Pride. who got away from the
laurel Reformatory near Richmond some
davs ago. and who was arrested I'm Pc
tersburg. was taken back TO the Reforma-
tory to-night.