The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-20
DAEY JONES GOT A YEAR
MR.. ". H.sNEAD CAPTOREs 4 cURi-
oUS.LoOkING TATER ROW..
sv.,sboro'. Postmaster Named--Death oil
an Estimable Lady-Iow "ater~H
Dark Night-Othor News.
MANCHESTER BUREAU NcnuoNp liMfs'
No. lli2 Hull STREET. battle bLocA'l

David Jones, the negro VINO was sH"'
while attempting 20 steal prasses from
cars on the Southern railway near tores'
l,li. carly Yesterday morning by sending
the man 10 Jail for twelve months. Jones
N seriously injured. lie Is being treat'd
by Or. Lawrence Ingram, who SAID last
night that he was doing as wen as
seriously injured man could do. The ne
gro's companions are stin at large but
hunt Is being made for them
OTHER CASES.
Besides this case there were severa'
other before his Honor, the Mayor 3''
serday morning.
Messrs Roach and McCill while search
log further for the negroes who had es-
capped from the officers during the rald'
came across q party of three ttahlps
asleep In an empty b0N-car' Ohe U 80. 49,
sas a white man. They told their httle
tales OF woe. which IFS Honor heard with
oomnendable patience. Two OF the dusky
prisoners stated that they came here on
an excursion from Danville and mat they
were members OF the famous DanvLle
baseball club. and they had intended 10
plav a game with Richmond team, but
that tho other members Of the club had
been unable to collect the price WIN
which TO come so no game was played,
and they were now on their uppeIs ana
anxious TO return 10 their own iiresideS
They viii not return just now Tor ten
days IS what they got.
rho white man, John Flanagan. came
from the glorious climate Of California,
and was sorry he came lie grew weary
and dreamed away the silent hours or
the night in the car. not thinking there
was any harm i'm so doing. lie also went
down for ten days.
LIVED IN MANCHESTER
Dan Holmes said he lived I'm Manchcs-
ter Had been doing so since last Friday
and when he went out looking for Work
Yesterday Captain Lipscomb collarcd
him. Dan will eat soup for ten days ana
Will not have 10 wear his eyes out look
ing for work
Turley McGill, o. negro chicken thief
well known TO the people of Richmond
was caught with five newly plucked
fowls I'm his possession. He paid sixty
five cents for them 10 a man near 10
biOus. II anybody can Identify the chick
ems they can have them. In the mean
time Turley Will linger In the lookup Tor
six months
A RARA AVIS.
Mr. w. il. Snead an employe Of the
Southern Railway Company at noon on
Wednesday saw curious-loOking bird
padding around I'm the river just off the
shops. lie went out on the rocks, ana
after a little chase captured the bro.
10 strongly resembles wild goose ana
Is Of medium size and slate-cOlOrcd. MI.
Snead thinks II may have escaped rom
some one who had II for a pet. lie
has the bird at his residence on the cor
ner of Seventh and Maury streets ana a
large number of people have been 10 see
g.
Funds were plentiful in Manchester yes
terday for the Southern Railway people
had received their monthly supends ana
money flowed rapidly through thelr ldllus
Neither fair Luna nor sparkling Eleo.ra
designed 10 shed their glow upon me
quiet, peaceful city OF Mailcn l',s ,a aot
some time during the early hours or IasI
night, and pedestrians frequently colhded
with each other Young lovers were in
their glory, however ..,,,,e,
DEATH or MRS. REYNOLDS.
After a brief illness with typhoid fever
Mrs Aimedia G. Reynolds, the beloved
young wife Of Mr. John NJ Reynolds an
employe of the Petersburg Railway Com
many. passed away at the residence Of her
husband. Fifteenth and McDonough
streets yesterday morning az zoo
o'vlock She leaves son, an
aged mother and four sisters.
The funeral will take place from
the Bainbridge-street BaPlis' al VI'"t he
this morning AZ 1880 O'Clock anu tH0
interment will be IN Maury Cemetery
The following gentlemen will act az pail
hearers. John G.. Rice. Andre Hooker
Charlie Gibbs, Ellison owen, VIM. bol,oh'
Toe SAVER. James Robinson and waiter
Thomas
IL has been practically determined py
the leading Catholics here and In iIch-
mond that a Catholic school shau be es-
tablished here I'm short whlle. Inc
school will probably be located on the lot
tn.tt,afrrFafI
has recently been purchased. the school
will be academic during the week ana on
sunday a Bible school Will be conducted.
SWANSBORO'S pOSTOFFlCE.
Mr.. j. NJ. G.. Fitzpatrick, prominent
petullican OF SwansbOro'. will probably
assume the duties Of postmaster OF that
thriving town about the first OF Septeli'
her. hD received his p1n.i' Wednesday
and will in an probahih '' ms Don"
in a day or two. 49,. -
ed Moody. the negro was shol J."
tbe row at Ashland ONE weeks
ero by Joe Hin. is entirely out OF danger.
lie has lost She sight OF his right eye nut
otherwise no is all night. The negro who
did tho shooting is SIN at large
a BAD FALL.
MIR. Henry r.. Schultz. who hVes near
Granite. was driving INTO MS place on d
lood of hay Wednesday evening and was
Knocked on In the fan his collar-Dohe
was broken i'm three places. He was a.
tended by Or w u Matthews, ana 70
doing well.
The Water Commissioners at their next
meeting will devise plans for remedylnS
the defect I'm the present water supply.
owing to the low water In the river the
rupplv pipe is IN no condition 10 give TO
Tho CITY "a sufficient amount OF water.
The old monarch Of the forest that has
been standing on Tenth. near Semmes
rtrcct. for many years he's about seen IFS
dav. and has gradually withered ana
decavod until now 10 Is I'm a dangerous
condition. and will I'm all probability be
removed. A brisk wind might at any
tirns blow Il TO the ground.
Mr. and Mrs. c. n. Nelson gave n de-
lighfful hay ride out TO Mr.. l.. X.
CarnpbclTs country residence Wednes-
dav night Refreshments or various
kinds were served and games were IN
dulgcd In. Among those present We're
Misses I.ottie Nelson, Ethel Archer VIC
toyia Choatham. Roberta Cheatham Bes-
SO Crawford. Matte Johnson. OF Pow
hotan. Addie Moore OF Washington; and
Nf.sars Cabeu Nelson. Wilder Brown.
Gus Paul. S. L. Han. Maurice Campbell.
Jim owen. George BEDFORD. and Mr..
coleman. The chaperones were Mrs. Viz
ginia Redford Mr.. and Mrs r. w. Bow
man. Mr. and Mrs. y. ". BEDFORD. Mr..
and Mrs. J. r. Campbell The party re-
turned to their homes about 1870 o'clock
this morning.
NEW MACHINERY.
The Richmond Wood Works, on tho
Petersburg pike. are putting IN LOT
OF new machinery and viii start up in
Nit q