The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-14
LOST WIFE AND GOODS.
MIR. DICKINSON LOSES HIS SUIT
AGAINST cox.
No Jurisdiction In the Case OF the Negro
who Is Charged with Throwing STONES
IN onioer Avis House Other News
MASoHEsrER BUREAU RfcBnosp TINES,
ui2 HULL STREET BLArrIE BLOCK.

4 true bill, but they IecoH'hc"ou -.
ne be remanded back TO a MasistIa.e
Court for trial on the charge OF in.oe
uaeanor. Judge Clopton oecioeu ,N". Us
court did not have jurisdiction III '"e
A TRUE BILL.
In the cases of the Commonwealth
against Valley Bell. Richard Green ana
EsLcs. ali negroes. the grand jury pIousns s
80 hill These men were charged
-,,h 1reaklnc into the house OF MT.
,,barIos Y. Day. who lives a snort ols'dnSe
srum this city on the Ninth-Sueet ro~u.
when they were tried before squire -. -
49, a. Swansboro. Green and Irice
s .,,;t,od and Boll was sent on TO
49, Comfy Court The case was set ior
,r,sl IN The January term, and the pris-
oners bailed ~oha,a
and guardians quaiihed. o,.,,
LOST WIFE AND STOCK
1race clopton rendered his decision IN
tbs case Of Dickinson against COX. ms
,uit was tried at the last term OF lne
court. and the case was taken "ii"ei -
,,s",oent. II was decided in favor OF the
defendant. Cox. .oa
some time since Mr.. Dickinson. an ageo
,arroer Of Chesterfield. married giri
about eixteen years Of age. he uiNiueu
bis personaI property with her "hen sncS
were married. she afterwards leit ninl'
a,d cold some Of her stock 10 coN- INC
oged husband entered suit for the recovery
OF the animal. but lost his case,
MIR MRAES SUCCESSOR
A., srent[ pitts came up from Norfolk
a Jew DAYS ago 10 act as night operator
o. the American Long Distance Telephone
romnanv. lie will only fill the place tefn-
,,orsriiv until a regular man is appointeu'
ana shall have been broken ID. ms
mace IS vacant on account OF the oea'h
NJ MIR Kenneth McRae, who died last
Friday. c ,crn
Mr. J. W. Tnglc. a Hull street mer-
chant. took some carbolcs a aaon 9 in he
Stght by mistake He had peen IN LA .n9
-, ~ taxing some medicine Tor MS Coiu
Sundav night he found ms oV.tle NM nd
ana instructed his son Wine 10 80 o.. a'IS
hiring him q bottle. The son ~,
ttn, that there was n bottle OF the msoi
MN 10 a., onotber room. and he went and
got II. 80. ,ho saroe
,,tnd ~ hottie and poured out tea
spoonful and placed II In his mouth az
H. arst dron touched the mouth It burn
ed 40 badly that he spit 1t out ana Sit ss1
for butter He kept his mouth g[easeu, ne
Come time and Is not suffering AT ,nls
,srle He lie ts satisfied he did not swallow
any Of the acld.
THE COUNTY COURT.
Tho Comfy Court OF Chesterfield was IN
session Yesterday with Judge Nlllaln -
Ciopton presiding. a NUMBER ol lamse..
ond citizens Of this city and Swansboro
aeft Yesterday morning to be in attend
ance. II, - ,~,od during
,his term of the court for throwing a
roc, I'm the window Of the residence oil
officer Avis. of Swansboro.
Judge Clopton will clear the aockeI of
nc
bis term of Office and the END OF the nscal
yer Judge Clopton's new term VIII be-
gin next month. ,
MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED.
clerk II. L. Duval of the Hastings
Court. issued a marriage license yesterday
morning TO Mr.. benjamin r. fatiah anu
Miss Annie Cora Campbell.
The marriage will take place at tho
,csidence of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. w. Campbell, tonight at Z o'clock.
Rev. J. A. Spencer viii ofhciate at the
ceremony.
MRS. WHITE DEAD.
Mr. A. J. White. of this city. received
n telegram yesterday morning announcing
the death of his mother ieo MIS- ,rss,c MAY
morning at her home at RehoDOtn. l.u-
nenburg county, and was IN the eishty-
NTH year of her age. -
The funeral will take place from her
late residence to-day. The interment
will be made in the family burying
ground.
Besides her son, Mrs. White leaves sew
eral grandchildren and areat-grandchil-
dren in this city. She was well known
by a number Of people here, where she
has frequently visited.
FINGERS sLOUGHING OFF
Mr.. w. r. Burgess, now of Newport
News. but for a number of years drug
IA. &c cuff " a o.
culiar disease Physicians who have ex-
amined him in Baltimore, Philadelphia,
and also in New York say II is the sixth
case Of the kind ever known In this coun-
try. Mr. Burgess heart does not beat
strong enough to cause the blood 10 flow
TO the extremities This is causing his
fingers TO slough off at the end. lie has
had several specialists TO treat him, but
they give him little hope Of benehtting
him.
Mr. Burgess has a great many friends
in this city who will be sorry TO hear of
his misfortune. He was formerly in the
City Council OF Manchester being a
member from Third Ward.
TIE MAYORS COURT.
Mayor Maurice had only one case be-
fore him in his court yesterday morning.
Tom Williams was arrested SATURDAY
and locked up in the station-house,
where he rested until yesterday morning
lie was charged with being one OF the
parties who raised row around the city
lail on the night OF November 10Th. lie
was with q party OF other negroes who
were on their way to dance, and when
they passed the jail they yelled TO the
prisoners and talked and cursed for quite
a while. A warrant was issued against
several of them, but Tom has eluded
the police up TO the present time.
lie was fined s. and in default Of pay
ment he will eat his Christmas dinner
with city Sergeant Fitzgerald.
LAFFERTY AND CUNNINGHAM.
II is seldom such an attraction is pre-
scented In the country as the one arrang-
ed by Nr. A. f. Noel for the benefit of
the Methodist parsonage at Bon Air to-
night az 1880 o'clock.
Or. Laferty, the veteran editor Of the
Christian Advocate and gifted humorist,
VIII deliver his new lecture on the verify
Of ghosts. and Captain Frank Cunning
ham. the sweet singer from Richmond.
will be present on this occasion and rem
der several Of his best songs. This is
rare treat and ought TO attract large
crowd.
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
Mr.. Arthur Nunnally. Of Randolph
Macon College Is In the city 10 spend
the holidays with his relatives and
friends.
Captain George ". Meredith. Of Mon
roe. y. c., Is in the city visiting his old
friends.
Mr.. Powell II. Curtis. of Boydton
Mecklenburg. is in the city for Il few
days.
Mr.. Charles e. Clark is quite III at his
l.s.... H.. -.