The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-30
FELL WHILE DANCING.
MR. LATREACE EGGLEsTON DREAMS
ms ARM.
william Crump Acquitted of the Charge Of
hsauIt-MTs. Gibbs Dead.
Other News.
Mavcnrsrrn BunEAu RrcuMSD Tmrs.

| Mr.. Lawrence Eggleston net with
painful accident Tuesday night while at
tending a dance in the country few
miles from the city. The young man was
dancing with his partner when he slipped
and fell 10 the floor hitting on his arm.
! This morning DR.. Lawrence ingram went
/ 70 attend the young man ana iound thal
| he had broken the bone IN MS arm Ia
| two places. The physician set the arm
and left his patient a. comfortable as
/ could be expected.
! II appears that the floor was too slip
/ perry for young Eggleston. Instead OF
! using wax 10 put the floor In condition
/ as the city folks do on an occasion OF
| this kind. the people had spread corn
/ meal On the floor, and as the young man
was unaccustomod to this kind OF BALI
| room floor he lost bis bearings and fell
CRUMP ACQUITTED.
| The Hastings Court was engaged yes
/ terday In the trial Of William
/ Crump. the negro man charged
with an assault on Dolly HICKS.
! committed in February, 1896. At that
! time the girl was. only i've years OF age.
The Interests Of the prisoner were look
| ed after bv Judge W. /. Clopton and MI
! Cbas l. page while Captain A. 6. Att-
| kisson represented the Commonwealth.
The following was the jury who sat IN
| II ~ Griffith. /. NJ Nunnally, W. p.
| pieaseots II W. Furcron. Lacy Fendley,
Nililard Martin Geo T.. Gary, Frank Is.
/ Dunsford William Cox. J. W. jenkins,
! VIM. Hughes. Samuel Logan, the last TWO
AZ us o'clock the court took recess
Of one hour for dinner 1t was convened
/ again AT 315 and. after hearing me eA-
- testimony Of DR.. T. B. Dorset the
| flIrv went TO their room without argument
| Nv the counsel for either side. After pc
/ ing I'm their room about I'VE minutes
thew returned 20 the court room anu
brought IN their verdict or nor suu.s.
r-borc xyere two other indictments against
Er',,<, on the same charge but they
,, - rnoile prosecuted by the Common
tresIth's Attorney and the prisoner went
/ forth a free man. 80. o., ,,ood ,,aroa IN
| 49, cnTnrni,nitv and this is the hrst Tune
49, bae ever appeared before court: IL
~ born and raised here. His friends
lave him a warm reception after ne was
allowed 10 k 20 ITe or MRS. GIBBS.
A.. Dnttfe I Gibbs died at her late
--ntae,ce 10 1215 Decatur street yester-
| dav morning at 1910 o'clock, AFTER an ILL.,
ness ss Of Two tne wiz VIC Of Mr.. w A. Gibbs.
| en- foreman at the Southern shops. SIC
| leaves two children ME- ME- II irer r3other
Wr5 = Y Goode also survives her as
do her sisters. Mrs. g. a: Jones OF 1 Mn
| chester and Mrs. Or. a. a. scott OF RICH
i' The funeral will take place from B Balm
bridge Street Baptist church tnls al'yp
| noon. at 4:sO o'clock. KeV, o IA; - the
Thornhill, the pastor, WIN be made in
services The interment VIII DC H'""' 80
N The following gentlemen will eot as
pali-beaiers: Messrs. John J. ba Z, wei
| ~ Alexander. Fred A. Lamb, =. +. Nal
/ tber. w. r. Davidson w b. stone jos
/ Cottrell and ]. w. Parker
GREGORY AND HOBSON. ~
The Populist campaign opened AZ n1
/ IIaT1 IN EWaUgbOT0 last night
| There was only small croWu III s s..,,s
ance Judge James NJ, gregory, OF ~ ~ 81
/ boro. and Mr.. j. Haskns Sobs9ni Oh lv"1
hatan county. the nominees or me psIoS
for the House Of Delegates, ADDRESSED
/ me voters. They told .he people inc pest
way 10 vote from their point or view.
There was very little enthusiasm S"o""
Ut inc MANCHESTER GRAYs.
Tho Manchester Gr1ys held their week
" drill in their Armory Iuesudg evei'' ~
Cant. J. j. Haverty. the commandaht, pul
the men through the manual OF arms
after which they were called IN ouel-
ness session TO elect men 10 MI the Va
About Ten DAYS ago First Lieutenant
Chas Burkert resigned his position ana
several months since Second LleutehdhI
A. W Farley resigned a.. 81,
The meeting TUESDAY evening W. ~ i,'
the vancancies occasioned by thelr Iesls-
When Captain Haverty informed the
I
I nation for the office OF hrst heutehant
of the Grays. the names OF Sergeant W.
T. owen Sergeant r. H. crooks ana MI
Gus Meredith, former rst-heuIeIldn ~, Vi
this company were placed In nomination
After the second ballot Mr.. Meredith was
declared the choice Of the majority OF
the members present 1.-,--
The names Of Sergeant r. II. CROOKS
and W II. Smith were placed IN tne
nomination for the Office Of Second Lieut..
Sergeant Crooks was the choice OF the
majority. and was so declared by the cap
Mr. Meredith was one Of the original
members OF the Grays. and arose from
the ranks to the Office Of second IN COM
mand After holding ths Office Tor n
term he resigned, much 10 the regret OF
Lieut.. r. IT, Crooks has been one Of
the staunchest members OF the Graysi
and has stuck 10 the company always.
lie Joined the command as a private
and has been promoted step by step until
he is now the third IN commahu,, ,, lt j.
predicted that the new officers VIII put
new life in the company and that peace
and hnrmony Will prevail among the
Grays in future -,,..,
in all its bearings. does rot fully meet the
requirements and later another election
will be called for the purpose or hlilng
the positions.
AN INFANT DEAD.
Clarence Robert Adams, infant son OF
Mr. and Mrs. X. Luther Adams, died
Yesterday morning at o'clock at the resi-
dence Of his parents, No. ~ east mir
teenth street. aged four months.
The little child had been great sur
ferer since his birth:
The funeral will take place at the above
number at $50 r. NJ. to-day, conducted
by Rev. J. o. BabcOck. The interment
will be made in Maury cemetery.
OPENING THE CAMPAIGN.
Monday is court-day in Powhatan coun-
" Alessrs. owen and Wood, the Dem
al xNi nTpgenf
dress the people. II was the desire OF the
people at the courthouse TO have Major
Daniel present on the occasion. but ne
will be unable to be here and SAYS ne VIII
be with them later in the canvass.
Hon Isaac Diggs of West Point will
address the voters Of Chesterfield az the
court house on court-day.
The local Republicans will attend the
meeting i'm Richmond to-day. They
have been called together by circular
letter sent out some time since by Mr..
Park Agnew. lie will instruct them az
their meeting and tell them what 10 do.
THE MARSHALL MILLS
Mr. Matthew Morton said 10 the report
or Yesterday that the Marshall Cotton
Mills will commence work on next Mon
day
III there is not enough water IN the
river 10 allow them 10 work all day they
will divide their force and work part
night and part day.
These works have been idle for several
months past and their starting up viii
be hailed with pleasure by large num-
Der OF their employees who have been
idle since the shut down.
COUNCIL COMMITTEES.
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