Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-09
In OUR SISTER CITY.
THE DAYS NEWS CLEANED IN AND
NEAR MANCHESTER.
SINGULAR ACCIDENT TO A LADY.
Mrs. MichneIs CoIlides With Her
sister and Breaks Her Rib-hr.
kidd Hurt-CoIcman Davis Dis
charged-PersOnal Notes.

record happened TO Mrs. Michaeis, VINO
roa,des M No. 3l4 east Fourth street.
Manchester few days ago, The iady
and her sister, Miss Farmer, cohldeo'
and by the force OF their bodies coming
together Unexpectedly, not only severely
bruised both ladies, but one OF Mrs'
Michaes's ribs was broken.
One lady was passing out OF door'
while at the same time the other III
noticed, was about to enter, Mrs. Michaeis
was knocked down, and though she felt
that she was badly hurt, 1t was not
until DR.. Lawrence Ingram was sum-
moned and made an examination that the
full extent OF her injury was discovered
The younger lady escaped with less IN
jury.
Mr.. Louis ]. Kidd, Of this city met
with a painful accident Tuesday In Rich-
mond He was in jumper with ms
friend, Mr.. w. II. Spinner, and their
turnout collIded with truck wagon on
Seventeenth street. Mr.. Kidd and mis-
friend were thrown out of their vehlcle
and sustained several very severe cuts,
and were otherwise injured.
SUN IL DE w Eli
Announcement has been maze Of the
marriage OF Mr.. Edward c. Woltz. OF
this city, and Miss Ella Frances Matt,
land, of Petersburg. The ceremony VIII
take place at the parsonage OF the WASH
ington-Street Baptist church, TUESDAY
December LIST.
Miss Maitland Is a very accomplished
and attractive young lady of the Cockade
CITY. She is the younger sister OF Mr..
w. p. Maitland, who is well-known In
Manchester.
Mr.. Wolff is a greatly esteemed citizen
Of Manchester. After the marriage the
gentleman and his bride will reside IN
this city. Mr.. Wolff is connected with
the Wortendyke Manufacturing Com
pany, of Richmond.
DAVIS DISMISSED.
Coleman Davis. the colored man of Bon
Air who was arrested on Tuesday by
Constable George ID. Cole, for shooting
and wounding Roxy Wilson (also coloredl'
was taken before Squire Longest and
upon the evidence being heard, was dls-
missed. To the Justice of the Peace II
was plain, as Davis claimed, that the
shooting was accidental
The man was "fooling" with the wea-
non. which was not loaded, when IT was
discharged the ball taking effect In the
woman's hand.
THE letter-boxes have all been placed
on the streets now. and regular collec-
lions from them was begun yesterday
In distributing the boxes through the
city the post-ofiice people have had tne
accommodation of the most people IN
view, and they have been put at the
most public places. Collections from
boxes i'm the business centre Will be made
three times a day, and in every section
Of the city twice.
MRS. FARMERS BENEFIT.
The trustees of Doll Lodge, Knights OF
Honor. paid on Saturday $1,000 to Mrs.
=. C. d. Farmer This was the amount
of death benefit due her at the death OF
her late husband, Mr.. Festus G. D.
Farmer. Mr.. Farmer died last month";
and the claim was paid in less than
thirty days after his death.
The Young people of this city have or
eanized cotilon class. They meet In
Leader Hall. and their next meeting will
be Friday evening at $50 O'Clock The
class is strictly private, and members are
only received on invitation.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr.. Oily Guy is in the city visiting
friends.
Mrs. J. ]. Bevill and daughter, Miss
Nellie Bevill, are visiting Mrs. j. j.
Hopkins, at Selma, n. c.
Miss Addie Mountcastle. of New Kent
county. who has been visiting Mrs. j. l.
Ford returned to her home yesterday.
Mr.. w. Hugh Owens has returned home
after an extended trip through the South
ern States.
The house of Ben Brown (colored), at
the six-mile post, on the Southern road,
was destroyed by fire Tuesday night
Brown and his family barely escaped with
their lives. The fire was caused by the
overturning of a lamp by cat. Tho
house and contents were a total loss.
Messrs. f. T. Dickinson, and c. G.
Powers will give a gramophone enter
tainment. consisting Of songs and ad-
dresses of the best talent of national
reputation. at Cowardin- Avenue Chris
ttan church on December 18th, AT r..
NJ. for the benefit Of the church. The
machine is claimed to be the best Of the
kind ever exhibited in Manchester.
Old Uncle Squire" Bright, the grave
digger at Maury Cemetery, is dead. The
old negro was well-known in county and
city. and his death marks the disappear
ance from the South Of another polite.
old-time darby.
Mr.. Lee Clements, who was recently
confined to his bed, is able TO be out
aOafn