Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-25
NEGRO WANTED IN MANcHEs'
CAUGHT IN NEWPORT NEWS.
OTHER ITEMS FROM SOUTH SlDE'
a Petersburg Couple Come o'e "
Re Quietly NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
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m DfGicuIty-Personals anu

dCtnOillitSs .ba N
rha assauI, was attempted more IMAM
| a wear ago on a girl named hieA''
| she freed herself from his clutches W."
| our serious harm. Butler at tha' -
osooned the vigilance of the officers, pu'
| ,hev have since never entirely given UP
,he search. officer Il. Perry Smith WIN
oo 20 The sh,p-building city this morning
| and return this evening with ms pi'so''''
# is notable that this is the same oileiioe
| for which Joe Fife, the negro no" ~
tho Richmond city Jail, viii hang To-
morrow. ,r,
AFTERMATH OF THE FIRE.
-rho ore - s,sinolarter Sunday morning
T., - sacond which has visited that com
m,uity recently with serious ana w
etructive results. A few years ago tns
pantist church of the place was Durieu
| 10 the ground. but the gallant Peop,e
went right TO work and rebuilt manu-
somer house than the former. In tue
more recent not only was Mr.. Gus. bei-
ger a merchant OF this city, loser Vi
81. 800 at a fair estimate. but the "I ~
viIle and Powhatan Railroad company
lost their freight house. The poS'-oii'0e
was also burned. ,.,.o,
Mr.. Berger's property had been insured,
hut he had let the insurance run out, anu
his loss Is total.
Welded IN MANCHESTER.
Mr. Richard W. Underwood and Mrs
Roberta A. Spers, Of Petersburg, were
married in this city yesterday morning
AT the pastorium of the Stockton-Stree1
Raptist church. Rev. W. T.. Hurt, pastor
Of the church. officiating.
About 1890 o'clock a carriage drove UP
"a the pastorium door and gentleman
alighting. ran up the steps and rang lhe
| door bell. OF the servant who answered.
| the call he inquired If minister INeu
there The servant replied in the al
nrmative, and he told her he nad coupis
ont there i'm the carriage who wanted
the services of minister to perform the
marriage ceremony. Mr.. Hurt then came
| TO the door and invited the people oil
matrimonial intent to come in. They
we're ushered into the parlor, and there
| I'm the presence of the household, as Wit
nesses. Mr.. Underwood and Mrs. Spiers
were made one. After the ceremony they
again entered the carriage and were
| driven away. The license said the groom
was Ga years of age, while that OF the
bride was AZ. and that they were residents
| of Petersburg.
FROM BICYCLE TO PAVEMENT.
4 very painful accident befell Master
| Russell Fitzgerald. the young son OF
City-Sergeant Fitzgerald, yesterday morn
| ing. which will keep him indoors for seve-
raj days.
Russell was riding down Hull street
with a number OF his companions on
their wheels. When they arrived OPP
| posite the residence of the young fellow
| his wheel became caught in the track OF
| the railroad and threw him up i'm the air.
He fell on his head and right shoulder
| and arm. Just behind was Archie Mon
| roe. and he too, had "A bad fan, but was
| not hurt much.
Russell was taken to his home and DR..
| Dorset, the family physician. who was
| sent for, found that he had received two
| deep gashes I'm the head. The arm and
| shoulder were also painfully cut from
| coming in contact with the stones, and
his leg was somewhat bruised. The ply
stefan, however, does not regard the
! child's injuries as at all serious.
AGAIN BEFORE THE COURT.
The Mayor of Manchester, Hon II. y.
| Maurice, who, among other functions,
presides over the Police Court. but who
| for the past several days had been listen
|
/ ham, was again on the bench yesterday
morning, and dispensed a deal of justice
to disgruntled neighbors.
As already related in the Dispatch
| Monday when the case before Squire
Tyson, involving Mrs. A. Spiegel, JOSEPH
| Oppelman, Mrs. Annie Oppelman. ano
their son, Phillip, and. lastly, Samue
| Myers, was dismissed, all went home ano
again INDUCED in war of words. Cross
warrants were issued and all were again
| placed under arrest, but bailed. Mayor
| Maurice heard their tale of woe and ther
| fined the three Oppelmans $3.50 each anc
placed them under bond of 800 10 keeE
| the peace for twelve months. Myers was
| required to pay the costs of one war
| rant, while Mrs. Spiegel was discharged.
Joseph Dixon, negro tramp from Dan
| vile, was picked up by Captain Lipscomb
and was given ten days in the chain-gang
He will break rocks during the time.
DEATH IN A DITCH.
DR.. John w. Bransford. of Bon Air, suf-
fered the considerable loss Monday eve
ming of splendid horse by accidental
death. The Doctor had driven his team
TO the farm of Mr.. Walter c. Moore, OF
the Midlothian turnpike. The horses two
fine bred Norfolk animals, had been lef
in charge of a negro while he was in th'
house visiting Mr.. Moore. From some
cause the team became frightened anC
ran off at break-neck speed. The negro
driver lost control of them, and after &
few wild springs they fell headlong into
a ditch, and the neck of one was broken
Death resulted In a few moments.
ENTERTAINMENTS OF THE EVE
MING.
Manchester Council Jr. o. L. A. NJ.
are holding a bazaar and fair each nigh
this week in Odd-Fellows' Hall, and theil
excellent entertainments are so far meet
ing with success. The attendance wa:
good last night considering the weather
forecast. The fair will continue the res
of the week.
The lantern festival TO be given Friday
night at Rices lawn, on Cowardin ave
nue., for the benefit OF the Manchester
| Presbyterian church, promises to be on,
of the most delightful affairs of the sea
son. Already many lanterns have beer
made to compete for the prizes to b'
given for the largest, smallest prettiest
and most comical lanterns exhibited.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Miss Mary Becher is the guest of Mrs
Cohen. on Hull street.
Mr.. Willie Craig is able TO be out aftel
several weeks illness with malarial
fever.
Mrs. Sarah l.. Bottoms is quite sick a
her residence, 420 west Fourteenth street
Miss Maud Barratte left Manchestel
Monday night for Dorset. where she vii
spend several weeks with relatives
Miss Moselle Gregory has returned from
a pleasant visit to the family Of DR.. Ton
Cheatham. at Chesterfield Courthouse.
Captain w. X. Smith left Monday nigh
for Greensboro, n. c., after a pleasan
visit 10 family and friends.
Mrs. b. NJ. Davidson left for Bucking
ham yesterday morning to visit her son al
Nuckolss post-ofiice.