Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-07
MAKING ROME HOWL,
OFFICER JONES INTERRUPTS
PROCEEDING OF THIS SORT
MEETING OF MANCHESTER VETERANS
Two Boys quite Painfully
nov. Mr.. Hurt breaches ON SUI
cide-PoIice Court Items ana o'"
x. From Across the James,

~. ,.,,-,,,r, des,re TO paint the town,
h,,, instead one painted cell at 'he
police station. while the other was DuS",
engaged in getting out OF tre lea'ii -
the inyinciblcs. ..,.,
A,onza called John bad name whicn
rohr resented with all the force In MS
h,ack arm and n battle between them
ensued. There we're dozens enjoying W
spectacle of such a magnificent coh'eS''
whom ND stepped Officer Jones, ana hooh-
Cd. A,onza He would have gotten Johh'
too. but he saw the policeman appro"c"-
ing and substituted motion OF heels for
hands. and thus escaped.
vETERANG' FINE MEETING.
In honor of the holiday, many OF the
"true and the tried" of Joseph Il. JONI
ston Camp of Confederate Veterans turn
ed ont last night to their meeting III
Odd-Fellows' Hall, and jovial' whoie-
sou,ed war council followed. The old
fellows were I'm the best OF humor, ana
,o,d iokes and war stories that would
heat ouv modern tales of fishing, such as
their sons can tell from their experience.
THE camp is far from being dead, ana
IL is a source of much pleasure 10 these
brave mem to gather there ana talh Vi
the old times, when they shouidereu tne
musket and marched TO battle with the
bravest of the brave.
I.ABoR-DAY IN MANCHESTER.
I.abor-Day in Manchester was marked
by two things only-quietness and absence
of almost everybody from the city. Many
went to Richmond to the base-Dall anu
To the exercises at the Auditorium at
riobt The vaudeville at Forest-Hill last
night was also largely attended by Man
chester people. The post-office was closen'
and the desk lids of the city oiiicials
drawn down. Many of the stores were
also closed, and If Labor-Day means the
absence of all appearance OF labor ana
the activity OF all in trying TO have
good time. then Manchester honoreu the
day with commendable earnestness.
CHILD BREAKS HIS ARM.
Palm Angel. a son of Mr.. Pitt Angel,
of west Eleventh street, fell from SOFA
sunday and broke his arm. He had
bcen engaged In playing with other chill
dren. DR.. Hodges, physician or BAL
timore. who was visiting the family at
the time, bandaged the arm, and the
how was afterwards taken to DR.. Law
renee Ingram, the family physician,
when the limb was set.
child named Huband imbedded
fishing hook, with which he was play
ing. in his hand Sunday, and had to be
taken to DR.. Migrants office, where II
was cut out.
CITY COMMITTEE TO MEET.
A meeting of the City Central Demo-
no
flee of Chairman w. w. Pool this eve
ming at o'clock. The object OF the
meeting is to devise a plan for select
ing delegates TO the district convention,
which is to meet in this city on the I'D
instant. Manchester Is to elect eight
delegates, and q primary or ward meet
ings will most probably be held WIFI
in the next two weeks.
SINNERS BEFORE THE SQUIRE.
Many of the folks that the shops and
the government offices turned loose yes
terday, Labor-Day, gathered at s;5o
o. clock yesterday morning in the Man
chester White Temple to see squire
Tyson dispense justice. The squire
was equal to the occasion, and every
thing moved off without hitch, ex-
cent that one fellow didn't have his
$3.50 on hand.
A Young man named f. w. Brown
was charged with firing pistol IN inc
street. and was taxed so and the costs.
The continued case of Mr.. Norman
Bowen. charged with cursing, abusing.
and threatening to strike Mrs. Gertrude
Day. came up yesterday. The evidence
produced by witnesses was contrary to
the charge of cursing, abusing, and
threatening TO strike Mrs. Day. But
MIR. Bowen was fined $3.50 for disorder
ly conduct.
ENiza Jane Jackson accused Pascal
Montgomery, a negro man, with cursing,
abusing. and assaulting her, the plain
tiff The accused was fined $3.50 and
costs.
SEVENTH STREET LADS vICTO-
RIOUS.
An exciting game OF baseball was
played on the Spring-Hill diamond Sat-
urday. in which the Seventh-Street
Lads defeated the Semmes-Street Will
lies by score of 20 to Is. The game
was exciting throughout. The Seventh
Street players are Lumpkin, j. Tig-
nor Ahern, Wlngo, c. Tignor, Smith.
Bradshaw, Charter, Strader; the VIII
! lies are Cordery, Huband. Burruss, FL
| lis. Hendricks, Moles, Farmer, Roach,
Campbell Savory. The features OF the
game were two homo runs and two
| three-base hits by Cordery, and bril-
liant play by Burruss.
A SERMON ON SUICIDE.
"And he went and hanged himself
| Matthew, xvii, 5-was the text from
| which Rev. w. r. Hurt preached SER
| mon on Suicide" at Stockton-Stree'
| Baptist church Sunday night. The num-
Der of recent suicides or suicidal attempts
In this section made the subject one OF
| particular interest.
The following are some things Mr.. Hurt
said: "Self-murder is not an agreeable
subject yet 1t may be salutary OCCASION
| ally to reflect upon It, Many do put al
end to their own lives. and doubtless many
are more or less tempted to do so. Ii
may be hoped that consideration of the
matter may fortify the minds OF some
against the first approaches OF sue.
temptation.
THE CAUSES OF 1T.
mental arrangement is doubtless ,
common cause. This mental derange
ment IS often hereditary, or II may b'
| induced by overwork. by excessive indul
gence of the appetite and passion, or b,
! the presence OF worldly anxiety lnsan
| itv relieves of the guilt OF self-murder
nevertheless. where insanity is the result
of habits which are sinful, the guilt o
these remains.
pressure or dread Of trouble Otter
| leads to this crime: such as intense pain
brooding over great misfortunes. dis
grace. moral cowardice- Instances ar
Saul and the armour-bearer Zimri. Ali
thophel, the Philippian iailer, and Judas
IMPIETY AND COwARDICE.
1--WE should teach our people that sui
eide Is a sin. First, II Is daring impiet,
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