The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-12
MR.. ALvIS' ASSAILANT.
NEGRO CHARGED WITH ATTEMPT
ING THE OFFTCER's LIFE.
Ephralm Scott Arrested on suspicion--A
Red Mems Entertainmenf--De oil
Mrs. Flournoy I'm Powhstan'
MANCHESTER BUREAU RIcHnoND TIMEs,
fli2 HULL SrREEr BEArfI IL BLOCK.


day night and continuing Tor three
nights. 1t will be a supposed expose OF
their Initiation, ard will be highly anus
ing. This entertainment was given some
time since. and will be repeated at the
request of a number OF people of Swans
boro and this city. The proceeds Will be
for the benefit OF the order.
MANCHESTER'S GAS.
DIR. w. p. Mathews is the first person
In Manchester to have gas In his resi-
dence. He has placed in his home ma
chine for making gas. ana the DOCTOR Is
more than pleased with his new venture
for furnishing light for his home. lie
says the cost is only - cents per 100
feet and he intends 10 use 1t for illumi-
mating, cooking, and heating purposes.
MRS. FLOURNOY DEAD.
Mrs. Eldrdge Flournoy, nee Miss Sims,
died Wednesday at 10 o'clock. at the resi-
dence of her son, Mr.. John Flournoy. az
ter a short but painful Illness. She was
an octogenarian. and had been faithful
and consistent member OF Mount Herman
Baptist church. She leaves three sons,
Messrs. John. William, and Richard
Flournoy.
The interment took place yesterday af-
ternoon at Mount Herman Cemetery.
Miss Alma White, who has been criti-
cally i'll Of typhoid fever was reported 10
are hopeful for a speedy recovery
Mr.. Ned. Moseley is quite sick at his
residence, In Chesterfield.
Master Josie ID. Berger has been absent
from school for several days on account
of sickness.
ALLEGED WOULD-BE ASSASSIN.
At 1870 yesterday morning officer +. h.
Sheffield arrested Ephraim Scott, negro,
charging him with being the man who az
tempted to assassinate Mr.. Avis. lie
lnaLr aI q, he Nor santa ~ n
house until he will have a hearing before
Squire Jones.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Avis found a
knife within fifteen feet OF his gate. Inc
knife is an ugly-looking weapon with the
blade about six inches long. IL was ident-
ned as the propert yof the accused, and
when presented to him he acknowledged
it as his knife.
Brough, the bloodhound, was put on
the trail AT the officers house. He trail
ed the negro TO the house where Scott
said he went with a woman. The dog
then lost the trail II the officers had gone
into tne house OF the woman Wednesday
night they would have found Scott there.
He is Guinea negro, about five feet, six
inches tall. ana has been a warm friend
OF the Murray brothers He has been
heard TO make threats against the officer
on several occasions. He denies throw
ing the rock or firing the pistol at Mr..
Avis house. and says he loaned his knife
out but does not remember TO whom he
loaned It,
Mr.. Avis will go on duty at once.
Judge CloptOn issued the following order
yesterday morning:
To A. A. Avis, Swansboro:
Charles Il. Jones, Esq, Justice of the
Peace, who tried the warrant against
you I'm the Murray cases, having dis
charged you on the ground that the
shooting was justifable, and discharged
you from custody, you are hereby di-
rggfcd IN
police, and relieve Mr.. Thomas Carroll,
who has been acting ad interim.
You will notify Mr.. Jones, the JUS
tico at Swansboro, OF your return 20 duty.
WILLIAM l. CLOPTON,
County Judge.
DEATH OF MR.. SAWTELLE.
Obedah Sawtelle, aged eighty years.
died at o'clock Wednesday night at his
home, in Swansboro.
He moved here from New Hampshire.
and has been here twenty years. lie
was sick two weeks.
He was a son of Solomon Sawtelle.
Revolutionary soldier Of which he was
justly proud He leaves four children
Mr.. c. S. Sawtele. Mrs. j. l.. Bennett,
and Mrs. George Henry. OF SwansbOro,
and Mrs. Fred Jewett, OF New York. He
leaves a widow. Mrs. Florence b. Saw
telle. He was a member OK Meade Memo
rial church.
Funeral services will be held to-day
at o'clock from the residence. In
terment w.. be made in Maury Gene
terry Rev. Ben Dennis will conduct the
services.
WILLING TO SERVE.
The candidates have begun 60 announce
themselves for the coming spring cleo
ton, and in a short time they Will begin
to tell the voters how they would like
20 serve them at 50 much per day.
The vacancies that will have to be fill
ed next May will be for the Office or
Mayor, Commonwealth's Attorney, Clerk
OF the Hastings Court. City Treasurer,
City Sergeant. Commissioner Of the Rev
enue. and High Constable. All magis--
trates I'm the city will have 10 be elected
and a councilman from each ward.
Ii Is said on the streets that the can
didates for Mayor will be Messrs. II. A.
Maurice, A. G. Attkisson. T. f. owen.
and r. A. Lamb. For High Constable
the candidates will be Messrs. George w.
Brook. the present incumbent. w. T.
Hart. Councilman from the Third Ward.
and Squire A. b. Tyson, the magistrate
from Second Ward.
The spring election has every evidence
OF being very lively.
WAS AFTER HER.
A negro woman had a lively chase get
ting out OF the way of a bull Wednesday
afternoon. She was crossing Gray's old
field. above Fifteenth street. when the
animal Uldut lDI utis ONT htdiu a. HviSS'
and on looking hack saw that the bovine
was nearly on her. The woman gave
yell and made a run for safety. II was
nip and tuck for a while but the woman
finally got into a yard on cambridge
street and shut the gate between her
and the bull. Some negro men then came
out and drove the animal from the place
with stones. and the woman went her way
but she declared she had a narrow
'scape from dat bull"
Rev. c. II. Howard, a colored lecturer.
was summoned before the Mayor for or
dinance violation. He has been lectur-
ing on the streets and showing a number
or pictures to illustrate his remarks.
When ne was through he would take up a
collection. He informed the Mayor that
his work was for charity and he was
allowed TO go free.
MR.. CAMPBELL breaches.
Mr.. w. S. Campbell preached at the
Presbyterian church Wednesday night.
and was warmly greeted by his many
friends. His text was. The Way 70 the
Transgressor Is Hard" Prov. 10. IS We'd
nesday, at 1880. Rev j. Calvin Stewart.
pastor OF the Church OF To Covenant,
preached.
THE COUNTY COURT.
The County Court OF Chesterfield ad-
journed for the term Wednesday. Judge
Clopton was engaged during a portion
OF the day in chancery matters
The court allowed Mr. r. T. Criddle, a
citizen OF Swansboro. permission TO car
~ arms. This was done under the stat
ute.
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
Miss Jennie Robinson returned to her
home yesterday morning after pleasant
visit to Petersburg.
The City Council will meet I'm regular