The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-24
FIRE AT SKINQUARTER.
THE posT.OFFICE, STORE, AND A
FREIGHT house DEsTROYED.
The Insurance ON the Store Had just En-
pIred-A Narrow Escape In Runaway.
AQulet Marrisge-oiher News.
MANCHESTER BUREAU Richmond TINES,
No. lll2 Hull STREET. BEATrIE BLocKl

MANCHESTER BUREAU RIcnMoSD TINES,
No. lll2 Hull STREET. BEATrIE BLocKl
A destructive fire occurred at an early
hour Sunday morning at skinquarter,
few miles below Manchester. The dam
age done was the total destruction Of the
large general store OF Mr.. Gus Berger,
the postofiice and the freight house OF
the Farmyille and PoWhatah railroad.
thu assistant postmaster Of that village.
AS that village has no conyenienccs Tor
nghting fires the building was wholly
consumed.
The building and contents or the store
were the property Of Mr. Gus Berger,
the Hull-stroet merchant. lie places his
The property had been insured up to a
short time ago. when the insurance ox-
PRED, and as Mr. Berger had not been
notified by the company, and had toreot-
ten when the time expired, he Will lose
the Insurance. He is not able TO say how
the fire occurred The house was closed
IN when the blaze was first seen, but
had been burning for some time
Mr.. Berger thinks the hte originated
by some one throwing . lighted. cigar
accidently, in some trash before the store
A MARROW ESCAPE.
Late Yesterday afternoon, while Mrs.
ii. G.. Bcattic was out driving with her
two children and her sister-ln-law, Miss
Mould OF Washington. they had mar
row escape from serious injury.
When they arrived opposite the place
OF Mr.. Henry Iarnish, on the Midlothian
turnpike. the horse all az once made a
dash and began 20 kick furiously. The
dash board was shattered and the horse
kicked until she got her leg caught over
tho shaft where DC was held fast until
Mr.. Harnish ran 10 the assistance OF the
occupants OF the surry.
ono Of the little girls received a bruise
on her knee. The others escaped injury
and an returned home on the trolley car.
4 QUIET MARRIAGE.
Rev. w j.. Hurt, pastor of the stock
tOn-Strcct Baptist church, performed
quiet marriage ceremony III ms patloIs 3t
No 1lJ north Twelfth street last night
at $50 o'clock.
Mr. William Thomas Condrcy and Miss
Willie Ann Wade were made man and
wife according 10 the pretty service OF
the Baptist church. They were attended
by Miss Susie Lifsey and Dir. j. X. VIII
son.
After the ceremony the couple were
driven 10 the residence of the groom on
Semmes street. near Thirteenth, where
they will reside in future.
HAD TO BE KILLED.
DR.. John W. BransfOrd, OF Bon Air,
while visiting his friend. Mr.. Warner
Moore had an accident TO occur 20 one Of
his fine Norfolk horses, which caused II
10 be killed While stopping al Mr..
Moores house the team was left in the
charge Of a darkey. The animals be-
came frightened al some object which
made them run away. Atter going some
distance they jumped ditch when one
Of the horses fell and broke leg ana had
~ ~ 'ADJUDGED INSANE.
A commission OF lunacy WAS held IN
Swansboro yesterday afternoon over pen 9t.l,
iamin Baker an old coiored man oil thdt
town He was adIudged insane anu
was brought to the Manchester city jan
for confinement until room can DE intoe
for him i'm the Central state hospllai Oh
Petersburg. , ., 20 NO.
istrate G. r. Jones, Of SwansDoroi btOi 20
Hicks. of Hancocks store ana l'lub "'oii
'''''''"' u THE MAYORS COURT.
Squire Tyson was the lord OF an ne
surveyed I'm the Hall of Justice yesterday
morning and considering the temperature
~ the room in which the court was helq
| the nreslding Justice kept pretty cooI
ana made quick work OF the sinners pre-
scented before his august presence
VIII MacFerrell, alias 'hed MoIn' ','n'
| was the leader Of "A gang which mas peeh
| robbinq the brasses from the trucks on
the Southern railroad. He is "a one-armed
yellow negro and halls from Louisiana
where he worked I'm the steam boat pusl-
ness on the Mississippi river.
on Wednesday night the gang made an
attempt to rob the cars below Forest I'M
Park. They were fired upon by number
| Of officers who were watching them and
David Jones was badly wounded. lie Is
now I'm the city jail. He Informed the
officers who the leader was ana Mac
| Terrell was arrested by the police or
| Newport News He admitted his guilt
| and threw himself on the mercy Of the
court. He was sent TO jail for twelve
months.
Lee Gordon. n colored driver for Mr..
C. II. Berry. was up FOR ordinance viola
ton. He let the horse he had charge or
run out on the streets and was lined 81.
Mary Green and Fred Martin, two old
colored people had n fight on Fourth ana
Hull streets Saturday night They were
corrarled by officer Jones, and Squire
| Tyson fined each $40 and costs.
They had no money and they had 70
60 down until their friends raised tho
amount
John Balmer n black negro from North
| Carolina. was taken I'm as n suspicious
| character. As the parties who had re-
ported him had left the city he was dis
| charged and ordered 10 leave town.
Mr.. w Z. Holt had 10 pay 81 for HIS
horse running at large.
| Victoria Fowler and Lizzie Harvey, two
negro girls. whose faces are as familiar
IN this court as the Old man with the
gray vhiskers. were mp again YESTERDAY
They have been out of jail for one week.
and Saturday night they got drunk and
raised a row. They were arrested by
Officer Jones and locked up and
the Squire gave them ninety days IN
fail
Joseph Oppelman made complaint that
Mrs. A. spugel. a. Marks and Samuel
| Myers sold on Sunday. The prisoners
claimed that the whole thing was spite
work on the part 81 Oppelman, and as
the case was not clear 20 the court he
dismissed the charges.
HIS GAME ESCAPED.
officer Alex. Wright had lively chase
after Daniel Wickman. colored. on Sat
urday night He heard that there was n
game OF poker going on In an old house
on Seventh and Hull streets When he
got into the room where the game was
going on the players broke and ran.
The officer recognized Daniel, who made
for the window and as he got there the
officer caught him I'm the back Of the
coat. lie held him IN this position for
few minutes when the garment was torn
in the back and the man fell a distance
Of twenty feet 20 the ground. The flee
ing man was fired on by the officers. but
made good his escape.
This man IS wanted by the police OF
Richmond and Manchester. They have
been hunting for him for some time.