The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-26
THE GRAYS WILL
GO TO THE FRONT
They Vote to Follow Their Present
Officers Anywhere.
A GOLD RINGS REAPPEARANCE.
Lay I'm the Ground for Thirty-two
Years, But Finally Found it's Way
TO its Rightful Owner-A Rich
Vein OF Coal.

MANCHESTER BUREAU RIcHMoND TINES
iis HULLSrRErT, BEArrIE BLocE'

iii2 HULLSTEEEr, BEATflE BLOCK.
Back in the year 1853 Mr. S. r. Han
cock, VINO lives on Perry street Man
chester, came back from California and
presented mis- sweetheart with PLAIN
gold ring made from the gold Of his own
digging.
Tney were married and in 1854 while in
her garden In Manchester Mrs. Hancock
lost her ring. Years passed and the
garden was sold into building lots and
upon one of them Mr.. W. T. Reams
built his home. In 1896 member OF
Mr.. Reams family found the ring in his
yard and IL fell 10 the possession OF his
little daughter
A few Gays ago Mr.. Hancock's grand
child in play with Mr. Reams little girl
discovered that the Initials IN the ring
were those OF her grandparents.
MIR. Reams Immediately investigated
and returned the ring which for thirty
two years had lain in the garden. and
again in April 1895. as in April 1888 Mr..
Hancock placed the ring on the finger
OF his wife. a lapse OF fOrty-hve years
during which Mr.. and Mrs. Hancock
have lived happily and lovingly together.
WILL GO ANYWHERE.
Al n special meeting OF the Manchester
Grays TO decide If they would volunteer
20 go out of the UnitcI States. All but
three voted TO go anywhere within the
borders of our country, And all but the
same three voted TO follow our present
officers anywhere.
They realized should they volunteer TO
20 10 Cuba or Spain they would be sepa-
rated and placed in different commands,
with an utterly strange set OF officers.
Under the circumstances related above
they voted TO follow their present officers
wherever they may see III 10 go. Whether
TO Old Point, Cuba or Spain.
BITTEN BY a TARANTULA.
Mr.. Clarence \. Pickcll. a fruit NOR
chant on Hull street was bitten by .
tarautula Saturday night. lie was pick
ing bananas for "a customer when the
spider fell on his hand and gave him a
severe bite. lie went 10 Weisigers drug
store. where ne had the wound cauterized.
The tarantula was afterwards found and
killed by Mr.. Pickett.
A RICH VEIN.
The prospectors who have been boring
for coal i'm Chesterfield county for IN"
past several months have at last struck
IL rich. on Saturday a vein OF ten feet
was discovered on the farm owned by
colored man and adjoining the planta-
ton Of Mr. Churchill.
The prOspfctOrs are working under or
ders OF a number OF gentlemen from
Pennsylvania and are under the manage
ment ~ Mr.. Myers. an expert mining en-
gineer Of Philadelphia. They have az the
present time an option on f0p0 acres OF
coal land an the county. which promises
10 be a paying Investment II these gen.
tlefnen should succeed they will open mp
The whole coal country in this section.
This vein that was discovered Saturday
is quite deep as Is an Of the best Goals
in this country.
AN INFANT DEAD,
Raymond carrie Brown. the infant son
OF Mr. W r.. and Mrs. Ida Brown. died
at the residence of his parents sunday
al the residence Of his parents yesterday
morning IA 6l0 o'clock.
The funeral took place from the resi-
dcnce No COG cast Fifth street Yesterday
afternoon nj 3 o'clock Rev. George n,
dence. No. 300 east Fifth street. this ar
tornoon at o'clock. Rev. George II.
McFadcn. the pastor OF Flith-S'reet
Methodist church conducted TIC services
Tho intelment was made In Maury Gene
terry. ,
MARRIAGE LICENSE ISSUED.
Deputv Clerk OF the Hastings Court IS
sued "a marriage license yesterday morn
ing 10 Mr.. Ernest Rucker Gilbert ana
Miss Elise Carter Taylor
Tbev will be married Wednesday night
ot the residence OF the brides parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Creed Taylor on
Eleventh and Perry streeis
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS
The Circuit Court Of sussex county VIII
not he held until Monday. May 2d. Judge
II. a. Hancock, Of Chesterfield, will ire
side
The supervisors Of Chesterfield county
were I'm regular session yesterday In the
County Courthouse.
There was an Interesting missionary
meeting held al Clopton-street church
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Harvey Nunnally' OF handoiph-
Macon College. Of Ashland. IS I'm the city
visiting his people.
Mr.. ]. r. Turner. Of this city, Is visiting
friends In Salisbury y. 9,
Ex-Councilmen c. il. Sims Is now IN
New York city where he Will spend
few days.
Master Eugene Desportes, son ot Ut.
I'M.