Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-03
HAVE CAMP DEWEY.
FOREST HILL MAY BE MADE A
MOBILIZATION POINT.
THE GRAYS TO ELECT 4 CAPTAIN
Successor to Captain Haverty to BE
Chosen Friday Night-TwO Arrests
Yesterday-CbiIdre Found Dead
Personals and Briefs.

Personals and Briefs.
II was stated on high authority last
night that Forest-Hiil Park will in all
likelihood be a place of mobilization tor
troops as we'll as the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The latter camping place may possibly
not be large enough, and the oter OF
Forest Hill may be accepted. This VIII
greatly please the merchants and people
generally OF Manchester. A more sulta-
bic place than Forest Hill could not be
chosen II two camps are required. The
camp, it is suggested, may be calleo
Camp Dewey, in honor of Rear-Admira'
Dewey. who fought and won the hrst
graat battle Of the Spanish-Americah
war. yo
Lieutenant G. A. Meredith, of the Man
chester Grays, has received orders lioiii
Governor Tyler for the company 70 eiect
a commanding officer TO succeed captain
John J. Hayerty, deceased. The electioh
will take place at the regular meeting Oh
the company next Friday night, uniese
other orders come, to elect sooner theie
Is little doubt but that Lieutenant Melc-
dith will be the choice OF the company
for the captaincy. For the posltion ol
first lieutenant, now held by MI, Meio
dith. there will be several caholoa.eS
second-Lieutenant r. II. Crooks wouiu
naturally succeed Mr.. Meredith in line Oh
promotion. but il is understood that ser
geant Robert Rives is also making d
stubborn fight for the place. There VIII
he n general promotion or election, ana
nossibIv a number of changes Will take
place. ,,o
It Is said a number of the recruits VINO
ioined the company, believing tnat IL
would 90 Immediately TO war; VIII asH
for A transfer to the companies which
will be called out now and mustered H.
TWo ARRESTS YESTERDAY.
Iames n. Cordrey, a young man. VINO
,,,,es ar No 500 west Fifteenth street,
was arrested yesterday afternoon, ana
wade a prisoner at the statloh-house'
without bail, charged with atteIlptlns
criminal assault upon two young colol su
women. He was placed under arrest %
Onced r. p. Smith. Cordrey declares
most positively that ne never sd" e''"e'
woman in his life before
Captain James A. Lipscomb arrested
Thaddeus Ingram, a negro man. yestet
dow afternoon on complaint or oardn
Anderson. charging him with steahns
uJatch from her The man was apou'
IN embark for Washington wneh tne
Cantain invited him TO remain III MAJ
chester for vet awhile. He says the
Woman gave him the timepiece, out sue
denies this. ,-r,>rc
DISPATCH WAR BULLETINS.
The Dispatch inaugurated It's sers'o'
of war bulletins in this city yestei oay
ri UiaCeQ IN
front nj Mr.. Campbeu's store, Hull ano
TweIfth streets. and soon filled Win the
latest tidings from the line OF oatte
The service was prompt, the olspaISne.
being displayed as soon as receive" {"
| the Richmond office, and there "as
crowd around the board all the after
noon. The service will continue resu
TWO INFANTS DEAD ONE MORNING.
The infant of Mr.. and Mrs. !. w
! Glasco, who live at No lilz Perry OIL ses
was found dead by their size ouH Ia
morning when the parents awoKe' Inc
| child was well the evening before, ano
! {, is thought TO have been accidentally
smothered TO death. IL Is needless 10 say
that father and mother were horror
stricken at the CHASTITY sight ana ai'
| now well-nigh heart-broken.
mr.. T. w. Brodnax, the City Coroner
| who .xvas notified, viewed the remains o.
| the child. and hearing the statement o.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Glasco, deemed an inques
unnecessary. II was clear enough 10 MIN
that death was from purely accioehta
causes. ,ro,
The funeral of the child took place iron
the residence yesterday morning al
o'clock. and the interment was mace II
Maury Cemetery. Rev. w. W. Lear con
Quoted the services. ,.ro,
The infant of John Kelly, coloret
man, who lives In Tan faro boltoni T ~I
also found dead Sunday morning. Or
Rrodnax was notified but deemed an Ia
quest unnecessary, deciding that the chill
died from natural causes.
THE CASE OUT OF THE COURT.
The Bradley Nunnally suit, which nae
hesn set for trial in the Hastings Cour
| Yesterday passed out of the courts yes
terday soon after Judge Ingrams cour
| convened. Twas dismissed from TN
| docket on motion OF the counsei LOT ln
plaintiffs. Messrs. Charles l.. ana Lesi
r. Page.
Ar the February term Of the court tn
case was tried. but the jury couid no
agree. and 1t was continued until LII
April sitting. ..x,,,,s
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
| Mr.. Robert I. w mite WcH@ W N-~"
Sunday on a business trip.
Mr.. F. j. Rudd left yesterday lot DOT
sett's. where he will spend several days
Miss Lille May Baird, OF Washington
D. c., is with her parents, on Cowardi
avenue. =,
Mrs. Sarah War, of New York, 10 tn
guest of Mrs. Lawrence Ingram o
Twelfth and Porter streets.
Mr.. Rollin Owens left yesterday 10
Blue Ridge Mountains, West virgins
He goes In quest of health.
Mrs. W. +. Martin was taken suooeni
IN at her home. on west Cowardin ave
nue.. sunday. Her condition Is such tina
,her children from distance have bee
telegraphed' -.
Mrs. j. j. Haverty. wife OF the iat
Captain Haverty. Of the Grays' has re
turned from Phoebus. Va. TO her home
No. 1906 Hull street.
The father OF Mr.. Charles Kimmell,
this city. who was so III In Lebanon. Pa
died Saturday. Mr.. kimmell reacne
Lebanon Just before the last hour OF IN
senior Kimmell.
\ MAYOR Maurice had a number OF case
before him In the White Temple yeste'
day morning. but none were important