Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-30
In OUR SISTER CITY.
NEWS OF FRIDAY CLEANED FOR
THE DISPATCH READERS.
THE CHESTERFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
They VIII Continue AS Last Year
Finance Committee of school
spanisb-InterestinG Medical Case.

The Finance Committee of the Chester
field school Board held a meeting at tn,
Courthouse yesterday. and went carefully
over the revenues Of the schools for the
next session. also the expenses.
The committee took up the county.
school districts. district by district, and
asoertainee the amount that would be
needed for them. The aggregate expenses
were set over against the funds at
the disposal of the committee. AS a re-
suit there will be no cutting off of ses-
sfons or teachers, and the schools Will,
in all likelihood, go on as last year. The
School Board will not meet Tuesday, as
at first intended. but probably not until
the last of August.
HAD SKIRMISH DRILL.
The Grays had skirmish drill in a
fleid near Marx Addition last night.
The entire company was present, and
Captain l.. w. Ogden took command. as
this was the first meeting of the COM
pany since he received his commission
from the Governor.
The company fired volley after voIley
of blank cartridges, and many who did
thought surely the Spanish had come I'D
The river
NEEDLE IN HIS FOOT.
That steel is not poisonous to human
hesh has been very forcibly illustrated of
late in this city.
DIR. John w. Brodnax reports a case
an interesting case-which has Just come
under his observation in his regular prac-
tice, where "a child imbedded a half
needle In his foot which remained in the
flesh two weeks, yet there was no sign
whatever Of Inflammation. The child is
Holland French. little son Of Mr.. John
M. French. OF Thirteenth and Porter
streets. About fortnight ago Holland
began to complain of his foot hurting
him, though an examination OF it re- !
vealed no cause. During the day half of |
needle was found about the house. and |
Il was thought that possibly the other |
half was giving Holland the pain and /
causing him 10 limp. He seemed to get |
no better. still there was no inhamma-
ton. DE-. Brodnax was sen. for, and
suspecting the needle was responsible.
succeeded in finding where the child felt
the greatest pain when he pressed on his
foot. He then cut the skin and probed |
with the result that he drew out more
than an inch OF needle, which had worked
Its way some distance from where IL en-
tered.
MI. Mays. who is employed at the
Southern shops. was quite badly cut about
the face yesterday afternoon late by a
piece or falling timber. The injury Is.
however not dangerous
The Catholic ladies gave their lawn
party a. the school-house again last
nisht. On both these occasions they have
realized a nice sum towards the payment
of the debt on tho building.
WARD MEETINGS TONIGHT.
Messrs. Pool and Pugh, members o. the
democratic City Committee from the | ,
second Ward. have. in the absence OF The
safd superintendent. issued a call for
me voters OF the ward 20 meet this eve-
mig az o'clock in tho Police Court. 20
lame delegates TO the convention next i
Thursday. ''SAs
~ VIII also be incumbent on the voters 4
present 70 elect ward surerintenGen, 1
lee. ny >VHahlt-
superintendent osterbind. Of the Th,ra !,
|" ara, has also called meeting 90 sha !
'oters Of his ward for tonight The So !
'.on VIII be held on the ground f,oor -, =, 4
ne Leader Building. ''V' q Z
Ihe apparent Indifference Of the peon,a {