The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-20
CAN CROSS THE
DRY BRIDGE NOW.
Cowardin Avenue ThOroughfare Will
Be Opened 10 Vehicles To-Day
A PRETTY MORNING WEDDING
Miss Bertha Pollard and MIR. John -
Perdue-Two Horses Bnrnrd To
Dcath-Prctty Wedding To-
Morrow Night.
A PRETTY MORNING WEDDING,
Manchester Bureau Richmond Times,
1ll2 Hull street. Beattle Block'

Manchester Bureau Richmond Times,
11l2 Hull street. Beattle BLOCK.
The thoroughfnre at Cowardin-AVehue
d,.y bridge will be opened 20 the PupHo
An a few days The barbados nave peeh
ordered removed and as soO1 as 10"
holes I'm thclstreet are hlled'up the street
viii be as good as ever. The iron bridge
over the Petersburg railroad at TINS
point has been overhauled and improved
and is now thought 10 be as good as now.
This work was done by the richmond
and Manchester Improvement company
This route for q number OF years mas
heen the one used by people IN this city
and Richmond who desired 10 go 10 For
est Hin Park by private conveyahces.
They will be able to use the route no"
whenever they desire The street Com
mittee has examined the work ana VIII
report that tt As satisfactory.
STRUCK 4 SNAG.
Mr.. Charley Bass, a young man OF this
civ. met with an accident Sunday night
while driving home from Richmond.
when he reached Twelfth and Porter
street he ran on stake driven ~ the
ground. As he was going at good
speed. he was thrown from The vehicle
and for a while he was UNCONSCIOUS. lie
received a number OF cuts ana bruises.
His buggy was badly damaged also, but
the horse escaped without an INJURY.
THE WEDDING BELLS.
4 pretty but quiet marriage will be
solemnized az the residence Of the brides
narents. at No q west Fourth street.
tomorrow night at o'clock. The con-
tracing couple will be Miss Areenia
Starke 10 Mr.. Charles Crawford. Rev.
T. Wallace. the pastor of Fifth-Street
church. will conduct the ceremony
After the mystical exercises. a reception
will be rendered the wedding party.
The prospective bride is the daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Starke. She Is
a young lady of an unusually attractive
manner. which has cndeared her to a
large circle Of friends. Mr.. Crawford Is
"a popular young business man of Rich
mond. The young couple Will make TINS
city their future home.
THE HUSTlNGS COURT
The December term OF Che Hastings
Court began yesterday morning with
Judge John H. Ingram presiding. This is
not a grand jury term and no criminal
eases will be tried at this session.
There is only one prisoner now In the
city jail who Is waiting the attention of
the grand jury She halls from Peters
burg and is quite young and IS negro.
She came 10 Manchester and secured en-
ployment in "a family as nurse. \ few
DAYS afterwards she stole a $50 gold
watch from her employers mother and
when arrested Acknowledged the theft.
She is now i'm the city jail awaiting trial.
The Court will not be in session to-
day, but viii De engaged ou Wednes-
day in chancery causes
EARLY MORNING MARRIAGE.
An carly home wedding was solcmnized
at Bon Air at ass o'clock yesterday
morning The contracting couple was
Miss Bertha Pollard 20 Mr.. John ). fcr-
due. Rev. w H. Reddick was the OH
ciating minister that made the twain one
After the ceremony the newly welded
ones took the $50 o'clock train on the
Southern railroad FOR Washington and
other Northern cities. on their return
TO Virginia they Will make their future
home I'm Rio Vista, Va.
THE newlv-made bride is quite popular
at her old home and her friends will be
sorry to see her leave the neighborhood
She IS the attractive daughter of Mr., and
Mrs. l.. &. Pollard. of that pleasant Nil
iage.
Mr.. Perdue is valued employee Of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company
and IS held in high esteem BY his many
friends.
INCENDIARY FIRE.
Mr.. Walter c. Moore and his brother
Mr.. samuel Moore. two prominent young
farmers OF Chesterfield. near the city
had the misfortune 20 lose two valuable
horses by being burned up sunday morn
Ing.
These gentlemen went down to Malvern
I'm Saturday To- visit their friend. Nj.
w. y. Ladd. Their horses were placed
IN the barn with the stock owned by Mr.
l.add. At II O'Clock the party left the
barn for the house and retired for the
night Before day-brcak they were
aroused by noise and on investigating
found the barn on FIRE and nearly burned
10 the ground An effort was made TO
got the stock ont of tho burning building
but without success
The loss fails very heavily upon Mr.
Iadd who IS young man just starting
ont in life He lost his stable, four fine
horses vehicles. barn adjoining. contain
ing forty barrels OF corn. forage and
farming implements MIR Walter &.
Moore's horse was fine animal and he
valued her at over $500.
The work IS supposed to be Of an in
ccndiary origin as no fire had been TN the
building for some time. and at II o'clock
that night there was not a spark seen
on the place.
81. JOHNS NIGHT.
Ncxt Saturday night will be ST John s
NIGHT and the regular meeting night OF
Manchester Lodge, No. "A, A. +. and A.
M 81. Johns night Is always commem-
rated by this old lodge and the present
occasion win not vary from the previous
occasions when the members and In
dted guests would set down ai'er she