Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-09
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afternoon at the residence OF his father
Mr. John w. Fortune, In Swansboro'
will take place this afternoon at 2:S
O'Clock, from West-End Methodist church
Interment will be made In Maury Gene
terry. Rev. w. T.. Williams pastor OF
West-End church. will conduct the ser
vices. Blood poisoning, growing out
| Of a seemingly trivial cut, on the knee,
was the cause of his death.
BY a most unfortunate circumstance,
! Mrs. Wiley Duke. received an ugly cut
on the arm a few days ago from her
| husbands razor. The husband was strap
ping his razor, and his little son was
looking on so as 10 learn how the thing
was done. The young hopeful fell, and
as the mother made a dive to catch him,
her arm came in contact with the keen
edge Of the instrument. The flesh was
severed to the bone. DR.. Rucker was
summoned and attended the injured lady
POLICE GAVE HIM A JOB.
Through the kind offices of Captain
Lipscomb and his assistants Monday and
Monday night. Mayor Maurice had some
work TO do yesterday morning.
The name of Ivan Irving was the first
called, and the charge of trespassing was
registered against him. He was fined
$3.50 and costs.
MAI SBti w bOuSOi diteS tOptiduu i1pi-
ored) was the next called who was
charged with throwing rocks at Alice
Branch. and was fined 81. Marshall
said he was only throwing Sleeps eyes"
at her but the Mayor said he never beard
Of girl having a man arrested for look
ing sweet at her in all his long life, and
he did not believe any such thing. He
evened up matters little, however, by
making Alice pay for the warrant.
While grand ball, at which the bloom
of jackson Ward society and the lie beau
monde OF the darby kind in Manchester
were swinging each other to the livellest
time at Smiths Hall, on upper Hull street,
Monday night, two negroes from Rich
mond appeared at the door and sang out.
"Clear de room" The dancing stopped,
while the dancers gazed at the door
whence the voices came. But one look
was enough. The two big negroes SAID
no more, yet the stare of two revolvers
met their gaze. Then came the STAN
pede for the door in the great enthusi-
asm of the girls and boys to obey the
two negroes. officers were presently on
the scene. but the cause of all the trou-
BILE was nowhere to be found.
TO HAVE A MASQUERADE.
At a meeting Of the Manchester Cotillon |
Club. held Monday night at the Patterson
residence. Porter and Eleventh streets. |
it was decided TO have masquerade ger
man at Leader Hail on the night of the /
18th. The occasion will be looked for /
ward TO with d great deal Of pleasure by |
the members of the club.
There will be masquerade party for |
given by Misses Ruth and |
Beulah DuVal and Eula Bass at No. 2l2 !
Fifteenth street. for the benefit OF Lend
a-Hand' Society of Bainbridge-Stre
Baptist church. Friday, February II. 1885,
All children are invited to attend masked
and adults unmasked
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Miss Oty Sampson. Of Roanoke. Va, is
on visit to Miss Ruby Wicks. No. q
west Seventh street.
Hon. Samuel Hairston. OF Pittsylvania
county. was in the city Monday, the
guest of Mr.. W. J. Carter
Mrs. Il. p. Nunnally OF No. ~ east
Fourth street. fell down the steps at her
home Monday night and received painful
bruises.
Miss Emma Cox is detained at her
nome, on cambridge street, on account OF
sickness.
The ladies Of the Sewing Circle of Balm
Baptist church will have a
valentine tea at Mrs. W. L. Moodys. on
Porter street, Monday, the 1ith instant
Miss Pauline Price will entertain a |
number of her friends at her home, on
eighth and Decatur streets, Thursday
light.
Miss Ellen V. Cobb. of Whitehall. Buck
ngham county, is i'm the city visiting
Ter sister. Mrs. II. A. Maurice, OF |
Eleventh and Perry streets.