The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-18
NEWS OF MANCHESTER.
a DWELLING HOUsE DESTROYED
JESTERDAp BY yIRE.
Dates Tor the Trials In the Manchester
Hastings Court-Dcath OF Mr..
John 4. BEDFORD.
MANCHESTER BUREAU IICnMoND TINES.
iii2 HUIL STREET BEArliE BLOCK.


against the Richmond and Petersburg
Railroad Company, on SATURDAY, J@nu-
airy I'D; l.. N. Evans against W. ben
Davis ON Thursday. February 81.
The Manchester Building and Land
Company against A. l.. Powell, February
9Th. Emora Pride against Richmond ana
Petersburg Railroad Company January
10Th: Margaret Pride against the same On
same date. Charles Roberts against the
Richmond Wood Working Company on
January 18th; William Bergman; DC
NiSCcs. against William Bergman holrs
on January 2Hh: Adele Spcrgel against a.
Oppclman. suit for SANDER on January
2ist: Adele Spcrgel against \ Oppclmdn
and Annie Oppclman, his wife, January
tlsL
4 HOUSE BURNED.
smau frame house owned b. Albert
Moon. colorcd, and occupied hN a. colorcd
family. caught on IRE yesterday aftef-
noon about i.lj o'clock and was burned 10
the ground. The contents OF the builoihs
were saved.
Inc Fire Department responded prompt
~ when the alarm was given, Dut "heh
they arrived az the scene the house was
. ruin. The place was situated on cas-
Twcnty-scCOnd street in NcWtoWn ana
was "a small One-story building.
Mr.. John Thomas Redford died sudden
j. yesterday morning at his home AT ,p>
east Tenth street at oclock. 1he &c
Ccscd had been In feeble health for TWO
weeks past. but on last Friday was on
the streets and his death came as sur
Prise to his many friends.
MR.. REDFORD'S DEATH.
Mr.. Redford was one Of the oldest ma
tive born citizens Of Manchester. lie
was born i'm this city scVenty-hNc years
ego. and has lived here all that time. lie
was carpenter by trade and has been
q faithful employee of the Southern
shops for a great number of years. unll
two weeks since, when he retired from
active life.
lie was a commitment Of Meade Ne
church was first organized in this city.
Mr. Redford was a good man ana was
loved and respected by large circle or
friends and acquaintances. lie leaves 70
wife, Mrs. Margaret j. Redford, and nu-
merous relatives in this city and Rich
m0nd.
The funeral will take place from Meade
Memorial church this afternoon NJ
8 o'clock. Rev. Ben Dennis. the rector,
Will conduct the services The intermcnt
Will be made I'm Maury Cemetery.
The following gentlemen will act as
Honorary: Messrs ]. w. Bronaugh. Jr.,
Samuel h. owens, W. J. Carter ana K. T.
Smerlc.
Hessrs, J. IL ID. Johnson, ". @. Hines
Joseph T. Davidson. Joseph l.. owens.
NJ. T. Adams, James L. Galloway ana
Price.
JUDGE MILLER I'LL.
Judge Thomas NJ. Miller Judge OF the
county court OF IoWudldls Ndo ldkth
suddenly III Saturday. Mr.. A. Royal Ic
ceived a telegram Sunday calling him
60 the bedside of the sick man. He lett
Sunday on the 1850 train and Is sun
tn attendance on his friend. Or. MlchauN
was also summoned. He LETT on the y
O'Clock train yesterday morning.
From a private telegram received in
This city. Yesterday morning 1t stated that
Judge Miller was a shade better lie IS
suffering with gastritis.
pain TNTrT. FALL.
Mrs Joseph T.. Davidson. who was
painfully hurt last week, is improving,
and is now able TO sit up. She was on
the front porch of her residence on Co
wardin avenue. when she fen and hit
her side on the edge of the floor. Tho
accident was very painful, and she had
e. call in her physician, DIT w. j. Mat
thews. She Is steadily improving, and
will be able TO attend 10 her household
duties In a few days.
THE MAYORS COURT
Mayor Maurice announced at o'clock
yesterday morning that he was ready for
Walter Wright and Herbert Lawton.
two white youths. aged IA and 16 respec-
lively, were arrested Sunday. charged
with a felony. An old stable was set on
fire on west Twelfth street Saturday
evening about $3.50 o'clock. IL was own
ed by the William Young estate Mr..
Charles NJ. Amos. who lives near by, saw
the blaze and put the fire out He was
satisfied that 10 was of an incendiary
origin, and notified the Chief-of- Police.
This officer worked the case up and ar
rested the two boys. They acknowledged
going into the house at the time They
stated they built fire IN the old build
ing, but thought they had put IL out
when they left the premises. Instead
or aking IL felony the Mayor made II
case Of trespass and fined them each s..
Burt Redham, a tramp from Tennessee,
or somewhere else. was charged with
tespass on the property of the Southern
a a. In az
port News 10 look for work.
THE HUSTINGS COURT.
The Hastings Court convened yester-
DAY morning in grand jury session, with
Judge Ingram presiding
All the members of the grand Jury
were present and sworn IA but there was
not a Sii gle case to claim their atten-
ton and they were discharged for the
term.
rlis speaks well Tor the morals OF the
city. for within the last three months 40
crime has been committed within her
border that would claim the attention Of
Judge Ingram was engaged during the
DAY In fixing dates for civil causes TO be
tried
MRS. LLOYD ENTERTAINS.
There was a delightful musical at "The
Terrace, the home Of Mrs. ]. b. Lloyd,
corner Of Tenth and Decatur streets. on
Friday evening which was much enjoyed
by large number OF invited guests.
NmhilE liNrt WHO PARTICIPATED Wtfe
Misses Mabel and Elsie Crooks. Eva Da-
wilson Mabes Bradshaw Lizzie Has
ungs. and Matte Williams. The se-
lectiOns were well rendered Miss Lillian
Sampson played q very pretty selection
accompanied by her father. on the cornet
Misses Berthe Robinson and Mabel
Bradshaw sang duet, which was much
enjoyed.
Miss Elsie Crooks and Mr. Eddie Bur
Ton sang several selections, after when
refreshments were served ana altogeth-
er very pleasant evening was spent.
RETURNED HOME.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Herman Siegel have
returned 10 the city from .heiT wedding
tour TO Cincinnati and other western
cities.
They VIII make their future home at
No. 1901 RainbriGec street, the residence
OF Councilman W. Il. bradley. their
brother.
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
Captain George II. Wise. an old IA
vorte in this city, was in attendance at
the Hastings Court yesterday morning.
Miss Hattie V. Kelly is sick at ner
home on Pocahontas street.
The Street Committee will meet at =
O'Clock yesterday afternoon at Everett
street and the Petersburg turnpike. They
Will probably order Improvements in this
section.