The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-12
LOOKING FOR FIRE BUGS.
THE PEOPLE or BURKETTLLE ARE
CREAMY IN EARNEST.
Only Two Members Of the water Com
mission Attend the Mceting-Othcr
Manchester Matters.
MANCHESTER BUREAU RICHMOND TINES.
HULL STREET BEAT1Ir BLOCK,

JurkcNillc late yesterday afternoon inc
people OF that town are still patroing the
streets in their attempt 20 catch the IN
cendiarics who have been setting IRE 10
buildings IN that town The ciuzens OF
that place say that If they catch inc par
lies that IL will so hard with them Ihey
left Mr.. Carroll under the impression IT
they caught the right people that they
would hans them 20 the nearest telegraph
While Mr. Fernando Ovorton was sit
ting up with "a sick child Monday night
his dogs made a great deal OF fuss rum
ming back and forth m the Ndrd anu
barking all 'hc time. lie went out u"
investigate and found Gaines tobacco idt-
tory IN q blaze IL required the asslsiaace
Of several citizens TO cNunsuish the nle.
When these men examined the premises
they found "A bag saturated Win ktIg-
scne oil and a bottle partly filled WIN
The people Of Burlcvllc are very much
exercised about these fires. they are
satisfied that N is the work Of inccndi-
aries and they think they know VINO the
guilty parties are.
THE WATER COMMISSIONERS.
The Water Commissioners were called
90 meet in regular monthly session l~Sl
night IN tho Office Of the SuDcrintCudent
Of the city Water Works az 1.5D o'clock.
~ o'clock only Mcssrs George ~ carr
md G. :. Wells were present 20 answer
10 their names. As two members ga NO
compose a quorum these gentlemen cOnld
not transact the business OF the cOWrls
sion, 80 they wonded their way nome
ward.
4 commission viii be held at $3.50 this
morning in the station house over Joe
FlcmminR. a negro man. who was arrest
"a yesterday morning by chief OF Ponce
lIpscOmb.
Inc commission viii Doe composed OF
Magistrates w. -. LithgOw. II. T. owen
and John taudlc.
Flemmlng was very violent when taken
in charge and ii took several men 20 take
him 20 the station house. While 10 =
store on upper Hun street he behaved
badly ana IL took the proprietor ana ms
20 pound clerk 10 handle flcmmins' ana
get him out OF the store.
y PAINFUL ACCIDENT.
Mr. Frank II. Crosuck. who clerks for
aIr. r. H. Corsley. on upper Hull street,
met with AN incorycnient and painful ac-
Cident yesterday morning. The young man
was attending 10 his duties IN the store
when ne threw his head back and gave
great yaWn.
Tne exercise was too great COR him and
caused a. dislOCatiOn of the lower Jaw,
FOR some time the young man lace was
set and he could not utter word as ms
jaws were locked and stretched VIDE
open.
Dr. Lawrence Ingram was summoned.
lie reduced the dislOCations ana the
young man is now all right and attend
ing TO business.
DEATH or MIR. HARNlAN
Mr. William H. Hartman died suddenly
at his home on Ninth street. a few doors
beyond Maury stree. Monday night about
nine O'Clock.
Mr.. Hartman had been complaining for
tho past few days but was able TO at
tend 10 his business Monday night after
supper he retired 10 his bed at the usual
hour. About the hour named he caued
10 his Wife who had also retired ana
informed her that he was sick. she got
up 10 render him what assistance she
could but before she had nnlshed dreh--
ing her husband brcathcd his last.
Squire c. u. Jones. acting coroner was
notified of the death Of Mr. Harman'
and he decided 10 hold an inquest Inc
following jury was summoned 10 stl ~
ihe case. j. l.. Bennett foreman =. T.
Taylor. h. L. Capron. and A. @. Red
ford After hearing testimony from the
members of the family They brought I'D "a
verdict that the deceased came TO ms
death from natural causes. and IL was
The opinion OF the jury that the cause or
his death was heart trouble
MI. Hartman was IN his ntty-SlNth year.
lie was "a carpenter 10y trade.
The funeral Will take place from his
late residence this afternoon az three
o'clock Rev George II. McFadden, o.!
the Fifth-Street Methodist church. viii
conduct the services. The intcrmcnt VIII
be made an Maury Cemetery.
BROKE Ills ARM.
Little Willie Crawford. who lives with
his parent Mr.. Frank Crawford. on
Fourth. near Stockton street. met with
an accident Monday evening
The child, who Is four years or age,
was sitting on ID trunk when ne slipped
and fell. When he struck the floor he
sustained a fracture Of his LEFT arm just
below the elbow. This was the second
time this boy has had his arm broken
and on each occasion 1t has been the
same arm and at the same place.
Dr. J.. T. Ruckcr was called 10 inc ~
lie sufferer and left him as comfortable
as could be expected.
a LIVELY TUSsLE.
Joe Flcmming. negro man. gave Chief
Iipscomh rather lively tussle yesterday
morning before be was placed behind the
bars n the station house.
Joe. who IS a simplc-mindcd negro. had
been acting rather strangely in stores IN
he upper portion of Hull street. From
information received the officer thought
DO best TO take Joe in as a suspicious
character When he arrested the man hc
refused to go with him ana 1t took I'VE
men TO get him 90 the lock-up. When
arrested he acted Ike a. mailman. and
had the strength of several men. COM
mission of lunacy will bee held on him.
BAL POUDRE.
The members Of the Manchester Cotu-
day night. lt was decided that they
give a Bal Poudre on the night of Fri
day. January 2st. The cotillon Will be
at Leader Hall and Will begin at o'clocK.
MI W Ills NlltdlM VIII UN iiAt A'GN'ls
The members viii serve an elegant sup
per to their guests on the occasion.
BIRTHDAY RECEPTION.
The residence of Mr.. aud Mrs Price OF
No ~ Everett street. was the scene
Monday night Of "a most enjoyable re
ception. the occasion being the sixteenth
birthday of their daughter Miss Kubie
Price.
Music and parlor games were INDUCED
in until 1880. with AN interval. during
which the parlCr doors were thrown open.
entering into a handsomely decorated
dining-rOOm, where sumptuOus supper
was served.
Among the ladies and gentlemen pres
ent were the foloWing Misses Kubie
Price Daisy MCGEE Mamie Gary, Julia
GOode Maud Jennings. Lotte Adams,
IAlhan Adams, Lucic HOuchcns. julia
SaundeTson. Alma Markham. Maud sad
Ter Matte Davidson. OF Manchest er.
Mabel ChappeiL Of Surry county ana
Anna Davis. OF Dorset. Messrs. Charlie
Watkins. Nal Johnson. Rawlings Hub
son, Sam Hawks, Clay H0uchcns EDDIE
Mann, Harvey MCGEE. Jesse Blake. Law
renee Adams Walter Bailey, Carter Ga
~. Willie Slaughter. Willie Ssundersol.
8 j. Markham. of Manchester. Luther
Davis. of DOrsctt; Willie Fox Frank.
and While Gary. Andrew Undertake and
H. Burton. OF Richmond.
The party was chaperOncd by Mir. and
Mrs. c. y. Price, Mrs. haye, and Mrs.
Gary.
Al 2:30 the merry party wendell their
way homoWard. wishing Miss Ruhie
many happy returns.
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
Mrs. Mary b. Lipscomb continues quite
stek II her home Al No. Rl StUC ktOu