Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-15
ACROSS THE JAMES.
NEWS OF TWO DAYS CLEANED On
SOUTH SIDE.
ARRESTED FOR STEALING A HORSE.
Gordon. with Many Aliases, Ar
rested mt Louisa Courthouse ana
uc,a for s,vausboro' PoIice-Mnyor
vaurJce Makes Impressions.

| HOIlCCnHn
boro'. received a telegram from Louisa
Courthouse yesterday stating that Henry
alias Ben. alias Bill Gordon, who is want
ed I'm Swansboro' to answer the charge OF
stealing a horse from Lonnie Alexander.
a colored man, had been arrested at the
Courthouse. and was held subject to the
disposal OF the swansboro' police. officer
Avis went to Louisa last night at 1929
O'Clock over the Chesapeake and Ohio
road. He expects to get his man and re-
| turn 10 the city this morning.
II is alleged that the Gordon man
claimed 10 be a veterinary surgeon. and
undertook 10 cure the horse at the re-
! quest OF Alexander, but instead, he look
the animal and fed the county. This is
the negro's tale: it Is not known what
may be Gordon's. The horse was in his
possession when arrested.
The Board OF Health will hold a special
meeting this afternoon at o'clock.
MAYOR MAURICE. JUSTICE & co.
The services OF Mayor Maurice at the
White Temple Of the Southside yesterday
morning were largely attended, and the
sentences which fell from his Honor
lips made a great deal OF impression on
his audience in general and upon two In
particular. These two were James II.
Morris and Eaton Keys, James Morris is
a driver in the Southern railway yards.
and was arrested Saturday by Special
officer Roach on the charge of stealing
brasses from the yards 1t came out IN
the evidence that the driver was accus-
toned TO conceal the brasses under the
cart saddle and take them 10 a junk
dealer when he got outside. where he
changed them into silver. The Mayor
then delivered a sentence. which sent
Morris To Jail for sixty days
Eaton Keys was up for getting drunk
and saying bad words about his neighbors,
and was fined s. ana costs. Here is the
other occasion upon which his Honor's
eloquence made an impression.
THOSE VALENTINE TEAS
The valentine tea given last night by the
Ladies' Auxiliary of the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers at the residence
of Mrs. f.. c. Wilburn was a most graft
fving success. The invitation. to which
many responded. was worded thus:
Come. friends. bring your dimes
TO Il26 cambridge street;
Eight T. NJ is the time;
Awaiting there's a programme neat,
And many tempting things to eat.
Upon arrival. you will also find
For each ana all a valentine
Under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid
Society of cambridge Baptist
church, valentine TEA was given at
the residence of Mrs. NJ. l.. Moody. on
Porter street, last evening. The ladies of
the church are making an earnest effort
a. 4 d Il. II.
sonage of the church, and they deserve
unstinted commentator for the success /
they have attained. The affair at Mrs.
Moody's last night was a delight 10 all
who attended. not little due to the at
tractive programme arranged by the Ia
dies and the graciousness of the hostess.
A silver tea will be given at the resi-
dence of Mrs Frank Fitzgerald. at No.
5l3 Hull street, on Tuesday. February
I'd 1t will begin at s o'clock and last |
until II o'clock. The proceeds will be for |
the benefit of the Presbyterian church.
MOTHER AND DAUGHTERS.
Rev. DR.. l. r. Thornhill, Of cambridge
Street Baptist church. stated Sunday |
morning during the service that it had |
been proposed by Rev. j. A. Sullivan, /
pastor of Oak-Grove church, 10 have |
union service of the mother and daugh- |
ter churches, and had suggested the first !
Sunday IN March as the day for that oc-
casion. From Bainbridge-Street church /
have gone out at different intervals Clop- |
ton-Street. Stockton-Street. and OaR-
Grove churches. The three daughters are
and prosperous, and the
effort will be strongly made to reduce |
whatever debt there may be on the four
churches by that time so that all may
ioin heartily in the rejoicing and services
of that time.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
The Chesterfield Circuit Court convenes
to-day. with Judge b. A. Hancock on the
bench.
The condition Of Mr. NJ. Stein who was
taken suddenly i'll last c'riday, is very
much improved.
Henry Worth has been summoned to
appear before the Mayor this morning on
the charge Of distributing advertising bills
on the streets without license.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Manahan left Sat
lrday for Danvers Mass. They were
called to that city on account of the
death of Mrs. William Bradstreet, the
mother OF Mrs Manahan. Mrs. Bradstreet
died i'm that city Friday. Her funeral took
place yesterday. The deceased was Well
known In this community, where she has
often visited her relatives While here she
made many friends.
The young ladies of the Manchester Co.
tillon Club are called to meet this evening
nj o'clock at the residence of Miss Edith
f. Goolsby, on Porter street