Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-11
WILLD0 1T ALL0VER.
MEssRs. ARMDRECHT & hidden
D0RT TO REPAvE HULL STREET.
MYSTERIOUS TRUNK FOUND.
Two Boys Find One Filled With
Clothing In N Secluded Spot Near
swansboro'-Cnpt. Wright Dead
MIR. stern III-Pcrsonnis-Brief


tractors with the city for paving Hull
street, have sent a communication to the
Street Committee that they will begin
the work of taking up the paving-stones
between the car-tracks and repaving this
portion OF the thoroughfare which has
occasioned so much unfavorapie COM
ment by persons using it. The street,
soon after the repaving had been COM
pleted, began to sink between the car
tracks until this portion was not unjust
! ly compared to corn rows" The Street
Committee refused to accept the work
from the contractors, and the balance
due them was withheld. BY unanimous
vote OF the committee, a communication
was sent to Messrs. Armbrecht e. Mid
! dendorf, informing them Of the action of
the committee in not accepting the work,
and requesting the contractors to put the
street In condition satisfactory TO the
| City Engineer and Captain Lipscomb. In
return now these gentlemen inform the
| committee that the request will be COM
| piled with. and that the work will begin
| April LIST, IL the weather is open suiiici-
emily for them to do so.
TRUNK IN A STRANGE PLACE.
Two small boys of Swansboro. while
out in the woods yesterday a short way
out of town, found trunk They were
surprised very naturally at their un-
usual find and told of it as soon as theip
feet could carry them back TO the town.
Police Albert a. Avis went out TO the
spot where the trunk was found by the
guidance of the youngsters, and brought
It into tho realm of civilization, where IL
is now at his house Upon opening H.
the officer found that ii was well filled
with gentlemens clothing, but no arti-
cles of value besides were found. Mr..
AIvis will keep the trunk at his house
until the owner puts in his appearance
and proves that he is such. There were
no marks on the clothing nor letters in
it to show who he might be. 1t it not
known, and can hardly be imagined with
any show of reason, how the trunk came
in such an out-of-the-way place. Some
have suggested that it was stolen under
the belief that II contained valuablcs,
and left when none were found. or when
ii had been rihed of all there were I'm it.
Others have said IT was lost, which is
more improbable still
MR.. STEIN AN ILL MAN.
Mr.. NJ Stein, for many years mer-
chant and huckster in this city, was
taken suddenly i'll at his country home,
about two miles beyond the city limits,
yesterday morning, and his condition Is
regarded as extremely critical 1t was
said last night that he was very Ill
man. Dr. Thomas Z. Mathews, OF this
city. was called out to attend Mr.. Stein. |
and while he is fully convinced as to the
seriousness of his condition, has hopes
for his recovery Mr.. Stein was engaged |
i'm the early morning about his barn. |
when he reeled and fell to the ground. |
He had CONFUSION after CONFUSION. he |
was taken to the house and his family |
gathered about him, thinking he was
going to die. A messenger was also dis
patched for the physician. Few men are
better known in Manchester than Mr.. |
Stein. His long life as a merchant OF |
the South Side have been fruitful of the |
respect and regard of all classes of peo-
pie.
CAPTAIN WRIGHT DEAD.
CAPTAIN Hezekiah Wright is dead. The |
vveIl-known conductor on the Southern |
road died at his residence, on Semmes
street, Manchester yesterday afternoon
at 2 o'clock, after an illness of less than !
twenty-four hours. Abscess on the brain
was the cause Of the sudden demise. Cap
tam MTlRnl ltll iNlSHHiOhN W NNhNS0S
afternoon at o'clock, in charge of the
Bon Air accommodation. While cross
ing the James-river bridge, deceased was
seen TO reel and fall heavily to the floor
of the coach. DR.. Hayne, OF Bon Air,
was on the train, and rendered what
medical aid he could to the PROSTATE
man until he was removed from the tram
at the Manchester depot. Drs. Rucker
and William P. Mathews were then sum-
moned to see him, and one or the other
remained in close call until the grim
messenger claimed his own.
Deceased was an old railroad man, and
there were few patrons Of the Southern
road In recent years who did not know
him and will not feel as If they have
experienced a personal loss when they
learn of his death. Captain Wright was
IS years Of age, and had been a resident
Of Manchester for at least quarter OF
, century. He leaves two grown sons
Messrs. c. L. Wright, Of Selma, n. c.,
and Sylvester Wright, of this city, and
.wo daughters-Mrs. L. A. Bass and Miss
Mamie Wright, also OF Manchester, and
several small children.
The funeral will take place Saturday
rom the CowardinAvenue Christian
church. The exact hour has not yet been
determined. and the full arrangements
will not be made until the arrival this
morning of the son from Selma. About
.leven months ago the wife of Captain
Wright died, even more suddenly. She
lad just returned from church when
leath, too, claimed it's victim Captain
Wright was engaged TO be married to a
young lady of Powhatan county. at the
ime OF his death and the ceremony was
o take place in April. The young lady
las been telegraphed and will probably
ome to the city TO attend the funeral
Exercises.
The funeral of Mr. Edward r. Chinsult
whose death occurred early Wednesday
morning. took place yesterday afternoon
L o'clock from the West-End hetho-
list church. The pastor, Rev. w. T.
conducted the services. and the
nterment was made in Maury Cemetery
are the gentlemen who acted !
s pall-bearers: Messrs. ID. ID. Toler, w.
3. Taylor ]. G.. Rock. c. A. Raines. J. w.
,raze, and George ID. Coles. ,
THE DAUGHTERS OF LIBERTY. I
This evening a mass-meeting OF the &
itizens of Swansboro' will be held at !
'ersley's Hall, in that town, when an I
fort will be made to organize a chapter
( the Daughters of Liberty an auxiliary /