The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-27
Miss AIthea Constance Bass Made a
Bride
BY Mr.. J. T. AHERN YESTERDAY.
Funeral OF Judge $. Bassett French
will Take Place this Afternoon ut
O'Clock from Meade Memorial
Church-Manchcstc News.
MANCHESTER BUREAU Richmond TfMEs,
in2 HuILSTBEEr, BEArrIE BLOCK.

| Althea Constance Bass WeIt ulIt'u Ah
| the holy bonds OF wedlock.
| The church had been prettily decorated
| for the occasion and shaded lamps gave
| a prettv effect 10 the scene.
| At the appointed hour the bride and
| groom led by their ushcrs Messrs j. w.
! Powell, G. T.. Bass, Junius Rudd' {. u.
| Clarke and w. A. Bass, brother OF the
bride as best man and Miss Mary Ahern,
| sister OF the groom as maid OF hohor'
proceeded to the altar where the Rev. w.
| r. Haight, pastor Of the church' pro-
| nounced the words that made them one.
| During the ceremony, Miss Lena Rudd
| presided OF the organ.
After the marriage tie newly made
man and wife were driven 10 the north-
ern train. which they took for Troy, y.
y. ON their return they viii make their
| home I'm this city
The bride is an attractive young lady
and has many friends who love her IOF
her many beautiful traits OF character.
| She is the daughter OF Mr. and Mrs.
| William T. Bass.
Mr.. Ahern Is n citizen Of Manchester,
where he has lived for many years and
gafncd- many friends. He is an employee
! of the transportation department OF the
Southern Railroad Company.
JUDGE FRENCHS FUNERAL.
The funeral Of the late Judge $. Bassett
4 o'clock from Meade Memorial =. j..
| church. The rector. Rev. Ben. Dennis.
viii conduct the services. The interment
will De made I'm Maury Cemetery. For
many years Judge French was q vestry
man of this church. and for a long time
was it's senior warden. Al the time OF
| his death he was vestryman emeritus.
Some time since Judge French selected
the following gentlemen as his pall-Dear-
ers. who will act on this occasion:
onorary-Maior John y. Vaughan. DR..
| Lawrence Ingram. Judge w. j. Clopton'
| Judge John IL. Ingram. DIR. y, i. Dorsett'
Messrs. William Bridges. j. Henry Pate
son and Henry Fitzgerald
Active-Mcssrs. r.. B. Weisiger, John
O'Brien. T.. w. Ncisigcr il. Il. Duval,
Augustine Royal. h. y. Taylor. Samuel
! r.. owens and Thomas II. Fisher
judge ingram has called "a meeting OF
| the Manchester and Chesterfield bar for
10 o'clock this morning. at the
| Uugtings courthouse, TO take suitable
| action with reference 20 the death OF
| Judge French.
Tho Hustiugs Court will adjourn to-
! dav at o o'clock and the officers OF the
court viii attend the funeral in body.
WILL POSSIBLY DIE.
A negro man. who claims Charleston.
| s e. MS his home and Samuel C0Xon
| as his name. put in AN appearance at
| the station house Yesterday Afternoon"
and asked the office in charge 10 iel MN
rest 90 while as Dee was very SICK lil7
| looks fil not belle his words and Oficer
| Uriobt made him a- comfortable as the
| surroundings would admit DR.. Lawrence
| Ingram was then 'phoned for. lla dag
uoeod the case. and stated that CoN0n was
| very U man. and his hours were posi-
| blv numbered. He was ordered by tn"
physician after treatment To- be taken 10
| the amshuusc.
Coxon came here ON April ith with
| gang of five other negroes. IheF were
sent to- Jain as suspicious characters.
! When discharged Doe was sick ana went
| 10 the house of another col0rrd man
| named Green who lived on sixth street.
! Green moved during yesterday ana leit
! Coxon iu the house by himself While in
! this condition he had to leave the place
and seek the assistance of the city.
| IL was at one time thought that he
! belonged TO the gang OF whose NUMBER
! one killed Policeman Austin
Some time since Judge French sus-
| tanned "a severe stroke OF p1raly 3is at
| the home of Dr. Robertson. in Ame"1
county. An ambulance was obtained
/ from the old Dominion Hospital and me
was brought home. where me improved
considerably under the care - Or. Law
| renee Ingram. His Improvement was
! only temporary, however. and be recently
| had had two attacks of paralysis OF the
heart and never rallied from these SUI
| ncienty to walk.
MIR. sNELLINGS TO WED.
DR.. and Mrs Thomas ~ Marshall have
issued invitations TO the marriage of their
afHHf fH. I'm
Marshall. TO Mr.. Julian G.. Snelings.
The ceremony will take place az tho
BAPTIST church I'm Bedford city on We'd
ncsday. May 4th, at high noon.
| Miss Graham is niece or Dr. ana
Mrs. Thomas =. Matthews and has made
many friends IN this city while a guest
of her relatives.
Mr.. snelIncs is one OF Manchester's
most prominent business mon being the
proprietor Of q very lucrative drug busi-
| ness
lie has many friends who will wish him
we'll They viii make their future home
| IN this city
PAINFULLY HURT.
while Messrs. Aaron ChalNey and
| Charles Kelly were out driving sunday
afternoon they met with painful acct
dent. While on Eighteenth street their
a
into an electric post The collision broke
| the axle OF their buggy and threw both
OF them out. Mr.. Chalkley received the
fracture of rib and had bad cut about
| the eye Mr. Kelly received several ugly
wounds on tho head.
THE MAYORS COURT.
Mayor Maurice had several trivial cases
| before him yesterday morning In the Han
| Of Justice.
Conductor J. r. Dcrbyshire and Mr.. \.
| Chalkley had a slight misunderstanding
| on a Hull street car Sunday. which caus-
| ed them 60 have issued cross warrants.
] There was not anything i'm the case and
| both parties were discharged.
Several small white boys were MP,
| charged with tampering with terra Gotta
pipe owned by the city. They placed II
| one on top the other and some negro boys
/ came By and pulled the bottom pipe out.
| This caused the otkcrs 20 fall and one
| was broken. Three OF them had to- pay 81
each. The negro boys who caused the
damage have not been caught.
James Harris. colorcd. was on a spree
Monday. lie went to the barbershop OF
jim Henderson. colored. and attempted
10 take charge OF the premises. 4 police
man was 'phoned for. who took Harris
| i'm charge lie was taxed 10 the tune Of
| g. 30. and I'm default went down.
Robert Allison is a tramp who was
giving the people Of The Fourth ward
| some trouble. lie was corrallcd. and
when brought before the Mayor was given
! twenty minutes In which TO leave the