The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-06
A BOLD GYPSY
HORSE Thief.
Arrested for DespOiIng Manchester
Han.
TWO LITTLE BOYS BADLY HURT,
One Knocked Down by Wagon and
The Other Bitten by Dos-Man-
chester Now Has the Cham
piOn Eat Boy.
MANCHESTER BuRrAu ,liIcnMoNp TINES

iif@H rii sruElT liEArirE BLOCK
Piu Gordon. the Gypsy who stole the
Morse OF Ionic Alexander, coiored, a few
GAYS since. was arrested In Richmond
yesterday by Detective Hall and Otiicer
Brown.
officer Avis OF Swansboro was notined
and went after his man, but O1icer Han
desired him kept In Richmond as u was
thought he was the man wanted for muir
der committed IN one Of the upper c0uh-
ties some time since.
Gordon was a member OF gang Of
gypsles who have been camping around
this section for some time, but about
three weeks since they left for pastures
new
THE FAT BOY.
Earnest Browning, a child recently
moved TO this city from Powhatan coui-
tv. was on the streets In company with
his father last night and attracted a
great deal of attention.
Tie Is the champion fat child Of this
/ section. Tho boy is only nine yerrs of age
and weighs AZ pounds. lie is the son OIL
Mrs. Albert Denton. who lives IN the FIRST
/ Ward He attracted attention wherever
/ ne went and the little people were more
than amused 20 see him.
He IS four feet four inches high ana
measures forty-four inches around the
waist
TWO ACCIDENTS.
carleton Reynolds. the three-year-old
SON of MIR. Ira W. Reynolds had a mar
| row escape from serious Injuries and
posslblv death yesterday afternoon. The
| little fellow was playing In front OF the
store of his father ON Fifteenth and Hun
streets when he ran out in the middle Of
the street 10 procure a block that had
been knocked cut in that direction by ms
COMPANION. While doing so he was knock
cd down 10y n passing wagon ana recelN-
ed several painful bruises. The cnld was
taken into his fathers store ana ms
wounds attended to. All who saw the
accident were thankful that 10 serious
| damages resulted 49,
Master Richard Harrison. one Of the
| Leader newsboys. was badly bitten by a
dog Yesterday afternoon while delivering
his napcrs Ills leg was badly acerated
| from the uangs OF the animal The ponce
will be notified and asked 70 have the
animal killed.
The funeral OF tho late James W. Craig
| will take Mace at the grave at Maury
| cemetery to-day at $3.50 o'clock. The
! funeral procession will leave his late home
| AZ Fifteenth and Perry streets at 3 o clock.
Rev. Charles ~ Van Houten the pas
tor Of the Presbyterian church VIII con-
| duct the services.
| The honorary pall-bearers VINO nave
been selected are Messrs. Samuel kauf-
man. l.. G.. Gisselbrecht. Frank Miller
| William Jacobs. j. W. Bronaugh, IL. r.
! Duval John O'Brien and John Fussett.
! Active pall-bearcrs will be from Man
chester Lodge. No. u \. +. and A. NJ
Messrs. IL. Fitzgerald and Il. ". Weisl-
ger. Lee Council, Knights OF Honor
| Afessrs. w. II. Tyree and Edward Allen;
Lee Camp. Captain j. A. Phillips and
from Pickett Camp Colonel ROBERT
! Northern. -,
Prom Indianola Tribe, 7. o. r. NJ
| Nessrs. il. NJ. McGruder ana George X
Mann.
TEMPERANCE LECTURE.
AR ". r. Bundick will deliver tenn
norance address ~ the Stockton-stree,
| Rapfist church this morning nc II
| o'clock. This gentleman comes well re-
| commended "a worker IN TINS cause,
THE pastor Rev. w. l.. Hurt viii
-rcocb at the nluht services at 7.~
| o'clock. ...,.
BRIEF MENTION.
Miss Coley Lowell loft Thursday for
| Columbus. Miss. where she VIII spehL
several weeks with friends.
The Hastings Court adjourned yester-
dav for the March term.
Mr.. Phil Cogbiu, OF Chesterfield court
house. was I'm the city yesterday.
Mr.. j. 4. Purdy. who has charge Of the
eifv pronerfv on court house square. and
who mas been sick, is now able to be
out.
Misses Bessie Gill and Ellen WesgeT
have returned from Ianpahannock'
where they have been visiting MIS-
| Frank Cauth0rn.
Indlanola Tribe. T. o r. NJ. will NICE
i'm their council chamber to-day at
o'clock They will. then attend the rune
raj of the late j. W. Craig in a body.
CHURCHES TO-DAY.
Rev. w b. Holcombe. the boy preach
er. will nH the pulpit both morning and
night at the Central Methodist church
Rev W. w Lear, the pastor Is absent
and assisting in a meeting in Norfolk
Services nc West-End church to-day
sunday school AT $3.50 A. NJ, SER
vices at II a. NJ. and 7.f5 Z. w., by Tho
pastor. Rev ". p. Williams. EpWor,l
Leagues az $3.50 and 6:i5 J.. VI. All wei
come.
The regular meeting OF the Swans
boro Conclave of Heptasophs tomorrow
night 10 o'clock at Cersley's Hal
Two candidates 10 be initiated. t.acl
member requested to- be present
The regular monthly meeting Of Tho
Missionary Society OF Stockton-Strce
Baptist church viii be held at $3.50 o'clock
An interesting programme may be cX
| pcctcd
Rev. j. y Spencer has sufficiently re
covered as 20 be able TO an his pulpi
both morning and evening az Cowarda
Avenue Christian church. Sunday SchO0
at 1915 in tine morning.
AT the Fifth-Street Methodist churcl
the pastor. Rev. George III. McFadden
wal conduct the services both m0rnin,
at n o'clock and evening. at 1880 O'Clock
Mems prayer meetings on Saturda.
nights at 1870 o'clock and Epwortl
League meetings on Wednesday night
az the same hour.
There viii be services at the City HON
NJ o'clock in the afternoon by the J.
Y. u. u.
Asbury l-Sunday-School at 9.s
A. NJ. Epworth League, 6:lj Z. NJ
preaching al 7.SO r. ~ by the pastor
Instead OF preaching at the IL ocloc
service. the children OF the Sunday
School will engage IN an instructive an
profitable bible Drill" interesting exei
cises. including short talks by the super
intendent and pastor. \ cordial invita-
ton Is extended the public to all thes
, services. Rev. Harry Burruss Is pastor
State OF Ohio city OF Toledo. Luca
| cOunty-ss..
Frank J. CHENEY makes oath tina
; | he Is the senior partner Of the firm o
| T. j. CHENEY q co. doing business II