The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-02
These On Streets and Finance Met
On Yesterday.
HRS. ANNIE SHEPPERSON DEAD,
A Man Accused OF Being Highway
Eobbcr AIrcstcd-Thc Proposition
10 Buy q ROck-CTusbcr Was Dc
fcrrci TIL Monday Evening
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once OF the CltA EHb4Httis AHosS PASS-
enl wee Messrs. NJ. A. Campbell, in the
chair. ana Mathew Moron, W. u. Brad
leg ana ~ T. hart.
Inc IegLAr fOa..ne business OF eXamin-
Ing the nO.,hiy rcpCrl OF tne City Ens!-
nrer. the Examining, approving anu re-
ferrng az bis IGe purchase Of q s.one
crusntr was Leier4ed uati M0nOay even
Ing next.
4he Inspection o: the Hull streot paving
from second 10 Fifteenth siree,s BY the
street Commiuee, The Guy Engineer and
the contractors. M1ssrs Ambient and
Mldt enocrf. was a.so set for Monday al
so COCK in the a ernoon.
The Engineer was ms .ructed TO have
q s.one gutter put In from alley in rear
OF r. A. Bowens on the west side OF
Thhteenlh TO cambridge street The En-
gineer Was instructed TO conform 20 the
present evations on McDonolgh and
semmes street at thelr Intersection with
1Me.fth street.
The committee after examining bids
for blacksm!. hing and furn shng feed for
the quarter ending June both adjourned
TO meet al Second and Hull streets on
Monday next al i:3O o'clock.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
The Finance Committee ct las, night
In the Treasurer o.iice. Those present
we're Captain John O'Brlen. IN the chair
fl the Absence Of Mr.. w. ". Pool. and
Jvhn T. Ctz and J. r. Green.
A number of bills were presented from
the different branches OF the city gov
eminent. which were o. dered 20 be paid.
After the transaction Of a great amount
Of routine business the committee adj
jourred.
MRS. SHEPPERSON DEAD.
Mrs. Annie shepperson the young wife
OF Mr. y. S. Shepperson, oicd at 10
O'Clock yesterday morning al the resi-
Gencs. No 10 east Fourth street.
Mrs Shepperson had been In hero usual
health up 10 early yesterday mornng'
when she awoke her husband complain
ing Of feeling H. A physician was al
once sumuoAed and did everything IN
his power for her. but without avail
Mrs. shepuers0n was twenty hree ats
of re. and was married. only last April
The funeral viii take place from the
residence at 4 o'clock this afternoon and
he interment will be in Mauiy Gene
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HIGHWAY ROBBER ARRESTED.
Archer Robinson. reyro, VINO lives IN
New town. was arrested ~ On CT LIDS
comb Yesterday morning, on the chaibe
Of highway robbery lie Was locheu W
IN the stadon-house and his case VIII %
calls a this morning in the Mayor s. Court
John Brown. colo ed. who halls from
DrTwry's Bluff came 10 TINS Guy ias'
" ednesday tor the purpose OF buying
horse, A shCrt time aftCr he arrh ca mere
he got pretty fun of whiskey. X oinsop
said he knew Brown and would take
charge OF him lie then escor el the Oh
man 10 bis house and when hey arrived
there Brown missed his money, amount.
90 ~
ing to $3.50. lie accused 10. lAsoh Oh
taking the money. who therenpOA gave
him his note for the amount. Iro"h
cided yesterday 10 have the man up Tor
robb.ng him.
QUIET MARRIAGE.
A pretty. but at the same time quiet
t~arriage was celebrated at the re Hence
OF The brides lro her, Mr. a. I. I a. r
at No. 2.l Everett street. lhursd~y
morning al 10 o clock.
The contracting parties were Mr.. lsham
J Cheatham. OF Ches.eri ED, ana M -
Morv s TRAY or. Rev. w T. WI iams
rast Of he We IL nd NJ tho ist c urch
pronounced the words al made he
young couple man and wife.
If.er the ceremony they took the tran
for I e ersburg. III y vi NAVE their IN
ture home in southern Chesterfield coun-
".
Inu.ai3rs have tcen extended for IN
ma rlare CT Nr. Leigh Page to Miss Fear
Duffy. It vii take Ilace at NV BE
len,u cnur,n IN chesterfield county. o.
Tuesday. Aprl '2'h. al : O'Clock IN IN
evening. Rev Melville Martin will per-
form the ceremony.
The bridc-elect Is quite po1p ar Young
lady n her neighborhood. Mr.. Page IS
a successful farmer and Is well
thoucht OF by the people in his COM
murity.
bfer the ceremony en- ol'-faehio7ed
Virriria wedding supper will be given at
the home OF the brides paren S.
SQUIRE CHEATHAMs COURT.
,souire L. w. Chea. ham had severa'
rnisdemeanor cases and quite a numter OF
civil cases to engage his attention yes,ei-
Say morning.
Ben ] arboil was arrested IN Wa
rant swoin out ~ Special O@c,r Fl nf
Mcmahon On Saturday night j Mr.
Mcmahon was on his way 10 his home
on the Pe'ersburg turnpike w el nc a %
rived at the second iattery he said a
ran held him Up and he had Iart OIL ar
rested as the guilty party. The evi ence
was no, sufficient 10 convict the prisone'
and he was Cisct arged.
Squire c. T. Jones had w9r~ant sworn
cut against Frank Hancock charging nm
with cursing and abusing him in his pla
% business The Squire withdrew the
warrant and paid the costs.
TIE case OF j E. Sone against a
number Of young nea Of Swansooro wa
continued until next Tuesday, at the re-
quest OF Judge Gregory, COUNSEL for the
defendants
A GOOD coNTRAtT
Messrs Mddendo-f and appel, OF
Granite. have secured a large con'rac
for stone work at Fortress Monroe. They
have an order 10 place 1900 yards q
crushed stone al that place. II wi ! keep
them steadily eneogCd for the next six
or eight months before they W n Be abe
10 complete the contract = hey viii al
the store desired from Ctesioraeld quar-
rles. a few miles above this city.
Sunday April l7h. VIII be tiG time
with the Baptists % 'ais city and Swa~s-
boro. In the afternoon OF that cav they
will al assemfls In the Rainhr!dge Str 4
church and Rave entertaining exercises
OF n high order.
Painhyi7g. Street church IS the mother
e. urch cf tockton street church G. TO =
Street church and Cak Grove chapel
on this occasion they will ali join to-
gether in one grand lOay. Few. d.. w.
r. Hatcher. OF Grace-S,reet Baotst
chrrch ent former ma r Of Balm
trifgf-s rect church. VII e n eaE r.
OF the evening. At The same line each
superin' endent OF a scho J viii male
short address and each school viii have
especial exercises. which Will he rendered
The neetirg Is hooked forw' RI - Win
good f'al OF in'erest and pleasure b.
the Baptlsts Of this city md swansboro.
ROBBED HIS HENNERY.
Thieves entered the hen-house OF Mr..