The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-25
A SUDDEN DEATH
IN MANCHESTER.
Mr.. W. F, Carr Passed Away at 9;l0
Last Night.
A FIGHT WITH HIS HORSE.
Mr.. A. II. Powell Gels the Worst ofthe
Encountcr-A Fire Cracker Blinds
aLittic Boy-Sanday Services.
Other News Items
A FIGHT WITH HIS HORSE.
Manchester Bureau Richmond Times,
lll2 Hull street, Beattie BLOCK

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Mr. w. y. Carr. a Hull-stroet mer
chant. died suddenly at his home a.
Seventeenth and Hull streets last night
about $40 O'Clock. The cause of MS
death was heart disease. lie had beer
complaining for the past few days. oo'
was attending TO his duties in the store
UP 10 few days ago.
Mr.. Carr was most worthy citizen
lie had been engaged fin the grocery
business for tho past seven months al
his present place Of business. Previous
20 merchandising be was a house and
sign painter.
The funeral arrangements nave not ye'
bcen completed.
FOUGHT 4 HORSE.
Mr. Ally r. Powell. of west Seventh
street. had 4 night with his horse. a
vicious animal yesterday In his barn
while attempting 10 hitch him 20 his
buggy. The horse became frotful for
some cause. and kicked at its owner.
Mir. Powell rotaiiatcd by striking a blow
with his right hand The lick landed on
the nose of the animal. ana the man got
the worse of the bargain. lie received a
fracture of one OF the bones in his hand.
lie had 10 secure the services Of Or.
Lawrence Ingram, who rendered the
Necessary medical attention.
Frank w. Mimms was arrested by
Chief-of-Police Lipscomb and OAcer
Smith last night The charge against
him is Of being a suspicious character.
About dusk members OF the family Of
Mrs. T.. w. Lumpkin, living next to Cen
90 & NV . &c
IL some one was trying 20 get into the
house. They notified the police. and
when these officers arrived they found
this man on the premises lie had on his
person two complete suits of clothing and
an extra coat under his arm. lie will
have a hearing before the Mayors Court
on Monday.
A number Of arrests were made by he
police officers last night They we're
invariably Christmas DRINKS, and were
turned loose when they had succeeded in
SOLDERING up.
MARRIAGE LICENSE ISSUED.
Clerk H. T. DuYal, Of the Hastings
Court, on Yesterday afternoon issued
marriage license to Mr. William Tetcr
Warner and Mrs. Charlotte &. Buckner.
The ceremony that will make them hus
band and wife will be performed to-
morrow. Tho young people are we'll
known in this city, where they have
many friends. who will wish them well
IN their journey together through tle.
Each member Of the Manchester Fire
Department was presented with hand
some turkey yesterday for his Christmas
dinner to-day The fowls were the gift
of Mr.. John s. Sykes. the coal mcr-
chant. A few weeks since his place Of
Business on SEVENTH street, near The
Free bridge caught on fire. The de-
partment responded promptly. and
worked faithfully until a late hour the
next morning before the danger was all
over In appreciation Of their wortht
and a desire TO give them a merry Ch,ist-
mas he presented each man IN the scrvi'c
with a turkey for his Sunday real. The
men highly appreciate the Aindncss of
alr. Sykes, and wish him many returns Il
the season.
A CHRISTMAS ACCIDENT.
Howard Rex. the nine-year-old son of
Mr.. ana Mrs. G. a. Rex Of No. 11l2
cambridge street, met with a painful
accident yesterday morning from fire
cracker. His eyes are very much injured
and he may possibly loose the sight Of the
left one.
The little fellow was in the yard firing
of giant crackers. lie had lighted one
and it was too slow I'm going off. For
this reason he was sure that the fuse
had gone out and picked 1t mp To his
face where he could see If such was
fact. lie did not have time to give 1t
close observation for instantly it exploded
in his hands. Ills eyes were both badly
damaged and his face filed with powder
DR. w. i. Matthews was summoned and
for quite a while was engaged In picking
out grains OF powder from the face of the
child. There is some hope given that ne
will not loose the sight of his eyes
Mayor Maurice left the city Friday
10 spend the holidays with his wife's
family in buckingham county IN the
ncighborhood known as Whitehall. Dur
ing his absence Squire W. u. Lthgow
viii preside and mete out justice 10 the
sinners who may claim his attention.
Friday Jack Jones and Melville
Thorp became engaged in tight ond
Thorp had Jones arrested on a warrant
They had made the matter up and as 1t
was Christmas times Jones was let on
on the payment Of cost.
Joseph Oppeiman, Phillip Oppe'maR
and Lewis Hankins are rival merchants
on upper Hull street. The proprietors be-
came engaged in an alteration yesterday
morning when Phillip. the son, struck
Lewis Hankins The whole crowd we're
arrested. At the trial they had two law
yers to defend them and about dozen
witnesses.
Phillip Oppelman was fined 81 and cost
and the other two men discharged.
Sims Scott was annoyed tn his barber
shop Friday night by a number of boys
throwing firc-crackers I'M his place OF bus!-
ness To brighten them he fired on
his pistol in the shop floor. Il was re-
ported TO the police and Scott was sum
moned 20 appear in court. lie was let
OF with the payment Of cost
TWO SLIGHT ACCIDENTS.
Two Manchester men were injured at
their work I'm Richmond Friday and
are now confined at home.
MIR. Emmett Andrews. OF Fourteenth
and stockton street. is employed az the
Richmond Locomotive Works. He was
30 unfortunate yesterday as 10 have /
nail driven clean through HIS foot lie |
was taken 10 his home and treated by DR.. !
Ingram.
William Webster. coiored ii hand work |
ing with the Richmond Electric Company |
had his hand badly mashed by the ma l
chinery and an iron nut pierced through
his right hand lie was sent TO his home |
I'm Swansboro and treated by Dr. In |
gram.
CHRISTMAS TREE.
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