Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-09
POEM ON THE MAINE.
MANCHESTER JAILBIRD SINGS OF
THE NATIONAL DISASTER.
OTHER ITEMS FROM The SOUTH SIDE
Mayor Holds Services at the White
TempIe-Den'h of Mrs. Gillian, Of
Powhatnn-BOard of Health Meet
ing-Personal md Briefs.

Iug-PersOnaI nnu Brtefs.
William McFarrell alias RED Mountain
Kid" a notorious negro character, at
present languishing out welve-months'
sentence in the Manchester JAIL being
convicted Of stealing brasses from the
Southern railroad. has written poem on
the loss OF the Maine. This negro has
truly had checkered life. with but one
line running throughout it OF the same
color. and that is, his certainty TO work
the railroads whenever he could get an
opportunity. He has traversed this coun-
try several times, and because it helped
him in his craft has learned to read and
write This is his latest production in
the literary line, and is given in full here:
THE POEM.
| have read ov the destruction Of the
dear old Battleship Maine.
But still they talk of money to pay for
the soldiers that was slain.
Can money compensate for Human Blood
that was innosently slain?
If so you nations know that L. 5. A. is
afraid of Spain.
When the sad news reached this country.
il spread like fire on some western
plain.
There was a many mother who mourned
for her boy who lost his life on the
Battleship Main.
Now. IL Mckinley wunts to show his
love for his country and those that
were slain,
He will make Cuban waters crimson
with blood of Naughty Spain.
WHAT MAYOR MAURICE DID.
James Lindsay and Charles Parker,
two negroes as black as midnight, were
penitents at the services of Mayor
Maurice yesterday morning on the charge
of being suspicious characters, and were
each sent to Hotel de Fitzgerald for
thirty days. The men were parading the
streets Monday afternoon, and their ac-
lions marked them as suspicious. Among
those who were attracted by them was
Policeman II. p. Smith, who took them
In. He stated TO the Court yesterday
that these men were believed TO be the
perpetrators of a number of petit thetts
recently committed in the city. TINS Is
the first case Mayor Maurice has mad
for several DAYS.
The Board OF Health has been called 10
meet in the Mayors courtroom for this
afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, by DR.. Lawrence
Ingram, the president. This Is expected
to be an important meeting.
Mrs Fannie Mitchell, OF Tenth ana
Naury streets. had the misfortune to LEI
a heavy weight fall on her foot fe"
days ago, and upon the examination Of
DIR. Ingram, who was called, 1t was seer
| that one of the bones Of the member nae
| been crushed.
Mr.. w. b. Spears, Of No. lOJi semme'
| street. who has been quite sick lately
| was operated on yesterday morning III
| is now said to be doing well.
DEATH OF MRS. GILLIAN.
Mrs. Katherine e. Gillian, a well
| known lady of Powhatan county, cle'
Yesterday morning at l o'clock at ne
residence, "Buena VISTA" having been II
| only a few days.
| Deceased lady was the widow OF MI
Richard Gillian, a very well-knoWn ger
tleman of Powhatan, and leaves, OK IN
many deeply sensible of their loss, NV
children-Messrs. John, w. T., and Jane
ID. Gillian; Mrs. Hugh I. Nelson
| Charlottesville, and Mrs. w. u. henhoh
the last, only, being absent from the PEI
side OF the dying mother. Mrs. Gillian
was I'm her 18th year, and for hal-Cei
fury was a devout COMMUNICATE OF
Iuke's Episcopal church. The tuners
service will take place to-day at ocloc
from that sacred edifice.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mrs Clarence Walden, who has bee
quite sick, is improved.
Mrs Gertrude Boothe, who has Dec
: visiting the Misses Clary, or 1904 III
street has returned to her nome,
Surry county.
= Mrs Augustine Royal left on the not
= ,roin Yesterday for Powhatan count
. | where she went to attend the tuneral
Mrs. Gillian. -,
> Miss Pattie Lamb, who has been
with pneumonia at her home, IN y
Davis block, Is better.
. The regular Wednesday evening sc
vices at the West-End Methodist chur
viii be conducted this evening by l
: Woman's Christian Society
Mr.. J. II. Patterson. who mas peeil
en- long, was on the streets for the III
: time Yesterday, and received 'he coiu
. greetings Of everybody
! Mr. y G. Henry, of Newport News, a
. Miss AImetra Major. of this city, We
= married AT the brides parents reslden
{ sunday afternoon, Rev. George H.
. Eaden performing the ceremony. In
= viii reside I'm the ship-building city
Henry Thompson, the negro arrest
!; SUNDAY by Special-oficer Grant
Il cbarge of being as suspicious charact
? was taken before Squire Il w. enc.
hom Monday evening and sent TO
county Jail for thirty days. ,-.
=, The Board of Water Commission,
. hold q regular meeting last night in
; superintendents office, but only routi
q business was transacted.
- II was the common report on the sure
a. vas,erday that Lieutenants Meredith a
:" Cooks had been called TO the ArmC
: from their work at the Southern sRo
i hut it probably arose from the ONO
; being notified of regular meeting Oh !, .
i Gers M the Armory in Richmond