The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-15
TRIED TO TAKE
HIS OWN LIFE.
A Manchester Man Attempts Suicide
While Insane.
AN ATTACK OF GRIP THE CAUSE.
Painful accident To Little Girl--Am-
munition Being Hurried 90 the
south. Mr. Willingham Buried.
other Items.
MANonrs1rp BrRrAu BIouNoND TINS.

iiI2 HUI. STREET.. BE.rrfK BLocE,
An attempt 90 end his life was made
Sunday evening by Mr.. John S. Latham.
Of No. 1919 McDonourh street. While
temporarily insane from the effects OF an
attack of grip, he threw himself from
his porch to the ground headforemost
Mi. Latham is quite old being IN his
seventy second year ana some time since
he had an attack of the grip. IL affected
his brain. and since then ne has been %
great sufferer
While most Of the members OF his fam
ily were 40 church Sunday ne made his
way through "a window. got on the back
porch ana jumped thcrcfrOm head fore
most Rte was not seriously injured.
As DO DID not succeed IN his attempt
ne went TO the side of tho house and be-
gan 20 butt his head ass NJ TO carry QUO
his resolution. Ercnhs and relatives who
saw the accident hurried 20 the man and
prevented hm from doing further dam
age Co himself
RE was taken TO his room and Dr. Mat
thCWs summoned. Re found Nj La
than head badly liberated from contact
with the side of the house and had 10
make several stitches iu the head OF tho
wounded man.
Mr.. Latham is wcn known boo this city.
where he has been resident Tor seVe-
raj years. tc also has many relaiivs IA
Richmond and their many fricnus nave
expressed sympathy with them IN thclr
LITTLE GIRL HURT.
The little fwo-ycar-old daughter Of Mr..
Edward q. Jones. of rourlh ana Decatur
streets. was painfully hurt Sunday whiie
playing with her companions.
A number Of the nule people were play
ing af The home of Mr.. Jones, when his
daughter trppcd anu Tell no thc yaid
ana sustained painful injuries Dr. Law
renee ingram the family physician, was
summoned who found that the child
right shoulder blade hs0 been broken.
JIG SGT tho bone and left the little suffer
or as comfortable as could be expected
HYMEN's KNOT.
Tho announcement has been made that
Mr.. j. J.. Avis and Miss Rosa l.. Protz-
man Will be married on Thursday
March 2ith.
Miss Protzman f. one Of Mancnester's
attractive young la0ics and Is quite pop
ular with her acquaintance.
Mr.. Avis IS am employ Of the South
crn shops. in this city. and Is held in
high esteem by his many friends.
The poor We have with MS always-and
H. this city we have the chicken thieves
also. on last night gang OF poultry
piferers visited inc home Of Mr. Jack
Alden. or Cox ardir avenue and relieved
him of has fowls. Among them were
many fine chickens which were highly
priced by the owner. AS usual on sucn
occasions. they left the old rooster.
A FALSE RUMOR.
IL was rumOred last night that the
Belt-Line railroad bridge was on IRE.
ON investigating the matter IL was iound
10 be- a mistake. The rumor was occa-
stoned by 3D. woods nre on the Chesterfield
side of the river near tho bridge. very
little damage was done.
The County Court of Chesterfield was IN
session yesterday DO being IFS March
term. Tine grand Jury brought IN true
bill against William Brown (cOlOred) FOR
felony aud William Barclay (whito) two
bilIs-onc for stealing "a horse and one
Tor stealing a. COW. both the property OF
Major Joseph Walker OF Holly Farm.
When the case of Brown was tried The
Jury gave him two years in the state peni-
Tertiary. The cases against BARCLAY
were postponed until the April term.
There were several wills admitted 20
PROBATE. Thc court wall Doe I'M session
So-day
PAID THE DEBT
SUNDAY marked an cra in the history
al inc oak Grove Baptist people. me
church held thanksgiving service IN the
evening at $780, which was participated
in by many of the members Of West Emo
and Asbury Methodist, also by members
Of Second Baptist church. Richmond.
The event was thc celebration ol paying
of fhe last dollar the church owed on the
house of worship Wnlcn lhrN now Occur
py. This leaves the church entirely irre
off debt, with % snug balance lh ue"S-
mis- church. though one of the young
est Baptist churches 10 hichmoud oP
Manchester. under the passionate OF mat
.onsecrat,G. godly. and untring worker.
Rev j. A. sullivan. has made WondeIlul
rroercsz The meeting which began
Sunday. will Doe continued every night
throughout the week. The pastor expects
some of the Richmond pastors 10 assist
him i'm these meetings.
n. ApTTEE PREP AR AfrIONS.
Another consignment of guns and am
munition was shipped South Sunday nsnt
MIA the Atlantic coast Line. ON one train
there were eight 23-feet guns and several
thousand pounds Of ammunition
There were many inscriptions on the
cannon balls written hy patriotic peop.e
81 this country. Among them We're such
AS pills Tor Spain food for spain.
make meat for alligator ana many
n Is "a nightly occurrence that these
measures of war are being passed
through the city. The psJp.e In TINS Sec
ZION are satisfied that Al means there
service al Clopton-street BAPTIST
church were well attended on sunday.
rno pastor Mr. Haight preached IN the
morning from IT, Samuel. and made sew
er8i beautiful Illustrations on tho lie
and character Of "Ahsa.om which was
attentivelv listened 90. The congregations
Of this church have been steadily IN
me services have been ably assisted by
me singing Of the choir 10 which there
are several new voices. assisted BY cor
ret on next Sunday night the b. y. P.
n will have q rally in place OF the reg
Mar preaching. and Mr. John Garland
Pollard will be present and deliver an
address Some hne music IS being pre-
pared by the chorister OF the church.
MIR. WILLIAM WILLINGHAM.
Mr.. William Wiingham was buried IN
Naurv cemetery Saturday afternoon tie
died Al tho residence OF his brother-in-
law Mr. John Hawkins. I'm Henrioo coun-
~ Friday. He was about fifty years OF
age.
lie was "a former resident OF Chester
reld county. where the family resided for
many years They were well known and
stood high in the community where they
resided.
The SINNERS and the Little Reds had
an interesting game of baseball on the
Tenth street flats Saturday afternoon
The SINNERS was captained by G. smith
whsle ". sharp had the management
of the Reds. The score was: Reds. %
runs and the SINNERS only made 2 tallys.
W Haddock and l.. Hastings were the
battery for the Reds.
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS
The Cierk OF the House Of Delegates
mas made "a copy OF an order from the
clerk OF the Hastings Court Of Manches-
.ff.s U.ufuraffno fna Eenruurg Term