Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-05
MIR. LA VIER ISNAMED
THIS MANCHESTER CITIZEN BE-
COMES GUARD AT STATE FARM.
OTHER ITEMS FROM THE SOUTH SIDE
Accident to Mrs. EIrose-Arrrsts
Arrested for Stealing Brasses-Fu-
neral OF Mrs. Spain-Other News.

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has been appointed guard to the peni
tertiary, and leaves to-day for the Stat
Farm to take the position.
Mr.. LaVier is a man of family, per
haps 40 years old. square and Stout.
built. He was once employed in the nail
ing department of the Old Dominion
| Works. His family will not yet leave thu
city. AS indicated in the Dispatch at tina
time, the appointment was made, actu
ally, several months ago.
ACCIDENT TO A LADY.
Mrs. Anna Elrose was the victim o.
quite a painful, but not serious, acciden
at her home, No. Ii west Twelfth street
last night. She was hosting a window
when it slipped and fell with much force
| upon the lady's hand, painfully crushing
the fingers. She went to the office OF
DR.. Lawrence Ingram, who gave the in
juries the attention needed.
The condition of Mrs. Pattie Satch'
| field, of Cowardn avenue and Perry
street. who has been sick for some time
was extremely critical last night
Mrs. Ben. Sheppard, of Swansboro'
! who is now at the Virginia Hospital
| where an operation was performed, Is
| improving rapidly.
| Otela Baugh, a negro woman, was SUM
moned by officer Jones last night TO APP
pear before the Mayor this morning tol
| being disorderly in the store of Mr.. smith,
| at the corporate line between Manches-
ter and Swansboro'. Louisa Hill was
also summoned TO appear before his
oil nIOfHnG
language TO a neighbor Of hers. a war
rant was sworn out by this abused per-
son and served by officer Wright.
The Street Committee met by appoint
ment at Hull and Seventh streets yes
terday afternoon and made inspection oil
the pavement recently laid by Messrs.
Armbrecht & Sliddendorf. The commit
tee finally instructed City-Engineer Laps
comb and the engineer of the paving
contractors to further inspect the street
and make report.
CITY EMPLOYEE ARRESTED.
SpecialaOficer Roach, of the Southern
road. arrested Henry Jackson, a colored
employee Of the city, in the water-works'
Yesterday morning on the charge of steal
ing brasses from the city pump-house.
Mr.. Roach was standing in the yards OF
tho road yesterday morning about ~
o'clock and saw Jackson with a bag on
his shoulder approaching. The officer in
o1ired of tho negro where he got his coal.
jackson denied that It was coal. ana
then Mr.. Roach made him display the
contents of his bag. They were Valuaoie
brasses belonging to the pump-house ma
chinery, which Jackson, presumably, was
going TO sell for junk. Mr.. Roach arrested
Jackson and locked him in at the station
h.. HpnfnH
negro has been in the employ Of the city
about year.
Henry smith, David Thayer Teney
Hafnes. Timothy Coxon, and Grimes How
ard, all negroes, were run in Sunday by
officer Roach for trespassing on the
Southern railroad property, and were be-
fore Mayor Maurice yesterday morning.
They were charged with being Migrants,
and were given five days in jail.
FUNERAL OF MIR. SPAIN.
The funeral of Mr.. Joseph Spain, who
died at his residence, corner of Firth ana
Hull streets, Saturday morning at the
advanced age Of 70. took place from
Fifth-Street Methodist church Sunday
afternoon at 3 o'clock. The service was
conducted by the pastor Of the church,
Rev. George H. McFaden, and interment
was made in Maury Cemetery. y large
crowd gathered to pay thu last tribute
of respect.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr.. James Rains Of Gaffney 5. c. IS
I'm the city. the guest of his son, MT. Z.
A. Raines, of upper Hull street.
Mrs. Charles W. Snellings, of Norwood,
\. c.. is in the city visiting her mother,
Mrs. NJ. b. Robinson, of Porter street
Mrs. w. d. Toler. Of Swansboro'' VINO
was paralyzed a few weeks since Is now
able TO be about, and is improving gradu-
ally. ~,
Hanover county. is in the city. the guest
of her sister, Mrs. I. Parke HOWE VI
east Eleventh street.
Rev. Ben. Davis has received lso apph-
cations for work. He needs htty-hve more
TO fiji the requirements. That VIII make
go I'm all. .-,-.
A meeting Of the Fire Commissioners
was called for last night, but quorum
was not present.
THE Ordinance Committee will meet
this evening at o'clock in the Auditors
office.
A meeting Of the Light Committee has
been called for this evening at O'CLOCK
also In the Collectors Office.
The Missionary Society of Stockton
Street Baptist church celebrated II an
niyersary with appropriate exercises
sunday night. The sermon was preached
nv Rev. DR.. J. William Jones.
The regular meeting of the Manchester
Methodist Sunday-School Board, which
was TO have been held last night, has
been postponed until next Monday night.
Mrs, L. r. Thornhill, who is Ill IN
Appomattox county, remains about the
same.