The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-17
A BOY INJURED
IN MANCHESTER.
A Heavily Loaded Wagon Crushes a
Deaf Mute.
RESULT OF CARELESS DRIVING.
Great Improvements ut the Postoffice.
The ROck-Crusher Ordered-Fun-
eral of Morrissette-Other
News Items.
RESULT OF CARELESS DRIVING.
MANCHESTER Bureau RfcuMoSD TINES.
lii2 Hull STREET. BEArIIE BLOCK.

I over by a heavy-loaded two-hourse wagon
driven by Bill Carter on upper Hull street
yesterday.
The child. who Is a deaf mute, was
| driving a COW across the street. when
! Carter came along with his team, driv-
/ ing quit rapidly. The horses struck the
boy and knocked him down and the left
front and hind wheels OF the vehicle pass
ed over his body. lie was badly bruised
and one Of his toes was nearly severed
from his foot The little fellow was
| picked up and taken TO his home. and
/ Or. W. u. Matthews summoned TO attend
! him. IL is not known yet whether the
+ boy is injured internally, but he is ter
/ ribly bruised and black around the body.
The father OF the child will have the
negro up for reckless driving. lie is
employed by one OF the merchants Of
/ Midlothian Douglas is a bright little
+ fellow and is quite a favorite with the
people of Manchester and Sw1nsbOro
I POSTOFFICE IMPROVEMENT.
. P0stma5te. -. d. Wei-egcr had force
I Of hands engaged last night remodeiing
the pOstofice. The improvement Will
/ give great deal more room In tho Office
/ for internal work Before this work was
I done the employees were very much
hampered for space but now they VIII
/ have ample room for all PRACTICAL pur-
noses Since the free delivery system
! has been inaugurated a number Of former
I patrons Of the Office have given up their
| letter boxes. THhis has left a large
number Of them vacant and, therefore,
useless They have been removed and
the whole front or the office brought
I flush and nearer the Ctreet entrance The
/ patrons Of the Office will have plenty Of
| room for their purpose ard the employees
will have about one-third more space IN
which 10 conduct their labors.
ROCK CRUsHER ORDERED.
city Engineer James A. Lipscomb sent
| the order of yesterday for the rock
| crusher It was given TO the Austin Yves
tern COMPANY, Of Chicago. In all poss'-
biity It will be here and placed Tn posi-
tion Tor work by the 9st N May. II
will be a portable crusher and will have
a portable engine TO furnish power ana
will be taken from place 10 place in the
city as necessity demands. Ihe hrst
place where it will be placed Will be at
| one Of the rock piles, where Inc re-
fused cobbie stones from Hull street mao
been removed. The crushed stones VIII
! be rsed 10 Macadami2e the streets.
The Raleigh CN. c. Morning Post OF
YESTERDAY says:
"Nfr w. !. Carter, the we'll known and
pif,ed corfespondent Of the Richmond
Times. who has written so MANY inter-
fltfur articles for thai e%cellent paper
upon horses ard horsemlAt ana tones
Of the turf over the nom DC p'u"o o'
Rroad Pock. spent yesterday IN the CITY.
Mr. aCrter has numerous friends mere
and throughout the State who always
give him a welcome
MRS. MORRIssETTE's FUNERAL
Tho funeral Of Mrs. Nuttie G.. Morris
eette who died Friday, Will take place
T,o1, CloDton-Stree Baptist church TINS
afternoon AT 9 o'clock. Rev. ". x.
Uaight. The pastor. will conduct the ser
1iGe IL will be- assisted ly REV. llr. w.
r. Hatcher. of Grace-street Bapil7'
The pall-bearers will be: Honorary
Judge e. A.. Hancock. Judge Jo4n -. IN
gram Judge James y. Greeory, pI. nos
=. Matthews ,Dr', ,hinQa' a., LG5alTsct,5 ~
:. Wells. ". II. Nltuc anu DOll4@"
ActiveIMessrs. Ben. p. owen. Jr w.
O.. Green IS. ". Toler d. W. NuqAa11,y'
T. A. Parke, w &. Clements, H. l.. ~
tram and >. s. Perkins.
GRAND AND PETIT JURIES.
The Hastings Court will begin H. April
term tomorrow. The following ls the
grand Jury who have been ordered 10
be present at 10 o'clock IN the morning.
j. r. Green, c. :. Wells John sykes
a IN j. H.
George i. Gary. John y. Utz and a. l..
Powell tcolOredJ.
Tie petty Jury have been summoned for
Tuesday morning, ana are: j. i. Hutigr'
Breach. II. II. Betty. John A. Blanton; 6.
Scott McRae q. NJ. Robertson, Nathan
II. Bacon George W. Franklin. Il. j..
Patram and John Baker tcolored).
The police were notified by phone yes
terday morning that the tramps ~ the
neighborhood OF the pumping station were
beating numerically a. small member OF
their gang. Chief Lipscomb and Omcer
smith hied 10 the scene and secured
two OF the hoboes. The principals In the
fracas managed to escape. The two ar
rested gave their names as Joseph LIN
chan and James Martin. They told their
ta'es of woe to the Mayor and were given
fifteen minutes I'm which TO leave the city
MISSIONARY DAY.
To-day will be observed as Mis-
sionary Day at Central church, and no
effort will be spared 10 make u success.
In the morning the pastor Rev. W. w;
Lear, viii preach on the subject Goa
is no Respector OF Persons Al night
C7:45l the hour will be taken up 10 "Coliy-
or Day" celebration, the exercises 20 con-
slst of readings. inc udiuE letters from the
field. music, addresses etc. The pastor en-
pecially desires 20 see every menner OF
the church present to-day ana as many
more as choose 10 come.
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS
Mr. u. A. Cogbill, clerk of the County
Court. was in the city yesterday.
Two tramps were caught by the police
and locked up In the pc. Ice station. Ihey
will nave a hearing tomorrow morning.
Rev. w. h. Hurt left yesterday morning
for Boydton. IN Mecklenburg county
where ne has new charge. He Will
preach there to-day.
Mr. ]. T. Bullock, of west Ninth street,
continues quite III.
The high and muddy water in the James
local fishermen.
There are two blood-hOunds now al the
farm of Mr. Ira Anderson, below the city.
The second one is owned by Mr. j. {.
Hagan,
Mrs. John y. German and two children,
of Porter street have returned from
visit 10 relatives IN Washington. They
were accompanied by Mr.. German aunt,
Miss Saiiie German.
Mr. J. j. Smith has returned TO his
home I'm this city after spending the holl-
DAYS with friends i'm Petersburg.
Mr. r.. D. Adams Of Atlanta Ca, is
here spending the holidays with his rela-
tiVes, at No. e25 Hut street.
CHURCH NOTES.
Rev. ID. O.. GwathmeY Of Richmond
College. will an the pulpit both morning
and evening al Stockton-Street Bapust
church.
Services at West-End church to-day:
Sunday-school al $3.50 a. NJ. services at
II A. NJ. and s L. NJ, b. the pastor. Rev.
W. y. Williams. EpwOrth League meet
ings at $3.50 and L. NJ.
Services az the City Home this even
ing az $50 o'clock, under the auspices OF
free lecture ut Leader Han this az
ternoon az 4 o'clock by MIR. G. y. Taylor.
Subject. THE Purpose Of God ia the