Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-27
MR. ROBERTSON Is ILL
,,,s APPENDICITIS AND is TAKEN
TO RICHMOND HOSPITAL.
OTHER ITEMS FROM MANCHESTER.
.,.orou Factory VIII Not Employ
Ncuro Lnbor-swnnn Has Not Sc
.,rcd surety for $500 Baii-swans-
,.,ro, Mcddings-PoIicc News.

Me John c. Robertson president Of the
,...,-,.rd and southside Telephone com
....... OF Richmond and Manchester,
..., was taken IN with appendicitis on
-..-f.y. was carried from his home, near
r..-,st-Hm Pa'k. TO the Virginia Hospi-
eel in Richmond, yesterday afternoon.
,.... stop was taken that in case he be-
mo much worse he would be nearer
medical attention.
trr Robertson is quite ill. but was
- sling fairly comfortably yesterday.
1..Veycr. yesterday afternoon It was
....sht advisable to call in Dir. Jacob
,..s.sN. i'm consultation with Dir. Lam
. H Edwards. the attending physician.
... sick man was resting very we'll at
.... hour. and not considered IN much
...e.r NE win not be operated on un-
lass he gets decidedly worse.
Dis wife is al the hospital with him.
WILL NOT EMPLOY NEGROES.
There has been rumor going around
city during the past few days. caused
fhe report that the satisfactory peo-
ser. going 90 employ colored women.
.. well as white women. 10 work the ma
..r.s. and not a little Indignation was
..lstd by it.
/. can Doe stated positively. however.
shat there Is no good foundation for II.
lle report very probably started from
... fact that a dozen or more cOlOred
s..m men went 10 the factory several days
.-1 and applied for work along with the
white persons. They were all refused
and member Of the firm has stated that
a D.. l.FH INV
course. this is not a boycott. The con-
..u is a private one, not in any manner
.utrONcd by the city, though the city
does own the building, and its managers
have "a right TO employ only white labor,
just Che same as any private concern.
The Building and Land Committee will
meet at the factory this afternoon, and
viii probably receive the building from
-ir Clary. the contractor.
TWO SWANSBORO' WEDDINGS.
Two very pretty weddings were solemn
SEED i'm Swansboro' yesterday-one in the
morning and the other in the evening
lIr. j. y. Abernathy and Miss Rosa Viz
ginia Ellis were married al $3.50 a. NJ. al
tle residence Of the brides mother, Mrs
~. Ellis, Rev w. T. Williams, pastor OF
West-End Methodist church, performing
the ceremony.
over white taffeta, and carried a Douque
az roses.
The maid Of honor was Miss Lallie
EiDu. who was cOstumed I'm white or
candle. The best man was Mr.. Augustus
Kahn.
Thtir popularity was evidenced b!
many handsome and useful presents
After the ceremony the newly-weddeC
couple left for Winterpock, where they
will make their future home.
The bride is one Of Swansboro's mos
attractive young ladies. Mr.. Alternating
IS rising young farmer and was former
IN from Dinwiddie county.
Mr. Walter l.. Smith and Miss JOSEF
T.. Brown, popular young people Oh Nan
chester. were married at O'Clock yeslei
dav evening at the West-End Methods
church also by Rev. Mr.. Williams. IN
wedding was simple and pretty, and wa
witnessed by a large number or trlehda q
the voung people. At o'clock Mr.. an
Mrs Smith left for Washington and
northern trip. They will reside on CO
wardin avenue on their return.
SWAMI OFFERED BAIL
Mr. Charles W. Swami. indicted by tn
GRAND iurv for bigamy. was taken betor
Judge Ingram, of the Hastings Court. yes
terday morning. and the trial continue
,IDfu the November term Of the cour'
Tu5qo Ingram also agreed 10 bail Nj
Swami I'm the sum of $500 for his AZ
rearance az that time. lie went 10 Jal
however. and up TO last night had h'
secured surety. .-,,r,
WHERE THE SQUIRE PRESlDES'
,souire w. d. Lithgow had two Law
treoi,ers before him in the Ponce Oou
Yesterday morning o..,. g.,
Johu Dawdy, arrested by captain Up
oo,,ns ON the charge Of being disorder
and abusive on the street was vas ' t.,r -
and REQUIRED TO give security III SlVo i'' -
good conduct. ,,1,,o,,
,rba other violation Of the codes cover
t,, human conduct was a coioI'u H''
ramqd W. II. Cousins. He was chaIs'
v,itn baing suspicious character arIes.
NV officer Jones upon complaint Oh ~
Tandon p. Jones. aud was sent 10 IL
rock-ple for thirty days.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
The condition Of Mrs Martha Nells a. u
Ntrs samuel ID. Atkinson remains
same. ,>,...,.ob Pow
MIR. w. b. Chndress, of Dlspatcn' Wv
batan county. Is IN the city. go
mr. rlaster cast was removed lro
postmaster Weisiger's leg yesterday
has been seven weeks since INNS UNIV :
nate accident occurred ..- ,.o.,,
Miss Julia Broaddus continues very
Win malarial fever at the resluehce
Ar II 4. Nunnaly. Tenth and Deo"'