The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-05
HIS HORSE FELL ON HIM
ACCIDENT TO MIR, n. y. EARLY
WHILE our RIDING.
4 Negro Discovered While In the Act OF
Stealing Brasses- Accident to Mr. D. u
smith. Manchester News.


a ride lie had gotten beyond Mauiy
Cemetery when his horse slipped aho
threw tho rider heavily 10 the grounu
and IL is supposed he then ieil on inc
PROSTATE man. MIR. Early was Knocked
unconscious. and when he revived ths
horse was standing beside him. lie man
make hts way 10 his room.
DR.. w. l.. Matthews was al once sun
mOned 20 attend the WOUNDED man ne
found that MIR. Early had sustained Sc
we're bruises on both lower limps ana M
right hip was painfully bruised. IL was
al first thought that his ics was oIo ~. ~,
but such was found not TO be me Ease as,
AS II is the young man VIII DE Vo'ii'''N
10 his bed tor several days.
CAUGHT IN THE AL.
Mr.. Taylor the car inspector LOT lh'
Atlantic Coast Line. discovered 'lu,''
90 negro In the act OF breaking mo lhe
brass house in the yard yesterday ABOUT
noon. Mr.. Taylor was on his way 10 the
shops in this city. ana Whci ne Hau
gotten near the house he saw the hesro
with a Ratchet attempting TO break Inc
door down. lie " adc Tor the thiei. but
the man. seeing him coming ran aNaF
and made down 1wclith street IN lue
direction of HUI me ponce OF lne c ~
were notified, and have been LOOKING lot
the man, out nave not been able 10 ar
rest him up TO this time.
his house has been broken into twice
very recently ana Il IuiHhti VI bl".''No
stolen each time. IL is supposed that TINS
negro IS the thief who has done the work
each time.
SHOT IN THE HAND.
Mr.. j &. Smith. the junk man, was
painfully shot IN the hand yesterday
about dusk. Besides doing "A junk busi-
ness MIR. Smith also carries me OF
hardware. lie loaned a pistol out OF MS
stock 10 n gentleman. VINO used II IN
private theatrical play The pistol was
returned to the Ovn er last evening, ana
he began to snap the cock, not knowing
that IL was loaded, when II was discharg-
ed The ball entered Mr.. smith hand
az the palm ana came through NJ the
wrist. wounding him very painfully.
Tho wounded man went 70 Or Law
renee lDgram's office where he was treat
ed and afterwards taken nome.
OVERDOSE or LAUDANtM.
Mrs Cheatham. an aged lady or Marx
Addition. took an overdose OF laudahum
Sunday night when the FAMILY return
ed from church they discovered that
something was wrong with hcr ana on
looking on the bed they discovered a Dot
tie labelled laudanum.
She became worse and the members OF
tho family az once summoned Or; huck-
er. who worked on her ana lett her OUT
OF danger. she Is now getting on very
nicely and IS not suffering from the drug.
FANCY DKEsS PAhrI.
Miss Florence Moody entertained
number OF her young friends at the resi-
denCe OF her mother Mrs. INDIA &. Moo
DIV on Fifteenth and Porter streets, Mon
day night. Inc occasion was "a fancy dress
affair, and the costumes OF the young
people were both pretty and comoly.
Inc young people had a glorious time
and their bright races ana merry ldush-
ter was a scene never 10 be forgotten ny
the older persons present.
Those present were Misses Ira Damon,
Nina Wells. Petersburg: Lotue Lau-
renee, Richmond May Lpscomp, Ger
tTude CLASH. Richmond Mary Franklin,
Daisy GOode. kicnmond, Edna and JAMIE
Davidson clyde swift josie CHRISTIAN,
Richmont Annie Bcll Bankenship. Bal
timOre. Bette owens, Elsie and Mabel
Crooks Kate Fulks. Leila and Mary ROD
ortson. Annie ana Callle Iayor. Maisie
Perrow Richmond, Louise and Bessie
Webster. Anna Longest. Bon air. Va;
Madeline 1hornhill Annie ShOtweii, Leila
o. BrIen. Neiia Blankenship, OF Drewry
Bluff; Annie and Susie Brown, Etnel
Harding. Ruth Brands Grace ana Emma
Perdue MOZelle Ctegory. Edna ana car
RE Bailey: Novel Belts. Eugene LIP
scOmb. Bernard Robertson, otis MOTIFS
Sett. David Wiltshire, Walter FRANKLIN.
Emmett Gregory I'd. Burton, David
SlanssOn. Tilden SlainssOn. Mark Lloyd,
Linn LLOYD. John Lear, Howard Gregory.
Allen PettigrcW. James Jefferson. re-
tersburg: Dollar Bruce, irving Bruce.
Walter Reams. Ernest LOven. Laten
Barr. Orris Barr Henry Brauer Asa
Broadnax Paul DuNal John Friend. Al
win Novel;. DuNal Robertson. Mr.. Ron
ert Brown. Charles Durham. Ernest
Pnchback. Garland Loving. David Per-
due, Cabel Moody, Lynn Moody.
FIRE IN SWANSBORO.
Mrs. Carrie Cheatham. VINO lives on
ClOpton street in SwansbOrO lost her nome
and contents yesterday morning by nrc.
Her mother. Mrs. Mann, nad gotten up at
an early hour 20 prepare the morning
meal. after which she laid down on the
bed and was aroused by sparks falling
upon her. She gave the alarm. but be-
fore help arrived the building and con-
tents were badly damaged.
When the people OF that town learned
" the IRE they turned out as one man To
Impress the flames. AT TOler a. sons
hctOry the works were shut down ana
bucket brigade formed. VINO repaired at
once TO the scene 10 give the best help
Swansboro is without water supply.
and when q fre occurs they nave 10 nght
IL with BUCKETS and anything else aVaila-
bile The loss Mrs. Cheatham sustained
on house ana contents was about 500
They were insured The flre was caused
by a defective fiue
CHIEFS RAISED.
Past Sachem j. :. Wakefield acting
Deputy Great Sachem raised up the fOl-
lowing chiefs OF indianola TRIBE, NO. o.
Improved order OF Red Men, Monday
night:
A. Cersley: Senior Sycamore, }. ;. WAKE
field Junior Sycamore. j. W. Ioncy;
Chief OF Records &. ;. Wells; Collector
OF Wampum. r.. H. Sampson; Keeper or
Wampum. W. II. WILKINSON; flrst san
nap. John IA. Brown Second Sannap, A.
A Wells Guard Of WigWam. A. a. Al
Wis: Guard Of Forest. f.. II. Burton. INST
Warrior. X. l.. Patram, Second Warrior
j. l.. Mum: Third Warrior, G. r. FISH
er: Fourth Warrior. w. Il. Wake; FIRST
Brave, George X. Mum; Second Hr3Vc,
H. A. Maurice. ThirC Brave, George W.
Butler: Fourth Brave, C. h. Atkinson.
The following were elected as trustees.
w. r. Wake, J. :. Wakefield, ana ".
d Ferguson.
A'tei these exercises the memoe-s 81
no tribe INDUCED in 5000 deal 81 snlau
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BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
Miss Annie Davis, OF Powhatan county,
IN visiting her aunt. Mrs. h. HOY, at no.
? east Ninth street.
The little child Of Mr.. A +. West IS
quite III at his nome. NO. 2O' east mir
Mrs C. :. Wells is detained at ner
hone. No. 9Ol Hun street
Miss Blanche kahl entertained her
friends ~ her residence in Swansooro
Mondsy night
Mrs 4. r. Perdue is extremely III at
hes home. Nc, 20 west Twelfth street.
Miss cara Clayton. who has been VS.
ting In NottOway county. has returned
60 her home on Cowardin avenue.
Mrs RCbccca Martin is quite iH al her
home. No 1913 Perry street.
Miss Nellie Clayton is back at home
from a pleasant visit to Chesterfield
Mrs a. d. Hooker. who has been quite
sick az her home IN Swansboro, i1 very
rnpCh improved.
Mr. AM Mrs. j. w Holt haaye returned
from a visit to relatives and friends at
~, M-hei thanneu OF Surrv comfy.