The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-10
ON TRIAL FOR
HOUSEKEEPING.
Case Of Charles Mills in the Chester
field County Court,
THE VESTED CHOIR PRACTIClNG.
A Negro Farmer I'm Powhatan Turning
white--A Horned Toad-faiiing
Creek Farmers TO Have an Old
Time Country Picnic.
u,xosrsrxn l,rrr,u RICHMOND TINES.

MANCHESTER prEEAU RICHMOND TIMEs.
1872 Hull STREET. BcArfIE BLOCK
The county court OF Chesterfield was
engaged yesterday in the trial Of caar'es
NILS. coiored. charged with burglary. lie
was arrested by Officer Avis and sent
on 10 the grand Jury by Squire Jones Of
swansboro for breaking into the residence
Of Mrs. J. Webb-Peploe. Of Bon Air lie
WAS Indicted on this count and there are
Ave other indictments against him for
soDbing the people Of The Bon Air neigh
lorhood.
tn. offence for which Mills IS being
tried IL a capital one and az the option
n, he Jury. II he Is found guilty. he may
possibly receive a death sentence.
The law-abid.ng citizens have become
Indignant a. tie frequent occurrences OF
house breaking which have caused the
women and children 70 be kept IN neT-
vous state all the time
THE VESTED CHOIR.
The vested choir OF Meade MeIaop'4'
church are practicing dai!y. Ihey are
being instructed by Mr. Richard Bacon
tas church orgsnist. Under his insiTuc-
ticns they are making good headway ana
in a short time will be IN readiness 10
assume their part OF the church services
NEGRO TURNING WHITE
William Glenn. q colored FARMER OF
Powhatan county came 70 me c4'y ~.
ferday morning with load oil couillly
produce. Glenn is something OF d Su''o9I-
~ Fifteen years ago his Color We 4"
dark gingerbread, but now ne - pei 80,
ly white with the exception a. Few ua.k
snlotcbes on his face and neck lie
shaved The reporter his arm which was
~ white as any white man I'm the city.
He said no was the sarpo color all over
his body o,...
There were two residents Of the city
in tho party who were talking 10 the
freak who at one time lived In Powha-
tan. They knew Glenn well and remem-
hered when he first began 10 turn white.
me man saws he has visited physicians
&, Richmond but they could not give
hin, any reason for his skin turning
white Fe Is the father Of eighteen chill
Gren. all of whom are dark gingerbread
an color he enjoys the best OF heaith'
one who cid not know Glenn would GER
tainlv take him for a white nan and
they would never imagine that ne hau
AZ one time a. dark skin.
A HORNED TOAD.
Mr. Z. C. Hin. the druggist received
a few days since from hts friend MI.
Jack Canaghan Of Palestine, Texas a
horned toad This is a rare specimen
and is the only one ever seen I'm this
city. It's scientific name Is phrynomosa
cornuta. The animal has horns protrud-
ing from ali over It's body. on ITS head
are two horns similar IN appearance to
those Of a. goat. As curiosity IL mas
attracted much attention.
THE FARMERS OUTING.
r~.Yff~.. ftrrrlr va vgflcref Ohm. will have
en- old time country picnic az the grove
Of Mr. T II. b. West tomorrow.
During the day an address will be de-
llvered by Mr. Jackson. editor Of the
Southern Planter and Farmer. Mr. 7.
j. D. West viii have charge OF the az
BRIEF MENTION
Miss Moselle Gregory and Mrs. olivia
snellines left Monday for Norfolk 10
spend several weeks.
Mr. f. y. Gregory left a short time
ago for Cincinnati. where be has ac'
copied a position with the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway Company
Mr. c. L. Page left Monday night Tor
Winston. y. c., where he was called on
legal business.
Little Miss Mary Reynolds, who has
been quite M. is now improving.
Miss Myrtle Noble Of Richmond and
Miss Matte Jones. Of this city, left Mon
urN TO fArih AtA'Attte +N+ $500
county and 10 attend the association al
SkipQuarter church.
Quite a large crowd went 10 Westover
yesterday morning with The West-End
Methodist inday-school on their annual
excursion.
Mr Lewis Attlsisson. OF Greensboro
y c. Is visiting his mother IN swans
hOrO
Mr ". z. Cary. Of Henderson, n. c.,
was 81 the city for a short time Monday
night He was on his way TO Detroit
Mich.. on business.
Miss Isabel Cary. Of Henderson. Is
visiting her aunt Mrs. u. p. DuNal, Of
Porter street
Miss Rosebud Fox. who has been visit
ing the Misses Owens. Of Twelfth and
stockton streets. left Monday night for
her home in Winterpock.
Miss Phemie owens left az noon yester-
day for Clayvile Powhatan county
where she will visit friends and relatives
Mrs James g.. Brady and daughter
Miss Althea. OF Lynchburg. are visiting
Mrs ?. W. Bateman at No. us Porter
street.
Miss Mary Franklin Of east Twelfth
street. lett Monday for Clayville, where
she will visit friends and will also attend
the Baptist Middle-District Association
now being held at SklnQuarter church.
Mr. J. Walter Freeman has returned
from a visit TO Atlantic city ana Phila-
delphia, where be had a most delightful