Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-14
THE NEWS OF FULTON
EXCITING RUNAWAY AND a DrGGy
SMASHED u.
DIED FROM The EXPECTS OF WOUND.
News Received of the. Death in Dun"-
10 OF MIR. William Kennedy--"rdi-
nation of Dcacons-Pcrsonai ana
other Items.

I0crc was an cNcilbs '~'
leans street yesterday morning wheh d
horse hitched 20 buggy became Insh'-
ened and dashed of. There was gem
ficman IN the buggy at the time, out an
attempts 20 manage the animal aVaiied
naught. The horse continued on, ana
rounded the corner Of Fourth street.
whore the carriage coIlided with a PIE
of lumber with such force as to smasn
the vehicle into smlthereens. The occu-
pant OF the buggy was thrown out ana
sustained very painful injuries, and was
taken TO a nearby house. where DR..
Reams was called TO attend 10 his inju-
rfes. In the mean time the horse con-
tinued In his mad flight TO Denny street
where he was stopped. On inquiry II was
learned that the horse and buggy were
owned by Mr.. Parrish, OF the Richmond
redar-works. but the name OF the occu-
pant of tho buggy could not be ascertain
ed.
TO oRDAIN DEAcoNs TO-DAY.
The ordination Of deacons will take
place at New Bethesda Baptist cnurcn'
Hanover county. this afternoon at 4
o'clock. Rev. p. f. Throckmorton Will
preach ordination sermon, assisted by the
Rev. II. r. Underwood.
The following programme has been ar
ranged for the occasion: Doxology;
prayer, by minister OF Richmond Col
lege: hymn; announcement by pastor
Rev. w. Il. Tyler; reading lesson; SER
mon. BY Rev p. f. Throckmorton. Rich
mond: remarks. by Rev. +. r. Under
wood. Richmond; ordination or deacons
flaying on of hands,: hymn and collec-
ton; benediction, by Rev. +. r. Under
wood.
DIED IN BUFFALO.
Miss Ellen Clancy, Of louisiana street,
received the sad intelligence last We'd
nesday OF the death OF her relative, Mr..
William Kennedy, in Buffalo, n. y. Mr..
Kennedy was shot by one of the strikers
week before last, and fingered until Wed
nesday. The deceased was very proini-
nent young man. and a brother or John
j. Kennedy. Jr, president OF the Board
Of Aldermen Of that city, and nephew or
Mr.. John Kennedy, the grain SPECTATOR,
all of whom have many friends here. The
sad and untimely end OF the young man
is tho source Of much sorrow in this COM
munity.
Mr.. Charles Hill, a highly-respected
citizen, departed this life at his residence
No. I'll Nicholson street. Wednesday
night. leaving a widow and several chill
dren 10 mourn their loss.
HERO A FULTON MAN.
When the papers announced a few days
ago the heroic rescue Of Mr.. Mayer from
suffocation. occasioned by the fire on
Church Hill. little did people think Full
ton fireman was the "hero." 1t was Il.
Leslie Powell. Of Engine Company No. 8,
driver OF the hose-wagon, who CROPPED his
way in the darkness and assembled the
dark stairway and rescued Mr.. Mayer.
Two vacant lots. fronting GO feet on
Louisiana street between Fourth and
Fifth streets, were sold at public auction
Monday at SOS a front foot The pur-
chaser was Mr.. Thomas OGorman. The
corner lot, owned by Mrs. NJ Gogan. was
also put up, and bid of $3.50 per foot
was refused. 1t was not long ago that
this property was bought at "a per foot.
Richard williams. William Matthews,
and Eugene Bruiser) Goode, members OF
the Fourth Virginia Regiment. United
States Volunteers, have returned to their
homes. In Fulton. These patriotic sons
are looking well and hearty, and none
the worse for soldier life. They have
honorable discharges. and their certif-
Gates bear evidence of duty faithfully
performed. and reflect much credit on
their gallantry while enlisted in the Span
ish-American war.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mrs. Harry Mays continues quite sick
at her residence, on Seventh street.
Rev. d. Cabel Hening. pastor Of Fulton
Baptist church, will take "a his subject
for to-days discourse the following
1.-TWO Glasses of Difficulties and How 20
Meet Them" al night. sins That Go Re
fore to Judgment. and Those That Follow
After"
Last Wednesday being lakewood Me-
morial-Day. Fulton was well-nigh desert
ed as a consequence. In the afternoon
large crowds could be seen vending their
way TO the cemeteries, with plants and
flowers, to deck the graves of loved ones
Mr.. Johnny O'Keefe. who prides him
self on the fact that he has always been
a Democrat. is very i'll at his home, on
Lester street
Gussie Davis, the little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. III. Davis. of No. 400 Denny street.
who has been quite sick, has now recov-
cred.
Mr.. Robert Darby. a well-known young
man of Fulton, who for several months
has been a sufferer from typhoid-fever,
is able TO walk about. but II will be some
time before he will regain his former
health and strength.
The visitors who frequent the hill over
locking the James, at the intersection OF
Lester and Louisiana streets which is
styled Riverside Park, are arranging To
have benches made. Captain MoCook has
made very substantial one, which was
put in place Friday Others are expected
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