Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-04
SW0RE TO KILL HIM.
MANCHESTER MAN MAKES DEsPE-
RATE ATTEMPTS TO KEEP OATH.
PRETTY MARRIAGE IN The COUNTY,
Miss Robertson becomes the bride
of Mr.. PiuchbecIs, of This city
Jury in PiIlSintOD Case Gotten
Uere-Othcr News.

There were exciting times at the ALI
son & Addison fertinhng-miIs, on the
Manchester side OF the river, yesterday
morning
one negro was nearly scared 10 death.
Another negro proved what a bad marks
man he was.
Monday night a negro named Cauthorn
dispute. They came near having an al
tercation at that time Cauthorn swore
then he would kill Taylor. Yesterday
morning, armed with a hve-shooter, he
went to the fertilizing-miils TO keep his
VOWS. Taylor is employed at this place.
! Cauthorn was there waiting for him
when he came The moment he put in
/ his appearance Cauthorn opened fusii-
/ ade. The pugnacious negro shot five
times in rapid succession His aim was
| faulty or his pistol was-one or the other.
/ Not a bullet touched Taylor Cauthorn
was not satisfied yet. He left the mills
and came back 10 the city. He bought
himself five more bullets. About noon he
went again to find Taylor. He sent up"
his card-that is, he loafed around til
be thought it. was time Taylor was COM
ing down to dinner. Somebody told Tay-
Tor that Cauthorn was loaded and again
waiting for him. That took Taylors
appetite frem him and also all desire 10
go down stairs Cauthorn left some time
after. stll swearing TO XIII Taylor on
sight. Taylor came 20 the station-house
last night and swore out a warrant for
the arrest of CauthOrn.
REV. W. w. SIsK ACCEPTS.
Rev. w. w. sisk will accept the call TO
the Clopton-Street Baptist church. lie re-
signed his church at Wavcrly last Sun
day, TO take erect on the second Sunday
in November. lie will come 10 swansboro'
Immediately after that time.
The people Of Clopton-StTeet church are
very much pleased that they are soon TO
have a pastor Mr. Sisk is a native OF
Culpeper county. lie was educated at
Oakland Academy and Richmond College.
Leaving college, he accepted call 10 a
pastOratc in the Goshen Association. hay
ing charge OF the Baptist church in the
town or Orange, in connection with some
other of the most prominent country
churches among which may be mention
ed Mechanicsville. Craig's, and Goshen.
His pastorate there and at Wayerly have
been very successful.
JURY FOR PILKINTON.
a Manchester jury has been summoned
for the trial Of W. G.. Pilkiuton, on the
charge of shooting Senator w. NJ Flana-
gan, OF PoWhatan county. Sheriff Baugh,
of Powhatan. was in the city yesterday,
and summoned a yenire of thirty citizens.
Among those who were summoned are
Messrs Il. a. Lamb, James T. Abbott, L.
W. Shoemaker, Robert Nelson, James VI.
Graves. Thomas Fisher G. l.. Petit,
Clarence Pickett. Matthew Morton, Jo-
seph T. Davidson, II. Ia Patram, Thomas
Neisler, Arthur G.. Evans and Charles T..
Gibbs.
These gentlemen will go up 10 Powha-
tan Courthouse to-day at noon by the
Southern road.
PRETTY WEDDING YESTERDAY.
Salem church. in Chesterfield county
was the scene yesterday of a pretty
morning marriage. The contracting
parties were Mr. r. II. Pinchbeck, OF
Manchester and Miss Annie May Ro-
bertsOn, of Chesterfield
Promptly at $50 the bridal party en-
tered the aisles TO tho strains of Men
dlessohn's wedding march rendered by
MISS MOSellc AfltboiAs OF MdncIcSttr, III
the following order: Ushers-Messrs.
Clifton Robertson, Paul DuVal, Il. Win
free, Thomas Robertson (brother OF the
BRIDE ID. Il. Moody, and a. M.
Cheatham; the groom and his best
man. Mr.. Onis Bass; finally, the
bride and her maid OF honor, Miss Alma
Cheatham.
The bride was cOstumed In a tailor
made cadet-blue travelling suit She
brides roses and maiden-hair
ferns. The maid OF honor wore a brown
ladies' cloth and carried ferns Misses
Edna Cogbil and Blanche McGee. In
" hito organdie, acted as ribbon girls.
Mr. Pinchbeck is one OF Richmond's I
young businessmen, OF the l
firm OF Anderson a. Pinchbeck. printers !
Miss Robertson is daughter OF Mr. 4
y. 4. Robertson. OF Manchester. and !
Of DR.. Thomas j. Cheat 2
ham. She is one 81 the best known and D
most popular young ladies IN this county
The old Colonial church where che mar
Rage was solemnzed was decorated by
shlfll hands with ferns. and lighted
with shaded lights.
The large number Of beautiful presents
from far and near showed the popularity
)f both parties.
Another marriage took place In tha
county yesterday. This was the union OF
Mr.. Il. VI. Fuqua and Miss Mary II. Mo-
ha MIA az tina