Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-23
'TW A MEAN TRICK
TllE TRAMP DRANK HIS WHISKY
AND ROBBED HIN.
OTHER ITEMS FROM MANCHESTER.
swsnsboro' People Are Indignant
win Manchester Railway and Ina
proYemeu, Co.-ueafh of Mrs. Lips
comb--C ounty Fathers Meet

comb-County Fathers Meet
WuUe &c. Black proposes ing-look-
ing young man from Wilmington, y. g..
was the victim ln Manchcfler last night
~ bold robbery BE treated a man 20
- drink. and tho man. he sage. robbed
him OF hla pooket-book. containing about
gsJ This happened about 3 O'Clock.
little later Policeman Wright found Black
Wing on the street too much intoxicated
90 take caro- or himself and he took him
a. tho etatlon-hOuse ana cared for him
during the night prefcrring tho charge
of druukcnness against him. B1ok was
nicely dressed good looking and appears
20 be mon OF education and refinement
DO came from North Carolina 20 Ron
iuoud boo hopes of finding aomcthinf TO
dO. 10 wns passing through Manrh'fl'f'
whom al Seventh aud Hull streets ne met
"a man. ho thinks o. tramp VINO asked
him to give him % drink Black said he
would. and tho two went into "a nearby
saloon Black orl.roI the drinks. aud
drew out hls pocket book. containing
number Of bills. aud selecting note paid
for them. Several persons in the saloon
cav the money. When Black was found
by The omocr the money except some
change. was ou gone Those who saw
the companion Of Black say he was about
& feet 100 inches iu height about - years
old. and coan shavcn; wore two close
bodied coats. and bad his pants riun-I
800 rubber boots.
Policeman Wright went over thc whole
city last night hoping 90 stumble upon
tho man. but the willy follow bad slipped
swANsnORO' PEOPLE INDIGNANT
Since the bad weather has broken up
Tho cars on the uuu street line have not
been going up to swansboro. bat have
been stopping ut the Auanuc.coast Line
crossings This ia due. perhaps. 90 two
reason. one that the cars are now rum
ming into Itlohmond ry che Free bridge.
% much longer route. and another. that
the Manchester Council has given tho
company permission 90 return from the
CROSSING However. the citizens of Swans
h0r1 arc beginning tO bc very much Doe
ccus,d at what they elloec iH "a violation
of the compauy'n franchise Several NJ
che leading citizens went Co MI lhil. v.
topbill. commonwealth Attorney OF the
county. yesterday morning. aud mado
thclr complaint lie promised them Doe
would take action to secure for them
what no conceived 60 be- their rights ot
once Tho little town of Swauaporo is
very much excited about the matter.
When tho Council Of Manchester passed
tho resolution TO let tho cars stop at me
crossing, 10 was agreed that the BROOK
ug line should come down to This point
and transfer. while the company would
provide at the crossing meat house Tor
passengers TO wait in. 81 they had 60.
DEATH or MRS LlPSCOMb.
Mrs Fanny Moody Lpscomb. after an
illness OF two months died yesterday
morning al 1880 O'Clock. at her residence,
No lEi Porter street
Deceased was the wife Of Mr. William
3D. tApscOmh and daughter or MIS-
lndianola Moody and the late W Law
renee Moody. for many years a promi-
mont citizen OF Manchester she mao utcn
sick altogether about six months but
had been confined Co her bed only two
months She died OF am aggravated form
of throat trouble. Mrs l1pscomb was "a
member ~ Baiuhrdge-Streot Baptist
church. and was active when in good
health in an church work She was
Lady OF many nno traits OF character
which eudearcd her greatly 90 AN who
came I'm daily contact with her and even
those who met her less often. Besides
her husband she leaves three small chill
dren. bcreft OF mothers care and love.
The funeral Will take place tomorrow
afternoon. but the hour and other details
have not yet been decided upon.
MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS
At "a meeting OF the members of the
Sfockton-Street Baptist sunday school
held last sunday resolutions of affection
fur and regret an the death of their hro-
thor Mr. B. : Slaughter were adopted.
Nr Slauguters faithfGlutss ana service
10 the school are mentioned most srate-
fully and 10 is declared THAI he Viii ever
tc missed The deep sympathy oi the
sOhu0. . Given To the family aud friends
o., t.e deceased brother ANA the nope Is
oNnu,s.J that even SO sreat a loss 10
DO. school and the community may be
pttul.d lay Divine Providence for gooa
90 bis fellow men, The resolutions were
ssur1 hy tho committee Messrs. +. II.
Sampson. superintendent of the school
end Aaron l. Sampson. secretary.
FUNERAL or MIR. FLOuRNoY.
The funeral OF MT. j. n Flournoy who
Clpd suddenly at his home, on east
Eleventh street Monday at 65o \. NJ
took place al the Cowardin-AVenue chris
tan church yesterday afternoon a. .
O'clock The service was conducted by
Rev. j. A. spencer the pastor. assisted
Is ReVs l.. r. Thonhm ID. u. }. ;.
Wallace. and j. H. Hicks The pail bear
CTS were Messrs George Ely T.. g. Ta-
tlm. r A. Lamb. j. H. Davidson. :. L.
Jones. : IA. Andrews IS. Nj Robins IN r.
& BrOaddus The iuterment was made in
Maury Cemetery.
Deceased was IN the list year OF his
axe. and a consistent member OF CoWar-
u-Avenue church lie leaves wife and
sisht children. as follows Messrs. W }.
Fournoy. of Washington. J. r. Flournoy.
Jr. OF Newark. \. j.; W. r.. Harry IL,
Rud Harvey W FloUrnoy OF Manchester.
Nisses Ida. Willie. and Alma Fiournoy,
or Manchester He Is also survived by
several brothers and sisters.
The funeral OF Mr.. William Marshall
took place also yesterday afternoon at
$50 O'Clock az the FIFTH Street Methodist
church conducted by Rev J. ;. Wallace,
the pastor
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS,
The public schools closed yesterday in
honor OF the birthday OF the Father OF
lis Country.
Miss Elise Bagley. who has been the
guest OF Mrs. ]. Ingram. No. l4l6 Por-
ger street for several weeks. has left for .
hurkevile
The Hastings Court was not in session !