The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-02
4 MAN KILLED
WHILE HUNTING.
His Gun Was Discharged With Fatal
Results.
de CAME VERY NEAR FREEZING
A Drunken Man Found i'm the Snow
Storm - Report of the Hastings
Court Clerk Other News from
the Southsidc.
Manchester Bureau. Richmond Tines,
1ll2 Hull street, Beattie BLOCK

1ll2 Hull street, Beatue BLOCK
Norman Olphin, q negro. aged about
twCuty-One years. was IN t4ehHCi'o
Tuesday and the extremely cold weather
made him get run of cheap gin
About dark he concluded to make IoF
his home. IN this city, ana was aDie 10
get as far as Seventh and McDohousn
streets There he was overcome ana zen
by the wayside. with the snow laIilnb
thick and fast over his body. LuchNy
Tor him hc was seen by pedestrian
who was making for his home 70 set out
OF the weather and enjoy the comforts
al "a good fire. lie informed the ponce
who had Ophin taken ih the htaUoH-
house. There he was worked On unih
midnight before he was out OF danger
When his ease was called yesterday
morning the Mayor fined him s. ~ Tor
being drunk.
a HEAVY SNOW.
The severe storm OF the past Jew uays
has been "a hardship on the street car
peoplo and the pedestrians nave also h1d
Tho severe weather has also been hard
ON the poor of me city, but tAey are I'D
every case being helped Mnth lney i"aNo
their wants known.
qhe snow storm was so heavy Tuesday
night that an the people who were not
absolutely obliged 90 face the storm sldiu
az home aud reapcd the dement, Oh
warm ire.
was stopped, the snow being so heavy on
the tracks that 10 was Impossible lot
them 20 run. During the whole day thcy
ran very poor schedule
10 was in the afternoon yesterday be-
fore the Hull street cars were put in mo-
ton IN Manchester and then they had
hard time 20 get the track in order to
travel. the snow being so heavy ana
deep.
on the Perry street line the railroad
people had snow-plows out carly and
travel ON that line was not mucn I'M
peded. .....-,
Arthur Clarke. negro, OF Brcmo. Flu
wanna county. met with % fatal accident
while hunting Monday. He had returned
from his days sport and had placed bis
gun. which was loaded. By the side ct
the door. While d-iug so the weapon
slipped and by some means unknown
went off. The whole charge entered the
unfortunate mans stomach.
lie lived only about five hours after
the accident
Clarke was about thirty years Of age
nnd well liked hy tho white people &C the
community.
The two-year-oli infant son Of Mr..
John end Mrs. Della McCr1ne dlcl QIite
suddenly "a their residence. on Semmcs
street between Tenth and Eleventh, yes
ferday morning at o'clock.
when the family retired 40 night
the little one was apparently enjoying
the best Of health. The parents We're
aroused Yesterday morning boy his strange
actions and in o short time the little fell
low had hreathed hts last.
CLERK DUNAL'S REPORT.
Clerk Duval Of the Hastings Court re-
ports nine marriage licenses issued dur
ing the month of Januay-hve 20 white
couples and four 90 c0lorcd couples.
There We're twenty deeds recorded dur
inc the month
The Areand on Company's plant will
he located at Second and Everett streets.
and not 40 Second and Stockton streets.
Judge Ingram was at the Courthouse
yesterday attending 10 chancery causes