The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-04
NARROW ESCAPE
IN CHESTERFIELD
Mr., Emmett Graves Attacked by a
Mad Bull,
The BUILDINGS COMMITTEE.
Jack wychc Charges Thomas WI
Iiams With Thefi-Practicai jokes
onthc Free Bridge b. Other
Manchester News.
The BUILDINGS COMMITTEE.

Manchester Bureau. Richmond Times.
llfe Unll street icafiie f.k.
The Committee on Lands and Buildings
met al the Richmond Wood Works yes
ierday afternoon az $50 o'clock TO COM
sider The petition Of that company 10
close the street between their plant and
tho Hagan foundry. The matter was
postponed 10 some meeting 20 be caHed
BIZ the chairman before tho next meeting
OF the Council Those present were
Mcssrs. Green chairman. Bradley Neal
and Pairam.
Wednesday evening was greatly enjoy
ed by a party OF friends numbering ABOUT
twenty. who left Richmond over ihe For
est Hn car line. about o'clock with
merry hearts and baskets laden ! vain
The dslicacics ~ tho season.
After reaching the Park they made
survey OF the grounds and the ladies SEE
lected a most delightful SPOT on the bile
side where thcy spread their sumptuous
feast and awaited tho arrival of their
gentlemen friends. some 0f whom arrlF-
al on each car.
About twilight. as q car was sliding
around tho curve they recognized sew
cal Of their friends aboard. and TWO of
the ladies hoisted a white table cloth on "a
pole ana unfurled IL Co The breeze amid the
shouts and merry laughter o. the ltue
group. which was responded 20 by the
waving 81 handkerchiefs from ihe car
The party was chaperoned by MIS-
Conway Burgess and MIS-. Nj. \. buFt''7
Among those present were Miss Anna
r,v,b ,nd Mrs smith OF Ohio. and Misses
pianch Walch LOra Burgess. Viola Cheat
on susie Choat0n and Mcssrs. Riddick.
white Ri>hie I0ckett, Courtney, Bur
eess and others
Tho party returned about u o'clock.
an agreeing that they had spent a most
delightful evening
M Emmett Graves. well-knoWn
farmer Of Chesterfield county, q rev
miles from Manchester. had narrow
escape from severe injury several DAYS
pTo. s..t..
lie was attending % some OF his duties
,n the pasture when he was attacked uy
an angry bull. The Infatuated beast Kept
ATr Graves running and dodeing TOR
optfs a little while. he grasned fence
ran with which DE attempted TO urlNe
inc animal away. This method Of de-
Tense nroyed futile. and Mr.. Graves
called for a gun.
Persons within hearing ran 20 him ana
ne soon had two shot gums in ms posses
with buck shot.
nc Intended To shoot the bull with the
1'rd shot I'm order 90 keep him of, but
ne made a mistake and used the buck
shot The method proved enectVe ana
the attacking animal Withdrew 10 a sAts
distance. The animal died from the et-
fects Of the wounds.
Mr.. Graves was not injured.
CHARGED WITH THEFT
wednesday evening and drank whole lot
~ beer lie didn't drink any whiskey
but he got his brands az beer mixed and
accordingly his legs grew a little un-
steady.
Thomas Williams. Jack alleges, es-
sayed 20 take him 10 his home on Nine
teenth street But Jack did not reach
home. and when he awoke some time
later and found himself lying on vacant
lot some distance from home. and
Thomas gone. he wondered nightly.
lie scrambled TO his feet and then dis
covered that his $3.50 brown derby hat
was gone. and felt In his pocket and.
also, discovered that s. I'm greenbacks
and some small change had disappeared.
lie then set Opt 10 look for clues. and
after he had found them he swore out
warrant against Thomas, charging him
with the theft Of the hat and the money.
When Thomas learned that warrant
was out for him ne promptly went 10
the station house and surrendered him.
sell. but stated that he knew nothing
about the hat or the money.
BLOCKED THE BRIDGE.
number OF practical jokers did what
they thought was a funny thing We'd
nesday night
They had been % Richmond seeing the
sights. and they saw So many sights
that they missed the last car aud had 10
walk home.
When they reached the Manchester
end Of the Free Bridge they thought 10
would be a funny thing TO pile "a lot Of
logs and empty barrels across the bridge
entrance. They old 10 and went on re-
3olcing
Early yesterday morning Just
about daylight. the country travel
set IN toward Richmond, and long
before the street cars begun 10
run. score Of wagons and coun-
Try carts were standing at the south end
Of the bridge awaiting the raising OF the
blockade. They were under the impress
sion that the bridge had been blocked by
the authorities because OF repairs or
something OF the kind. Some of the
teams had been delayed for nearly an
learned. and then the air was blue with
strong language against tho practical
g1kers.
THEY GOT.
Two weary NiIlies made'a mistake We'd
nesday hy making "A pause I'm their wan
dering IN this city. They saw their mis-
take after 20 was too late. and they real-
lied the error Of their way through Man
chester when an alert officer of the Jaw
took them ia tow.
Mayor Maurice sized them up yesterday
morning when they lined up before him.
and IN the iareeness Of his heart gave
them ten minutes 70 ger out Of the city
They cot
PERSONAL AND NOTES.
Manchester was never in "a better state
Of cleanliness and health. and there Is
less sickness Of serious nature than for
months past
Mrs. r. A. Gibbs Is detained at homo
by sickness.
Air John Robert Fitchett. Of North
ampton and Miss Jennie Lou Martin. OF
Hailsboro We're married az Bethel Bap-
tlst church. Haushoro. lay Raw. r. H.,
Winfree wednesday night The couple
left for their future homo in Norihamp-
ton.
Mr. Ernest "a Carter has returned from
q pleasure trip 20 Northern cities.