The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-27
OFFICIAL VOTE
OF CHESTERFIELD
Shows Good Majority for the Con-
VentiOn.
WILL BE MARRIED TOMORROW
They Were Bound for fredericksburg
Bratson Suit Goes to the Grand
Jury-Church Scryiccs-News
Personal and Brief,
WILL BE MARRIED TOMORROW
Manchester Bureau. Richmond Times,
No 1l12 Hull Street, Beattie Block


Chesterfield county. by official vote, has
given a good majority for the ConstitIi-
t:onal Convention, and a this early date
there are many prominent citizens in the
district, composed of Chesterfield, Powha-
tan and Manchester, VINO want TO be the
chosen delegates to the convention. Al
ready many names have been suggested.
Among those who have been mentioned
from Manchester and Chesterfield are
Judges s. A. Hancock, William 1. GIopton
and John II. Ingram, Mr.. Z. II. Wells,
Hon Phil. V. CogbiIl, and Hon. W. W.
Baker.
\ MONDAY MARRIAGE.
Mr.. j. w. Hastings and Miss Bertha
C. Brown will be married at the home of
the brides parents, No. 102 Fifth Street,
tomorrow evening at o'clock TIE cere-
mony will be performed by Rev. j. S.
Wallace, pastor OF the F'iftil-Street Meth
odist church Mr. Hastings is an employee
of the Southern Railway, and a popular
young man. After the marriage Mr. and
Mrs. Hastings VIII make their nome at No.
81 West Fifth Street
TO THE GRAND JURY.
James Bratson. who mas been confnes
to the city Jail for the last week. await
ing trial for assault upon one Kills Thax-
ton, three weeks ago was before the
Mayor yesterday morning. The case being
rather strong against Bratson, ne was
sent on to the grand jury.
The five tramps arrested Friday after
non were discharged yesterday morning.
II was stated on the streets yesterday that
Judge William I. Clopton and Judge s.
A. Hancock are being spoken of as dele
gates to the Constitutional Convention,
among their friends not only in Manches-
ter but in Chesterfield county It is I'M
. derstood on excellent authority that the
gentlemen will be candidates for the
honors.
NOTEBOOK FOUND.
In searching the cell in which Frank
i, Preston, who was arrested Thursday
night a Forest Hill was confined tire first
night, a notebook was found, containing
many newspaper clippings. nearly all of
them advertising celebrations of some char
!! acter in the larger towns OF the country.
The book contained records Of almost
every celebration to be held in the United
States during the coming summer and
next fau. Beginning with the month OF
May and containing through January
The general belief is that Preston IS
member of a gang of pickpockets VINO
nave been operating in North Carolina
and further South for several months.
The following programme was mapped
out in the book for the month of May:
! Nav Sd, Melrose. Mass, Semi-Centennial
| Celebration; May 9TH. Media, Pa, Centen-
NAL Celebration: May 1t,l, Atlanta. Ga,
! one week, Stceet-Fair; May Stl. FfndIey.
O.. G.. A. f. Celebration; May sth, Sioux
FAN. S. D., National Populist Convention;
| May 2lst to sd, Jonnstown, Pa, State
l German Catholic Rally: May 18th, Fred
reicksburg, Va, Army of the Potomac Re-
union: May Goth. Louisville, KY. five days,
Confederate Reunion.
Evidently from the above programme,
the gang was en- route 70 Fredericksburg
when ti1ey struck Manchester
MR. JONES RETIRES-
The affairs of the Old Eureka Furniture
Company nave been settled up in full.
Mr.. Landon P. Jones, who was president,
of the old company, has dropped out en-.
tirely.
The ne~ company will oe organized in a
few days
Work is progressing rapidly on the plant
of The Trunk and Bag C'ornpf ny, which is
being erected neltr the Richmond Wood
Working Company The building. wh.cn
is 1Oox31 feet, is almost ready Tor the
roofing.
DEATH OF MRS. WILSON.
Mrs. H c. Hewlett and Mrs John s
Morris left for Petersburg yesterday
to attend the suneEaifof Mrs Howiett's
sister, Mrs. Joseph B. Wilson, OF Lone
Oak. Amelia county.
Mrs Wilson WIS the oides. daughter
of the late James Chapel FowIstt and
Elizabeth Cox. She leaves a husband and.
six ehiidrsn-Mrs. G. ". fay.or.s fs.eh-