The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-18
THE TELEPHONE
LINES CUT DOWN
No Connection Between Manchester
and Richmond.
THE DEATH OF MRS. VEST.
Crowd OF Negroes on Hull Street.
FireInen Called to Mcct-'squirc
Chcatham's Court News,
Personal and Brief.
THE DEATH OF MRS. VEST.
Manchester Bureau Richmond Times.
1t1o rInlI Street Raatft, Rl.,r-

liz Hull Street. Beattie Block.
All communication between Manchester
and Richmond over the lines of the Rich
moud Telephone Company was cut OF yes
terGay afternoon by one OF the large crsfes
being operated on the river trent near the
Free Bridge falling across the wires The
lines will be repaired as soon as possible.
though it will probably be a day or so be-
fore all conae ctioils can be made.
OPEN AIR CONCERT
a large crowd Of negroes were gathered
last night about 10 o'clock at Twenty-nrst
and Hull streets. creating disturbance
and annoying the entire neishborhood-
negro band was practicinS IN the sans
vicinity. which caused the gathering
few small fights occurred before the eve
ming concert was closed by the police.
DEATH OF MRS. VEST.
Mrs. Matte A. Vest died Thursday night
at midnight at hsr late home in Marks Adj
dition, after comparatively short Ill
ness of malarial fever. She was forty-six
years of age
Mrs. Ves- was the wife OF Mr.. C. n.
Vest, a highly-esteemed citizen OF this
place. though his residence here has been
short: many friends numbered among
mis- acqrla:1tauces. Several children also
survive.
The funeral service will be conducted
from the Oak-Grove Baptist Churct
this afternoon at three O'Clock. In.
torment will be made in Maury Cemetery
AN INFANTS DEATH
Mr. and Mrs John W. Jones have the
sympathy Of their many friends in the
| loss they have sustained by the death Of
their little child Eva May. which oc-
CURED a their home. No. IS East Fourth
Street, Thursday night at o'clock
The burial service was conducted yes
terday afternoon at O'Clock by Rev. J,
la, w. T,,,
Cemetery
The fourth quarterly conference of the
West Chesterfield district will be held az
Bon Air Methodist Epicopal Church to-
cIav by Rev ". V. Tudor, D. D., presid.
ing elder.
This is TIE winding up OF the conference
year. and all officers for the four churches
will be elected for the ensuing year
DR.. Tudor will preach at the Midlothian
Methodist Epicopal Church at II O'Clock
tomorrow.
MrsJ. NJ Holt and her daughter. Miss
Mable OF Washington. are visiting at the
home of DR.. w. f. Merchant, on Porter
Street.
ATTEND THE CONVENTION
4 meeting OF the members of the Man,
chester Fire Department: IS called oE
Chief Gallagher to be held at their head
quarters on Ninth and Hull Streets to-
night at o'clock The meeting
IS for the purpose of completing arrange
uents for attending the State Firemen $
Convention TO be held in Richmond in Sep
tember.
Squire Cheathams Court was in SEES
sion yesterday, and Snort docket was
cleared Willie White tcolored). charged
with assault upon {. coored girl IN Swans
boro last Tuesday, was discharged. Judge
Gregory appeared for ,the defense
John Woodward (colored was fined 81
for 6isordery conduct
PERSONAL. ANR BRIEF.
Miss Florence Osterbind IS visiting in
Dinw:dd!e county.
| Mr.. E. y. Brown. who is connected with
| Mr.. H. V Baldwin IN the dry goods bus
ness. has returned from a two weeks va
| cation spent In Cumberland county.
| Charles HUI (coiored) was fined s. and
| put under bond for six months. IN the
| Police Court yesterday morning. all for
| abusing his wife and threatening to take
! her life,
Mr.. John Atkssou. formerly OF Swans
boro, who has been recently living at
| TIvertan r. l.. returned THURSDAY and
| will again make that place his home.
! The funeral service OF Mrs. Ida Blunt
was Increasingly conducted Thursday af-
| ternoon from the Presbyterian Church by
| Rev. c. y Van Houten. During the ser
| vice Mr. Morrsett sang a solo. and the
| folIowfug gentlemen served as pall-bearers:
| I,as=rs J W. Jeffries. c. r. Chalkley. c.
| w Toney. B. r Patram. w F. Bryce. VI
| Moore. ". A. Martin and w T. Paul