The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-09
NEGRO WANTED
HER P0CKETBOOK
A Bold HoId-Op Attempted Down IN.
Fulton.
DR.. KEARNS' NARROW ESCAPE.
Guessing Tea and Shadow Party Given
at the Home Of Councilman
Garber-News, Personal
and Brief.

On Friday evening about $50 o'clock
while Miss Margie Mcclure daughter of
Mr.. Hugh Mcclure OF Louisiana Street,
was walking along Seventh Street from
Allen & enters factory, where she is EN-
ployed, to Main Street, alone, and when
between Main and Cary Streets, she was
accosted by a negro boy about Ii years
Old who demanded her money as he
knew that Allen & Gnter paid their en-
pIoyes off on Friday evenings.
Miss Mcguire, who is only about 16
years of age, at once realized the stu
alton and remarked: Il have no pocket
book
Give it to me-, or there Will be trouble,
the negro exclaimed in u deep tone, as
there was no one else in sight
Miss Mcclure took advantage of the OPP
portunity and gave the villain a shove
with one hand and held the other firmly
over her cloak pocket, which contained
her weeks earnings. At the same time
she beat a hasty retreat towards Main
Street, where there were several other
people waiting for the car.
Miss Mcclure showed great pluck in
showing the negro from her side
At the point Oh Seventh Street, where
the affair happened, it is very dark.
STREET-CAR ACCIDENT.
Dr. r. T. kearns, city physician to the
poor. had a narrow escape from death on
Monday afternoon, about $50 O'Clock,
while out visiting his patients.
DIR. Kearns was seated in his buggy and
was driving out Hague Street, into Les
ter Street, when his buggy was struck
by Car No. IS, of the Main Street line in
charge of Motorman Bryant and Conduc-
tor Hall.
The acciSent is due, not to the fault of
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Hague Street and Lester at that point.
The car tracks are only about three feet
from the pavement at this point, and it
was impossible for the motorman to see
the buggy until he was upon it. DR..
Kearns escaped with a few bruises, but
his horse and buggy are damaged.
IN SOCIETY CIRCLES.
The most important events in society
circles of the season was the Guessing
Tea and Shadow Party given at the mag
nificent residence of Councilman f. II.
CARRIER. OF Graham Street. on Thursday
night.
Councilman and Mrs. CARRIER We're as
sisted in receiving by Mr.. and Mrs. Jos.
e. sorg. Miss Martha Black Mr.. and Mrs.
w. Floyd Reams Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Eacho. Mrs Sallie Duke. Mrs. Fred.
Keuster Mrs. Pearl Myers, Miss Lillian
Duke. Mrs James Harcum and Miss EN-
ma Porr.
Among others present were:
Misses Emma, PorT. Pearl Smith, Ella
AIamnie ana Pearl Jordon. Hattie and
Monte Leonard. Lillian and Maude Duke,
Martha Black, Mamme Rice, May Toler.
Annie CoghiiI. Bessie Wells, Lucy Brown.
Annie and Mammia Welsh, RCsine Gill
limo, of Norfolk: Maude Throckmorton
Miss Warriner. Miss Ashton Baushons,
Katie Hardin, Florence Wemer, Mammie
Eall. Lille and Matilda, Nielsen, Marie
Kosch, Bertha and May Washer, Bernice
Ballard. Nettie Seals. Rosa Jordon, Annie
Rock. Nellie Burkeman. Bessie Black
Amelia Kuester, Susie Childress, Mrs
earl Myers. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Deoppe
Mr. and Mrs. joe. Sorg, Mrs. Sallie Duke,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Harcum. Mrs. Fred
Kuester, Mr.. and Mrs w. Floyd Reams
Mr. and Mrs Charles Eacho. and Messrs
Arthur Nielsen, John Boulware, a. Z. Nc
Galley, Frank Gilmer, John Duke, Fuller
Fussell. Astlby Frayser. Willie CARRIER
Charlie and Lee Smith, Eddie Butler Chas.
Samuels Willie Richardson, Noble Will
kerson Harold I<osch, Herman Porr. Geo
Baker, Albert Samuels, Henry and James
CARRIER. Willie Childress, Willie Routten,
Hugh Rice Ed Beeman. Ernest Whitlock
Mr.. Drinker Ernest Turner. George Duke,
Louis Washer, Walter Ballard, Rev. b.
Cabel Iening, Tilden Stagg, Guy Mos
by and Frank Lafong.
DRIVER CHIBDR1SS.
Mr. William II. Chidress, the driver OF
engine No. S hose wagon, who was Knocked
down and run over by his two fiery steeds
at the fire of Thursday night. in which
No. s did valuable service, is improving.
The wagon was somewhat damaged, but
the horses escaped uninjured.
Rev. J. I. Routten. pastor of Denny
Street NJ E. Church, will occupy his pull
pit at Denny-Street N. e. Church at both
services to-day.
Rev. e. Caoell Hening. the popular pas
tor of Fulton Baptist Church, will occupy
his pulpit at tie regular services TO-
day. His subject at II A. NJ. will