The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-21
HI: PI'IRODIGAL
BOYS RETURN
Life on the Road is Not Filled With
Happiness.
ONE BOY MET HIS DEATH.
Fulton School Children Stand High
il. Their Respective Grades.
Church Services i'll the
East End-Personal
ONE BOY MET HIS DEATH.

Three Heli-knoHn Fulton boys, about
the age of 12. Harvey Lindsay, VIII au1
Harden and John Reams. who
were accompanied by Eddie Burns, a
yong man who recently moved to Full
ton from Baltimore, have returned from
their thrilling experience Oh the road.
The boys are wiser and sadder by reason
Of experiences.
The quartette made up their minds to
visit Chicago and seek a fortune. They
babe their friends good bye and walked to
Hollywood where they caught a west
bourd freight train. All went well IN
II. they reached Clifton Forge, after be-
ing three days on the road. Harvey Lind
say became hone-sick and decided 10 re-
turn TO Fulton. The other boys tried TO pur-
suade Harvey to continue the journey.
but ne explained, There is No place iike
home'' and he boarded the next s!os-
door sleeper for Richmond. He, reached
his home the next day and told his COM
panions of his experiences on the ROAD
and said ne had concluded TO remain at
home where he was invited to the !ap4e
three tines a day, IN preference 10 q
fortune in Chicago.
KeaIns Harden and Burns contihuea Oh
the journey until Cincinnati ana W. ~, :: :,
XIV. were reached, when Harden ana
Reans became of the same opinion as
Lindsay and they were soon seen on the
streets of Fulton relating their adventures
OF ten days to the boys.
Eddie Burns would not return to ms
home with the boys, but continueo on
his Journey. and in q few days Iynch-
b,5rs nansr contained an article stating
that q Young white boy had been killed
near that city, and from notebook IN
his pocket, which had been roughly useu'
the coroner managed to make MS nai ili
out as Eddie Burns, alias Avis, and ms
homes as Baltimore and Richmond.
His body was buried at Iynchouts. ~ ~
few days the boys learned OF me oeatn
of Hnrns, and his relatives, who live just
outside of Fulton, were noIIled VI IT,
Eddie Burns was, up to q few DAYS pe-
fore his departure employed at tue flch-
Inond Cedar Works.
BRIGHT CHILDREN.
The first month of this session OF NJ
olson-Street School vas very 's.e. o. =
The percentage for the month was 9t-tt
-yhicI, is excellent for q school haV.hS q
tota1 enrolment of 437 pupils, the MAJOR
ity OF them being very young, ranging
from si,: to fourteen years OF. age.
Below is a list Of the pupils VINO were
on the roll Of honor for the pas "eeA.
In ord :. for a pupil to De on the ron
IF honor for a week he has to be perfect
in lessons, conduct and attendance:
J,o11rth Grammar Grade-Erlon LaWder
and Whitfield Black
second Grammar Grade-Raymond Mel
sen. Cassie Sutherland and Ruth saun-
ders.
First Grammar Grada-lda StiiIh anu
and Willie Grant
Eighth Primary Grade-Birde Childress,
Willie Martin, Macon Bailey and James
Bailey.
Seventh Primary Grade-Karl Black,
Rena Ball. Luttie Bohannon ana Mamie
Rock.
Sixth Primary Grade-Ida Johnson and
yJarl, NauCh37
Fifth Primary Grade--F'oyd Carson.
Junius Aierrldew. Norma Childr IS,
Marian Harrison, Annie Schroeder and Lii
lie Wood.
Fourth Primary Grade-Myrtle Ball.
Blanche Richards, Charlie Chancellor,
Jessie Harden. Temple Hughes, Willie
Klein and Dan Ruggaler.
Third Primary Grade-Bessie BeH,
Annie Barker, Ruth Jolly, Verde Jolly,
Florence Minor, Nora Martin, Bunnie
Murray, Jennie Rogers. Allie View, Manic
Bottoms Willard Carson, Calvin Chill
dress, Philip Grace. Charlie Hughes. Whey
Newton, James Williams and Clarence
Walters.
Second Primary Grade-Tom Cobb, Fred.
McCoo1. Grace Adams. Rachel Ball and
Ollie Burlington.
First Primary Grade-Burton Austin,
Robert Bennett. Lester Chldrcy, Ernest
Dunford, Arthur KAY Howard Lindsay,
JUST IoChiilIS IplI. iLtNi DILL OGtSl, w ia
rem Thompson, Whitfield Throckmorton,
George Wood. Arnita Christian, Annie
Cobb. Emma Enroughty. Annie En-
roughly, Laura CARRIER. Gertie Pockl ng-
ton. Maggie Pease. Mabel Rock, Ruby
Rowe Eva Spencer. Cora Wood and
edna Wood
HAPPY PARTY
Misses Annie Powell and Bessie Lind
say rendered fruit supper to a number
of friends at the residence of Miss Lind
say, No. 3009 Williamsburg Avenue. on Fri
day night. instrumental and vocal music
held sway until a late hour. when the
guests were ushered into the dinins-room,
Among those present were Misses Minnie
Harden, Bessie Lindsay. Ivey and Annie
Powell. josie A1anoby and Lula Marks;
Messrs George Parson. Roy Huntington,
Rosie McCiffen Tom Welsh, Eugene Cox,
Thomas kimbie, Henry Matthews and
Thomas Mayer.
Mrs. Mary Eacho, of Denny Street, re-
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