The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-04
LEONARD JOHN
IN BAL 'TlIll0RE
The General Bell f is That He Has
Gone TO His Former Home.
FINANCE COMMITTEE MET
Honor Pupils at Moore's School.
Buggy Smashed in a Runaway.
News, Personal and Brief,
OF Manchester.
FINANCE COM MI TEE MET
Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times,
1112 Hull Street, Beattie BLOCK

il12 Hull Street, Beattie= BLOCH
No tidings of Mr.. Leonard John, of the
firm of John & Green, have been obtained
by his partner. Mr.. Green It is more
than probable that he has left the city.
On the afternoon of Wednesday. a bun-
die of clothes was received by his wife,
which were the clothes he had on during
+ that day, including his undertaking. 1t
is thought he clothed himself in new
suit and left the city, he was in the
business place of Madison & Bristow. on
South Fifteenth Street, and from his
conversation, referring several times that
he had little more time, and the time
wass passing slowly, it is thought he
left the city on the 4:30 train over the
York River Line of the Southern for
Baltimore where he was in business
several years.
The bundle OF clothes was sent TO Mr.
Johns home from the clothing store OF
Burh e Co., No. 1908 East Main Street,
Richmond. The clothes contained 80
cents, in change and receipt for the
payment of rent for a vault in one of
the banks in the city until May LIST. 1t is
thought he has taken what ready money
he had on hand and has left the city Tor
Baltimore.
! He purchased an entirely new OUTFIT
from Burk & Co.. and in the undershirt
he had Two large pockets sewed. Though
| Mr.. Green has heard nothing from his
| partner, he believes he will certainly hear
! from him in a few days. He and Mr.
| John are partners in the wagon making
! and repairing business in Manchester, and
their firm has built up good paying
| business. Mr.. John married last
| September in Washington to Mrs. How
ard of this. city, and the marriage was
/ a surprise.
| His wife owned and conducted a grocery
| store and bar a No $50 West Leigh Street,
| which it is said Mr.. John has been anN-
| ious to have her dispose OF, ana WHICH
| she declined to do.
| A BAD ACCIDENT.
Mr.. William Williams, an emDloye OF
| the Atlantic Coast Line, met with quite
] a serious accident in the company,s yards
| Yesterday morning about 10 O'Clock. he
| was riding on the yard engine, and IN
| jumping off his glove caught IN the
| hand-bars and he was thrown 10 the
| track. breaking the thigh bone in his
| right leg and. sustaining other injuries
| He was removed at once to his home, NO.
| 7O2 Hull Street, where DIR. Ingram the
| Companys surgeon, reduced the fracture.
| DIR. MERCHANTS HORSE.
| On Yesterday afternoon while the driver
| of DR. F. W. Merchants horse was I'M
] hitching the animal from his phaetoil'
! the horse dashed off down Twelfth street.
| partly unhitct1ed. and soon came IN con-
| tact with the fence around Dr. Mathews
| place, almost completely demoEshlhs tne
| vehicle, which is broken ana twisted III
| many places. Fortunately, no one was
| in the buggy. This horse mas run away
| several times before.
I NoIn
| gramme was given at the Bazaar by the
| Daughters of Liberty, OF Swansbofo.
| The title of the piece was "A Family
] Affair." which proved very enJoyaple
! Stanley the little four-year-old son OIL MI
/ VIM J. Morrisott. captivated the audlehce
o.' his childish and sleefui manner.
PERSONAL AND BRIEF.
J. The members Of Mr.. Jos. w ii oil $
family were entertained Wednesday nfght
| Nv selections ON the guitar. and songs rem
/ dered by Miss Jennie Holt, VINO is Visit
/ ing them for few days.
| Mrs s. Q. Burruss of No olS Nest
| Tenth street fell from the back porch
+. at her home Wednesday, and quite ser
| iously spraned her wrist.
| FINANCE COMMITTEE.
A meeting OF the Finance Committee
was hald last night in the Council cham
| ber The session was short, there oelns
little other than routine business trans
| acted.
The bonds issued by the city in raising
| the amount needed for the extension OF
the water mains haze been placed. anu
the money in hand. Work will be begun
on the Improvement soon
MOORE-S SCHOOL CLOSES
| Nroore,s school, situated near the War
| wick Road, closed with final examination
and a picnic at Beaufort Spring The
| children gathered there enjoyed the out
| ing very much. Those receiving distlnc-
| tons We're:
| Misses Mabel Eggles7ton, Irene +. Egg
| lesion, Bessie May Mebtus ana Lucy
| Pemberton. Masters Carl Earl Melius,
| Witt Pemberton and Albert Pemberton;
/ c. S. D. Cacpton' teacher.
To-day is the last for the candidates for
office in the May election to notify the
clerk of the Hastings Court OF their
| candidacy.