The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-20
CHILD KILLED
IN N.AiNC HESTER
Life Crushed Out of a Baby Beneath
The Wheels of a Wagon.
llusTlNGs COURT IN SESSION.
Splendid lsc.isa, service at sycss-End
Mct:.cdi I Church = Funeral OF
Mss Clarke News. Per-
sonal and Brief.
IiUsTlNGs COURT IN SESSION.
Manchester Bureau. Richmond Times,

Manchester Bureau. Richmond Times.
No. iau: Hull Street.
The little fourteea-nenIhs-oid child Of
Mr. and Mrs. y. c. Joaes. of No. 1901
Decatur Street, was crashed 10 death by
the leavs wheels OF The fank-wason OF
The Standard Oil Company yesterday at
1crnoon The distressing accident oc-
Cured at Twelfth and Hun Streets, about
= O'Clock rhe child. which had been en-
t4ustedao the care of its little sister, ABOUT
eight wears Old was being rolled along
The sidewalk in front OF the grocery SheLs
OF Mr.. Is. a. Nunnaliy, when two "heeis
o. the carriage ran over the ciiroilsS. osei
turning the carriage ana throwing .ie
child beneath the heels ci the hluies
liitched 10 the Standard Gil wagon, "tlieii
was standing in front Of the store Inc
oyerfar1,ins of the carriage frightened me
team and they jumped, moving the wagon
only enaurf, 10 cause the front wheels 10
mass directly oyer the chiids head before
j, could be snatched from its peril Inc
little one was instantly killed, rs the MS
10 reach The baby found no sign OF ne
left. The accident caused inacil eAcils-
1nent, and the grief OF The little SISTER WIS
most pitiablc. The body was hTst TAKEN
into the store Of Mr.. E. a. NGlnaiiy. ana
later removed 10 the home The news OF
The accident threw Mrs. Jones, the molneE
Of the child, into convusions, and last
night she was considered in Il serious con-
dit.on The driver OF the wagon, TO whom
could be attached little blame, was ar
rested. An inquest viii bc held by i'f-
Broadnax. city coroner. al the Ponce Court
this morning at O'Clock
Mr. Marvin Lumpkin, who has been quite
III Cor the past two months, IS improving
and viii soon ne out again.
1iIJSTINGS COURT.
TIE docket taken in
The Hastings Court yesterday morning
;l.il in the abs nee of Captain a C Athis-
son who is detained At home on account
of sickness, Mr. e. H. Wells appeared
for the Commonwealth.
William Coleman colored) was tried
and acquitted on the charge of cutting:
Patio Stokes tcolored) on the same
charge was acquitted.
MRS. GLARKE.s FUNERAL.
The funeral of Mrs. Esther Il Clarke
took place yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock
from the First Presbyterian Church IN
ierrnent was made in Hollywood.
The funeral services was conducted
by Rev. Claas. N. Van Houten, assisted
by Rev. J. c. Reed.
Mr. Clarence ". Avis, who had been
III some time with typhoid fever, died
Thursday afternoon at l O'Clock at his
fathers home in Marx Addition
Mr. Avis was the son OF Mr.. W. w.
Avis and at the time of his death was
sixteen years Of age. The funeral took
place Yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock
from Oak Grove Baptist Church IN
ser1nent was made IN Maury Cemetery.
REVIVAL SERVICES
A large audience was present at West
End Church Thursday night The sermon.
by Rev. J. H Holmes, was from the te-
found in John, 5th chapter 26-29 verses, anu
was d grand effort, making a profound
impression on al! who heard it. The rev.
crend gentleman viii preach again to-
night and it is safe to say that all who
viii avail themselves of the opportunity
20 hear him will be well repaid.
The regular meeting of the Swansboro
Conclavc of lJeptasophs met at the
residence of AIR. c. r. Raines in Swans
horo last night at go o'clock
The regular meeting of Select Council.
No. %. d. of L., met at Toney's Hall last
might at S O'clock.
PERSONAL AND BRIEF.
DIR. John W. Rison has returned from
Williamsburg, Va. and is now with Mr..
". j. Carter. the popular druggist of
Aianch ster.
DR. Rison reports the old capital taking
on new life. The new knitting mill is
about complete, and VIII soon be in oper-
alton. giving employment to about 800
operatives.
William and Mary College has larger
number OF students than for several
years
Little Edna Claiborne. who was oper-
atcd on Tuesday. is getting on as well
as could be expected
The Board OF Supervisors of Chester
field Will meet at the courthouse on Mon
day nsxt.
Mrs. b. A. Nunnally has Just returned
from Washington, where she went again
TO visit her sister, Mrs. Cottrell, who
remains very i'll