The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-19
COUNCILMAN
IN FIRST WARD.
Some Doubt Yet as to Who VIII
Succeed Mr.. Neal.
.MR. BEN WEIslGER HURT.
Child Gored by a Vicious Cow--Protty
Home Marrin.e-aIr. aud Mrs.
Halle in the City-News. Per
sonal and Brief.
mr.. BEN WEIslGER HURT.
Manchester Bureau Richmond Times,

lIl2 Hall Street. Beartie Block.
There is sf!ll much doubt as to who will
Ffbe chosen from the First ward 10 sue
fceed AR. Neal as member Of the City
fCouncil. The nomination Will, according
no custom. be made by Messrs. Wakefield
and Jones. the remaining representatives
of the First Ward. Mr.. Rudd has been
spoken of as probably the man to sue
aceed Mr.. Neal, but Il is stated upon good
authority that Mr.. Wakefield will not sup
port mir. Rudd for the nomination
Mr.. William o. Randlett has also been
mentioned in connection with the council,
bu; il can not be foretoid at this time
who will be chosen. Mr.. Randlett has
represented his ward IN the council one
or two terms. and is familiar with the
duties OF the Office.
HOME MARRIAGE
MIR. James II. Butler and Miss Mary
Wright Were married last night at the
home of the bride. on McDonough Street
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Wright.
Mr. and Mrs. f II. Halle, returning
from their bridal tour arrived in the city
yesterday afternoon, AMI spent last night
with Mrs. Haile'S mother, Oh Porter
Street. They will leave to-day for Lynch
burg
MR. WEISIGER HURT.
Postmaster Ben. Weisiger met with
quite a painful accident about o'clock
yesterday, badly sprainins his
knee. He was at the time
fishing in the river near the
shops of the Southern Railway and
slipped Or fell in some way from a smooth
rock He vas carried into the shops.
where DIR. Ingram was summoned, and
reduced the injury. and the later taken to
his home. on Decatur Street
The sprain will probably confne him to
his home for several days.
CHILD GORED.
Little Eimore Firth the six-year-old son
of Mr.. Charles Firth, OF Marx Addition,
had narrow escape from fatal injury yes
terday morning. The child, while playing
some distance from the house in vacant
lot, was attacked by a vicious COW and
severely gored, the most serious wound
being inflicted in the left leg just below
the hip. No one saw the COW when she
first struck the child but his screams at
tracted the neighbors, who. on reaching
the scene found the child bleeding pro-
fusely- The little one was taken home
at once and DR. Fucker summoned. It
was necessary to take several stitches in
the wound. and at last accounts the child
was resting easily
The cow is said to belong to Mr.. Chas.
BIankenship. on Eighteenth Street.
THROWN FROM A WHEEL.
Irvine Doney. of No 1920 Porter Street,
met with serious accident while in Rich
tnond early yesterday morning. he was rid
ing his wheel. from which in some way be
was thrown, landing head first on the
paved street. His whole face was badly
bruised. but the most serious injury was
TO his tongue, which was badly cut He
was brought to his home. in this city, soon
after the accident, where DR.. ipgram took
several stitches in his tongue, and dressed
his other wounds.
MRS. BoOTHE.
Mrs. 4. ]. Boothe died Tuesday morn
ing at the home Of her husband near
Chesterfield Courthouse. after an Illness
of several weeks. She was in the sixty
fifth year of her age, and leaves inus
band and one daughter. The funeral SER
vice took place from the home yesterday
afternoon.
PERSONAL AND BRIEF.
Mr.. Joe Brown, prominent citizen of
Chesterfield. who has been i'll for several
weeks, was in town yesterday.
The Hastings Court was not in session
yesterday.
Miss Lizzie Rarratt and sister. Myrtle.
are visiting friends al Dorset, Va.
Mrs. VIM. NJ. Allen hns returned home
after brief visit to her mother, at Elk
Hill, Va.
Miss Lillian NJ. Thomas, of Lvnchburg.
Va. is the guest of Miss Aurelia P. Blank
5nship. of Swansboro.
Rev. w. w. Sisk, pastor of Clopton-
Street Baptist Church, left for Petersburg
Tuesday TO officiate in the marriage Of
Mr.. Percy Morris and Miss Evn Brown,
both from Wakefield. Va. The ceremony
VIII he performed at the home of the
brides aunt. Mrs Walter Scott.
Mr.. Gus A. Paul enjoys the proud dis.
,inction Of exhibiting the finest seed wheat
at the Richmond Seed Exchange since
1895. The wheat was raised on HIS farm
in Chesterfield county about four miles
from this city on the New Road
Liberty Council, No. 49, Jr. Q. q. A. NJ.
met Tuesday night at their nall in Swans
ooro, and appointed committee to draft
suitable resolutions to the memory of their
deceased member. Mr.. NJ. w. Noon.
Mr.. F. c. Walden, of Charlotte n. c., is
In cit. laiS llss.