The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-28
IDELEG:A TES TO
THE CONVENTION.
Manchester Fife Department Nam. $
lis Representatives.
ACCIDENT TO THOMAS ROBINSON
Accidentally Shot III the Eye and Leg
by His UncIe-Death OF Mrs.
Indiana Eubank-News,
Personal and Brief
Manchester Fire Department Nam. $
ACCIDENT TO THOMAS ROBINSON
Manchester Bureau Richmond Times,
lip Hull Street, Beattie Block.


lll2 Hull Street, Beattie Block.
The Fire Department of Manchester met
last night and transacted some important
business. Chief Gallagher presided, and w
e. Smith acted as secretary. w, J. Oster-
hind was chosen as delegate from the de-
partment TO the State F.remens Convention
TO be held here next month, and W. Z.
Smith was elected alternate.
MRS. EUBANI> DEAD.
Mrs Indiana Eubank, wife OF MT.
Nathan A. Eubank, Of The Old Dominion
Nail and Iron Works, 6ied Sunday
morning at O'Clock at her residence,
No 1911 Porter Street She was in the
sjxty-fourth year Of her age, and had
been quite sick for the last ten days.
Mrs. Eubank was one of the Oldest and
most respected residents of Manchester.
Sse was a native of Charles City county.
but about fifty years ago removed to
Manchester, where she has lived ever
since.
The funeral took place yesterday evening
al o'clock from Bainbrldge-Street Baptist
Church, of which Mrs. f1ubank had long
been a member. Both she and her hus-
Dd1lu tOoh great 1lltcIeSl III Clutch wa ~
The pall-bearers were the young men
members of the Bible class conducted by
Mrs. Eubank The interment was in
Maury Cemetery.
Kinney Ellis, the white man charged
with cutting and wounding a negro
named Soldier" Mayo, in Swansboro
Saturday night, August 18th, was given a
hearing before Squire c. p Jones yester-
day morning. The prosecution failed to es-
tahlish anything. save that some one had
siashed Mayo across the back of the
neck, and Ellis was discharge
AS the result of a Sunday row on the
premises of Madison Mills, dusky citi-
zen of Swansboro, Mills and his wife
and Ras and Grant Shaw were before
the Justice Madison and Grant were
fined S. each and costs. and Ras and
the woman were let off when they had
paid half that sum.
PAINFULLY INJURED.
DR. Wine Matthews yesterday performed
an operation on the eye OF Nh. Thomas
Robinson, of Manchester. Mr.. Robinson
| was quite painfully injured last Tuesday,
and barely escaped losing his eye-siSht,
and probably his life.
He and his uncle, Mr.. StoneWall
Cheatham, OF Chesterfield, went about
mile from the lattcrs house Tuesday
evening for a few hours sport. They
got separated somehow, and just as MI.
Cheathan fired shot from mis- double
barreled breech-loader Mr.. Robinson
| turned towards him, receiving part of
the load in his left leg. One shot also
entered his left eye. The ball was re-
moved yesterday, and it is hoped that ne
| will entirely recover.
The dedication of the Warwick Pres-
| byterian Church building, near Moore's
| Schcol-hcCSe, IN Cile,tHrtie4a G";.tseA
took place at o'clock Sunday afternoon.
! a large congregation was present ana
! much enthusiasm was manifested
| The dedca,ory exercises We're conduct
| ed by Rev. j. X. Hazen, who also bap-
| tized four members into the church.
Services at this church during the sum
! mer will be conducted by Mr.. ]. S. Ken
| n;son, of the Union Theological Seminary.
| ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
A negro man named Aaron Watkins,
| who lives in Mayotown, Chesterfield coun-
| w. tried to commit suicide Sunday by
| shooting himself. Watkins was about 90
| years old and said he tired of iiV-
| ing. He was taken to the Manchester
| 1ajl TO await trial by Squire Cheatham.
The following cases came up before
| Squire Jordan IN the Hollce toufl Sest~i-
| day morning:
| William Branch, charged with brand
| ish:ng a pistol and creating disturbance.
| Fined $3.50 and in default went to jan. :
John Fortune, white, charged with pc
| ing drunk, was fined ST.
! Several young white men engaged ID
| crap and card game at Fourth an.
! Sem,nes Street about 10 o'clock YESTERDAY
| morning They became so boisterous
| that official intervention was necessary
| and officer A. S. Wright was dlspatchsc
| to clear away the nuisance EDGAR Dop'
| hins and Dick Epps were summoned u
I ann7ar to-day in court, and 1t IS though
! that the others will be apprehenoeo.
OBITUARY.
| Mre r IT. Ferguson died at o'cloch
| Sunday evening at her residence IL
|! chestereld county, after an illness OF
| about six weeks. She was IN the s"Sty'
fourth year of her age. Her husonho' M'
| J. T. Ferguson and seven soils-nes, :,
! W. T., J. B., c. J., e. b., ,. > " ~
| and A. B.. Ferguson.
| The funeral took place at O'Clock yes
/ terdav evening from Providence NJ. +
| Church The interment was III the chuici
burying-Ground ,
/ Miss Hancock, a we'll known lazy o
this city, died Sunday morning d. ~
residence of her sister, MRS. Mliiei' ~
| !O75 Perry Street. Miss Hancock was ~
| ,er thirtv-second year. She had been SIC
! about six months. Her death was cause
! nv typhoid fever. The remains were take1
to Midlothian Sunday afternoon, wher
the funeral took place yesterday mornin!
ats o'clock. The interment was in tn
family burying ground.
Thomas, the infant son of Mr.. and Mrs
W. r. Wilkinson, died yesterday mornin;
at S o'clock, aged months, at the res
idence Of its parents. No. eo4 Pocahonta
Street.
The funeral will take place from tn
above residence at 10 A. NJ. to-day.
PERSONAL AND BRIEF.
. Mr.. w. II. Palmer. superintendent 0
the metropolitan Life Insurance company
has taken UP his residence in Manches
ter. He will reside at No. III Forte
Street.
Mrs. George E. Gary and children hay
returned from a pleasant trip to Po"ha
tan.
The child of Mr.. W. T. Jones, of Swans
boro, who has been dangerously ILL., !
much improved.
Mrs. A. c. Jones. of Fourth Street,
convalescent-
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