The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-19
MAY BE FIGHTING
WITH THE ALLIES |. e
Fulton Boy Writes His Company is
Ordered to China.
4 wHlRL-w WIND IN FULTON.
The Citizens Still Guessing About tho
Hub Works = Little Girl Badly
Hurt-Inncrai OF Mrs Foster.
News. Personal and Brief.


Hurt-I'nncrai OF Mrs. Foster.
News, PEI SON al and Brief
esiing letter from his friend. Mr.. John
Linck. The letter is dated Cavite. F. l..
July s. and states that his company has
been ordered to China. Mr. L!ack Is an
old Fulton boy. well known AMI popular
ead it is probable that he Is now in China
fighting with the allies.
HEAVY WBI2L-WIND.
A whtri-wind was seen near the Virginia
and North Carolina Wheel-INorks site on
Thursday afternoon. just before the rain
The pies of old tin and corrugated IRON
were blown into the air seVerni huhdFeo
feet. The shed over the machinery. on
which several men were at WORK WIS
Lifted from its support and blown seVerai
hundred yards away.
What would have been a professiona.
hold-up on "Wednesday night, was spoiieo
by the presence Of Mr.. Mike y D"5er
and father, who walked upon three ralhps
heavily armed, who were about 10 reiieEe
Lynn Fry (coloreG), a brakeman on the
chesapeake and Ohio railway Of his watch,
etc, near the Osborn Turnpike N the
Chesapeake and Ohio yards
HUB WORKS.
The talk Of Fulton, in all circles and
by everybody, Is the perplexing question:
VIII the I1ub-Works rebuild here?
II is Impossible to tell definitely at tbs
writing. A very strong ru,nor IS afioat
that they will rebuild part of their plant
on the property of the Chesapeake ana
Ohio railway, fronting on Orleans Street,
which the Chesapeake and Ohio are pre-
pairing to exchange for the Hub-WorKs
former site.
Work1nen are now engaged in repairing
the engines, boilers and machinery on the
old site A prominent member OF the
Arm has returned from Norfolk, whittier
he went in senrch Of q site. The site
there would not suit.
CHILD HURT.
1.ouise the three-year-old daughter OF
Canaan B. S. Rice, met with a very pain
full accident on last Wednesday night. she
was standing on the porch-rniling at the
residence of Mr.. Joseph E. SorS, on Den
nv street, watching the Tree snow, being
given at Sixth and Denny Streets, when
che LOST her BALANCE and fell heavily 10
the porch bruising herself very badly
The Builders League. of Denny-street
NJ. E. Church, Will hold their meeting on
Wednesday afternoon. with Mrs. Lizzie
a,aunders. corner of Graham and Fulton
Streets.
Mrs. Thomas Gill and children. of Bal
timore. are visiting her sister, Mrs. Mary
Enright, on Louisiana Street
Mrs. Hannah O'Connor and Miss Nellie
1.nrisht have returned home after q de-
iiphtful stay at the Peaks OF Otter.
Mr.. Ben. Mann met with a very painful
accident on last Monday, while performing
his duties at the Lower Gas-Works, by a
heavy piece OF iron falling upon his left
hand and severely MASKING three OF his
fingers.
FUNERAL OF MRS. FOSTER.
The funeral services of Mrs. Alice Eos
ter. the devoted wife of Mr.. Berry Foster,
who died on thursday at her residence,
3Sl6 Lester Street, after lingering III
ness took place from her late residence
Friday afternoon at o'clock. Rev. j.
w Daugherts, pastor of the Apostolic
church conducting the services.
Miss Bootwright, who has been visiting
friends or, Fulton Hill, has returned to her
iome In the city.
Miss Octario Wlcodson has returned home
from Virginia Beach.
Mrs. Peter Hubbard is visiting in Balti-
more.
Mrs Talbot. of Danville. who has been
visiting Mrs. Colonel Charles E. Mosby,
on Nicholson Street. has returned home
accompanied by Miss Mary Leonard.
Miss Maggie Parrish. OF Barton Heights.
IS visiting Miss Bessie Black, on Denny
Street.
Miss Eta Dowdey remains critically III
ct her residence. on Graham Street
Mr. D. r. Johnson has returned home.
after a pleasant stay in his former home,
in Albemarle county.
Mr. Timherlalse. of Staunton. is visiting
Mr.. Charles Zirkle. on Fulton Hill.
Mrs. Jennie Mood is visiting Phi1adel-
delphia and Wilmington. Del.
PERSONALS.
Mr.. Berry Rock is able to be out after
bis recent illness of several weeks
Mrs. William Chancellor is visiting at
Gayton.
Miss Julia Markham is improving
The Ladies Auxiliary Society of Denny
street NJ. E. Church will hold their weekly
meeting Tomorrow afternoon at s o'clock,
with Mrs. T. II. Weimer. on Denny Street
Mr. Marion elmer is visiting friends in
Newport News.
Misses Mamie. Katie and Margaret Ho-
gan, of Lester Street, are at Ocean View.
Miss Katie Hardin and Miss Bertha
Eanre- have returned home after
months stay at Buckroe Beach
Nj. Lawrence Martin has returned home
after an extended tour through the West
ern States.
Rev. ]. T. Routen. pastor Of Denny
street NJ e Church, viii occupy his pull
nit at both services to-7ay.
Mrs. r. F. Davis. of Fulton Hill. has
returned home from visit to relatives
IN Hanover county,
Mr. r. r. Trent who has been visiting
on Fulton Hill. has returned home
Seal's Pets defeated the Hanovers. of
1llerson. on Thursday. by the score of
to l. Rain interfered during the latter
part of the game. breaking 1t UP.