The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-02
JAMES COLLINS
BADLY BITTEN
Attacked by His Own Dog in His Own
Yard.
ANIMALS TEETH IN HIS THROAT.
Miss Laura Hare Suffers Il Stroke of
Paralysis-A Mad Dog Glcans
Out 4 Storc-A Boy Breaks
His Collar Bone.
ANIMALS TEETH IN HIS THROAT.

PETERSBURG. VA, March 1-Spe-
c1al-Mr. James Collins was severely
bitten by his dog last night. Mr.. Collins,
on coming home, found the gate locked,
and jumped over the fence. The dog
thinking he was stranger, sprang on
him and seized him by the throat. Two
or the dogs teeth entered Mr.. Collins
throat. and inflicted painful wounds. The
dog finally recognized his master. but
not before he had had quite q tusse with
him.
THE CITY'S INCOME.
The receipts OF the city for the month
OF February were Sl2Ss.. and the dis
bursements O,SSS.G2. The large difference
between the receipts and the d:sbu,sz-
ments is due to the fact that the city
pays most of its interest during February
OLD CITIZEN DEAD.
Mr.. Edwin Rawis died at his home in
Carsville this morning at the age of
elSh1y-tWo years.
MIR. Eawls was the father of Mr.. Gavin
Rawls, Superintendent Of Pubic Instruc-
ton in Isle of Wight county. For fifty
five years he has been in the employ Of
the Seaboard Air Line Railway Company,
and was the Oldest man, in point of SER
vice, in the employment of that company.
at Carsville, and the service will be con-
Quoted by Rev. J. ID. !tlarte, Of this city.
POLICE DOINGS.
The report Of Chief-of-Police Ragland
for the month of February shows 1874
arrests OF this number six were for
felony. and 101 for violations Of city or
dinances.
Fred Fisher son of Mr. Henry Fisher
of this city, fell over a truck on Boiling
brook Street last night and fractured
his collar bone,
PARALYZED.
Miss Laura Hare, daughter of the late
Q. P. Hare, who was taken to the Home
for the Sick this week to be treated for
i fractured hip, has suffered a stroke of
paralysis. She has been unconscious for
twenty-four hours and her condition is
exceedingly serious.
a mad dog routed the force in the
store of Martin & Son, commission mer-
chants, this morning. AS he entered he
was given free access to all the store,
and he selected a place beneath peanut
sacks to rest. Police Officer Ruffin was
called and after time got the dog out.
He had been struck several times with
stick and one pistol ball had pierced his
body, but regardless of all that he ran
into the street and back into the store
again. He was finally killed by the Of
ncer and taken away. Being country
dog and without friends, he will hardly
be allowed to rest within the corporate
limits Of the city
AMATEUR OPERA.
The A. P. Hill Camp will doubtless
secure the services Of Mr.. Albert L. Ba-
ker to train a local caste to present an
opera for the benefit of the Camp. Mr..
Baker trained the caste for the .Mikado"
which was given Monday for the benefit
of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Y NJ C..
A, and proved such success. The to-
: tai receipts We're over 5000, and the net
amount turned over to the Ladies Aux-
Hilary, S271.
A street-car on Sycamore street. ran
into the buggy of DR.. GarliclS this morn
ing opposite Courthouse avenue. The
buggy was broken but neither the Doc
tor nor his horse was injured.
The Executive Committee of the Cen
E trail State Hospital met to-day.