The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-25
CIT CENTRAL
COMMIT MEET
fs,a Discussed the Plans for the
Primsry Elections.
DEATH OF. Mr.. /, 0. LoWERy.
sir- Basliss Was Observation-Disclosures
at thc City Churches To-Day.
News, Personal aud
Brief.
DEATH OF. Mr.. |. D. l0WERY.
Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times.
ill., Hull Street, Eeattie Block

Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times.
ILL., Hull Street, Eeattie BLOCK.
A meeting OF The City Central Commit
tee was held last night in the mayors
courtroom, III which was discussed ar
engagements for the primary election to
be held about last week in March. AS
.here are several important officers to be
elected this spring, much interest is al
ready manifested, and considerable time
Is devoted each day by the citizens to
analyziEG the shadows these coming
events cast. or course. the first and most
important officer of the municipality to
be elected is the mayor. whether he has
Veto power or not. Mayer Maurice will
certainly be candidate for reelection,
and at this time no man has declared hij
'nttEhoD To oppose him. though it is
1,urnored that Mir. T.. A Lamb is thinking
OF doing So
city sergeant is to be elected. and
within the last week three candidates
have announced themselves as subject to
Inc majority Of the Democratic votes. The
gentlemen now in the race are Messrs.
= IA. Fisher, G. a. Carr and George
Blankenship.
The term of Office Of Commemorative
Attorney, which Mr.. Carter Atkisson now
holds, will expire in May. The present
officer Will be a candidate for reelection,
more than likely without opposition.
The terms Of four members OF the Coun-
Gil expire: Mr.. Green from the First
ward. MIR. Morton from the second MI.
Patiam from the Third. Mr.. Bradley from
the fourth. 1t is understood these gen
tlemen are candidates for reelection.
Residents Of the Fourth ward state that
there will be no opposition whatever to
Mr.. Bradley, and that he will certainly be
returned. 1t seems now that in the other
three wards politics will be warm. The
election will be held the fourth Thursday
in May.
AT last nights meeting nothing definite
was reached, but a meeting Of the COM
1nittee will be called for some night this
week, at which time final arrangements
will be made in regard to the primary
Mr.. S. D. Lowery died yesterday after
neon about O'Clock at his late home, No.
ily east Twelfth street He had been
quite i'll for the last two weeks Mr.
Lowery was thirty years of age. a men,
Der Of Liberty Council No. ID, of J. o. u.
A. M, the members of which order are
called to meet at their hall at o'clock
Monday and attend the funeral service
in q body.
The deceased leaves a widow and two
brothers Both brothers are living III
Foanoke.
The funeral service will be held to-mor-
row afternoon at 3 O'Clock at West-End
Memorial Methodist church. OF which Mr..
.Lowery was Il member. The service Will
be {. nducted IL, Rev. Mr.. bergman.
BAYLISS ACQUITTED.
Frank Bayiiss, who was before Squire
Cheatham yesterday morning on the
charge of shooting and killing Harrison
Alexander tcolorcd), was discharged. The
evidence in the case proved conclusively
that Bayuss shot Alexander in self-de-
fence.
Mr. Z H. Wells appeared for tn; H.
fence From the evidence, it was shown
that Alexander shot first at B2yliss and
at that time Bayiiss had his back turn
ed, and that it was necessary for him
to turn in his saddle before he fired on
Alexander. The courtroom was crowd
ed and when the verdict was announced
it was generally applauded.
FER staN-AIIS AND BRIEFS
Mr. Joe Wood. of West Virginia. is
visiting his father, Mr. Gus Wood. in
Swansboro.
Edward Burrows tcolored) had MS
hand seriously injured Friday while
at work on the Atlantic Coast Line rail
road near Drewrys Bluff. He was ta'
ken TO DIR. Ingram. surgeon for the road,
who rendered the necessary treatment.
Miss Gertrude Booth. who has been
visiting her cousins. Misses Clary, LETT
yesterday fer her home III tSilrry county.
AT THE CHURCHES
Asburv Methodist misunderstanding
morning and evening by the pastor, Rev.
]. T. Green.
. Rev. c. T. Morgan pastor of Mar
shall-Street Christian church in Rich
,nond, will preach at Cowardin-Avenue
church this afternoon at $50 o'clock.
Rev. w w Sisk will preach on the
following texts at the clopton-Strcet
Raptift church to-day at II a. NJ.
His Subject will be Christ wept over
Jerusalem AT night at s o'clock he
will preach from the subject "A well
come al home" In the afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock the regular monthly meet
ing of the Missionary Society will be
held The musical programme will be
rendered by the choir of the church.
All are INVITED to be present. AIR. Nor
rissett will sing as a solo, The Ninety
and Nine
Services at west-End church-Sunday-
school at $50 A. NJ: services ct II a
NJ. conducted by Rev. W. G. Starr. pres
ident of Randolph Macon College. His
subject will he the New Gentry. and
at night at 7:A3 by the pastor. Rev. A.
c. Rerryman. Epworth League meet
ings at and 4 p. NJ. All welcome
Rev ]. S. Wallace. the pastor. Wilt
preach at Fifth-Strcet NJ Z. church at
II A. N. and .7:45 j. NJ.
Mrs William A. Phaup, who is Ill at
her desidence. No. 2s07 cast Marshall
street. is resting quite comfortably. She
Is being attended by DR.. Ramon D.
Garcin. ~
Property Transfers.
Richmond: Joseph E. Glenn and wife