The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-06
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News From the South Shlc.
Manchester Bureau. Richmond Times,
1112 Hull Street, Beattie Block.

Manchester Bureau. Richmond 5lIHles,
liz Hull Street, Beattie BLOCK.
A meeting of the Business Mems AS
ISOLATION was held last evening In t:Eir
newly fitted chamber. The session was
largely attended After the reports OF
the several committees, new busiEss vas
taken up.
The first business before the boiy was
the reading of a resolution by Mr. Au-
gustine Royal, heartily endorsing and
petitionng the granting Of a charter
to the Washington and Richmond All
Line. After short speeches by several
of the members, the resolutions were
adopted without dissenting ute me
associa ton, as body. will request their
representatives. Hon. Phil '. CosplI'
Hon.. D. l.. Toney and Hon W. w
Baker. to do all in their power towards
the granting of the charter, which allows
the paralleling of the Richmond. Freder-
icksburg and Potomac to Washington.
The following committee upon the above
resolution was appointed: Messrs. All
gristine Royal, George F.. Gary, u l..
Pulham, Fl. c. Beattie and S. L. owens.
The following new members were
taken in: Messrs. D. D. Harrison. Dr. l.
Loving, T. f. Crensl,aw. w. T. Gillian
and Charles Whitlock
FIRE COMMISSIONS.
The Board Of Fire Commissions held
a regular meeting last night In the Cosin-
Gil Chamber. Captain C'Brien presided
over the meeting. Only routine bus.-
ness was transacted.
LEFT BEFORE BREAKFAST.
Jim Mosby, the little black negro who
has been confined in the city jail fer the
last month or more. that he might GER
tainly be present at the trial of the negro,
Wingield Nevele, against whom he is
thought to know something, jumped the
Jail yesterday morning. as breakfast was
being served. and they haven't seen him
since. MIR. Frank Fitzgerald had opened
the jaian Mosby, seeing his chance, left
No trace of the negro has been gotten. New
ell. seems to be a Jonah to the Manches-
ter authorities For the last four months
they have been trying to try him for
breaking into the cars the Coast Line
yards Just few days ago, he was
brought back from North Carolina and
the trial set for this week, but now the
chief witness is gone, so the process OF
the law may be again delayed.
CHILD SUFFoCATED.
The infant child of D. D. Kierson died
Sunday morning at the home of its
parents, No. 20 Stockton street. The child
was In good health, and apparently we'll.
when the mother left it lying on the bed
In one room and stepped into the next for
few minutes. On returning, the chllc
was found dead. DR.. BrodnaX, as coTo-
ner, was summoned. but deemed 1t I'M
necessary to hold an inquest He pro-
nounced the cause of the death accident
al suffocation. The burial was made yes
tcrday morning at 1880 o'clock at MaurS
Cemetery.
FUNERAL YESTERDAY.
The remains OF J. w. Campbell. whose
death occurred Saturday. at Williams
burg were brought to Manchester Sunday
morning at II o'clock. They were
taken to the undertaking parlors OF e.
II. Morrissett & Son, where they were
prepared for burial, and later taken to his
former home, No. 14O7 Semmes avenue
Mr.. Campbell leaves a widow and five
children. His death came not as sur
prise az he had been in failing health
for some months. The funeral was con-
Quoted at the house yesterday afternoon
at 4:S0 o'clock by Rev. j. A. Sullivan,
after which burial was made at Maury
Cemetery.
TROUBLE ON STREET-CAR.
A lively fight occurred on the Free
Bridge last Saturday night between sev-
eral negroes, the conductor of the car and
several passenS ers, who took n hand Tho
negroes refused to pay their fare, and so
the trouble started.
Fortunately. no one was seriously hurt
NEGRO CRAP GAME.
Tom Willinr1s. Ricnar6 Slaughter, Sam
Hall, Jim Thomas, Jim Pride. all coiored.
were before the MAYOR for shooting craps
| Saturday night .:tn Mayer made five
straight passes fa- 500 ,ench. They paid
| their fines and stood aside
Mr. W. A. Glib was out for short
| time yesterday.
Mr.. Mosby Puliam. at Johns Hopkins
| continues to improve.
Mr. J. II. Nichols remains quite Ill.