The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-10
DEATH OF
MRS. SNELLINCS
The Aged Lady Passed Peacefully
Away Yesterday Afternoon
PRISONER ASSAULTED JAlLER
The Inspection by the Buiidin. ana
Land Com nistee-The VIII OF MI
II. 3. Cers!ey-News, Personal
and Brief, of Manchester.
PRISONER ASSAULTED JAILER
1,o,ct,aster Bureau. Richmond Times.

Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times.
No 11U2 Hull Street
Mrs. Virginia e. Snellings disd yestetuay
evening at $40 O'Clock at her late nome oli
Porter Street Mrs. Sneilinss was IN tlle
seventy-fourth year OF her age, ana llau
been a resident of Manchester since SLS
close OF the Civil War. For seFerai !iioitt1i9
past she had been in feep4e he't.ti' CO.
i,ar death came not as a surprise. she was
Tho widow of Mr. John SnellingS, OF Ghes-
tarfiad county, whose death occurred
several wears ago. She is survived py iIs
soos-J. c. Snellings, of this city "A l..
snelIiugs, of Boydton; Edward Snell-hsS.
of North Carolina; Herbert Snelilnss, OIL
Norfolk, and Wallace Snelhngs, OF Gnes-
terfeld county-and one daughter. MSS
Mamie. who has made her home with her
-,oal,ar Mrs Sne!lings was a member OF
Rainbridge-Street Baptist Church, from
which mace the funeral will take place
This afternoon at 5 O'Clock. The 1nterment
will be made in Maury Cemetery.
There viii be preaching every night TINS
week at F'ifth-Street NJ. H. chufeh ps
Rev. j. S. Peters, of Barton HelshIs-
Mrs O 4. Cox. of No. 1881 Perry Street,
,a ratnrned from Baltimore, and will
leave for Ironton, ONO, THIS Weeh' "nete
49, viii iofn her husband and make her
future home.
The will of the late Thomas B. Cersley
u,os admitted 10 probate at Chesterheld
county Court yesterday The estate. an
of ,,hicb was left 10 his widow, was valued
at $1,000. -t.,1o,,
County Court was in SESSION Ses1etut'S'
Judge Ciopton on the bench.
ANNUAL OUTING
e Narv's Social and Beneficial Union
,.;Ii hold their annual outing at the farm
NJ Mr. Ben. Schultz, in 0nester1Ietd, on
SO 7Tth of October. The arrangements
era in the hands OF the following com
r,irtae: Messrs Joseph Gerring, ST. l.
p Scbutte A. F. hulcher, George b,
RIilev. and j. B. Winters
ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE
Another attempt 10 escape was iii'ue
nv prisoners OF the Chesterheid county
i,i, last saturday night. johnson, q
S Jall CsroIina negro. who is confined in
80 iaiI on the charge OF horse-steaiins.
I'D an assault upon Jailer Britton as
na entered his cell. and came near max
&c, GOOD his escape Mr.. Britton fired one
shot at the negro, which subdued MIN IN
daorea and by the assistance ofta dep
nv he was gotten under control The
zero escaped from his cell, but not from
the jail-
The annual inspection OF the city prop
ertv was made yesterday morning by the
rouncil,nen Bradley, Jones, Campbell and
vTavarlv Nunn>4Hy. The City Hall was
The frst building gone through and was
found in some places to be quite dilapI-
dated. Some repaiging will be recon-
,,7ended TO the Council; also the fitting
m Of a. small room on the third floor TO
he occupied by Clerk J. ". Hall as a pri-
cate once The city jail was next visit
ed. Hare the committee made thor
ougn inspection. and found the sanitary
conditions OF the building to be very
good. Some few necessary repairs will be
made on the interior OF the building
NEGRO STRUCK
The colored Methodists of Manchester
have offered the board OF stewards OF the
Central Methodist Church 5000 for the
old church property on Ninth Street De-
tween Hull and Decatur, and it seems
quite probable that the deal will be closed.
Trouble broke out on the line OF the
Richmond, Petersburg ana CaroiEie ttait-
road yesterday morning at one Oh
the construction camps near the
knocked IN the head by white
man, who LETT for parts unknown
after the trouble Steser was !h"'2!t
to have beeIt Killed, and 50 1t WIS
reported. but in q short while ne .s;ati'e
to. The white fellow has not pee"
arrested.
PERSONAL AND BRIEF
]. w. Tingle was arrested yesterday ,iioili-
ing by Captain Ltpssomb on the charse
of assault and threatening to take the i'As
of his wife and SON ,,,,.,,
Mr.. A. T. ssnellinss, of Boydton, arrived
in the city yesterday, being called mere %
account of the illness OF his mother. 20
Manchester Royal Arch Chapter. No 10
viii meet Thursday evening.
NJ. &, ssdier VIII, conduct she ser
vices at C!opton- Street BAPTIST Church TO-
NIGHT. in the absence Of the pastor
Liberty Council, No. 10. il. Q, y. a;
A., met at their hall corner HUI ana
Clopton Street, last night at $50 = NJ.
Manchester Lodge. No. 90. Knights o.
Pythias. met Monday night at their CASTE .N'
Eighth and Hull Streets. and bad TWO M