The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-31
WORK COMM
At f ORESI HILL
Park Soon 10 be One Of the Most
Beautiful Around the City.
PRETTY MARRIAGE LAST NIGHT.
Large sum of Money Sent Ont in the
Wasl, Police Court-NIr. Propst
Hurt News, Personal and
Brief, Of Manchcs,er.
Manchester Bureau. Richmond Times.
No. 1902 Hull Street.

Manchester Bureau. Richmond Zines,
No. 11O2 Hull Street.
The lake at Forest Hill Park was drained
Monday, preparatory to making improve
ments, which are being made by the
Richmond Passenger and Power Com
zpanv. at that place. By early spring the
improvements Will be well under way,
making the park one OF the most beau
tiful around the city. The company S plans
for i1nprov ements, if carried out, will in
volve the expenditure of $4,000. The car
line to the park is now being. rehabilitated.
WEDDING LAST NIGHT.
One of the prettiest marriages which has
taken place in the Fifth Street Methodist
and Miss Ella Mccullough. The wedding
was solemnzed last night at O'Clock,
Rev. J. S. Wallace, pastor OF the church,
officiating The BRIDE was alfred in pure
white. as were her attendants.
The attendants We're: Misses Minnie
Cary, Marie Mccullough. Willie Ann Mar
shall, and Nellie Cary. Messrs. Forest
Whitlock, Rollins Kidd, Willie Sharp, and
John Crangile. After the ceremony the
party was driven 10 No. eO2 Decatur Street
their future, home. where an elegant re-
ception was rendered them.
SUPPER a SUCCESS.
The supper given by The ladies of the
Catholic Church at Leader Hall last night
: was largely attended by the people OF
!. Manchester and Richmond. The affair
was a success financially. and good sum
was realized. which will go towards the
improvements. of the Perry-Street school
Mr.. Joe Weisiger, while al work on the
new Asbury Methodist Church YESTERDAY
afternoon, had his hand badly cut. Dr..
Rucker dressed the injury.
MONEY IN WASH.
There WI, IL wild wave o. excitement
Monday afternoon in the Novcaskae lam
ily. at No 1902 Hui Street. when il
6awned on Mrs. Novcaskee that she mao
sent $50 IN the pocket of a wrapper TO the
washerwoman the excitement thus
originating spread through the locality:
and a crowd was soon gathered III Font
Of the house and the report that q ool'
roDpery nad pe6n committed was sci alilat.
SQUIRE Cheatharn. whose cool counsel has
regulated the affairs Of Marx Al
dit;on for the past several years,
was summoned and soon his right-hand
man. Constable Grant, was despatched TO
the home of the washerWoman, snort
distance out Of the city, in Chesterfield
county to recover the SUB
Stained with the variation OF interven ng
NAN>~S
and demanded the weeks washing OF the
Novcaskee family, which was delivered.
Search was made. and when before the
ewes of the wondering old washerwoman.
six $40 bills We're extracted from the DOCK
eft Of a pink dress she was Frustrated.
The money was returned to its owner
and there was great relief. Mrs Noycas-
kee had been saving the money, ana eA-
meets TO ioin her husband, who has got
ten a position north.
WAS NOT KILLED.
The report that Mr.. W. j. Propst a
brother-in-law of Hon. d. l.. Toney, OF
this city. was killed in a llead-on collision
on the Southern Railway, near Column
bia S. c.. is not true. Mr.. Propst IS
an engineer on the Southern, and was IN
a collision last week, but fortunately es-
capped without serious injury. A gentle
man from Columbia arrived in Richmond
Yesterday morning and at once 'phoned
Mr.. Toney that Mr. Propst had escaped
with slight hurt.
Mr.. +. j. sadler, while at work at the
Southern Shops Monday afternoon, nad
his left ankle badly sprained, and was
removed to his home.
Mr. Henry e. Roach, an employee IN the
foundry department Of the Southern
shons- had his foot badly burned Mon
day afternoon, by stepping into flask OF
melted brass. Both men We're treated
bv DR.. Merchant, surgeon for the South
ern Railway in this city.
ALL SENT TO JAIL.
The colored population was again assem-
bled at the Police Court yesterday morn
ing to hear the conclusion OF the trolpie
on Twenty-second Street. Bell Smith,