The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-21
SHOOTS HIMSELF
ACCIDENTAL ALLY
BaII.From the Pistol Enters His Left
VAC cINAT.IoN is BEGUN
john Sterling Sent to Jail for Thirty
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VAC c#INAIIoN is BEGUN.
Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times,

Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times,
No. Nv Run street. }
IS Mr.. Robert Goodman, son 0I4Mr. H.
NJ. Goodman. accidentally shot himself
in the knee yesterday afternoon about 4
% CLOCK at has home on Nineteenth ana
Ey erett Streets. Mr.. Goodman was load
ing a. 32-cdlibre revolver, and thinking
that there was yet an empty chamber,
snapped the pistol in order to revolve the
cylinder. The bali took elect just on the
INSIDE of the knee and ranged downward,
INJECTING what may prove a most serl-
Gus wound, as the physicians were unable
to locate the bail last night. However,
the wound was temporarily dressed, anu
q further effort will be made this morn
lug 70 know its course. 1t is feared that
the ball has been imbedded in the bone.
He was-resting fairly we'll at Ct late hour
last night.
MATCHMAKING BEGUN.
DR.. Loving begun his campaign of
compulsory vaccination yesterday in
Manchester District, and his. first work
was out beyond Forest Hill Park, on the
to the scratch, and none offered resis-
lance. To-day he will begin on Twenty
second Street in this city, and take them
as they come until that quarter has been
thoroughly inocuIated.
WENT TO JAIL.
John Sterling, who was in the Police
Court yesterday on two charges-steal-
ing brasses from the Southern Railway
and the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, was
given fifteen days for each offence. Ster-
ling has been wanted since last August
It came out in the evidence that one
occasion Sterling swami james river above
the Free Bridge to escape an officer.
PREVENTED A FIRE.
Walter Smith. stattonmnn at the Man
chester Fire Department, by cool and
prompt work prevented a disastrous fire
Tuesday night A lamp in the second floor
hall OF the Toney building, at Eleventh
and Hull Streets, exploded, and was fill
ing the house with a dence smoke from
the blaze, which reached near the ceiling.
when he having heard OF the trouble,
reached the scene and carrid the burning
lamp to the street.
in Chesterfield county, in his eighty-sec-
ond year. He was the father of Messrs.
D. r. Bailey, of Petersburg, and E. W,
Bailey. of Midlothian. The funeral takes
place from Mount Hermon Church at 1:a0
this afternoon.
PERSONAL AND BRIEF.
Hastings Court was in session yesterday
for the transaction, of civil business. Mo-
tons for the reduction of tax assessments
will be heard to-day
The first service of the Lenten season
was held at Meade Memorial Episco-
pal Church last night. conducted by the
rector, Rev. Benjamin Dennis.
Miss BERTHE Cox entertained number
of her friends Tuesday evening at her
home. No. 1865 cambridge Street. Misses
Manic Shelly. Annie Gorman and Lena
O'Brien assisted Miss Cox in receiving.
MI. William G. Pollard has returned
Mr.. J. w. Roberts Is i'll with the grip
at his home, No. 1903 Porter Street.
Mrs. w. H. White, who has been i'll for
the past three weeks, improves very
slowly. She is still confined to her bed
nest of the time.