The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-26
CAUGHT BETWEEN
CART AND STREET CAR.
Charles Owen, a Sma Boy, Had
Very Narrow Escape.
EXTRA CAR TO PETERSBURG
% Accomm oda,e the Carnival Crowd
From this Ci,y-Good Joke On
widower Told by His Friends.
Newsy Manchester Items.
Manchester Bureau. Richmond Times.

Manchester Bureau. Richmond Times.
1902 Hull Street.
What seemed for the time would result
~r1ousiy for Charles Owen. sinaii
youngster Of the city. terminated IN a
tight wound on the eg and a few rents
IN his pants yesterday afternoon. when
ae was Knocked from the step of NOV
lg car by cart. which was standing TOO
close to track. Young Owen was holdn;;
On to the side of the car. standing on the
step, when the car slackened its speed
perceptibly, and then pulled up fast
again. A brick cart was standing on
Seventh Street. near Hull, and the mo-
tornan seeing that the car would pass
without striking went ahead. Young
Owen hung out just too far and the
wheels OF the cart struck his lett leg,
the force of the collision sending MN
sprawling to the ground. He was plckeo
up and taken into the Office of Dr. Broo-
max. who treated him. Beyond being sore
Tor seevral days the young man VIII
suffer no Ill results from the accloenI
EXTRA CARS
To accommodate the large cro"o OF
Misunderstanding and Thermometers VINO
progress in Petersburg, the Richmond
and Petersburg Electric Line will start
Tonight car from Petersburg at 1-2o
p. NJ. which will arrive in Richmonc
something after twelve o'clock inns ca:
will be of the greatest convenience 10
th, people from the two cities here
who will spend some of the time al
the carnival. Reports from there Sester-
day said that the Street Fair was sue
cess. but would be more so If the liglo
rules governing confetti throwing and
the selling of canes were loosed just a
trifle in consideration of the week.
schedule of the electric line through
out the day Will be so maintained d
to accommodate all who wish TO go from
either Richmond Of Manchester Inc cal
leaving there so late, permits ne
who has worked all day here, taxing IN
the sites of the Cockade City by the iigh'
OF the moon. or gas. or Whatever 'iieS
have over there.
JOKE ON WHOEVER.
A good story which will not keep was pc
ing told last night on one of the Wen
l-newn genials of Manchester. inns nap
ny old widower, who conducts a busihesS
lore. was asked the question by one -
his friends. why didn't he get macl1ea
again.
"Weu.'' replied the widower, Il have
,,ae,l thinking strongly of that VERY INNS
and that lady up town seems TO IKE lhe me-.
j don't known but what Will.
..old man, let me conSratnlate YOU,
the advising friend exclaimed extend
ing his hand.
Several days passed before the two ms
again and when they did il was cutie eF
accident. The friend who had made tlie
suggestion at the beginning of the con
yersation leading UP to the point 81
matrimony. this time met his widowel
f,fcnd with the sam edesree of cordlaa-
tx and Immediately put the query as
TO how matters We're progressing.
We'll say I've about decided 70 stay
single while longer and see the sights.
the NAH replied. while there appeale1
IA his eyes a deep, far-away look JUS
the faintest suspicion of the ruth dawnea
lcross the mind of the wise friend AZ
this time. but it was soon forgotten rffa
iii last Friday night. when there an
,scared a marriage Of a well known lanN
and like flash, the truth OF the Whol'
business confronted the wise friend. liiS
,,.;dower friend has been turned down
rood and hard. and the lady had accent
cd the hand of another. Whe''
confronted with these circun-
stances. the wIdower broke down and
acknowledged the corn at the same tline
saving he had been beaten faarlN'
Incy Wells and Henry Coolie Goth col
,,ca1 were fined $50 each YESTERDAY at
(-,,esterfield Courthouse by Justice j. n.
l,,,ns,on. the charge against them peins
Tor unlawful Capitalization. In default o.
payment they were committed TO gan ior
the period Of ninety days.
MIR. BALDY'S SERMON.
Tho Rainbriage-Street Baptist congrega-
t;,,, had a very pleasant service in the
ne, lecture room of the church sunday
morning The pastor, Rev T.. v. Baby
urea ched to a large and appreclaliNe auui-
encc on the subject. BUILDING AR CAS-
.les" Text-Genesis il: 4-"And they said.
q, 10. let us build us city and town.
whose top may reach unto heaven; and
let us make us a name" Cor, 5: i
we know that if our earthly house Of
this tabernacle were dissolved. we have
building of God. a house not made with
hands, eternal in the heavens"
MI. Badly said in part: Our day
dreams have been picturesquelv defined as
air castles The phrase seems to have
been Invented in the thirteenth century.
when Spanish adventures in France,
ina EininE their wealth was sure boasted
Of their magnificent castles in their ma
tive land .ecause so many bright visions
and fond hopes have come to naught-
"a many grand schemes have been pro-
iected without practical foundation, and so
melted into thin air or dissolved like The
baseless fabric CT an unsubstantiai vision.
all aspiration and effort of the mind to
plan that which may be impracucable Is
contemptuously called building castles in
the air.
at is true many foolish enterprises
have been set on foot like the people OF
cid. Who leaving, out God, essayed 10
build a tower whose top might reach unto
the heavens. There are those who waste
lime in dreaming OF vast fortunes to be
attained by the invention OF some machine
.citi. power OF perpetual motion.
..I3ut On the other hand it is a grea,
mistake to discredit or denounce the
thinking. planning, schening. aspiring
habits of mind. We must not imagine
t;iat a man is useless unless he is Nvisibly
engaged in doing something. Action IS
not the only Important thing The world
Owes much to its great dreamers. Time
is rot wasted in thinking and dreaming.
hut in working and living without plans
and ideals. Every worthy achievement