The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-12
CONFEDERATE MONUMENT.

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The Executive Board Of the Confederate
Monument Association of Chesterfield
county, met to-day at the Courthouse.
Judge William I. Clopton presided over
the meeting, and 1t was decided to ad-
vertise for bids on the proposed monu-
ment at once.
The board viii meet again on the third
Monday in September, when the bids Will
be opened and the contract let.
MIR. MOORE MARRIED.
Rev. H. n. Moore, pastor of Cowardin
Avenue Christian Church, and one of
the best known and ablest divines OF
the city. was married August 4th in
Mathews county to Miss Lillian yir-
ginia Bearn, an accomplished and at
tractive young lady of that neiebbor-
hood. and the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. II. Hearn, one of the most prominent
families of the State
Mr.. and Mrs. Moore returned to the
city Friday afternoon and are at the
home of Mrs. Brodnax, 1910 Porter
street. Totally in ignorance of the
marriage of their beloved pastor, the
congregation of the church have been
thinking the Rev. Mr.. Moore was at the
Tidewater Convention meeting at
Hampton Mr. Moore left the city on
the sSth. going direct to the home Of
his bride. where he stayed until after
the marriage. and then the couple went
to the Tidewater District Convention
of the Disciples of Christ, which has
been in session at Hampton.
POLICE ITEMS
Squire H. A. Jordan dished out justice
to the few patients he had yesterday
before the bar.
There appeared kinnie Archer, q young
man who was charged with doing few
things to S. II. Johnson. The families of
the two gentlemen were in court and
explained the whole trouble and so con-
fused matters by all talking at once,
that the Squire had to scratch his head
to- find where he left off. 1t appeared in
this manner: The house of Mr.. Johnson
is owned by Mr.. Archer. There was a
defective hue in the said house and Mr..
Archer started to repair it. Mr.. John
son didn't want him to do this, and a
small fight occurred neither of the two
showing any marks from blows this
morning. however
Tho Squire let Mr. Archer down with
a fine of $3.50 and costs for trespassing
on the property of the other gentleman.
Emmett Anderson. stout, tat man,
who looked like q stranger in Ma7ches-
ter, said he had been hopelessly drunk,
and 81 was extracted from him.
Charles Evans (colored) filled himself
with whiskey, and when Officer Smith
arrested him, why he started to do things
to the officer Now Mr.. Smith has Won
derful peculiar motion OF his right hand
so he just tapped the colored gent on
the coco a very atfectionate lick. After
losing something less than half gallon
Of blood the negro was placed in the cell.
He did not pay $50 which was asked of
him to-day.
Another young white man was asked
to pay 50. but didn't have it, SO he Will
board free a little while.
MANCHESTER LADY.
Fired with a love Of adventure and
wishing to experience the sensation Of
sailing through the air. a Manchester
lady has consented to take a balloon as
cension next Saturday at the Reservoir.
The name of the lady is withheld at
present, she wishing to be unknown to
the citizens until after the trip.
Manchester has produced nearly every
other class of people, but so far as can
be found out. this lady IS the tirststo as
pire to fonors of an aeronaut. Questions
flew thick and fast by those who had
heard that a Manchester lady was to
take the trip, in an effort to discover who
she is, but without avail.