The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-27

street car line in the city, In attempting
to ares. nr unruiH negro ihursr'ss
came near being shot. the negro ara J"
ing revolver and at the same ollle
catching the club of the officer. MI.
Over1on Immediately grabbed for the re-
.volver in the hands OF the negro anu
turned the muzzle away from him linen
he gave II a jerk, pulling It from 'ne
hands CT his assallant who turn
cd and ran down towards the South
ern shops Mr. Overton raised the re-
volver to fire. and was prevented from
doing so by a lady standing in direct
line with the heeins negro. me ~
might have brought him down. the' Vas
a possibility that 1t would go WIG alI an.
strike the lady. and the officer though
wishing to make the capture, iei' sai4leo
from shooting.
DENIES REPORT.
A report having been in circulation 70
the effect that Charles L. Page, a torney
for the Commonwealth Of Manchester,
had signed the pe'ittn> - the &c
asking for the communication or the SER
tence OF Ernest Davis. the murdee r,
Mr. Page was seen by reporter y''>'r'-
cay and asked If the report was cor
rect He replied that he was aware
that the report was in crcrintlon. put
could imagine Of no foundation tor IT,
He not ONLY had mt asked f"r ~ 70
commended the Communication Of the SEN
tence referred to- but had. at the Cover
nor's request, written him. giving MS
views in earnest opposition to It,
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr.. Ruxton j. Wood. returned yester.
day from a pleasant hunt near Green
Vile. Va, with his friend, Alr. Percy
Collier.
-, a. A. Kern. student of Johns
Hopkins, is spending the christmas holl-
days with his fellow student. Mr.. Pierce
Rucker. son of Or. and Mrs. E. l.
Rucker, of Twelfth and Decatur Streets.
DR.. Loving and wife are vis...nS in
Amelia county.
Mr.. w. H. Washington. who has been
sick for some days, is recovering very
rapidly.
Mr. Irwin Gary, of Henderson. n. c.,
is the guest of relatives In Manchester.
Miss Annie DuVal, Of Porter Street IS:
visiting friends in Petersburg for the
Christmas holidays.
Mss Inez .ary. of Manchester, a.
student of the Female Normal School
Of FaImviile, Is visiting her paren here,
accompanied by her friend, Miss Eleanor
Abb4.t.
Dr. Darius Hinnant left yesterday for
North Carolina to spend a few days.
Hiss hattie j Kelly, of the Female
Normal School of Farmville. is spending
the vacation with ner parents here
Alex Clay and Guy Burr uss. Two
young white men, have been summoned
to court this morning to show cause
why they should not be tined tor tight
ing on the street and attempting to beat
ano,ner person.
Mrs j. L. Babor. of New York, Is Wis
ing relatives in .Ianchester.
Messrs. j. L. Henry and John Joyner
leave to-day for Grayson county TO spend
some days WITH .4leir brother.
The annual Christmas entertainment
OF west End lBap,.st Church took place
last night, santa Claus .vls.--ng all the
scholars OF the Sunday school. Ass Cor
RE Redlord made --.e opening address.
Inere was q Christmas tree and en-
tertainment at the Pr esbyterian Church
last night. the congrega ion turning out
in large numbers 70 see the approach of
Santa.
Mr.. J. E. Sampson. brother Of Council
man a. l. Sampson. is reported to be
very sick.
Richard Taylor (colored) was arrested
in t.ta-, O. tiala colr'v -aSfarts.
Constable Grant and brought to the sta
ton house he c. The negro is charged
with assaulting his wife on Christmas
Day.
The little child OF Mr.. William Kahn
is reported to be i'll at its home on
Eighth Street.
Mr.. Charles z. rlend rendered the fire.
men in Manchester a nice box Of cigars
as a Christmas present. The men. to-
eetier with Chief Crooks. extend to Mr.
Friend their appreciation Of the gift,
Mr. ]. J. FIX wife Of the pastor of the
Presbyterian Church here. who has been
at St. Luke's Hospital for some time re-
turned Tuesday