The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-09
nng Of the skulls. All are colored, and
go tu:o ,risaners gre the sisters Of the

mig Of the skulls All are colored, and
the two prisoners are the sisters OF the
p, Ch woman. The fight started In #the
house occupied by all, near Twenty-sec-s
GRO and Hull Streets, and was hrst pc
tween the married and unmarried SIS
t.-s. a few light blows We're passed.
when Harvey Pugh came in and got IN
! the game.
The negro woman was the most severe
| " cut. and the kinky hair, which had
1steer wrapped in pretty white strings.
was severed-three of the rows-as tnousn
| they We're straws. The axe Went INTO
| the back of her head some distance and
lEDr. Rucker was called to the station to
threat them both
In the meantime Officer Wright had
gone to the scene of the trouble and ar
rested after great deal OF difficulty the
| Two women. They were locked up, being
denied bail.
| ASSAULTED FATHER-IN-LAW.
| Eol'en4 Saunders. a white man OF the
city. living near the corner OF flitn ana
Porter Streets. was arrested last night
by officer Wright upon two quite serious
charges one being for assault on his
father-in-law, Mr.. w. r. Barram. and
tie other for attempting to strike his
wife and smashing some doors OF MS
, neis hbor Mr.. Hastings. IN whose home
his wife first took fight to save herself
when he became so very bad she ran
ever to the home of Officer NVright and
remained there through the night
| Saunders was arrested last night and
gave bail in the sum OF $500. his bro.
I.tler Mr.. r. K. Saunders. and Mr.. w
Smith going his security until Monoay
| morning. Saunders has heretofore borne
| a good reputation. but this time he must
| ts.ve been on an awful drunk and wanted
| to beat all in sight
REIMBURSE CITY.
A resolution In the Finance Committee
| Of the Guy Council the Cher night. un-s
! noticed when the report Of the meeting
! was made, instruct ng the City Attor-
/ ney Judge William l. Clopton. to COM
| municate with the officials Of the South
! ern road and ask for reimbursement to
| the city for the expenses Of the burial of
j. B. Far ow. the man killed by the road
| in the yards here last week and whose
| body the city buried in Maury Cemetery.
In connection with this resolut on ask
/ Ing that the Southern defray the expenses
Of the burial of the man killed by an
engine of its road. 1t may be that the
relatives Of the deceased will bring suit
| for damages. the son who was here Ia st
, week and viewed the grave of his father
i having let fall some such inti1ration.
! HIS SALARY INCREASED.
The salary of Mr. O7nlar, 1anator OF
the prbic school building. was raised
from s35 ner month to $3.50 last week
at 2 meeting Of the Finance Committee.
before whic-. the petition for an increase
came. and passed by the Board. The PEE
tition was for an increase to $50 per
month. and while every member OF '>e
Board agreed that Mr.. Omar was worth
! tn S amount, the finances of the Board
| did not justify them in paying 1t 1t this.
t time.
PoPULATIoN,I NCREAsED.
| In 1900 the cersus taken In Manchester
only gave the city little over 5000 popn-#
| lation. AT that time there were over
five hundred vacant houses in the city
ard very little work was being done by
i manufacturers. At the present time. IN
| stead Of having population of short of
ten thousand the city has over twelve
| thousand habitants. and at leasts@two
| hundred and fifty more houses could be
| rented were they in the hands of any
| realestate agent. Since SIX months ago.
! Agents A L.. Adamson and Augustine
Royal. the two dealers IN real estate
lin Manchester, have been unable to acc
l:cotnmcdate the large demand for houses