The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-03
MISS WE|S|GER GETS
FLATTER|NG VOTE
Chosen from Seven Applicants to
Teach in Public School.
NO CHARGES AGAINST CHIEF
NO CHARGES AGAINST CHIEF
Rumor That They Had Been Preferred
N Writing Au,horitatively Denied.
Lawyer Run of Plantation by
Chesterfield Farmer.
Manchester Bureau. Richmond Times.


daughter OF Mr.. b. B. WeisiGer, last night
received seven of the eleven votes cast
by the city School Board Tor the posi-
lion of teacher in the schools. and was
declared elected to the position made va
cant by The resignation of Miss Salie
Reed. Miss Bernice FAIR received three
votes and Miss Mangum one. There was
q fuli attendance of the board present at
the meeting. BY reason of the resigna-
ton of Mr. G.. a. Carr some weeks ago.
there are now only eleven members.
Drawn TO the meeting of the board were
many citizens of the city, who were in
terested in the election. The election OF
Miss Wcisiger gives universal satisfac-
ton, Her recommendations from MI
BlankenShip. superintendent oil Schoois
of Chesterfield; Mr.. Henning. superintend-
ent of Powhatan. and. DR. Meflli, OF
Richmond. showed that she was lGAS
competent
Beyond the election of a teacher there
was little done Much of the time was
consumed in the payment of the oils
of the board and 1t was after ~ o cioch
when the members came to me 'oui'9
FOR the teacher
Instructed 70 get to work on repairing
THO school buildings. In the meanume
rho innitors are preparing for the aP-
rrnacbing session. Attendance at the
schools this year will exceed that OF iast
year by some fifty or more scho!ats'
ATTORNEY CHASED.
Enforcing his order with shotGuh.
Chesterfield farmer last week made an
attorney of Manchester leave the prem
tses In double quick time The news mas
lust leaked out. One member OF me Mall
chester bar It seems, had a case III
which the dividing line between TWO pan
tat{cns was al issue. After due process OF
nCl- y1aC~
and went out in the county TO move me
fence from a certain farmers land back
about five feet. The farmer fatty told the
LAWYER that the fence must remain as II
was. The lawyer gave his hired man or
ders to proceed with the moving OF the
fence Seeing that his orders were mol pc
ing enforced. the farmer went TO the
house and in a few minutes returned
with shotgun.
Now. CARL dern ye4 git off my plan
tation and that darn quick, quoth the
angry farmer. There We're no two sides
of the question. and without argument
over the case, the lawyer and negro beat
a hasty retreat. The fence still remains
in the same place.
CLUB DOES NOT MEET.
There was no meeting Of the Virginia
democratic cub last night as was eX-
pected the secretary having failed TO
secure a nail 1t was thought that the
the usual meeting place, but this had
been rented by other parties. Mr.. w
c Pulliam. secretary. said last night
That he wanted 10 know whether the
club was gong 10 be a permanent or
ganization or would disband Memoirs do
tnot attend the meetings regularly when
there arc no political questions at issue.
and the consequence is that the Club
generally pracucally disbands between
elections and suddenly revives with
about FIVE hundred names at the time
Of primary.
Ru,nors that Mr. Moore had reduced
his allegations against Captain Lips
CONN chief of police OF the city, TO
wri,ing and presented them to thu
Mayor. were denied by that official last
las, night tnat any charges had been
made 10 him.
CUPID BUSY.
Cnpid has been very busy in Manches-
ter and vicinity for the past two or three
DAYS. and aided and abetted by the eX-
cellent opportunities afforded by Mrs.
GINS excursions. no less than four cou-
niles have embarked upon the matrimo-
NAL sea Miss Mary L. Pool. daughter of
air. w. w Pool, was welded to Mr..
Thomas Scott. OF Richmond. Mr.. c. ".
Tatum and Laura Alice Woodbridge, also
Of the city. were united in Washington.
They return to-day and Will reside on
Ninth Street. MIR. Melvin e. Pitt. OF
swansboro and Miss Kate IL Mallory,
of Richmond. We're made husband and
wife This is interesting 10 Swansboro.
where MI. Pitt is very we'll known. Mr.
yonn Green. Of Petersburg. and Miss
lcstelle Collier of Chesterfield. were also
united.
TOOK POISON
With suicidal intent Mrs Harvie Smith,
pf No. 52S West Ninth Street this city,
swallowed a large quantity of laudanum
sunday night, following it up shortly
with q dose of iodine That she Is alive
to-day is due to the heroic measures
used ly DR. John w, Broadnax. He
,ound the woman In a critical condition.
and had TO stay with her for the best
part Of the night.
Dependency seems to have been the
cause of the attempt to take her life. as
She had been in bad health for some time
Mrs Smith is about forty-five years old.
married and has two grown children.
HOUSE ENTERED.
The home Of Mr.. Samuel Wiclls, at No.
~ West Seventh Street. was entered Mon
aay night and ransacked, though nothing
was taken The family did not hear any
noise during the night, but found all the
drawers and lockers on the lower floor
had been pulled open and ransacked. SO
FAR as is known nothing of value was
taken. The robbers were evidently look
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Ing for money or valuables.
MAYOR RETURNS.
After spending a month in the country
Mayor H A Maurice returned TO the city
Monday night looking as brown as
berry, and in perfect health. His appear
pnce IN the city brings UP again the ale
cations made by Mr.. j. S. Moore against
the Chief of Police Mr. Maurice said
that until the charges were reduced to
u-riri-s he could do nothing.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mrs Ira Atkinson and children. of
Greensboro. N c.. are visiting her mother
in-iaw, Mrs, Mary Atkinson, of Swans
boro.
Mrs A /. Powell Is visiting the fam
lly OF Mrs Woodbridge. of Amelia county
Mrs Burnett. of Lynchbnrg. is visit
Ing Mrs Collie. No. sos West Seventh
Street.
Mrs. Y. NJ Davidson. of No. 1902 Balm
bridge Street. left yesterday for Bucking-
ham. to visit her son, Mr.. Ell Davidson.