The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-29
UPCOUN7RYFARM
GETS IN THE /: Tolls [
The Mayor Allows Him to Go
Before People Rise.
WILLIE. DRIVER GETS BEATEN
Willie Dcbbins is the Man Who Did the
Little work 10 the Once Champion
First Warden-N -wsy Notes
From ~. anchester.

From .dttCnSSlSE.&
Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times,
No luz 8siuii Street
| Four of the farmers from up the coun-
try who came To ttlclnIonu s.esee4uas 20
sell some tobacco passed through Man
chester, and the natural beauties OF the
c11y# al once appea.ed to their souls. But
Richmond was The goal, and steadily on-
,ara the SlIne of tour pushed until
Snockoe@ SIN was reached. Tobacco was
sod ana the price securely stored away
/ in the pockets OF the farmers. One of
those men had hankering after some
thing strong to drink, and unmlndful
OF the protests OF his comrades. he pro-
ceeded to get drunk. he wound up IN
the Manchester Station-House.s His three
comrades were loyal, though and walked
the Mavor# up. 4 plea for Ie,liency was
entered and on the payment of $3.50 the
Mayor allowed the three men to have
their conlrade and return home In peace.
DRIVER BEATEN.
Willie Driver. a young man well known
in the First Ward. wnere he has been
monarch of all he surveyed since his
manhood met his Waterloo last night IN
the person OF Mr.. Willie Dobblns. pro-
prietor Of the saloon at Eighth and Hull
Sueets. Driver was very badly beaten
4
about the face and body. The facts in
the case soon leaked out and up town
there was manifested much surprise ina
Lobhins got the bestaol the boy VINO mad
been the victor in SO many battles. Dur
inc the first part of the base ball season
Driver played first "a Sc Aoi lie va
ter team.
AZ a late hour last night no arrests had
been made though the police had been
acquainted with the facts of the night
l4I3NF.KAL or, Miss JO.\Eo.
The funeral of Miss Emma Gertrude
Jones. who died Thursday afternoon. was
conducted from Asbury Methodist Ghurch2
Yesterday afternoon at 8 Q CLOCK lnteH-
ment was made in Naury Cemetery: ohes
was a painful sufferer Tor over SIN
months before she died Her shroud was
made before death. and she Inspected s IL ~ 81
She also selected the pall-bearers She
wished and the undertaken and pastor.
Each request was carried out to the let
FUNERAL OF MRS WOOD.
The funeral of MIST. W. Wood. who
died Thursday night. will be conducted
from ST. James Church. Richmond, this
afternoon at $50 o'clock 1nterment Will
be made In Hollywood
Mr. C. z. Wood. of Louisville, Ky.
VIII arrive in the city this morning in
time to attend the last sad rites over
the remains of his mother. Two other
sons and one daughter are residents of
thi- place
The pall-bearers will be:
EIoncrary-A1s L. NJ . Darlington. Mr..
George a.. Hayes. DR.. j. N4TTpshiir, Mt.
r II. Smith. Judge B. "a. Hancock. Mr.
Jrn S. Robertson. Mr.. A. L. Adamson.
Dr., George Ross
a \ r. y MI ~
AZ. Jahnke Jr. MI. c. H. Clarke.
Mr. L. Mex Judllins Mr.. A. johnson.
Mr. A. C. Digs, a1r. Jno. Quarles. Mr..
L. f Spencer.
LIN iyRETH-NEWA1xkS.
Mr. Geo. Nv.@Landreth ana Miss Mary e.
Newman were married Thursday evening
at . o'clock atsthe home of the bride or
Sixth Street. the Rev Asa Driscoll. of
I'ifth-Street Methodist Church, officiating.
The attendants We're Messrs. j !. w. Fish
ser and Ri. Johnson. reception was
rendered the couple immedia tely after the
ceremony. which was performed in the
presence of a large assemblase of friends 4
of the two young people. Mrs Landreth
IL a very pretty young lady of the First
Ward and her husband is a popular young i
ran. They will reside at the home OF
the bride on Sixth Street
FIRE. IN STABLE.
tlTe WAS uiScOSc tiiS: SltiilS VI
Mr.. w. J. Dobbins. at Sixth and Stock
ton Streets yesterday morning at 3:20
o'clock. A call to the department brought
on old Bob on a run. and following the
wagon, every man Of the department was
soon OF the scene.
The damage was to the feed, the
building not having time to catch before
a stream Of water was pouring In.
POLICE TROUBLE,
Willie Higgins. a young white man.
sraid s. n .hs8@citv af'raf'ss vestcse1ssv
when asked to do SO by the Mayor. Willie
YES charged with trespassings on the
rronertv. Of Mr.. r. e. Wood. PAU Heath.
another young white man did the con-
t.ihution act. but he only had $3.50 to
drop. Dink Light tcolored) was assessed
81 All fines We're promptly paid by the
offenders.
PERSONALS. AND. BRIEFS
Mr.. J. w. Trevi.lian, of Swansboro. won
second prize in the Poultry Show of Rich
mond en- white lechorns and black
Nanorka chickens. against strong COMPETE
ton.
Mrs. G.. T. Markham and daughter.
Edith left Yesterday morning for her
parents home in Chesterfield county.
Tie Street COMMITTEES Will meet this
afternoon at !; 80 o'clock at Twentieth
and Bainbridge Streets
8 The Police Commissioners meet Monday
night in the Mayors office in the Leader
building.
Mrs w. H Burger. of Farmville, who
has been visiting in the city, has return
ed home.
Miss Edna Bavley. of the city, is visit
ing her aunt. Mrs. Blunt. of West Main
Street, Richmond
The Street Committee will have before
them this afternoon the question of open-
ine a ditch on the property OF Mr.. James
Rrad'ey at Twentieth and cambridge
Streets.
The Election COMMITTEES audited the
bills at their meeting last night. Messrs.
w E. Gill. Jr.. r. L. Patram and C.. G.
Cox were the members present.
Davis. the condemned negro in the city
Jail, has so far refrained from asking for
a minister.