The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-12

looming to1ether and issuing severe
i protest, incidentally asklng the co-ope-
SrattonS Of the Chssternada authorities in
breaking up the practice.
Commemorative Attorney Il n. Wells
IL . lover OF the sport, ana he Is angry
that there has been any shooting OF the
| birds ~ VT. He - now at work laying
schemes whereby some OF the offenders
may be brought before the law and made
an example OF. s s
| ThoIreport that Charles 4. Bortner was
missing from his home and that he was
Manchester man, is incorrect. 20 far as
to Manchester being his home. The gen
tleman lives In Richmond. and came to
this city some two or thres weeks ago
An idea OF living here. but had made no
decided step in this direction.
WHERE IS BOTTOMsf
Contradictory reports come in about the
whereabouts OF Gus Bottoms, the man
alleged to have started the ruznors which
sent Miss Eva Farmer to her grave. It
has been reported that he was seen in
Chesterfield county near the home OF his
wife, and that citizen talked to him
On top Of this comes tho report that he
has not been seen there. and that II he
were to come he would oe deait with
harshly. At any rate he has not been
to see his mother since the day he passed
through the city, saying at the time he
was going TO see his wife. It was said
a afterwards that he did not go to Ches-
terrified, but to Petersburg, where he went
to work.
NEGRO SCRAP.
Rather an exciting alteration between
two negro men occurred on Hull street
last night shortly after 10 O'Clock. a
woman got mixed In the game, ana hao
a beer bottle broken over her nead, the
blood flowing freely from the wound. AS
e usual on Saturday nights. there was
soon on the scene large crowd OF blacks
who wanted to see the scrap. When an
officer appeared they dispersed, and no
arrests were made.
COAL SITUATION.
What through the past few montns
has been treated lightly now seems 70
have rebounded with double force and
the stern reality that the city will suffer
In consequence Of the coal strike con-
fronts the citizens Of Manchester.
Churches may be closed, schools may
have to suspend for time, and, IN fact,
an entire suspension OF public work may
result from the continued strike In the
coal business Nearly all the churches Of
the city are heated by steam and require
a good amount Of coal. Not having any
supply. Oh MANU. tAlt pldSco VI WOAo1AAQ,
or at least few of them, may be
forced to close their doors until the coal
descends to lower price. The new Meth
odist Church is heated by steam, and
it is said that there Is not enough coal
in the cellar to last the next week. Then
the public schools are in need at the
present time Of coal.
The situation is indeed an alarming
one. and not until the very last moment
have the people seemed to have been
brought to a stern realization OF the Sc
robustness of the strike. Many poor peo-
pie will suffer for the necessary fuel.
And the city officials have only about
a half a ton In their cellar. and this
has to supply many Offices.
Wood has in the last two or three
days taken q leap and is now out Of
the reach Of the poorer classes Oil
stoves are coming into fashion. and, in
young men will not remain
so long in front Of warm fires in the
parlors Of their sweethearts.
Councilman w E. Gill; Jr., the wood |
and coal dealer in Manchester, has been !
for the past week buying up all the
coal he can possibly get. Last Friday |
he tried to get fifty tons but was unable.
While he has good supply now on hand
he is not satisfied that he has sufficient
to supply his customers for the winter
and Is making every effort to get more.
At the present time his brother Is out
on hunt for all the fuel he can buy. |;
+ PERSONALS AND BRIEFS
Miss Blanch Atkinson, Of Petersburg,
$ the guest of Mrs. India Taylor, OF
Swansboro
! Mr.. T. J. Taylor. OF the city.who under
gent very painful operation at the Old
Dominion Hospital last Thursday. is said
% be improving as fast as could be ex-
pected-
The regular quarterly meeting Of the
Methodist Sunday schools will be held at
West End Church this afternoon
Mr. Augustine Royali. who has been
suffering from blood poisoning for some
weeks, is yet unable to attend to his
duties. though he can walk around lit
tie. His thumb gives him considerable
pain and is inf1amed yet
Mr.. Ashby Rollings, who has been con-
fined to his home, as a result of a sprain-