Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-09
THE RADFORD PEOPLE.
j. W. Brown Hurt by nunuwn


Horse-A Wedding.
RADFORD, VA, November S.-(Special.,
Mrs. WinsIow Fl. Randolph figured In a
runaway accident Tuesday, narrowly es-
Gaping serious injury. While driving on
First street her horse took fright, run
ming from the bridge over Connollsy's
Run to Carson's drug store. distance Of
half a mile. Here telegraph pole brought
the horse to a stop. tearing the buggy to
splinters. With Mrs. Randolph was her
little son and her sister. Miss Robinson
all of whom escaped without injury, mir
aculously as it may seem.
The horses ran away a second time In
the afternoon, seriously injuring Mr.. J.
w. Brown. He was crossing the bridge
leading to st. Adams. when the runa way
team crashed into mis- cart, overturning il,
and throwing Mr.. Brown violently out.
DR.. Wilson was summoned and found that
his hip was badly fractured Mr.. Brown
is an elderly man and his injury Is likely
TO prove serious.
SPARED MILLS DEAD.
Mr.. Spared Mills. an old Confederate
veteran belonging to Gen. G. c. Whar-
tons command, died Tuesday, after an
eight months illness, aged about 72 years
Funeral services were conducted by Rev.
j. L. Prater, and the interment was made
at East Radford Cemetery.
Sam Jones. son of Ex-Governor Jones. OF
Alabama, who is attending school at st.
Albln's is iii with appendicitis. His case
is not considered serious.
The ST. AIban's football team left Tues
day for Southern tour. which will in
clude Chattanooga. Atlanta. and Colun-
bia, S. c.. They will return next Wednes-
day.
Circuit Court convened Thursday. Judge
T.,
attendance are Hon. J.aC Wysor and Mr
Thornton Massie. of Pulaski; MIR. r.
Roop. and Captain Dick Johnson. OF
Christiansburg. and 4Lr. Allen l. Hairless.
OF Roanoke The case of Roxley 4 Glib
son vs. headley & Christie, was called
Thursday afternoon.
a NEWSPAPERS GOOD WORK.
The Roanoke Times was largely In
strumentai in the capture OF Frank Ste
vens the thief who broke Into the COM
missary of the Virginia Iron. Coal and
Coke Company Saturday night at Radkord
as the man to whom he attempted to sell
some knives had just read an account of
the robbery in the morning paper. An
interview by phone with Sergeant Nc
Neal at RaGford established the identity
OF the prisoner. and he was brought
here and lodged in jail by lIr. Baylor.
Stevens will be indicted by the grand
jury Monday, and MS case brought up In
the Hastings Court few days later.
He will plead guilty and throw himself
~ the mercy of the court.
Miss Virginia Pearl Jennings was we'd
ded Wednesday afternoon to Mr.. G. S.
Smith proprietor of Smiths restaurant,
In East Radford. The marriage service
was celebrated at the home Of the brides
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. H c. Jennings. of
Pulaski county. Rev. Thomas Priddy off,
ciatins reception was rendered the
couple Wednesday night by Mr.. and Mrs
A. j.. Smith. of East Radford.
Miss Ellen Robinson. of ST. Louis. Is
visiting her sister, Mrs. w. II. Randolph,
at ST. AibaIs.
Mrs. D. L. Pile left Wednesday for Bris-
tol TO visit relatives and friends. She
was accompanied by her little grand
daughter, Eleanor Peters.
Mrs. W. T. Simpson was called to New
castle. Pa. Monday. by the critical con-
dition of her grandmother. Mrs. Eichbaum.
Miss Anna Hull, of Marion. passed
through Radford Wednesday en- route to
New York.
Colonel George w. Miles was In town
tho first OF the week on business. Mrs.
Miles is visiting her mother, Mrs. Nor
gar. a Marian.
Miss Hattie Deniphan Is visiting re1a-
tives in Lynchburg
~ meeting OF the Executive Committee
OF the Southwest Virginia Agricultural
and Live Stock Association was held Mon
day afternoon, Governor Tyler. Major
John T. cowan, Colonel George w. Miles.
Captain ]. 6. osburne. and Mr.. Hal Tyler
being present. The meeting was devoted
to settling UP the accounts OF the as-
sociation.
Mr.. Fred Bu!lard. naehinist aboard
the Cincinnati, u now IA Norfolk. after
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