The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-14

CHIMNEY COLLAPSED.
The collapse Of a chimney of the mouse
situated at No. 11oe Hull Street Yesterday
morning comD etely wrecked the build
ing. Mrs E. C. Crichet. who with her
family occupies the upper floor. had a
narrow escape from instant death AS II
happened. she was in the rear room. ana
the force of the chimney falling did not
affect this as it did the front OF tneS
building.
The building was formerly used oy
Muore brothers as printing Office, they
having moved but last week. What was
the direct cause of the collapse seems TO
pc q mystery, further than that there
was some defect in the building. which
all at once toppled over.
The ground floor is complete wreck.
It is hardly likely that the building VIII
be repaired, it seeming more prooaple
that a new one will be erected on the
site.
/. A CURIOSITY.
Fairfield wood has been found in Man
chester An enbankment being cut down
near the corner of Tenth and Hull
Streets is the spot where the petrihed
piece of timber was found a young
gentleman walking through the place
yesterday saw peculiarly shaped object,
and picking it up discovered that it was
a petrified piece of wood. The piece
found is evidently a part of a limb OF
tree. Captain Lipscomb looked at 1t and
said he thought it to be piece OF palm
tree. This was the opinion OF judge
William I. Clopton. VINO also made
minute investigation of the object.
This embankment is being cut down
for the purpose of making bricks. and
the earth has been dug away until about
twenty feet below the level of the adj
joining land has been removed. The
finding OF the wood. petrified as it was.
tI4 or Jny
people.
DIDN'T HAVE CERTIFICATE.
Before Mayor. Maurice yesterday W.
I. Johnson and Company, colored under
takers. were fined $40 for burying a
body without the proper certificate from
the president of the Board of Health.
1t seems that when the negro died the
! undertakers buried the body without first
consulting the Board of Health or the
| physician who attended him, and for this
| they were fined. The fine was paid.
Mr.. Upton Robertson, a nephew of Mr..
| Stanley, and Mr. J. c. Robertson. OF
| Manchester, and a well-known young
| man, now of Savannah, was stricken with
| paralysis at the home of his mother in
! Amelia county this week. He is reported
| to be speeches.. Mr.. Robertson lived
| for some time in Manchester, where he
| made many friends.
| FAILED TO CONNECT.
| There is vague rumor to the effect
| thar two gentlemen and one lady were
! held up near Forest Hill Park last Sat
| urday. Rumor seems to be the only
| element in the story. 1t is reported and
made public. in the press. that two men,
| either white or negroes, it matters little.
| jumped at the bride of the horse. which
| ordered him to halt The young man,
struck his horse. knocking the would
| be- robber over. when they all escaped.
| Bullets cut the air, around their heads,
! but none of the party lost any locks of
hair. by the leaden missiles This seems
! strange. To make It better story. the
young lady should have been dragged
from the buggy. and then rescued by the
| men.
! SUCH BAD BOYS.
4 certain newspaper man in Man
] chester. working on an afternoon paper
| is having trouble with two cherry trees
which he has in his rear yard.
Not with the trees is he having SO much
trouble. however. as with the boys. who
| persist in gathering cherries. There are
| al present only about eleven cherries on
| the tree, and these hang on one of the
| highest branches. Threats of arrest
| co,.I t n naught. Boys will be BOYS
! Rev. E. Y. Badly expects to have spe-
| cial service at Bainbridge-Str Baptist
| Church on next Sunday morning for PEG
| pie advanced in years. All persons OF
! 50 years cid and upwards are specially
| and affectonately invited to attend this
| service and hear special sermon preach
ed by the pastor addressed to those who
| by the Divine Providence. have passed
| the period of middle age and are tendiEe
| towards the evening of life People OF
| all ages will no doubt be Interested ir
this special service and all are cordially
| invited.
y BLIND PREACHER.
The coIored people of Manchester ant
other cities. who have been trying to or
| ganize a church where the old Contra
] Methodist now is have prepared a splen
did programme for Sunday. at which
time the question will be definitely de
cided upon. This is the programme pre-
| pared:
Sunrise Prayer Meeting conducted by
the Old Veterans of the Cross.
. A. M.-Christian Love Feast. conduct
ed by the Blind Preacher from Washing
ton. D. c.
II A M-sermon by Rev. Foard. the
| blind prea cher the wonder OF the TWEEN
tieth century
3 P. M.-Sermon by the pastor. subject
cts not what we are now but what w
shall be-.
! SP. M-Sermon by Rev. Foard, the
blind man.
Meetings will be held there during tne
week by a blind preacher.
CLOSED YESTERDAY.
] The fifth session of Mrs. E Howlet'
| Tranums school closed yesterday
with a picnic at Forest HILL The FOL
lowing children received honors
Intermediate Department-First Honor
Grace Gibbs Hilda Day. Margaret sims
Ruth Latham Ellen Goode. Ella DAVID
son. Curtis Gibbs. Nellie Horner- Sec
ond Honor-Heinz Lottner, Vernon BRAD
shaw Charlie Taylor. Zeila hoons
/ Primary Derartment-FiTst Honor-hi-
len Phillips Sherwood Simmons. May
Ledfcrd. Gladys Robinson. Florence SIMS
Lewellyn Lewis. Second Honor-Grovel
! Donald Cation jenkins
PERSONALS AND BRlEFS-
J Mr.. Albert Cheape. of charlottesville,
is visiting his brother-in-law, MI T. l.
Minor. on Porter Street.
Miss Alice Reed. of Danvlile, is the
guest of Miss Norma Lithgow, at
| Eleventh and Porter Streets.
There will be a japanese wedding al
Leader Hall Wednesday night under the
! auspices of the ladies of Meade-Memorial
/ Church The wedding viii be in cos