The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-30
ROBBERS At WORK
IN MANCHESTER.
Home of Mr.. George Vest En-
tered and His Room Searched.
DIPHTHERIA PREVALENT AGAIll
Five Gases Reported in Swansboro to
Dr.. =. 6. Lov'ng-Miss Vaughan Be-
comes Mrs. Bannster Other
Mari ases-N-wsy Items.
Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times

Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times,
No. no. Hun Stree..
Robbsrs invaded Manchester last night
enc MI Csc. se l.. Vest. resting on
Elenth street be- en- Stockton and
e. erett, is the os-r tAis time. entrance
20 his home was effected through the
rear door, and the bed room of the gen
tloTl entered b. the burglar. His p@nts
were ritled and $li taken from them.
All the drawers in the nousc were ram
sack,d but nothing Of much val Stol n
though several sm-1l articles are m SSH G.
Beng the ifs. 70. berry reported snce
the 4uieGde festivities, it CONES in the
nature Of q shock to the CITY, the Off
GERS pr ding themselves on their ability
TO cope with criminals. 1t is through
no fault ofNthe.rs, however, that ron
bsry is done. For the past year there
have been reports Of thieving until al
most every citizen is greet q with the
Query: How much did you lose?"
Ne thcr Mr.. Vest nor any of his family
walked while the robber was going
through the room, but found it out very
soon afterwards.
DIPHTHERIA-
Five cases Of diphthe,ia have been re-
ported TO DR.. J. Garland Loving, of
Swansboro. They are on Twenty-tlrst
Street, and none are said to be serious.
This is the ses,ni outbreak OF the els
ease in Swan yoro, Manchester having
exEerierced one attack about four weehs
ago An homes where the disease is
found are Immediately quarantined by
tbt health officers, and the strictest
watch is kept
CHILD INJURED
The little child OF Mr. Henry Nunnaily.
a conductor of the Passenger and Power
Company of Manchester, Tell in its home
Saturday and sustained a severe cut on
of
once summoned to the home, and took
a stitch in the little ones head. The
cut extended over the left temple up to
the eyebrow. and while very painf"i,
Will not prove very serious.
al John Skinner, who broke his arm
in a fall last week is recovering as rap
idly as could be eXepccted.
CROWD AT DANCE.
Despite the incelemcnt weather. Leader
Hall was filled last night with the usual
large crowd of dancers. There were some
SO or 60 couples on the floor at the same
time. and until the last car to Richmond
the crowd fingered, when the strains Of
Home, Sweet Home and the bang of
the car standing in front of the building
sent the crowd for their wraps.
Wednesday evening the dance OF the
season viii be given The old year will
be danced out and the new one in
DRINK THE CAUSE.
With a happy smile. though his clothes
looked the worse for wear, ard he had rot
a cent in his pockets q white man, ap-
3arently about thirty-ftve years. sta'ked
into the Manchester Station House last
night and with a merry greeting asked
to be allowed TO stay ali night. sayi
t was entirely too cold out for his con-
stitution
Why. hello Yates. said Officer
Wright as The man anbled around to
the stove The man was named yates
and he had spent the night in the station
house before. but never as a prisoner
always as man who was on his uppet $.
Drawing chair close TO the hot sto q
after he had been Informed that he could
remain through the night Mr., Yates,
opened UP to the officers. and lis eyre
r'ences would make good reading for q
dime novel. He had once been cha-ed
from North Carolina because he made
a little wfiskey without the consent OF
the revenue officers. And in telling of
his escape from the officers and their
breaking I'D of his still, he said that "a
get still in that State all one
had to do was TO so TO on W en-
the owner was away and take poss.s-
sion. then move it. They wouldn't have
Won arrested for It. and if you were the
hest man YOU could keep it. SAID Mr.
Yates. But the saddest part Of his lies
history came out as he commenced 10
talk Of drink.
That's what made me what am
said the person as he viewed his ragre1
clothes. Il was young man with a
bright future ahead of me. and had a
GOOD position as a carpenter in DanviTlc
fell in love with girl in Lunenhurg
county near Williams MIL ana was ia
have married hnr
following I took the train 10 KEYS, !ie
and hired buggy and horse Driving
down to Pleasant Grove I found my
sweetheart's father waiting for ne t.
snther we went to the courthouse aud
procured a license and drove back homo
saturday got with crowd of young
neople and they drank to my happiness
drank. too. and went to sec my be-
throthad In this condition A burst IN
followed. and I burned the license Since
hen | have sought pleasure in travel
ing
SKATING At PARK.
More ideal weather or better conditions
for skating wonlh have hcen hard to find
thant FOres, Hin Lake afforded Surdnv
From i o'ciocil in the day until the LIS.
car to Richmond night thsre was a
thrnnG on the Siipncry surface rIlil, 9
rnerriiv on. Now and then 2 rirnl. o.
laughter would sound across the lak.. as
some unfortunate went down. The ic"
vas the best Tor three seasons Forest
Hill until carly in the morning had not
been touched and as the first person
Slnng his skates over his shoulder aua
took a Perry Street car the cry went
forth of Skating at the park ard e e
the sun had passed the half way mark
the pond was full
The lake presented one of 1t. nret.inst
scenes around Richmond. as the flicker
ing lights from the electric globes cas-
their RAYS across the Slippery surface
and the bright glare nf log fire in the
woods threw a mellow light over the
scenes.
BANN1sTFR-v
Miss Trma Vaughan. Nanchester's most
beautiful young dehutante. and Mr. Geo
RanristSr. popular Yong business man.
of Richmond. left on the $40 train over
the Richmond. Fredericksburg and Poto-
mac Railroad Yesterday morning for
Washington. where they We're married
The announcement is wholly a surprise to
the -ranv friends nf the Young couple ana
Willie it IS not an elopement. the nsrents