The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-18
SUMMARY OF TO-DAY'S NEWS
FORECAST.

FORECAST.
Thursday and Friday fair; light TO fresh
westerly winds.
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LOCAL.
Valuable jewels stolen mysteri2usly
from the Mount Vernon Detectives have
so far been unable to get any trace Of the
guilty persons.
New private hospital to be established
here by Drs. Edward Mcclure and Hnsn
NJ. Taylor.
a Tyler Brock is elected captain OF
Company B. Richmond Light infantry
Blues. Lieutenant Hobson retiring IN MS
favor.
Brilliant audience witnessed the open
ing performance Of the Bostock snow
last night.
Couple from Green Bay. Prince Edward
county, married In this city yesterday and
,, took the evening train for home
Board of Aldermen called to meet TO-
| night to determine whether the street.
cleaning force shall be reduced.
Negro arrested for stealing wheel from
messenger boy. and the latter recovered
through the shrewdness OF another mes
Senger.
Legislature in deadlock over the adj
i.
Congregationalist minister from Pitts
burg buys a large farm near Elko, In
| Henrico county, and Will move there
! with his family.
Virginia Boat Club is soon to have
handsome new shell and gig.
American Institute of. Bank Clerks had
| banquet at Chamber OF Commerce last
| night. ser,
GER WYATT before the Board of Police
Commissioners as result OF his fight
with Clerk Edgar White, OF Police Court
VIRGINIA.
Death of Colonel Abram Fulkerson at
Bristol. . 1,,.~;a
Contest between deaconS or a negro
church at Petersburg and an unoertahei
over body.
Stonewall Jackson Camp at Staunton
Great meeting to be held at Norfolk
in connection with Exposition movement
Nav purchase Roanoke car lines.
Child burr/ to death in Rockingham
Presbyterian orphanage may be located
at Harrisonburg.
Clifton Forge wants to annex territory:
Big moonshine still surrendered at
| Buefeld.
Smallpox quarantine effective in the
| Valley.
plain his explanation or no" 10 square
! a circle.
| Poaga reported TO have been named pr
Wythevile postoffice.
| Churches in Pittsylvania coli pastor
| Gravson county man is tried anu &C
| Quilted on charge OF soaring q woman to-
| death.
Negro child burned to death In Glou-
! cester
CarrolI-Grayson line is surveyed.
| Indictments against Commissioner-of-
| Revenue Beard in Amherst are quashed
| NORTH CAROLINA
Those connected with Amos Owens
| cherry tree swindle are fined In the
| Federal Court at Charlotte.
! Registrars indicted at Asheville-
Asheville girls found at Col'lmola, S: G.
| Pollard Upchurcf marriage at Raleigh.
| Cumberland county negro breaks up
| preaching by shooting the preacher in
| the leg.
| Suit at Winston over Pilot Mountain.
! Oldest active editor in the country. Col
onel r. B. Creecy. OF Elizabeth City, VIII
| be eighty-nine on Friday.
! Negro kills his brother with a pitchfork
! in Johnson county.
Special interest in school improvement.
Unique ordinance of Durham Alder
| men.
P,lliam given five years at Charlotte.
! Winston F1ks to give children's Christ
! mas entertainment.
GENERAL.
The Venezuelan trouble is to be arbi-
| trated. Business men of Caracas call on
! Castro to end the war
| Coal operators begin the presentation
of their side to strike commission.
! Arrangements for the funeral OF Gen.
| eral Norman.
Whole town in Asia wiped out by an
| earthquake.
currency bill in the House.
Bookmaking firm to be ruled off the
| turf.
Queen Alexandra becomes god-mother.
Interstate Commerce Commission makes
it's report.
ket.
Colonel J. Hampton Hose spoken of for
collector OF port of Norfolk.
observation-disclosures Jerome Is hot in the
| collar.
Senator Seawell.
Half million dollars voted by the
House to fight trusts.
Annual meeting OF tie Louisville and
| Nashville stockholders
Woman Travelled LOCO miles to become
a bride. ,,.o
Negroes of South Bend, Ind. to leave
there because of bad treatment by whites.
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