The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-02
NOT AN ARREST
IN MANCHESTER
South Side People Spent a Quiet New
Years Day.
]. FUNERAL OF Mr.. FERGUSON
a Christmas Entertainment a, the oowardin.
Avsnus Church Personal and
Other South Side
Notes.
!. FUNERAL OF Mr.. FERGUSON
Manchester Bureau. Richnnon Times,

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No. llp2 Hull Street. }
Peace and quiet resged in the CITY
yesterday. perfect harmony existed be
tween employer and eDirloyc. tetweeh
poor and rich. and between city officials
and private citizens; no an arr..it was
made. not a fire occurred and, nltogeth-
err the new year came in quietly, ana
was received with a welcoming hand.
Merchants and other business men spent
the day IL a review of last years work
and looking forward to something more
prosperous in the coming one.
Gowardin-Avenuc Christian Church
gave its Christmas tree last night Inc
church was crowded with the little lois
to see the approach of Santa Claus ~
pleasant time WAS spent ny al. csi'ccidiis
@ =. CUTTING scRAPD.
Mayor Maurice was confronted with
a case yesterday morning which may be Oh
quite a serious nature. t. +. heatH, d
white man, was charged with cutting VII
lie Griffith, and Griffith was charged with
assault on Heath Heath is the father
tn-iaw of Grith, and it is alleged by Crit
fifth that he wanted TO move his Wi1e
from the house Of her parents Nhsn
Mr. Heath objected words followed, anu
Mr.. Heath was struck ana beaten apoht
the face. According to his statement
al J.
after striking him, Mr. Griffith was go
Ing to strike him with a chair, when III
self-defense be cut him. inflicting Sc
we're wound just under the left shouloer,
and extenoSg about three inches Mr..
Griffith has an altogether different story
to tell and says he was staEteC' III me
back while running from Nj Healh. VI
fccr Smith was at Stockton ana MINI
Streets when he heard some one cry Tor
80 y,s1I n
Stockton Street and found MI. Griffith at
the sete bleeding very profusely. re
arrested Mr. Heath, and taking Mr.. 5rii-
fifth along carried them to the station.
The wounded man was kept in the sta-
ton on a blanket all night and was at
tended by DR.. Hin. When the case was
called Yesterday continuance MAS
asked for on account of the condition OF
Mr.. Griffith Mr.. Heath was balied IN
the sum of $3.50, his father going on MS
bail. The wounded man was taken 10
The city almshouse late yeslt'!a!'
N. was suffering greatly at the time lie
vas removed. but DIR. Hill gave as his
ouinion that he would recover with gooo
attention.
Mrs. Martha A. Nunnally, wife Of S.
II Nunnally, died yesterday at her
home. No. IT, East Ninth Street, in the
sixty-fifty years of her age. Inc de-
ceased was an estmabc old lady ana
had bee, sick for only Il short time With
the grip.
she is survived by a husband and TWO
daughters-Mrs. J. w. Ferris and Miss
Minnie Nunnally.
The funeral will be from BanhrhiSe-
Street Baptist Church this alter
noon at 3 o clock, conducted by the ReV
Il. V. Badly. Interment Will be inade III
Maury Cemetery.
ROBBERS AGAIN.
Thieves en,ereu The residence Of Mayor
Maurice Monday night, bu, t,n, .l',al ~
did not secure anything. Entrance was CT
lected through a rear window which was
broken. Nothing was in the room facing
the rear of the house, and the parties
evidently were sca-d before they
could get to the other rooms. This is
the second attempt of thieves to enter
this house The other time they being
more fortunate and securing a lot OF
silverware and cut glass. The whole de-
partment of the police are hot an the
trail OF the guilty ones.
'.I1IiiTi FIXES.
There were only thirty fires in Man
chester in the past year. There were
two in January, one in February, four in
March. three IN May, one each in June,
Juy ana september. three in October
nine in November and one in December
August was the only month that Skipped
The department hassdone splendid work
in the past year. and are nov better
equipped for fighting fire than eve before
Too much praise cannot be given these
men for their efforts in the past Year.
Not fire has gained any Roadway on
them, and the total loss by fire might be
covered with 5000,
PERSONALS AND BhIEFS.
The funeral OF Mr.. W. W. Tatum, who
died Tuesday afternoon. will be from the
house this afternoon at 1870 o'clock, con-
Quoted by the Rev. C. N. Van Houten.
dntermeitt VIII be made in Naury Gem
etery. The pall-bearers will be from the
knights OF Pythias and Druids.
AN that is mortal of the late Sergeant
II. C. Furguson will be LAID to rest this
afternooh, at 3 o'clock in Maury Cemetery.
TIE funeral will be With Masonic hon
ors, Manchester Lodge, No. II, of which
he was a mesmbca, turning out.
Mr. John ~ Rainey, of Lacrosse, is
spending soneh time with relatives and
friends in the city.
Mr.. William, g. Amos who has been
dangerously Ill for some time at his home,
No. 1913 Hull Street, is no better
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