The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-25
SMALL BOY STRUCK
BY THROWN BRICK
Painfully but Fortunately Not
Seriously Injured.
RENT The STONE CRUsRER
The Southern Bell Telephone Company
Have Some Phones Burned Out by
Crossed Wires-Charged With
Manchester News.
RENT The STONE CRUsRER
Manchester Bureau, Richmon. Times,

Manchester Bureau, Richmon. Times,
No. 102 Hull street
Returning from the circus with his
young companion. Holt lAoyd VIVIAN
i5rooks. Il BOY OF about fourteen years.
was last night struck on the head and
In the pack with rocks thrown from a
dark corner by a crowd of negroes. and
painfully tnougn happily not seriously
injured. Young Lloyd escaped without
a scratch, though locks whlstled I'M
pleasantly near his head Or,cer Wright
was told OF the occur ace ana soon mad
DUCK MoSpy. small negro. stored
away IN Il cell at the station house. AS
the officer attempted TO make the ar
rest in n crowd OF negroes, he had MS
weather eye open Tor others. Spying one
other coming up TO descriptions the Of
ncer asked MN 10 come and say some
tning ABOUT 1t. instead the pIcaninny
ran. Not wishing to shoot him. Officer
Wright just shortened his hold on the
club ana 1t wnistled through the air
striking the fleeing negro il. Lu-e back.
"A Grunt was heard, but he did not stop
running
PROVISIONS FOR RENTING.
AT a called meeting OF the Street Com
mittee yesterday afternoon II was de-
cided to orrer the stone crusher owned
with the proylso that 1t not be rented
Tor more tnan three months at time,
and be kept In good repair The William
X Irigg company has offered the COM
mittee $40 per month Tor the machine,
and Will Keep 1t IN repair Tor the time
they have it. the loss of doing this, W
ever. to be deducted from the rent OF the
maCnlne.
'PIIoN rs BURNED OUT.
.r-t-t,,T or n
wIre with a nva' wire on the Richmond
end OF Mayo's orldge yesterday are even
moro serious in the city than was at
first thought More than fn,f the phones
OF the Southern Bell We're ocs or business
yesterday afternoon and last night a
feed wire running nCross Mayo's bridge
either broke or became entangled in some
way with the current wire across the
DrIdge and at once there was consterna-
tlon among holders Of the phones here.
The one used at the Standard Oil Com
pany proceeded to catch Gre and but
for the little fire extinGuishers in the o.
flee there might nave been a serious con-
migration. The one IN the Southern
Laundry> also caught IRE and had TO be
Crenched.
LODGED IN CELL.
Charged with stealing brass to the
value of 1880 from the Southern road.
Eugene Crawley. young white man
apparently about sixteen year old,
was lodged IN the station house last
night, and search MADE for those who
were associated with him at the time.
Warrants are in the hands of the officers
for the arrest of Robert Fox. and Rube
Smith. two youngsters about the same
age of the one caught Fox is said
TO have gone to Lynchburg early in the
afternoon
REGISTERING SLOW.
4tegistration In Manchester has been
progressing very slowly, so think the
party leaders. and there will be an
other effort made 70 get the voters out
in large numbers before the books are
closed. The list Of those registered in
the different wards up to the present
time are: First Ward. white 81; colored.
g. Second Ward. whites, 224: colored. &
ourth Ward, whites. 17S: colored s. One
Fourth Ward whites. 173; coloredS. One
of the negroes registered in the Fourth
got in under the soldier clause. having
served in the Spanish-American war.
WORK IN RIVER.
A large force of hands is engaged in
making some repairs on the dam across
the James. which turns the water into
the canal. feeding the mills and shops
on this side. All the old planks will
be removed and cement placed in their
stead. Work is also being done on the
dam above this one, running diagonally
across the river. and turning part
Of the channel into the canal on the
Richmond side giving a supply of water
to the mills of the Richmond side. With
the river at small depth 1t is at pres
ent for two more weeks, all the work
will have been completed.
A II
Mrs. George p. Hamlet died at mid
night Tuesday night at the residence OF hei
husband. No. 24o4 West Main Street. She
had been married only seven months.
She was Miss Ernestina Merritt. daugh-
tor of the late Bolton Merritt. and grand
daughter of MI Frank TURNKEY, of Man
chester.
The funeral will take place at o'clock
this afternoon from, Clopton-Sreet
Church. The young lady will be Inferred
In her bridal dress
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr.. Gus Meredith Jr.. is very Ill with
fever at his home. No. rs East Seven
teenth Street
Mrs. J. T Potter, who has been visit
Ing her aunt. Mrs. r. P. Smith. of East
Ninth Street. has returned 70 her home
in Newark n. J.. taking her little
daughter Mary with her.
Wilson'S Pets. the aggregation of ball
artists in Manchester ranging from
twelve to fifteen years of age, are open
for challenges from any team in the
State not In excess of the above ages.
This team has Won every game played
this season and have gone up against
some hard ones
Mrs. A. c. Morrison. of Rome. Ga. is
visiting her niece, Mrs. L. Meredith
Miss Bessie Broaddus. of Chesterfield.
IS reported to be indisposed
Miss Mabel Gallagher. who has been
indisposed for some days. is conval
escing.