The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-12
.SCORCHER STRUCK
CITY COUNCILMAN
Mr.. C. |. Petit Run Over and
Quite Badly Hurt,
DIDN'T AWAIT DEVELOPMENTS.
Rider Kept on and Made No inquiries
Small Negro Badly Hurt in Runa~
away Accident-The News
from the Southside.
DIDN'T AWAIT DEVELOPMENTS
Rider Kept on and Made No inquiries
Small Negro Badly Hurt in Runa~
Manchester Bureau. Richmond Times,
LOO Hull Street.

Manchester Bureau. Richmond Times,
LOO Hull Street
Bruised aud bleeding, with his trousers
nearly torn Off, Councilman c. L. Petit
gathered himself up from the gutter at
Eighth and Decatur yesterday afternoon,
aiter a blcycilst had spilled his across
about twenty feet of the street and dis
appeared in the distance with reckless
laugh. With one departing look at the
fleeing form of the bicycle and rider the
Councilman turned up the street to his
home with the full intent of Offering an
ordnance at the very next opportunity
governing the speed of such vehicles of
travel and fixing death penalty for fail
ure to comply with the law.
AS Mr.. Pettit stepped into Decatur
street yesterday afternoon coming from
his home, he heard buzz and then the
front wheel Of the bicycle had struck
his right leg, and over he went. Just
for an instant the rider was unseated,
but being an expert in the manipulation
of the handle bars, he guided the ma
chine back to the street and was off like
the wind, looking back once to witness
his wreck. Councilman Petit was sad
spectacle when he scrambled from the
gutter His trousers had been torn from
one limb and a bruised extending about
six inches inflicted.
TWO ACCIDENTS.
A small negro boy named Nelson was
severely injured yesterday afternoon IN
a. runaway accident. The horse hitched
to the wagon he was driving became
frightened and started a mad run up
the street Striking a post the wagon
ca reened on one wheel, then turned COM
pietely over. catching the little negro
under the cover That death was not IN
Simultaneous seems almost miraculous.
49, ,ns,r~t Ayy
The little fellow was taken into a nearby
drugstore and treated.
A small white boy fell or was thrown
from a, car of the Hull Street line near
Ninth yesterday afternoon late. sustain
ing painful and severe injuries. The
little fellow lived in Swansboro. put nus
name could not be ascertained last nlght.
THE LINEUP.
In the same with Newport News to
be played on the grounds at that place,
the Manchester aggregation VIII take
down the following line-up:
Knowles second base; Holland. centre
field: Fritzchae, right field; Phillips.
third base: Northington. catcher; Jen-
nings. left field: P. OHarra, short-Stop;
Thomas. first base; Hooker, pitcher
Winning the game from the visitors
ct Broad Street Wednesday afternoon has
put new life in the Manchester boys and
they are going down to the seashore with
the determination 10 VIII tldt Sdiie'
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr.. A. ]. White, of Porter Street, is
detained from work by a rising on his
finger.
Frank Crawford was sent to jail for
fen DAYS yesterday morning by the Mayor.
ten days this morning by the Mayor.
Frank is genial kind of soul. and
never minds such sentences. He asked the
privilege of voting before taking the trip
to the Jail, and it was accorded him.
Mrs. NJ L. Alsop is reported to be in
disposed at her home.
The private school Of Miss Trainer OPP
ems its sixth session on the fifteenth CT
the month at 10l7 Porter Street.
There will be dance at Forest Hill
Park Friday night for the benefit of
Saint Anthony's Society Of Manchester.
The case of a negro named Middleton
against the Passenger and Power Com
pany, charging the company with strik-
ing and de1nolishing his wagon. besides
doing injury to his person was dismissed
by Mayor Maurice yesterday morning.
Royal Arch Chapter No. As. OF Man
chester. held a largely attended meeting
last night.
Chief Crooks of the fire department is
yes suffering from the effects of an in
jury received several weeks ago while
at work at the Danville shops