Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-21
a BOY RIDER CONGRATULArED.

| A BOY RIDER CONGRATULATED.
The hundreds of spectators who wit
| messed the closing performance of the
| Horse Show in Richmond will long re-
! member little Samuel Beverly Nelson. the
5-year-old Manchester boy. who rode the
smallest pony ever seen in Richmond.
The pony belonged to Ny Duncan
Wright, OF Petersburg. It won the fourth
prize, and attracted more attention than
any other ponies in the arena. The small
boy managed the young animal exceeding
ly well, and was loudly applauded. Just
before leaving the ring, Samuel was
called 10 the railing around the west side
OF the arena, where Major Allen pinned
beautiful badge on him Don the
small pony, ridden by the Manchester
boy, has been sent back to Petersburg.
| Samuel is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wal
ter II. Nelson His uncle is a great horse
man, of New York. and all his fathers
brothers are experienced in the livery
business. Samuel was on the boulevard
Sunday afternoon, and attracted a great
mother and father at 1G01 Bainbridge
street. He is being congratulated by all
his acouanta noes in Manchester.
TO BE TRIED THIS MORNING.
A. II. Williams and Bonnie Williams
will be tried before Mayor Maurice this
morning on the charge of stealing 50
from Mr.. Levy, of the Craig Art Gallery,
in Richmond.
1t is alleged that Williams telephoned to
Mr.. Levy that he had been fined s. in
the Manchester court Mr. Levy arrived
in Manchester and found Wells. who, it
is alleged, acted as cIerk of the court.
Mr.. Levy claims that he turned So over
to Wells, which amount Williams is said
to have lacked in having enough money
to pay his fine.
The alleged thieves were arrested by
Policeman Alexander S. Wright. They
nave been locked up in the Manchester
Jail since yesterday morning
Clerk H E. Duval was kept busy yes
terday morning docketins the cases
to be tried in his court in Manchester this
month.
The trial of Sidney Hilton, colored,
charged with being an accessory to the
murder of John Henry Stokes, begins in
the Corporation Court this morning.
The suit of r. G. Sotham against the
,eaboard Air Line Railway to recover
money for damages alleged to have been
done TO his property, will be tried Oct
9.
The SUI of Thomas H Martin against
J. e Williamson, of S. Williamson & Son,
will be tried Oct. 81
The case of Henry Coy's administrator
Will come before the corporation court
Nov. 5. Mr. Coy's administrator is suing
the Standard Oil Company because of an
accident which Mr.. Coy suffered while he
was in their employ
The suit OF the Chesterfield Coal Com
pany against the Richmond Standard
Steel Spike and Iron Company will be
tried Nov. ,.
CHURCH REMODELLED.
u. roma
ing the Clopton-Street church will have
been completed. Contractor a. W. Nc
Clay will complete the cement work to-
lav, and Contractor Clary will have the
brick work finished by the latter part
of the week. New windows and doors
nave been placed in the edfice, and a
new stairway TO the main entrance has
been built
DEATH OF MRS. WILKINSON.
Mrs. Margaret Ann Wilkinson, who re-
Gently celebrated the fiftieth anniversary
of her marriage to her husband, died at
her home, 1871 Perry street, Manchester,
at ! o'clock Sunday afternoon, after 4
long and painful illness.
Mrs Wilkinson was married to j. a.
Wilkinson in Halifax county over fifty
years ago. She was the daughter OF
Moore and Rebecca Gold. and had lived
in Manchester seven years. She was
years old.
Mrs. Wilkinson is survived by nus
band and seven children. Her children are
Mrs. S. b. Brooks, of Manchester; Mrs.
Louise Yates, of Scottsburg; Mrs. b. S.
Thaxton, of Manchester; Mrs. A. B. Day,
Of Richmond; j. II. and A. II. Wilkin-
son, Of the Southern railway in Manches-
ter; C. T. Wilkinson, of the Southern rail- |
way in Greensboro, n. c.
The funeral took place from the home |
Yesterday. The service was conducted I
~ the Rev. E. V. Badly. A solo, en-
titled Home of the Soul sung by w. j.
Norrissett. after which the BODY was
Borne to the grave in Maury Cemetery.
The pail-bearers We're as follows:
Honorary-Bcrnard Day and Joseph I
Brooks.
.Active-R. II. Jenkins, John Oliver, VIII
IAN Davidson, r. C. Broaddus, D. L.
roney and C. H. Sharp.
Mr.. Wilkinson was formerly employed
n the grocery store of w. P. Peasants.
MRS. B. J. HANCOCK DEAD.
Mrs. Eugene l.. Hancock. wife of Il. j.
died at her home, in Chester
ield county, Sunday afternoon. She
vas 81 years old. and had made