The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-25
LIVELY in
MANCHESTER.
Streets and Shops Were Crowd
ed With People Last
Night. rs.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS WENT OUT.
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Lamps and Candies Had to be
Used at Busy Hour-Iwo
Rows.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS WENT OUT
Manchester Bureau, Times Dispatch,
1870 ,s3f NO. HOP Hull Street.

p. Il : . 49,
Christmas started witha whoop and q
shout, and tho merry laughter Of hum
drcds Of shoppers added to the brightness
that had been shed around.
The stores did a rushing business last
night, and when the mystic hour arrived
when Santa Catis is supposed to appear
the shops presented dllapdated appear
ancos, for the old saint had been liberal
In his purchases.
DARKNESS FOR AWHILE.
About o'clock last night. while bus
iness was ut It's height, there game q
sudden, darkness. for Ill tho incnndescent
electric lights went out. Many Of tho
merchants depended entirely upon the
i electric lights, and they found themselves
In predicnment. Lamps and candles
were brought into use.
rho cause OF the failure Of tho electric
lights was broken wire. Tho Passcn-
\ ger and Power Company went to work
at once to remedy the matter. and at
beumed.
FOUGHT ANOTHER PRISONER.
Early yesterday mornlng james sum
nally and George Milstcad got into q
scrap on Hull Street. Sergeant Wright
ard OFFICER Weymouth went to the scene
and put the two men under arrest, MI.
stead was taken by Policeman Waymack
and Sergeant Wright had Nunnally. y.
q Al they were being taken to the police
y station NunnalIy several times made q
break for MIstcad lie was warned by
tho policemen to stop Interfering WIZ
them in the discharge OF their duty put
he paid little attention to them. Finally,
in tho pursuit of his duty, Sergeant
Wright tapped Nunnaly over the head
with his club, inflicting q scalp wound.
= tie then became quiet and discontinued
his attacks upon Mllstead 10th men
were bailed for their appearance III the
Police Court tomorrow.
charge of aiding and nbetting MIR. Nun
nally In assaulting Mllstead.
ROW LAST NIGHT
w. i, E'laherty, Z; visitor In the city,
suffered an assault at Days bar-room last
night. AS the result or the assault. Isaac
Kahn Ira Ellis and Charles o Connor were
arrested on the charge OF beating
E'laherty.
There was considerable excitcmenttin
tho neighborhood at the time. and 1t was
reported that q man had been killed.
Flaherty was merely knocked down ana
Jumped on, and his Injuries are not con-
sldered at all serious. 4 l&f
Several parties were arrested TOT
drunkenness last night
MARRIAGE CEREMONIES.
Mr.. John r. Wilmouth. Of Mecklenburg
and Miss Matte Lee Murray, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. William Murray, were mar.
ried at the home OF the bride last night
Miss Louise Clayton, of Richmond, and
z Mr.. u. G, Weymouth, Of Manchester,
were married In Washington Wednes-
day They will live at No 4M West FIT
tcsnth Street, after q northern trip.
S FUNERAL SERVICES.
The funeral of Mrs. DORA O'connor will
be from Sacred Heart Church. at 3 o'clock
this afternoon. The burial will be IN Alaury
Cemetery.
The funeral or Miss Belle Ferguson was
from Sacred Heart Church at O'Clock
Yesterday afternoon. Tho burial was in
Mount Cavalry, Richmond
The funeral OF Mrs Alice A. Avis took
place Wednesday afternoon, and the
burial was in Maury Cemetery.
f PERSONAL AND NOTES.
The postotlico will be open from 10 to
II o'clock this morning. The carriers will
make their morning delivery and collec-
ton.
The stewards room OF Central Metho-
dist Church Will he open from 10 to y
O'Clock to-day to receive donations for the
poor.
MIR. w. j. HGorrisett has been CHOSEN
chorIster OF the Sunday school OF Balm.
4 bridge Street Church.
Mrs. Thomas II. Wilson, Of Washington,
Is visiting her father, Mr., w. y. Taylor,
OF SWansboro,
Misses Mary, Emma and Eta Gill are
spending the holidays at Raleigh. 81
Morris Rush, OF High Point, is visiting
his parents at No. III McDonough Street.
Miss Matte Jenkins. of Danvlle, is the
guest Of Mrs j w, Fowlkes.