Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-17
MANCHESTER. AND CHESTERFIELD

ID. ]! C,H][ESl1ER
attended the funeral OF little Virginia
Iioney, the 12-year-o1d daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. ID. L. Toney, which took place
yesterday aftern DON. The service was
conducted by the Rev. Edward Badly. and
the burial was in Maury Cemetery. 5ss5.
DISTURBANCE IN SALOON
Robert Moore, of the firm OF Austin s.
Moore. the colored saloon-keepers of
Nineteenth and Hull streets, was fired
upon BY a crippled white man who was
In the bar-room begging: for aims Thurs
day evening. The crippled man provoked
a row with some of the negroes, who
We're in the saloon, and was seJected from
the building The white man claimed to
be deaf and dumb and distributed printed
cards among the negroes. AS soon as
he learned that they would not give him
anything he created a disturbance. The
windows In front of the saloon were brok-
en- and Moore was fired upon as the Grip
pied man left the place. The man made
his escape
Mr.. BUCHANAN PROMOTED.
Mr. G: B. Buchanan, superintendent of
the Manchester division Of the Passenger
and Power Company, has been promoted
BY General Hanger Huff to the position
Of traffic agent for the company. Mr..
Buchanan.s duties will be to organize
and conduct a passenger, freight and
parcel department between Richmond, !.
Manchester and Petersburg.
q Under. this department parcels will Z be
carried to and from these cities ana
transferred from the Richmond and
Petersburg cars. to the cars. or carriers
at the either end of the line aud deliv-
cred at destinat ton.
This system is. intended not only to
benefit the stores and shoppers of all
three cities, but will be Of immense help
tc all those lying between Richmond
and Petersburg.
The section between these two cities
along this line is building up rapidly,
daily for permission to transport pack
ag1s from the stores in the three cities
to patrons living along the line
Hereafter these people can send an or
der into the store in their nearest city
and have it delivered to Traffic Manager
Buchanan, who will route it to its des-
tina ton.
park sat Drewry's Bluff, convenient to
this line. Mr.. Buchanan will arrange for
special cars for parties and excursions.
Also, for all special parties between the
three cities.
This department will fill want which
has developed rapidly since the compile
ton of the line to Petersburg.
John Boyd, alias Charles Ross, colored,
was before Squire L. W. ,Cheatham in
Manchester yesterday morning on four
charges. -Four warrants were issued for
his arrest, the first charging him with
attempted criminal assault upon a woman
named Turner. who lives near Granite;
the second charging him with stealing
horse and the others with highway rob-
berry.
Before examining the witnesses Squire
Cheatham cautioned them to be very
careful in saying that Boyd had commit
ted the crimes. Several witnesses swore
positively that Boyd was the man want
ed. The woman upon whom he attempt
ed to commit criminal assault identified
him as the guilty person. The men who
We're held up identified Boyd as the man
who had robbed them.
After hearing all the witnesses, 'Squir.
Chea than sent the case on to the grand
jury of the Chesterfield county court:
Samuel Hague was before Mayor Maui
rice yesterday on the charge of shoot
ing at Alexander aHiX. A quarrel brought
about the shooting. Hague, who is a
white man was sent on to the grand jury
Of the corporation court G. L: Page rep
resented the Commonwealth at the hear
re ''' PERSONAL MENTION.
The condition of Capt. James II. Top
ham continues the same His daughter
Mrs. Samuel r. Richards, is with him.
Samuel r. Richards, who has been or
a. visit to his family. has returned tC
Selma, Ala, where he is master mechanic
Of the Southern Runway.
Mrs. r.. c. Darlington, of Salem, N.
c., will spend the month with Mrs. A
c. Harding.
mrs y. f. Reynolds, who has hecn5 i'll,
WAS somewhat improved yesterday.
A few friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon.
Bradshaw were most delightfully."- enter
tanned Wednesday. evening, at Mr.. Brad
shaws hosptable home. on N1cDonough
street. The best of music, vocal and in
strumental, made the evening most en-
joyablef one
While at work at the Southern shops
Wednesday Mr.. w. A. Moore was very
painfully wounded on the head, a piece Of
irc1 striking him just above the right
ear and cutting an ugly cash.
Superintendent C. 3. Buchanan has in
augurated a. school of instruction for the
benefit of the nlotormen and conductors
of the two lines of street railway through
Manchester.
At the home of Miss Ida Woodward
Monday night there will be a! r. E. Lee
Tea, the proceeds to go to the Central
Methodist church.
While skating at Forest Hill Park Lake
Tuesday night, Joseph Lucas, a popular
young man Of the city, connected with
the Stephen Putney Shoe Company, fell
and cracked several Of his teeth While
the injury is very painful he will not be
disfgurel.
WINDY POINTERS, RAN0llET