The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-01-27
ALL TO BE
VACCINATED
Manchester People Must Sub
nit to the Ordeal.
is NO SMALLPOX SCARE
One Case Already Developed In the
City-What President of the Board
of Health says-Searching for
Escaped Prisoncrs--P Personal.
is NO SMALLPOX SCARE

Manchester Bureau, The Times. Dispatch.
No. 1102 Hull Street.
Another case OF small pox was report
ed rs having developed In Second Street,
Manchester, last night. All precautionary
means are being tnkc, to prevent It's
spread. This Is tho only case In the city.
there are ono or two others in tire sub
urbs. 1Nhcrc is no smallpox scnre in
Manchester. and very few or the citi-
2cns SEQ tho necessity OF n compulsory
vaccination.
Dr.. Fill, president OF tho Board OF
Health. said last night that Just us soon
MS no got In all bids from tho local drug
gist for supplying tho ver,s, he would
begin the work. Irc thought this would
be at~c by the end of the week. -Four
physicians will be assigned TO tho task,
and the city Will be portioned OFF into
four districts. a house to house can-
vass will be made, and all persons who
havo not recently been yaccinated will
be compelled to submit to the knife OF
tho physician.
COMMUNICATIONS. AVEItTED.
What might have been n serious fro
was nverted Sunday afternoon about 8
o'clock bv the prompt work OF Miss
Bessie Alsop and Mrs vernon Burton.
Mrs. Asop lives In tho flat over A. t.
Adnmson office, on Hull Street. AT the
time referred to nm oil stove in her
apartment exploded. Fortunately the
nnmes did not spread rapidly, and Miss
Bessie rushed out and sought aid. Mrs.
Burton responded and put out the flames
with n large ~. The oil and smoke
damaged tho furniture considerably. No
alarm was turned In. Had. the flames
gained aieadway n big firo would have
been tho result as the postofflce and
Adnmson's real estate office occupy the
ground floor. The building is one OF the
largest In the city.
RoBBERIEs REPORTED.
There were number of robberies re-
ported in Manchester on Sunday night,
but SO far no clues as to the robbers
have been obtained. In most Instances
the methods pursued are thu same MS
those carried out by the thieves who have
been operating In Rictmond.
The greatest loss was sustained ut
Friends drug store, at Cowardin Avenue
and Hull Streets. where n window was
broken and about forty razors stolen.
At first the police thought the depreda-
lions were committed by the four men
who escaped from tho Chesterfield Jail
on Sunday evening, but the only thing
to Justify this belief is the fact that
There was n lot of blood on the window
sash. and 1t was known that one or
two OF the escaped men had occasion to
bleed. Tho fingers of one Of them was
badly bitten by Tailor Cogbill, and an
other was supposed to have been shot.
Other places hro'-~.. $50 were tho resi-
dcnces Of Policeman r. P. Smith, Mrs.
Mary Lpscomb. Of Decatur Street: Mr..
James Clary, OF Decatur Street; MIR.
Alexander Williams, OF Stockton Street,
and tho lumbcr-yard office Of N1essrs.
Woodward and Son. No great loss was
sustained by any one.
AFTER THEM.
Constable Avis and a companion went
to Jarratts yesterday on tho trail of
four men, supposed to have been the
jail Sunday night The men who escaped
were Charles Rose, now under four in
Gtctments for robbery; Burrel Wilkerson,
twelve months sentence for robbery; Will
la Covlngton, housebreaklng; George Las
sitter. felony, and Wilton Booker, the
trusty. whose term was almost out.
George Lassiter was later captured while
walking on the electric road towards
Petersburg.
Tho police of Manchester and Peters
burg were at once notified and searching
parties are looking for tho desperadoes
in every direction, The Richmond police
arc also after them.
ENTERTAINMENTS.
a delightful dance was held at Leader
Hall last night and many young couples
spent most pleasant time. Tho dance
was under the direction of Messrs. Gin
ton Wny1nack. James Paulero and Leroy
II, Latham.
The West End Comedy Company, of
Richmond will give an entertainment at
Leader Hall tonight for the benefit OF
company Is q good one and will give q
fine show.
SONrE EXCITEMENT.
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