The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-24

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I the machinery OF the cars was very much
4 interfered with. At the junction Of the 9
+ two culverts on Fourteenth and Hull. the
( water rose to the sill Of Moore's saloon
ID and Overlooked into Dowdy's8 store, next
door. and into Pacini's store. on tho OPP
Y,nsite corner From Tenth Street, the
water rushed down HILL Street In q rag
Ing torrent It was said to have been the
worst seen in many years.
Tl1ieving Continues.
Il Two coored boys went into 7. 3.
4 Cheatram's store yesterday morning and
q under the pretense of desiring to make
some purchase. managed to get away with
4 Sc. While one was making the pretended
4 purchase, the other slipped behind the
counter, opened the cash drawer ana
&. slipped Sc into his pocket The thieves
got away. but their apprehension VIII oc-2
\ cur probably very soon. II
The Children Seen.
The three little children who escaped
Thursday afternoon from the Children'sE
a Home Society, In Richmond, were seen
at their parents home Friday night, ac-B
III cording to some members of tho police
force Anyone harboring sfugitives of this
n kind is liable by law to a fine or impris-
8 pnnent. Isl " t5 ri y
Promises to Work.
James Glass. who WAS on trial vest err
ii day morning for non-support OF his fam
4 tly, was found guilty and sentenced to
& twelve months by the jury in the Corpor-
4 a tion Court. However, as Glass promised
to reform and go to work and Keep
sober in the future Judge Witt n g 1eel.
III ing of clemency set the verde aside and
1eleased him. Stj Glass must keep his
promise TO comply witha the law or he
~ will lay himself open to. rearrest and en-
e forcement5 Of his sentence. II .s s
Il. Wade II. Young, who had gone to work
4 IN June, was acquitted and the case OF
= Orrin$ Relcher was nolle prosecuted. II
Plucky Woman Uses Pistol.
Mrs. w. j. Dobbin last night at nearly
10 o'clock pluckily held up three negroes
at the point Of a. revolver One OF the,
ne roes, Jesse Bradley, had entered Mrs.
Dobbin's private apartments at Seventh
and Hull Streets, ard the other two
4 Nelson Exunl and Spencer Wade were
on the outside. Mrs Dobbin held up the
4 first with a revolver and sent in the
1 alarm. Q officer Wright promptly appeared
+ on the scene and put the trio under ar
rest FISH
Matt Williams, colored. was put under
arrest for being very. drunk and very dis
orderly, When last seen he had stretched
his length out on the floor of the, lock
i DRINKS and other times
Officer Has Tussle.
Willie Drives a notorious character
\ 1t seems and Sonny Gogde, colored, had
a scrap last night, and We're both put
under arrest by Officer Smith. Driver
however, managed to break nway,snot in
time though to escape the quick descent
of officer Smiths baton. The blow sent
i him reeling. and fGo..a the evi dence of his
clothes. he must have had connection
with mother earth, Later&on he mounted
Il q horse and was proceeding 4, leave the
town, but overcome by a desire to hc-
quaint the world of HIS proves in.
beating a negro and escaping a policeman
he was overheard BY Officer Wright.
and nabbed in the nick of time. This
time he didn't escape. Goode came quietly
to the station, and was allowed bail
Daughter VS.. Father. 3
Nellie, the 5thirteen-year-old daughter
OF Thomas a. Keats, swore out n war
rant against her father last night for
maltreatment. She was standing on the
street, when her father ordered her.t to
como in. She claimed that he clicked
rers and beat herfunneccssarily. Keats,
who Is from North Carolina and has been
III in trouble before has been behind tho
bars two or three times for a like Of
tense. M
Personals and Briefs.
Mr.. Edgar shackelford IS stopping In
town en- route to his home in Lancaster
county,
Nr, George q. Branders and Mr.. VIII
4 Fam W.Lu.npkin left last night for Wal
ker,s. Va. III;
Miss Annie d. Lumplsin is spending a
"a few days in Petersburg.
Mrs. Ida Shackelton and her daugh-
ter, Miss Sue, of Primers Pc!;it, are Wis
fling Mrs. N. S. Markham of No. 1900
Porter Street. Az
Guy Markham returned Friday night
Il from n visit to his grandmother, Mrs.
a. A. Moseley, of Moseley's Junction. IL
Mrs. J. w. sadler is visiting friends in
Brunswick county. wv a
Charles Meighap, who has been Ill for
several days. is Improving.
Messrs Walter Meyer. Tom Tnrpin and
Willis Pulliam will spend to-day at Viz
ginia Beach.
# 4 Rev. Dr. Cridin, who attended the
Dover Association. has returned, and Will
hold his regular services in Cloptor
Etreet Baptist Church.
a3 Rev. J.. II. Routten Will conduct both
$@ service; at his church Tomorrow. Ak,
cts for tho West Point picnic Thursday
Will be given out at Sunday school al
Il 8.aa o'clock
# me Methodist Sunday School socet!
will hold Its second quarterly meeting
IN Central Church In the afternoon at
M$ofclock. u 81
M Rev. r, NJ. Maxey. OF Union Station
Is Church, Richmond, will deliver an adj
dress.
HAS APPENDICITIS.
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