The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-24
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ASSAULT | IN IN
MANCHESTER {: Il ] R
Bittle Simmons Sent to Jail and
Fined forzAs-
sault. Y.
FUNERAL OF Mr.. LE F J ; RI
FUNERAL OF Mr.. LEDFoRD
Entertainment I, ) garments e;;,1, As SIS,
sociatioonr-- Clur clifll1SSerVices.
Personal Notes and Briefs.

Manchester Bureau, Times -DIspatch.}
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Bittlc Simmons was given eight months
in jail yesterday I'M the Corporation
& Court, and fined $40 for assaultng Harry
Smith several months ago.
The assault was committed at Smiths
house. where Simmons had been a
boardcr for some time. s,ss-t
Simmons commended that Smith pro-
yoked the. assault. and that he acted in
self-defense.
The accused was represented by Mr..
Mark Lloyd. He was highly complimented
on his efforts to clear his client, and II
was said by many who heard his defense
that he saved tho man from greater pun
ishment. a
FUNERAL OF MR. 1LEDFoRD.
The funeral Of Mr.. WIT. 9L,edford took
place from the residence yesterday az
ternoon. aud tho burial was In Maury
Cemetery.
Mr.. .Ledford was an esteemed employe
Of tho Southern Railway Company, and
worked as a painter for over quarter
OF century. Els associates held him in
the highest regard, Z, sst ~
The pall-bearers were Alessrs. w. II.
Owen, w. T. Davidson. G. s. Wells, John
Ryan, Charles Ragland, r. L, Patram
and Robert Lyons, s9it3
FOR THE CARMEN.
The Garments Association OF 'Alanches-
ter has appointed COMMITTEES TO confer
with the Olympia Club for the purpose
OF getting up an entertainment for the
benefit OF the ton. The club has
agreed to aid the association, and q
meeting will be held this week to formu-
oIo Sor n n ~ +.
which will be given at Leader Hall some
time about the middle Of February.
MUST BE ON HAND.
NJ High Potentate A. L.. Sampson, OF
Dalmo Khan, requests thatfall the candi-
date for initiation into tho order be on
hand promptly tomorrow night at Odd
Fellows Hall, as the list Of pilgrims Is
long one and It Is hoped the work Of
sending them across the sands may be
completed before midnight.
RUNAWAY ACCIDENT.
In a runaway ACCIDENT near Bon AIT
yesterday morning. about 4 o'clock, Mr..
r.. w. Foley and his driver, colored
man, named shadrach Baylor. were hurt,
and Mr., r, &. Mercer had a narrow es-
cape Tho horses became frightened and
the three men were thrown out. Both
Mr.. Foley and tho driver We're bruised.
Tho horses were stopped a short dis
tance from the point at which they boz
came frightened, The party, We're Oh their
way to Bon Air to take train TO Rlch-
mond. -,
Rev. j. II. Routten will preach at
Vest End Memorial Church, Morning
subject, Harvest Homa"; evening sub
Iect, "The influence Of Woman as a
Mo,llder Of Public Opinion"
Revival services will begin mt Stock
ton street Church this evening Rev. Dir.
A, p, Owen, OF Portsmouth, WILL assist
Rev, r., w, CrIdlin, .,,,
Rev, Father Waters VIII preach at
Sacred Heart Church Tonight on What
Is the Soul?''
subject at cowardin Avenue Church this
evening will BIO IA Souls Sunset,
Rev, J. n. Witty VIII preach at Cen-
trail Methodist Church atHll A. NJ to-
day. At the night service, the pastor,
Rev. n. M. Chandler. will begin q series
OF sermons on nDeyil Traps, Cards and
Clubsi Will be first, OF. the SERIES,
Rev. r. b. Beadles viii Ill his pulpit
at Asbury Methodist Church to-day at
both services. IIo will preach fortnight
the first of n series OF sermons on the
domestic relation. His theme Will be
1.-THE Bride and Bridegroom. a speclal
invitation Is; extended to the young 70
he present. ssS ri ss b
q Candidates for admission into yhe 0ps
der Of the GOA bees met IInt the Office
sof pr lsst end q nssl,aher we're
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