The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-28
LOVE LAUGHS
AT RESI|['RA|IIN|.I
Twice Locked iii, Mary. Kellunl
Makes Her Es- 8
cape.
PROBABLY MARRIED NOW
Battlcsllip Louisiana Over Half
Done and Will be Launched at.
Newport News Next Month.
fspecjal to Tho ,rimes- DIspatc,.)

Especial to Tho Times DIspatcil.)
"a. NEWPORT Nt1y A. July 27.--After
being twice locked III her room by her
ifato father, Miss Mary 1Scllum, the
pretty young daughter OF q local fish
I, dealer. escaped from, her home some time
last night and eoped with her seventeen
year-old lover, Charles Burchcr. The
absence OF tic girl was not discovered
until .daybreak this morning, and nothing
has been heard from the pair since that
time. but It is supposed that they went
10 North Carolina,
Young Burchcr Is employed at q. W.
Durchers grocery store on Huntington
Avenue and lle became acquainted with
the young ludy whenghe began 10 deliver
groceries at her home several months ago.
Tho acquaintance quickly ripened Into
59lcye, and 1t was not long before plans
OF marriage began to be srussed. u Az
1t was known that the parents Of both
parties would stfenuously object to 4 an
cluded. 10 drop down to North Carolina
and have the Knot tied before they could
II be lnicrfercd with.
.:48$ PLANS Ai1ScARRIED.
Last Sunday nll OF the plans were laid
and yesterday was selected as tho date.
Yesterday afternoon the would he groom,
took n car for the Ivy Avenue pier, cx-
necting 10 meet the girl there md take
tbe;3 D. clock ferry for Sewall's Point. In
the meantime the young lady was ar
II ranging for her departure. But the old
y folks were suspicious, nd Mis- IS elllim
was put under lock and key. Later In
The afternoon she managed TO escape
Y from the house and made her way to the
4 pier.
a fter waiting an hour or 80 at tho pier
Burchcr decided that his lady love had
$sl lost her nerve. 80 he boarded car back
TO the city. When the girl reached tho
N pier and "a found herself alone she also
M 5ourneyed homcward. The pair met be-
fore home was reached, and without
further delay started back to the pier.
They were bllssfully awaiting the ar
rival Of tho %Sewalls Point steamer when
III tho old folks. having learned what was
81 on foot, swooped down upon them and
/ put an end to the romantic cpisode-as
they thought. I'M
Il UNDER LOCK AND KEY.
SNiiss lSellum was takel, s5 homo and
placed Under lock and key once IN ore. S n s
,4 i / IVES supposed that the adventure was
off for the present Until this morning
Fl when 1t was discovered that the Girl had
disappearehS during the night. II Is now
j said that the boy Ynd girl were seen late
last night. vending heir 4 va V ward -
S Norfolk. SS 3s a53{ III a$ssss58
No attempt u follow The elopers3 was ll
d made to-day. and hey arc pr obabl mar
I RED now. 81 The girls mother said this
morning that as her daughter was 50 de-
termined to marry, It wal useless to max
any further effort to keep her at home
nd LAUNCH LOUISIANA
Preparations are well hinder way at he
shipyard for the launching Of the bat t lN'
N shin Louisiana. Will ch vi II Ike place on
August 27th. The ship Is about 55 per
cent. completed. over per cent nj, ahead
Il OF her sister ship, the Connecticut under
! 4 construction al the New York n ayy yard.
Tho Connecticut will 50 overheard Il on
Il September 29th. i8a ;sa nj
AL Ii. r. Barnes. Of Richmond, has pur.--i
chased from tIe! Newport Views Ba ptlst
( Church two lots on washington Avenue.
betwce n Twcnty-ninth and Thirtieth
u streets, and one lot on went y-nln ~
3 Street AS soon as the church ratitles
the action of the finance ronmitte ~
making the sale AR. Barnes Will begin
prepara tons for erecting handsome
brick business building on Washington
S'..sS NEW COAL AGENCY.
81 The Lyttel- Berry Coal Company. Of WILL
,1ington. Del. Is arranging TO establish
an agency here. a local agent has al al
& ready been selected and olllces WI! 5l ps
opened in the near future. Che -. coal 60 a.
business Of the port is larger now than
It has ever been before. and all OF the
agencies have their hands fun.
The government inspectors have sent
81 heir reports on the new Federal build-
ing here to Washingt ton; al nd It Is under
stood that both reports will be OF q favor ~.
able nature The electric lights IN the
building will be turned on Friday and the
custom house force will begin moving
IN to-,norrow. The postofflce force occu-S
MED ITS new d ia r eis i wos weeks ago.