The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-21
NEWS GATHERED
FROM s|i.0|UTHsIDE
G. w. Landreth Writes Letter
Telling Ills Wife Good Bye
Forever.
RAILROAD WINS THE CASE
Verdict in Case Of Cook vs.. S. a.
e. Awarded to De
fendant.
Manchester Bureau. Times. Dispatch

Manchester Bureau, Times Dispatch, L
No. il02 Hull street,..j
Mr.. George w. Landreth of No. III
West Fifth Street, q recent cmploye OF
the Southern Railway shops, deserted
his wife Monday morning with the de-
cared Intention OF never returning.
\ He bade his wife. Stella Landrett, an
affeGtionate goodbye that morning and
said he was going to Richmond to secure
work on the electric cars there.
A few hours after he left letter post
marked Richmond came TO Mrs. Lam
dreth from her husband. 1t declared his
intention of never returning to his homo,
and reads as follows:
stella, this Is goodbye forever. You
said you were independent and didn't
care, so that and other things made me
leave. Stella, you need not look for me
to come back any more.
Stella, I will write TO some lawyer
In Richmond to see II he can get
divorce for US. and will pay for 1t,
SO good bye. Be a good girl till VIC
meet In heaven, You have my best
wishes for all time to come.
AS ever,
&c. w. LANDRETH.'s
My address is unknown to myself, 20
! can't tell you where l will stop, so
bye-by 4.
The young wife was almost heart
broken when the letter came to her
hands. She is but little over seventeen
years old and bride, of four months to-
day. She can assign no reason for her
husbands cruel desertion but says that
on the whole her married life has been
yery happy. Recently. however. she
stated her husband had acted queerly
and seemed to be worried about soms-
thing. She questioned him as to the
cause Of it. but could never get sat
8isfactory answer. He put her off by
saying that he would worry 1t out by
himself Often, too. she also stated, he
had asked her what she would do II he
left her, and in that event If she would
give him divorce. She had not res
garded his talkingTfin this strain serl-t
ously, and had taken 1t all In Jest.
In several conversations he had told
her that he considered she had done
everything possible for him. So AIRS.
Landreth is all In he dark as to why
her husband should have deserted her.
Railroad Wins Case.
The case OF Mrs. Lydia ". Cook versus
the seaboard Air Line Railway for dam.
ages alleged to have been caused by
Improper construction of the railway,
Petersburg was flooded, was finished in
s the Chesterfield Court to-day. The YER
dict was awarded to the Sea board Air.
Line Railway, defendant in the CASE
The amount sued for was $500.
8 Judge II L. U. Lewis represented the
plaintiff and Alessrs.4 IT, Ri Williams and
d. H. Wells the defendant
North Carolina Bride.
Mr.. Philip Oppleman, son Of Mr..
Joseph and Mrs, Annie oppleman and
a very Well-knoWn and nonuart young
man Of the city, and Miss Mamie Schultz,
Of Edenton, n. g., were married suns
day evening in the Jewish Synagogue
In Petersburg, the Rabbi Tyer officiating.
They returned to Manchester Immediately.
after the ceremony, and a reception was
rendered them at the home Of the groom
No 1905 Hull Street.
Misses Rebeccah and Ray Oppleman,
sisters Of Mr. Oppleman, attended the
bride, who was handsomely gowned in
white SILK. She travelled In q brown
travelling suit with hat and gloves to
match, Miss Ray Oppleman was at
tired In white silk null. and her sister
wore pink organdie over taffeta.
THOSE at the reception were Mr., and
Mrs. w. Sturman, of Farmville; Mr..
and Mrs. Abe Schultz, of Kinston, N. c.;
Mr.. Louis Schultz, Of Edentop N. c.;
Mr.. Ike Schultz of Charleston, 8. CT:
Mr.. Charles Alexandria, of Wheeling, w.
Va, Mr. Wax, of Philadelphia: 4 Mr.. and
Mrs; A. NnveY, Of Suffolk: Mr.: BENJAMIN
Money Of New York; Mn and Mrs.
Schugham, of Newport Nnws; Mr.. and
Mrs. M. Miller of Petersburg, and Mr..
and Mrs, Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. Bear md
Mr. !. Harris of Manchester; and Mr.
and Mrs: Welnsten. Mr.. and Mrs, Ka-
minsky, Mr.. II, r, Leake and Mr.. Aaron,
of Richmond.
Mr., and Mrs, oppleman will remain in
Manchester for about two weeks, when
they. will leave for Ikingstree, 8. CT
where they will reside 81
I'll Ladies Bazaar,
Quite a good crowd. considering the
Glnolemency OF the weather, was in at
tendance last night at the bazaar given
In Leader Hall by the ladies' of Asbury
Methodist: Church. The evenings pro-
gramme consisted of singing, instruments
al music and fancy drill. performed by
pretty bevy of small girls.
Il The girls were attred inen fancy cos
tune of pink dresses and white stock
Elnga,, which made IN q very 5pretty stage
effect,
Ice cream and cake were sold, and a
grab bag and many fancy articles We're
also In evidence.
The bazaar will he continued the en-
tire week. On Thursday night an at-
Etractiye feature will be the presentatiot
OF Aunt Dinah's Quilting Party by the,
ladies OF, Laurel Street Church
Child's Death.
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