The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-28
I Necessary to Give Brides.
FOREST FIRES.
Chester Ladies Overtake and
Capture a Snatch Thief

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CHESTER, VA. April 27.-serious
forest fires have ragged hereabouts this
week. Monday afternoon about 9 80 O'Clock
the Atlantic Coast Limo engine dropped
fire at the old brick yard, and, though
discovered at once before a suitable force
arrived, the wind, which was quite brisk.
had got the fire beyond control, and all
the section force and citizens could do
was to fire back. and such Il conflagra
ton has rarely been seen in these parts,
destroying about 25o cords OF pine wood
and burning over 100 acres of land.
u The same day, in the morning, Mr.
Snyder was burning over site for a
saw mill on the turnpike, about two miles
and leaving to get breakfast, the fire got
away, and burned over another hundred
acres. and the next day the same fire
crossed the pike, and burned westward
over the old home OF DR.. Thomas j.
Cheatham and threatened the farm and
home of the late DR.. Samuel D. Drewry
and large lot of cord wood, but a
heavy force turning out, blowing and fir
ing, succeeded in stopping the flames,
after 200 acres had been baptized In fire.
The same day fire was raging on the
Hap Hazard" estate, and on the SAT-
urday previous the Chester Lumber Com
pany let out fire, which seriously threat
cned several now residences In West
Chester on the Seaboard Railroad For
tunately no houses were destroyed in any
of the fires
Il Mrs. NJ. X. Lyon, Mrs. Nellie Rice, Miss
Ruth Jarrett aud two sisters, with Miss
May Perdue. after spending a pleasant
Easter in Washington and other places,
have returned to their homes here. Mrs.
!, Lyon and Mrs Rice went by way of
Danville and spent Thursday night in
4 Danyil!e
kf4 On Friday morning, while at the de-
( pot waiting for the train for Washing
ton, negro boy ran between the two
ladies and snatched Mrs. Kices hand
bag containing her money and railroad
+ tickets. and made dash to get away,
q but the ladies pluckily tested his flcetness
Z of foot and oltran and seized the boy and
\ held him till policeman came up and
4 took him In charge.
Master Robert w. Friend and Misses
Mary Friend and Margaret Cherry re-
turned home here yesterday afternoon
4 after delightful visit TO Mrs. Mag
4 stainbach. OF Weldon. n. c.
A number OF Chester people. including
Mrs. g. 4. Perdue. Mrs j. S. Perduc
Mrs. C, N. Friend. Mr.. II, II, Friend ane
family. Mr.. s., A. and ". n. Perdue
took fish fry fI,olic to Dutch Gap or
4 Tuesday and spent the day roaming 18th,
James and returned ut night bringing
lot OF perch caught With Silver hooks
y Another party OF "Chesterians" spent TIL
day Monday at Mr.. II. II, Hatchers, o.
tho James, who refreshed them With IN
dclicacies OF the season, seasoned Wit
ice cream which was quite a relief 20
their sun-burned faces and thirsty souls
after trying their luck with the angle
Master Robert Cherry is visiting hi
grandmother. Mrs. II. g. Friend, Of Hen
4 rico. near Dutch Gap.
Mr.. IL d, Eiche)bergor and his attorae
4 are here to-day, fixing UP titles to lots an
property fought IN this place.
The "Rosebuds' Will have q rally her
Sunday night, at the Methodist Churcl
Z and there Will be recitatipns and singln
for the occasion and sIa address by
( lchmoadeg.