The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-01
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II Firen1el1 Are Absent from
Alarms They Will BE Fined
~ By Chief.
ARMlsTEAD WILL I. RECOVER :: e
Man Who, While Drunk,.NVailted5
81 til Hold UT r People 2 err
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5 sonals and Il Briefs.
65als Manchester Bureau, Times Dispatch,
Ii 3f .iB 81 No. 1i12 Hull Street. /
At IL meeting OF tho Fire Commissioners
last night d resolution from Alderman
u "a II. 1'crd,ic. authorizing the Chief Of
the Fire Department to require Il writer
excuse from every fireman who was abs
sent ut m alarm. was adopted The
resolution carries also u clause that pro-
vldcs that Il thegexcnsn. rendered To the Z
& chicf{and by him submitted To- the corn &
5mlssioncrs, is not satisfactory the fres--
man giving 1T shall be fined nifty cent?
assB 1t was brought ITO the attention sof the
commissioners thut@ Stationrnan$ W. r. Il
Scottum was at this time confined to 4 his I
home Will, sickness. and that the salary
that he would draw is now being paid ITO y
1T eBman8who takes his place e Cllff Elder
lis acting as stationman In Mr.. Cottum's Z
absence, and the sick man Is drawing no x
allary. IL w S5 t Ks
Assemblylnan Jones and Aldermen Rrdd
and Hooker argued that the city should
pay the fireman while he Is sick. and
should also pay the person who takes his i
Gment that the Hremcn who drew aalarics
could sleep all night, and then do work I
lin 81 he u day and that they should not
expect pny when they were on .$
Aftcr n q good deal Of iscuss!on. u was
found that the commissioners could not
act IL the matter. and an adjournment
was taken while the question was still
before the body.
Armistead Will r ecover.
sss Frank Armistend, the young white man
who made q sdesperate$ effort to Kill him
self Monday night by slashing al his
throat with razor, and afterwards
Knocking hts head against Il brick wall,
Will recover. 8
He was resting comfortably last night,
and. under the treatment OF Dr.. John IS. a,
Brodnax,ssis expected TO be out within
u few days. 58s si$ as # ". s54t 81
Monday night while suffering from the
effects OF excessive drinking the man 4
slashed at his throat with a razor. maxi
ing a ghastlyg wound almost from ear \
to ear. Or. 3rodnax was called In at &
once and Sc wed up the wound. &SS
a Armistead had been drinking heavily.
and wanted Il To stop. Hc did stop and 4
became tenn porarily insane. But even
now he refuses II to take a drink and 1
says that * he Is to die he Will at least
be sober. s An Us II 44}l M
Was Crazy Drunk.
1nsanely drunk, George Craig. a white
man who lives on West Twelfth Street,
started ont ut an early hour yesterday
morning to hold up all pedestrians who
crossed his path. He didn't want their
valIablcs. but was out simply for the
novelty OF holding up those who hap
pencd to be going In the direction oppo- y
site TO that he was trav'<ng
.AIessrB.& i. II. Roark.& NVil liam Asf1brook :
and II. II. Marshall were MI stopped by
the man and were all threatened, he !!
drunken man didn't want money, ana 4
didn't seem to want anything except 10 I,
create a disturbance. RI
When he had been foiled In all three I.
OF his attempts the police were mott
fled that a wild man was roaming on
perry Street. and Sergeant Wright and
3Officer Moore went 5gon the wnrpath.Hs
They found Craig on the Free Bridge and
brought him to the station house.
# Yesterday he was baiied, ana ls3yS me ~.
charge against him this morning VIII
only be that OF disorderly conduct. III
Before the Mayor.
James Cooper. IA negro, first faced the .
charge ofsstealIng brass from ! he ~ lantlc
Coast Line Railroad. but later ne had q
to explain his reasons for carving ", a;5
nice OF knucks. Neither explana-
ton offered by Cooper was satisfactory
TO h Mayor Maurice. and on the frstt
cha rge the negro Was sentenced for three u
months. ~ He was asked to contribute s2b
on the second charge, and It's a SAFE Il
prediction that he will board with Ser
geant Saunders for several months.
william Pemberton and J . c. ia ylor.
from Chesterfield county. paid $3.50 each
for fighting on the street last ga turday
night ,35S
Personals and Briefs.
Mr.. John Lat than, who was Injured by II
a3lightning shock while using q telte .
IN Alexandria&a few weeks ago. is I'M
proved very much and Is now able to pc
onathe streets. He is 3 deaf IN the ear ear
tina was injured. s
Mrs. Jones, wife OF Assen'hiyman
Jones OF the First Ward, Is VISITING
friends in Norfolk this week. 80.
n Miss Grace Taylor. accompanies .ny .Miss a
r,ian,ants. OF Swnnsboro. left on MONDAY
Sor, Spencer and Asheville, N, % - - t.5
s,,end several weeks visiting friends.
Joseph E, Johnson Camp, Conte e.s ter
Veterans, willsmeet to- BRO me- 'is ~ ~
the purpose Of going over the isl %, , a,,,
lhnding the namesFof the ms a. -.
are entitled to badges OF ho on = n1rs
The INST OF names will be SEM % w.
e M Gregory, who will forward theM
~ HE National Association or p si' 9 '1se' y
OF Confederate Veterans. i, 80 o,n.
CAPTAIN ", A. Walden, an old sea q. = cap q,
is visiting friends IN Manch 70
He is stationed mt Charleston 2. II, ~ ~
this time and Is engaged as Go ,ar er pvs,
oa mps "a visiting her daughter, Mrs, J.
Gout r ~ a No. s11 cambridge Street
The condition Of Miss IIandloy. OF No,
90. Banbridge Street who was eps wassa
on at the Virginia Hospital SONS We'As
ago, is much improved, y, u, ma.
a4 Aa!et N J. g.. Miss Bessie cheathan, Of
Oak Oak Grove, has returned to her home.
Mrs, Z. J. Bowman ana Miss Hazel
Raat Il Of No. 1897 Porter Street have
r rsIn from visit to friends and 'rela'
tiyes In Mary Wand.