The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-26
Nice Legal Question.

| The question as to whether or not Mr..
D. l. Toney will have to securetaa ma
| Jorty Of votes to be elected a member OF
the Council from the Second Ward is one
of moro than passing interest to the citi-
zens of the oity. Mr.. Toney was eloct-
ed to the Assembly by the Council to I'LL
| the unexpired term of Mr.. "A. j. Daffron.
who resigned "hs seat In the body. There
| are tho1e who claim that Mr. .1oney
was chosen for the full term of Mr.. DAT
| from and that he will not have to stand
! for reelection at ALL Others say that one
vote is sufficient to elect him.
And there are those who claim that he
will have to be one Of the three cundi-
dates out Of the six in the race who re-
ceived the most votes before he can have
q hold upon the Office. In the meanwhile
the fight is going on and the six candi-
dates-Messrs. Petit Toney. Nunnally,
Gallagher, Nvalch and Campbel-are each
Claiming the victory. .gs 4jYy.;
s.94 Case Again Appealed. nt.gs@
Sylvester Jones. the small white boy,
who some time ago was sentenced to
the reformator by Mayor Maurice and
who had his case appealed to the Cor,
poratlon Court, and who from this court
was resentenced to the Laurel school, S::ds
fair to worry the court officials OF the
city for several weeks yet Through an
oversight no warrant had been Issued
at the proper time for the Boy and by
this technicality the case got again into
the Mayors Court. The boy was SEN
fenced again and Immediately an appeal
taken, sB5 ~ rs UEseU,
Judge Clopton Will hear the matter
al the next term Of court. The mother
of the boy was on the witness stand yes
terday morning for some time in an at
tempt to get her son off. She testified that
she was the mother Of eleven children,
end said that Sylvester was eighteen
years of age.
The First Moonlight.
The ladies of cambridge Street Bap-
fist Church and Central Methodist Church
will run a moonlight excursion to Dutch \
Cap on the steamer Pocahontas, Tuesday, 4
May goth. The boat will leave the wharf
at s:15 P. NJ, and will return about
II o'clock. Gentlemen will he charged
fifty cents and ladies will go for half the
price.
Considering the number of ladies inter
ested In the moonlight excursion from
both churches, 1t Is small wonder that
the demand for tickets has been so great.
The Indications are that the boat will
be crowded. 1t will be one of the first
moonlight excursions of the season.
Personals and Briefs.
Mrs. Cordelia Brodnax and Miss Ellen!
Brodnax, have returned to tho city after
a very pleasant visit to Mrs. Bond, Of
Petersburg, Va esr
Mrs. Josie Embrey and Miss Alice Nc
Rae left yesterday for two weeks visit
tn friends in Philadelphia.
Miss Bessie Toney, of East Eleventh |
Street, with Miss Ida Braderick and Miss
Chidress, left yesterday for Powhatan
county to visit friends.
Washington Camp, No. 80, Patriotic
Sons of America met last night in
Cersleys Hall and Initiated several can
didates. The Bazaar will begin next
week In this hall and all arrangements
have been made for an excellent pro-
grnmme.
The funeral of Mary Allen Lynch. the
infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs NJ.
l.. Lynch, who died yesterday, at the
home of It's parents, No. 200 Hull Street.
will take place this afternoon at O'Clock
from the house. Interment will be In
Maury Cemetery.
Mrs. Grace Stout was ARRESTED in the
city yesterday morning for the authori-
ties In Petersburg She was said to have
retained some furniture purchased on the
installment plan. Last night the matter
was adjusted and she was allowed to
go.
The condition of Miss Isabel White, who
has been sick for several days at her
home on cambridge Street. was some
what improved yesterday.
Mr.. W. S, Fuqua, Of CheSterfeld county,
was In Manchester on business yesterday.