The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-17
NEWS GATHERED
FROM RI N So. UTHSID d:
Another Case Of Smallpox Re
ported 1'rotn Tai,yard
Bottom.
Or. RUCkER NEGOTIATING ALL
Petersburg Cars Collide and Bad
y Brighten Passengers.
Motori,lan Injured.
Manchester Bureau, ,tin,cs- Dispatch,
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l"7 i1oa Hull Street
The smallpox scare. to which Man.
chester has been treated during several
i periods lately. broke out afrcsll ycstcr-
! dag, when another case was reported
from lanyard Bottom, where the dread
disease generally finds It's origin, and \
might DO we'll to add, It's end.
vIrglc cole, better known as Black
Jnck,'.' IS tho victim. The case was re.
ported to officer Waymnck, who inIne-
dintely communicated viii, the health.
authorities; aud DR. Nf.-l'icrcc Iluckcr,
the city health officer. III company Will
| the energetic policeman. Immediately Wis
| tied the quarter, put the negro under
| shotgun quarantine, aud started Upon Il
| vuccinuting tour In the immediate en-
|, vlronment surrounding the lodging place
! or tie victim.
/ 1h. physician vaccinu ted thirty-one
cases In two houses and con inucd his
work among many others. The vnccllla-
ton will be renewed to-day, and 1t Is
Thought there will be about five hundred
negroes who must be subjected TO the
scientific rrccaution against the disease.
Colo is employed as cook ut the
saloon OF Mr.. Holiday, ut Nineteenth
und Hull Streets; but he had stopped
working there before tho disease had APP
gpcarcd upon his person. Every prccnu-
ton will be taken to prevent It's spread
ing further, and there Is no fear Of q,
[ general Contagion. t5.43ff 4t5i35
Junlus Jefferson colored. the first VIC
\ TIM OF the disease, was freed yesterday,
under the pronouncenlcnt that he was
cured
Petersburg Cars Collide.
1, foil n1 rs IN,
one OF the interurban cars running be-
tween Petersburg and Winchester about
| noon yesterday, and IN consequence cars
cnlidcd, and the front Of one was so
badly wrecked that ii was necessary TO
put It into the repair shops ut once.
| The collision was from tho rear end.
THE forward car lad como to a standstili
At stop No. r. AS the second car car g came M g.
! Up. the conductor, Mr.. William Owens.
attempted to stop it by the application
Of the brakes. which refused to work.
! and tho car ran full tilt into the one
| ahead. The passengers on both cars
became badly frightened, and for the
| moment confusion regned supreme. y
negro woman was rather badly Injured,
as was Motorman Owens, OF the rear car.
| However tho wounds OF neither arc re-
| garded as serious, though botlarcnnlred
the attentions OF a physician. Mr.. Ow-
| rms was sent home for further medical
| attention. and the negro woman was at
! tended by Dr.. Vaughan.
| ,rhcfalamaEcd car was showed into the
! sheds by tho other car. which procccded
oil It's way with It's crowd OF excursion ion
| lists. SP-ist 3t M
MI. w. T. Perdue Dies.
Mr.. w Thomas Pcrdue. 4 well known
citizen of Manchester. popula 7 anu az
J mircd by Ill who knew him, died at bis
|. fcrf&v n
AZ 2.45 O'Clock. lie was IN his sixty
! eighth year.
Mr. pcrd,ic had not been we'll for sew
crnl weeks. pneumonia developing only
| few days ago. and lie rapidly succulnDch
to the ravngcs Of the disease 10 IS
survived b. his wife and ono son, II. u
Pcrdu. Of the Richmond, FREDERICKSBURG
ana Potomac Railroad. For number
of years Mr. pcrdue had been 4 valued
ompovc OF Woodward & Sons, lnmbcrcrs
and in his daily life had exhibited always
a spirit of humility and mcckness conf
bincd with an nnswervng ADHERENCE to
what he considered to be the right 10
served through, the entire war Of the
Confedoracy in rarkcrs Batt"ry.
Mr.. porluc was n conscientious. faltti-.
full Christian, having been a member OF
the West End Methodist Episcopal
Church.
The funeral notice will appear later,
Crap Shooters Caught.
In the alley at Nineteenth and llnllt
streets Officer Waymack Yesterday
caught two parties of crapshooi tTr
White ana tic Other colorcdwllo were
devotedy enjoying the alluring game I'M
Til the lntimcy arrival Of tho officer
which abruptly ended both games. About
fifteen OF the gamblers were captured
and they will probably be hailed before
tho Mayor this morning. @
. Algic Hughes and Willie Alosby, both
colorcd, were arrested by officer Way
mack yesterday on tho charge Of Eight
ing in the streets. They will be sum
moncd before Mayor Maurice this morn
ing to answer the charge Of breaking the
peace.
Fraternal News.
The Manchester Lodge OF Masons met
last night In business session, after which
they enjoyed the sumptuous banquet for
which the lodge is famous, Quite a largo
crowd was present. and the members
hud Il most pleasant time Of It,
The lodge of Red Men and the Ellis
also met In business sessions.
The officers for.the Eagles, IN order
which was established Sunday afternoon
in Toncy's Hall. were elected, as follows:
Past Grand Worthy. John ", Moore:
Grand Wortlly, -. ~ oIleM 'l y !ue' $500 a'i'
Worthy. G. W. Saunders; Chaplain, Ivan
S. HARRIS; Secretary. Clarence Walden;
Conductor. ", u, A. Stanh: Inside
Guard. j. L. Ward; Outside Guard, IT, p,
Ecck: Trustees, u II. Wilkinson. y. Y,
Harding and i. r, Moore; Presiding PLY
slcian, Or. r., q, Hill On Wednesday
night the organization will meet to elect
q representative to the State meeting,
tn BIZ held in Norfolk May Tth and Sth.
The usual galaxy az Easter weddings has
started in Manchester, and the hnrvest
for THO ministers promises to be large.
Mr., Clarence r, Wood and Miss Agnes
Cecilia O'Neil, OF Oak Grove, were mar
ried by Father De Muynck, pastor of Sa-
cred Heart Church, yesterday morning ut
S O'Clock. The sermon took place in tho
PASTORS residence, After the wedding the.
wedding trip, They Will make their home
in Newport News,
On sunday night Rev. G. @. Woodward,