The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-19
NEWS GATHERED
FROM S0UTHS|OE
George Knight Attempts to Take
His Own Life by Cutting
His Throat.
HIS WIFE PREVENTED HIM
Released on Bail, Had to Be Ar
rested Again-Bazaars Opened
Last Night. y
HIS WIFE PREVENTED HIM
Manchester Bureau, Times-Dispatch,
No. 1102 Hull Street

Manchester Bureau, Dispatch,
No. 1102 HUI Street.
George Knight an employee of the
Street Department of the city, attempts
ed TO take his life yesterday, afternoon
mt s O'clock IN his home, No 10 East
Tenth Street. The effort failed, but the
man succeeded in gashing his throat |
horribly with knife.
II is declared that knight was in n !
drunken rage at the time he tried to do |
away with himself. When his wife dis |
covered what he was doing she called in !
Health Officer Dudley Ely, and he noti-
fled the police. Officer Waymack placed
the man under arrest and took him to
the police station, where his wounds
were dressed by DR., y. II. Rucker. When
knight was examined 1t was found that
his injuries We're not of u serious ma
ture.
knight is married. man and has had
considerable aHliction of late, both his
wife and mother having Just recovered
from sickness. His several small chill
drcn, one of them cripple, watched the
police carry their father from the home
in a bleeding condition. Knight will be
given hearing before Mayor Maurice
this morning.
AT the request of his wife, knight was
bailed by Squire Jordan. Shortly after
ward he went home and proceeded to
cause more trouble, and the police were
again notified. Officer Waymack found
Knight on Thirteenth Street and once
more placed him in the police station.
Bazaar Opens Successfully.
Quite a large crowd was present last
night at the opening of the joint bazaar
which will be held in Leader Hall until
March 23d, and indeed the committee IN
charge of the affair was highly elated
,l rhn
zaar is thng given under the auspices
of Lilly Council Daughters Of Liberty,
and the Eagle Rand. Tho various booths
are tastefully decorated in national coll
ors, and contain articles of every va
riety.
The booths arc in charge of the fol-
lowing ladies.
Fancy work. Mrs, r., r. Sharp, assist
ed by Miss Virginia Roberts and Miss
Bessie Toney.
Tobacco, Miss Elizabeth Laws. /.
Candy and flower Mrs. Violet Woods,
assisted by Miss Isabelle White and Miss
Grace Woods.
Ice cream, Miss Emma Gill
Country store, Miss Annie Bailey as
sisted by Mrs. koss and Miss Hattie
Browder.
The Eagle Band viii furnish an excel
lent program, and dancing will be Q
night.
Bag Bazaar Opens.
The Bag Bazaar for the benefit o
Stockton Street Baptist Church, opene!
last night In the Masonic Tealpe, am
q large crowd was In attendance.
During the evening most delightful
musical progra/i WAS rendered,
Miss Ruby Price has charge of tn
amusement feature of the bazaar an
each evening there will be change i
the program.
Tonight the following program wi
be rendered!
Piano selection, Miss Richie Bacon.
Vocal quartet, Messrs. Beattie PEI
due and fillerys.
Plano selection, Mr.. Richie Bacon
Vocal solo, Miss Lotto Manned,
Recitation Miss Edna Ennis,
Violin solo, Mr. Harvey sampson; a
companlst Mr.. Ritche Bacon
To Hold Revival,
Rev Dr y ~ liortsr \ pastor a.,t,l q !, 4
Will assist DR. Badly In series OF 7
tist Church, beginning April lat j
Porter is a, man Of large gifts as
success in holding meetings In /
meantime Dr. Badly WIN finish up
ssA,s Of a spec9Al sermons on 1.-The soy
morning he win speak OF "rhe Chn
at sardis- the Type Of n Dead churcl
The following Sunday morning and e'
ming on The Church ~ Philadelphia
a Soul Winning Church" ana Iapdicc
the Worldly Rich and Spiritually y
Church"
Held-Social Session.
Manchester Lodge, No a. a. y,
a. NJ met last night az the Mac
Temple In social session, Grand SCI
Warden Eggleston, of Richmond.
present. as were many. other visit
After the lodge completed It's program
inambcrs adjourned to The hail WI
the bazaar WAS I'm progress, aud Il
the ladies served them an elegant ,
per- The rcpast was greatly enjoyed
Cases Go Over
The March term of the Corpora
Court Of Manchester opened yestei
6o and cases Of Charles III. Myers. char
Nth fofGery. and Algl Hughes, colo