The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-20
news GATHERED
FROM SOUTHS|DE
Big HFalls Plantation Sold I'd
Richmond Concern for
$4,000.
MAN IN WRONG HOUSE
Manchester Bureau, Times.D Dispatch,
No. 11Us Hull Street.

Manchester Bureau, Times-D Dispatch,
No. 1tOs Hull street.
One OF the largest real estate deals
recorded In Manchester within the past
year was made on Monday. when "Falls
Plantation" was sold privately to the
Virginia Farm Buyers Protective
Agency, OF Richmond. for $4,000.
The plantation contains fifty-six
acres, part OF which Is In the city Of
Manchester. It IL, located near both
Line Railways, and Is suitable for
manufacturing sites.
1t was recently occupied by Mr.. John
8. Sykes.
public auction yesterday BY Messrs.
son Brown q CO., but tho sale was
rssssS s; s..s ss ssss & ss
Hancock. will do with the plantation.
IS not known. An effort was made
yesterday to locate them, but they
Skull Fractured.
Walter P. Dickerson. Of this city. Is
now In the Retreat for the Sick, In
Richmond. In serious cond ton as the
result OF being caught under a South
ern Railway freight car yesterday
The young man was employed as a
brakeman and the car on which l,o
was working seemed to be in peril
or a. Il 70 eous e b s..s the
car. His skull was fractured and no
was otherwise painfully injured.
and no has been living hero only q
short time. tie was reported to be do
Ing we'll as could be expected last
Wandered To W'ronE House.
Residents of.@No. 1915 Bainbridgs
Street were much frightened on Sat
nrday night when they found that q
strange young White man. badly beaten
UP about the face.. had entered the
he wanted. and fled into the street
The man evidently found that he had
made a mistake. for he was gone when
they returned with offieer'serseant
IT now DEVELOPS that the young man
had been in difficulty and had been
worsted to such an extent that he was
was ysn entering another house than his
own. The police have the names of the
two men who were engaged In tbs
fight. and the case will be called IN
Police Court In the near future.
Personals and Briefs.
Mrs. Peter A. Franklin. of New York,
Is the guest of her sister. Mrs: S. Q.
Taylor, OF Eleventh and Perry Streets.
She has been quite sick, but Is now much
improved.
The regular meeting OF the Ordinance
COMMITTEES was held last night. but
nothing OF Importance was done.
Mr. w. p Atwell, of No. 2i1 West
Eighth Street, who was painfully In
jured while at work on the Southern
Yards Monday, is reported to be I'M
proved.
Mrs A. NJ. Doyle and daughter. Miss
Elizabeth Dovle. OF Bedford CITY. havs
returned to Manchester and will mako
their home here this winter.
Mrs: Frank Lutz. of No. 1918 Balm
bridge Street. Is In PHILADELPHIA. where
she went to attend the marriage of her
oficer Smith. OF the police force.
Tenth and Hull Streets. The owner
can recover the coat bv calling ut the
police station and identifying the same.
Manchester Lodge B. p. O. Elks Will
hold it's annual memorial exercises at
Central NJ. f.. Church on Sunday. De-
cen,ber list. Mr.. Charles L. Page VIII
deliver the memorial address. The pro-
gram will also include several attrac-
tive musical numbers. The exercises
will be oDen to the public and there
will be no cards OF admission. por-
ton of the church. however. Will be
reese rved for the members OF the lodge.
Alexander Fifer charged with fight
ing on Hull Street. was before the
Mayors Court yesterday morning. but
his case was postponed until FRIDAY.
John Rogers. charged with being
drunk. was fined S. and costs