The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-04
NEWS GATHERED
FROM S0UTHS|DE
City in Total Darkness as Result
Of Falling Of Electric \,
Light Pole.
HORSE KILLED BY LIVE WIRE
Negro Woman Shocked, but Not
Seriously Hurt-Other Man
chester News.
Manchester Bureau. Times-Dispatch,
NO. 1902 Hull Street.

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BY the falling Of an electric light
pole at Seventh and McDonough Streets
at o'clock last night the whole city
of Manchester was put in total dark
moss for two hours, n horse was In
stantly Killed, and a colored woman
was severely shocked by live wire.
That many others were not injured or
1t 1s known that a live electric wire
was lying across the street, and that
for time there was no light to tell
OF it's threatening danger.
+ Lewis H. Freeman, colored, and his
wife, who live on Broad Rock Road,
about two miles from Manchester, IN
Chesterfield county, drove unsuspect-
tngly along the street. No sooner had
the horse come In contact with the wire
'thanshe reared and fell dead in his
tracks Not knowing what had hap
pcned and unaware4of the wire that
.luySn their path, both. man and woman
Jumped from the wagon IN which they
were driving.
The woman fell on the shafts which
had dropped across the wire, ana was
badly shocked. The wire was in. con
tact with some metal on the shafts
a large crowd gathered and the wo,-.
man was cared for by the police until
the arrival OF Dr.. Stuart Mclean, sur
gcon for the Passenger and POWER
Company, and DIR. u. T.. Rucker. Sh Q
was taken to the Virginia Hospital
where last night she was reported TO
be out OF danger.
a The Passenger and Power Company
sent a force of men out to repair IN 9
pole and wire, and the work was not
finished until i o'clock. placing the
1t was stated that the pole was rot
ten at its base. The heavy rain, fin
ished the job. and the pole came down
with crash, bringing the wire with
it in its fall.
Surprise Parry.
In honor of her guests, Misses Es-
telle Walker and Edna Webb. OF Char
the young ladies Of swans
.boro gave a surprise party Thursday
evening to Miss Mary Trevillian at her
home.
K Those present were Misses Vernelle
Cersley, Helen Jones. Emma Burke.
Helen Baughan, Bernice Jones, Esther
Jones, Edna Webb and Estelle Walker,
of Charlottesville;a Cassie Lowry Mary
and Ann Trevillian, Bessie Burke,
Grace and Vera Kahl, Martha and
Elizabeth Trevillian, Louise Barrett,
Messrs BERTHE Jones, Conway Burke,
Jasper Patram. Linwood Holt. Basil.
Morrissette, Milton East. Damon and
Pythias Trevillian, Edgar Lafferty, Of
Richmond; Marvin Parke, Evans Bar
rett Ellis Evans,.G g. M. Trevilian, B.
o. HARRIS, James Trevillian.
Mrs. G. NJ. and j. illian were
the chaperons. Refreshments We're
served. and the merry party INDUCED
In games on. the lawn until a late
hour,
Officers Installed.
Omcers were Installed by Select
Council. Daughters Of Liberty. No. rs,
Friday by Mrs veruel, deputy, OF Rich
mond. Va, as follows: Councillor, J.. A.
| Bowen: Associate Councillor, A. G.
Belcher Guide, Miss Florence Henry;
Inside Guard. Mrs. c. a. Raines; Out
/ side Guard, Mrs. Salie Fisher; Record
Ling Secretary, II. a. Gill; Financial
Secretary, Mrs. Ann w. Belcher; Treas
urer, G. A. sRaines; Trustee, J. W. Med
ley. The council is in fourishing
| condition..
Personals ana Briefs.
Mrs. S. NJ. Sampson left yesterday
for the mountains, where she viii
spend a month.
Mrs. William B. Bradley and her
/ family have returned from Buckroe
Beach, where they spent a month.
Mr.. Stoyall, of Austin, Texas, is the
guest OIL q ~ 49, ~
| teenth Street.
Mr.. Loren ID. Fendley 1eft Friday
for Rocky Mount. after a visit of
few days to his parents
Miss Susie Sampson and Miss Bes'
sic Dennis Rice will leave Tuesday fol
(. Culpeper to attend house party.
4 Miss Margaret PettigreW returned
Friday from Bon Air, where she ha!
been visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Adam
son,
/ Miss Mollie B. Hatcher is the CUES
! Of her friend. Mrs. Harvey, on Frank
:|lin Street. Richmond.
Miss Lizzie T. Robertson will leave
i Monday for Bon Air to visit her friend
4 Miss Daisy Winston.
Mr. and Mrs Joseph Staples ant
i family left yesterday morning to ylsl
4 relatives in Keysvllle.
:. Judge William ]. Clopton, who ha
:. been attending the session Of the Vir
! ginias state Bar Association, has re
4 turned to the city.
!. + The Olympia Club held an importan
], business meeting last night at
J, O'Clock.
Rev. r.. Z. George. of Prattsyille
\ Ala, will conduct both services to-da,
lat cambridge Street Baptist Church.
Rev. A. r. Howell, the new paste
!, of Clopton street Baptist Church. VII
t conduct the services there today. II
J, Twill also represent the church at tn
j association this week.
] Mrs. M. p. Pully and son. T. p. PullS
; will leave to-day for Lacrosse. Va
> for visit.
. Miss Susie Plttman left yesterda
r for Powhatan county to visit friend
and relatives
: Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar b, Enright, o
Danville, Va, are in the city for q few
3 days, Ell route to their home, after {
pleasant visit to the jamestown Expo
sition. 35k7& L
Captain A. Il. Grimes and famil,
have returned home, after a pleasan
Visit to Salisbury, N. G., and Jackson
willie, Fla.
Miss Gertrude Lipscomb of Spencer
N, c., is the guest Of her grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. j., A. tLlpscomb
Il Miss Vena Peasants, OF Anderson
! w. Va, is the guest of Mr. A. Clarenc
= Atkins. on Porter street.