The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-10
NEWS GATHERED
FROM S0UTHS|DE
Three White Boys Locked Up on
Charge Of Stealing Brasses
from Southern Railway.
REV. MR.. FIX MAY LEAVE
Has Been Asked to Take Up
Sunday-School Work III East
Hanover Presbytery.
REV. Mr.. FIX MAY LEAVE
Manchester Bureau. Times Dispatch.

no. IIU2 IullStreet.
Three white boys--Leslie Maitland.
John Sa,nderson and Dickcrson Trigo
are locked up In the Manchester po-
lice station. charged with stealing
Quantity of railroad brasscs from cars
on siding near Granite, and also
with breaking into an cngine-house
at Donald's old quarry. where the en-
CINE was stripped of all the brass on 1T.
! The boys are from eighteen to twenty
years of age. and are all residents of
! this city They are said to be part
of the Eleventh Street gang, which has
become notorious. Acknowledging that
| they took the brasses from the cars.
J which they had to jack up in oiTer to
| do their work, they deny the charge
| of having broken into the engine-house
| They did not dispose of the brasses,
| but threw them away when. with one
! of the Southern detectives in close pur-
| suit. they made their escape on Friday
night.
! Trigo was arrested Saturday night
| by this detective, while the others gave
| themselves UP at the station house last
night. The three will be tried in ches-
terrified county, the cases being called
/ on Friday before the court of Squire
| Cheatham, in Oak Grove. The South
/ ern Railway officer was aided by Off
GERS waymack and Moore in making
the arrests. Still another boy is want
| ed on the same charge
G.. II. c. RcorEnnizcs.
The G. II. C. Club, has reorganizcd
and elected officers for the year. as
4 follows: Miss Xelia Fitzgerald, presi-
dent; Miss Louise Owen, vice-presi-
dent. and Miss Emily Fitzgerald, sec
rotary. The other members of the club
Evelyn Fitzgerald, Ollie Gregory and
Mollie Courtney. The club VIII hold
regular meetings every Friday after
! noon The object of the organization
is literary and social
Nev. Mr.. Fix May Leave.
The Rev. j. j. Fix. pastor OF the
Presbyterian Church, yesterday morn
ing announced to his congregation tina t
the position of superintendent of the
Sunday schools In the East Hanover
Presbytery had been rendered to him
| recently. He stated further that he
now has the matter under considera-
ton, and that he would come to deci-
! sion by next Sunday.
Mr.. Fix has been pastor of the church
for eight years, and during that time
has accomplished much good. He has
endeared himself to the people to such
an extent that 1t Is safe to say they
will bring considerable pressure to bear
| upon him in order to induce him to
remain.
At Meade Memorial Episcopal Church
yesterday morning the magnificent new
Estey organ. which has just been in
stalled, was heard for the first time
at services. and the congregation
seemed much pleased with the instru-
ment, which has sweet tone and adds
greatly to the work OF the choir. a
special musical program was rendered.
Twentieth Anniversary.
The twentieth anniversary OF Liberty
Council. Junior Order United American
Mechanics, of Swansboro, will be cell
ebrated in Cersleys Hall. Swansboro.
Tomorrow night. An excellent pro-
I gram has been arranged, including
speaking and music. Among the speak
ers will be state Nice-Councilor
i Smith. After the meeting refresh
ments will be served.
Personnls. and Briefs.
The Kings Daughters will hold an
i important meeting at o'clock We'd
nesday afternoon at the residence of
Mrs. Joseph Staples No. 1920 Porter
Street.
Mr.. G.. W. Burgess. of Asheville, n.
c. is a guest at the Lafayette House.
Officer Moore has returned from New
port News, where he went to get a
negro prisoner-Nick Tanner-who will
be tried in the Police Court this morn
ing on the charge OF stealing some har-
ness here several months ago.
Jim Booker, colored, will appear in
4 the Police Court to-day on the charge
of being disorderly on a Hull Street
;. car and assaulting Conductor Williams.
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