The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-03
NEWS GATHERED
FROM y0UTHS|DE
Negro Threatened to Carve J. j.
Gallagher and Almost
Caused Riot.
STREET COMMITTEE MEETS
STREET COMMITTEE MEET!
Bureau, T imes-Dispatch.

Manchester Bureau, Tines-Dlspatch.
No. 1102 Hull Street.
There was almost riot yesterday
afternoon at o'clock at Twenty. tlrst
and Stockton Streets, when James G..
Scott, .colored, drew a knife on j. j.
gallagher, manager OF the Southern
OIL Company.
The trouble arose over the fact that
the negro had been working for Mr..
Gallagher and was late for his work
and was therefore locked. Scott met
at the same time drawing a large
knife. Eeing unprotected Mr.. Gala
CHER ran. Later, his father and broth
er went to the place to assist him.. a
crowd OF 400 people gathering in the
mond. and Captain Ltpscomb later cap
tured him on the Richmond side OF the
Free Bridge.
Scott was lodged at the station
sum OF 500 for his appearance In
court this morning.
street Committees Work.
The regular meeting OF the street
Committee was held last night. One Of
the most important matters was the
question of electro1ysis. which was re-
ferred to the committee by the AS
sembly.
A motion was made to recommend,
or rather instruct. the Water Depart
IlieUL 10 IUAhe hu dCcOuIl "a LNe udIl.
age In each case from this time. on and
also to preserve the damaged Inains
and pipes as basis for any. claims
that tile city might make on the Pas
senger and Power Company.
The contract for horscshoeing and
tlacksmith work for the street De-
iety.
etructed to make a house to house
canvass to get the sentiment OF the
citizens living; on Porter Street. be-
tween Cowardin Avenue and Four
ing the Passenger and Power Com
pany tho privilege Of erecting line
OF power poles.
MIR, Brown. Narrow Escape.
Assemblyman r: L Brown yesterday
afternoon narrowly escaped beng n
bs BY ca Mnfn 10. Of ". John on. COL
ored funeral director, The funeral was
posing, and in some way the driver.
Sam sadler, drove into ~, Mr. III sr ,p%n,a
certainly have been injured. me ne
gro was arrested for reckless driving.
Officers Elected.
Liberty Council, No. 10. j. Q. U. A
NJ Of swansboro, has elected ~ OIL.
J junior not Past aaI conncii~. a.. Neususs.
s coun eHore' ". NJ. Hail; secretary, II.
j. Morrisette; Assistant SeCretai!,
II. Martin; Treasurer, w. II. Toler;
Conductor, c.. r. Purdy; Warden. Il.
c. Jennings; Inside Sentinel, a. Rabb;
Outside Sentinel. o. Q. Cheathan.
! Trustees-W. c. Clements. w. f. Bryce
and c. G. Fuqua. Representative to
Funeral Benefit Association. d. L. Num-
nally. Alternate. III. j. Neuguesser.
Miss Mary Clenton Dead.
Miss Mary Ceaton. the daughter OF
Mrs. NJ. G. Cleaton, c.ed at The re7i-
dence of he. mother yesterday aft r.
! noon shortly after i o.cl ok. She was
twenty years of age. Besides her
mother. she is survived by two sisters
and ore brother. She was a member
of Cowardin Avenue Chrstia Church.
The funeral will take PLACE from there
Tomorrow morning at 1880 o'clock.
| Personals and Briefs.
President j. D. Ri ans Of the City
Assembly is quite sick t his home.
TIL Finance Committee has been
called to me tp-night.
Thomas Powell Is quite sick at his
HON ]. at Seventeenth aid Stockton
| st eets.
Joseph E. Johnston Camp. confed-