The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-07
News Of South Richmond

The commencement exercises of the ches-
ter High School took place In the Masonic
Hall last night beginning at o,clock. y
very interesting program has been arrang-
Sold Big Farm.
w. c. Trueheart recently sold 10 Mrs q,
l. Pickhardt. of New York. a farm OF lu9
acres, known as Chestnut HILL" situated
about three miles easterly of Chester and
near Osborne. Mrs. PiciShardt has moved
her family TO the place. and VIII make
number of improvements on tho property.
The southside Colts won from me LietasI
Wizards Saturday by the one sided score OF
to 0. Clifford Strickland VIII be behind,
the bat for tho colts regularly this season.
Miss Taylor to Graduate.
Secretary to tho Governor and known 20
his friends as Private Ben Owen OF the
woods of Chesterfield. accompanied by Mrs,
owen, left yesterday evening for Farnviiie,
where they will witness the graduation OF
their niece, Miss Catherine Heth Taylor.
from the state Female Normal School to-s
day. Mr.. ard Mrs Owen will return to their
home, Buck HILL tomorrow evening; MISS
Taylor, who is very pretty and talented.
went TO the Normal School from Chesterneid
county. She finishes high n her class, and
will return from school loaded with Aonors. {
She is considered one of tlie most populart
young girls in her class.
Murder Mystery.
Mystery surrounds the death OF Plurnner
Hicks, Of SWIFT Creek. VINO found last
saturday night on the turnpike not fars
from Petersburg. in an unconscious condition,i
and wounded and bruised so badly tnat ne.
died Sunday morning.
At coroners inquest asid sunday after
noon the verdict that tho cause Oh
death unknown. whether the ascideno
was tho cause of being run over by a wagon
or an automobile, or wounds inflicted by
some dull Instrument Physicians pro-
nounced that death was due to cerebral
hemorrhage. Mr.. Hicks Is survived by his
wife and TWO children.
Sad Death.
Very sad was the death Sunday night
about II O'Clock OF little Vernon Woodward
Taylor. onl ychiid OF Mr.. and Mrs L. G
hTaylor. OF 1918 McDonoush Street. The
| child was sufferer from spinal meninsitts.
but death finally relieved him from his suf-
ferings
this morning at o'clock. The Rev. Mr..
Long will conduct the services. und the
burial Will be in Maury Cemetery.
| Tho funeral of Sarah Frances Wilson, in
| fant daughter of Mr.. and Irs. John A. Will
| son, who died Sunday night at o'clock in
the home of her parents. aaiS Hull street,
viii take place from the house this morning
at 10 o'clock. and the burial will be in
Maury Cemetery.
The funeral ofMrs, Mamie jackson KelIey.
twenty-four years old, wife of Andrew j.
Kelley, who died Sunday evening at 1850
o'clock in her home at Cheatham's farm.
about one mile from Swansboro wiz take
place this afternoon at O'Clock from Hope
we'll Methodist Church. The interment will
be In the family burying ground.
| Rufus Tets Twelve.
| Rufus Brown Wise. alias Henry Johnson.
| a study in brown will be N fine. trim when
I he returns from twelve months enforced
| labor on the county roads. Rufus was a
4 little thirsty and did not have the where
withal to ouench it, without much ado
he attempted to break into the saloon of
Vaughan & Ferguson. at Eighteenth and
Hull Streets to get the red.
i Woodland Heights is fast growing into
an attractive suburb. Many new homes are
being erected, and many we'll known men
/ are moving TO that beautiful spot Any ona
who has not visited there for some tims
would be astonished at the many pretty
homes under construction
Thomas Williams, of Chicago. has begun a
! series oflectures. He will speak Tonight at
o'clock in Tonea's Hall. His subject will
| be THE Covenants of Promise" He spoke
in Leo Camp Hall yesterday morning at II
o'clock and at night at s o'clock.