The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-26
South Richmond Bureau,
The TimAs-Dispatch,
loa0 Hull Street,

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The Tim4s-Dispatch,
LEGO Hull Street.
Phone Madison i15
No sooner had the last piece 0, nre-nght-
Ing apparatus been installed In the new en-
ethe-house OF Company No l3 than the out
M was ehrstened at real Are The alarm
turned in yesterday morning from box SIS
az the corner OF Seventh and Stockton
streets also chrlsiened the red Are
alarm boxes installed some time ago in
washington Ward. and although but little
opportunity has been given for testing the
! machinery no hitch was developed by the
alarm
The fire itself wa. a small affair being A
! olnze In the roof OF negro dwelling house
out the southside fire fighters probably pre-
vented the complete destruction o. the
ouioing by their quick and oGicien, work
only few dollars damage was caused. In
view OF the fac; that this Is the first time
,he newly-oEgantzed company has had to
respond TO an alarm Captain Cosby is feel
ing very proud OF his boys to-day because
OF the fact that the last piece OF hre-aght-
ing apparatus was out o. the house and on
the way to the Are before the gong had an
ished Its FIRST ringing.
although tho sudden alarm early yester-
any morning fo.esialled the first practice in
handling the engine. which Captain Cosby
was expecting to give his company in the
next few days. the men went AT the i,e
with the new apparatus like veterans. All
the housing arrangements for the truck and
Truck company, which Will be sent TO the
! southside about the nrHt OF tho year have
been made. the building having been design
ca as combination engine and truck
| house.
Disorderiy on Car.
Charged with creating a disorder on n
Forest Forest I'M car yesterday morning Mack
b. the conductor OF the car and later turn
ed over to Patrolman Baughn. He Will APP
pear this morning In the Police Court. Part
upon warrant sworn out by Elizabeth
Jones, colored. Linwood Lewis was yester-
aay afternoon arrested. and will appear
/ hafn
warrant charges Lewis with cursng abus-
Ing and striking the Jones woman.
Patrolman Philips yesterday picked up
| W.. Lewis. colored. whom he found drunk
and down. He was rested In a cell OF the
Inird Police Station. and will face the bar
OF the Police Court. Part 2. this morning.
Water Service All Right.
Although the Woodland Heights Land Cor
poration has made the connections between
It's private main md the city water main
on Seinmes Avenue the water has not been
turned on, and will not be unless the
drought becomes more severe and brngs
upon me little suburb an actual water fam
me Just at present the conditions are
rather threatening, and the residents Of the
district are much relieved by the knowied q.
| that they cannot be put to actual inconven-
ienee and suffering because OF the cennec-
ton Just made with the city water supply
! AS has been stated before the connection
made with the city main is only a precau-
tiohery measure. the water in the Woodia nd
HeiShts tank having never given out up 20
THIS time Yesterday IL was at its loves;
to-day or tomorrow will find It dry
Even Reaches Post-OTice.
one OF the side issues OF the Beatt!c case
is causing Postmaster Smith. OF the Man
Residents OF his district sending through
the mails newspapers containing accounts
OF the Beattie murder. and are running the
risk of falling In their object OF giving thnir
friends the desired nforma ton by piacing
insufficient postage upon the wrappers Mr.
Smith thinks that the senders are In many
cases unaware that there is a limit TO IN.
ounces OF third-class matter which can be
sent for cent. and wishes them to be
warned that mali matter OF this class is no,
forwarded. and that thus those papers with
insufficient postage upon them are never re.
! turned TO the sender. One paper NAV be
mailed for cent. and in the event OF more
have 1t weighed.
Free-for-AlI Fight
shotgnns. rifles and revolvers were the
weapons used in the eliminating hght OF a
long series OF neighborhood fights in swans
boro Monday night when six members OF
the stone and Belcher families exchanged
Only the fact that darkness hid the com.
oatants from one another prevented the
woundinE or death nf several of the men
Policeman farrell arrested all OF the men
and they were allowed to go under bonds o.
$3.50 each. -
Yesterday Mr.. FARRELL gave an interestin,
account Of the hgnt. He said that he wa.
called up on the phone Monday night and
informed that there a fight going on
he hurried to the scene OF the action but
by the time he arrived tho trouble wet
over. as FAR as the shooting was concerned
He was In time, however, to arrest the fol.
lowing men: John Stone. John Stone, Jr
Thomas Stone Samuel Belcher, Aubre,
l3elcher and Guy Belcher, the three former
having been engaged against the three In +.
ter men. The six men were bonded in tn,
sum OF $3.50 each to appear in the Oak Grow.
court on Friday morning at 10 O'clock, a.
which time the trouble between the Stone.
and Belchers will be settled for a time
Fuenrai OF Mr.. Spain.
The funeral of Joseph z. Spain. who dice
Monday morning at II o'clock in his home
1913 Decatur Street. will be conducted To-
morrow afternoon at o'clock from the Co
ward!n Avenue Christian Church. The in.
terment Will be made in Maury Cemetery
The Rev. F. w. Long Will ofciate.
Mr.. Spain. who was forty-seven years ole
ut the time OF his death. leaves widow
, and several children. He was a member O
J New South Council. Junior Order OF United
American Mechanics. and OF Progressy,
Council, Daughters OF Liberty.
Personal and General.
The regular weekly municipal band con
cert, which was Cancelled last week becaus,
ri tho absence of the Blues' Band, will bl
gwen Tomorrow night at the customar,
time in Washington Square. The Blues
musicians accompanied the battalion on II
camp at Basic City.
The clopton Street Baptist Church's an.
nual excursion to Beach Park will leave to-
morrow morning at $3.50 o'clock from tn.
Southern Railway Depot at Seventh and
| Perry Streets. Re turning tho train viii
leave Beach Park at $500
Fred X. Boattte. who recently left thu
Ssoulhsido for trip through Michigan, ha,