The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-04-11
MANCHESTER ITEMS.

The PUBLIC MEETING.-Pursuant to pub
lishcd call there was Il meeting of the citi-
Zcns OF Manchester held ut the county court
house Oh Tuesday night-this being but the
continuation of 4 meeting held on the 18th OF
March The meeting was called to order
with Mr. j.. \. Clarke as chairman and Mr..
\. Is. W ooldrldSe Is secretary. On motion,
Mr.. r. W. BeaZley was appointed assistant
secretary. The Chairman explained the OBJ
jects OF the meeting to be to hear the report
Of the committee OF five appointed ut the pre-
yiouS meeting to ascertain the cost of certain
town improvements, and of separate town
government. The Rev. Mr.. Campbell, chair
man OF the committee, then proceeded to read
| a yoiuminous and carefully prepared report,
entering most minutely into the cost Of
paving, grading, widening, and extending
| the streets, the cost Of 4 separate town gov
ernmcnt, and other matters of permanent
| Improvement. The meeting was addressed
| by Mr.. William NJ. Robinson, superintendent
| Of Manchester Cotton Mills, against the re-
port, and 0Ir. c. e. McRac and DR.. l.. X.
Chiles in favor oft. Mr.. Robinson declared
| himself i'll favor ofimprovement, but opposed
| to il in the manner presented by the commit
| tee. The other gentlemen are III favor Of ull-
| conditional improvement. After Il lengthy
discussion the report of the committee was
| adopted by 4 large majority, and one thousand
copies ordered 10 he printed.
The meeting was one of the largest and
most enthusiastic ever held in Manchester,
and we trust that much good will result
thcfcircm
The COUNTY CoURT.-Judge Cox has made
appointments of Judges of election for the
| county. Those for Manchester township are /:
IOlrn Hall prccinct- t---Richard Ii. Talley,
\. Royal, and Joseph Carter.
IOrrd,ces store.---A. &. Puliam, William
Tolcr, and G. Robertson.
HuncOch's StOre.---G.- Is. Williams, 4. J.
McTyre, and Henry Robertson.
Z. W. Neisiger WIS appointed registrar at
Town Hail Utce John {. Robertson, re-
signed.
For he tcrn Of Manchester trustees eleC.
! ton. ).---W. L. LithgOw was appointed regis
trar uice Joseph Mann, resigned !; and the
| following judges appointed: Henry 4. Jor-
| dan, W. +. Gary. and Jordan Smith.
As no order was issued ordering an earlier
election, it is supposed that the election for
| trustees will occur, rs it did last year, on the
same day with the township election.
The trustees of the town Of Manchester
presented petit on5 for the condemnation OF
certain lands for the extension and widening
| o! SemmcS street.
| The following cases in chancery were dis
posed of, DEGREES agreeable to notes filed
being granted: James Rudd administrator
rs. Edward Il. Sims John Alanders Us. j.
4. Taylor; j.. w. Moore & Co. Us. }. Il.
Grcslam's administrator; VI. Il. and l.. d.
Duval Us. s. B. Duval ct ais.; John II. Nor
gan Us. Julia Moody's heirs 4. q. Lucas Us.
John w. Elliott'S administrator.
The petition Of +. G. Ruttin rs. s. b.
French ct ats. will be heard at the next term
Of the court.
After the transaction of much other busi.
ness not OF public interest, the court ad
journed.
\ New pOsT-OFFlCE.-A post-otiice ha,
been established ut Granite, Chesterfield
county. and Matthew Hall appointed post
master. Where is Gr1initeI
THE CouRr-HousE QuEsT1oS.-As the tim
for the election of both new Board OF Trllf
tees for the town and Board of Supervisor
for the county is approaching, we trust tha
. some effort will be made to effect a settlemen
of the courthouse question by the meetin
of the May term of the County Court.
CASvAssERS APPOINTED William Tolel
Z. ii. Ialley, a. Royal, Granville Robert
son, and Joseph FL. Carter, have been az
pointed to canvass the vote of the count
1T the ensuing election. ....