The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-01-11
MANGEs HESTER ITEMS.

The COUNTY CouRT.-Thc session just
closed was IN unusually Interesting one. III
addition to the business heretofore reported
as finished, dccrceS agreeable to the bills filed
were allowed in the following eases: Tucker
us. Fcndall, administrator Bronaugh Us.
Totty's administrators; Eubank Us. Blantcn
Hancock et ais. Us. Hancock ct dtS.; 5. j.
Sims and wife Us T.. G. Farmer; j. L. Car
rington Us. Howlctt's administrators.
.. In the matter of the petition for now
road leading out from Ninth street, Manchcs-
ter, east, persons owning land along the pro
posed road were ordered to be summoned at
the February term to show cause why the
said petition should not be granted.
The estates of B. w. Lynch ard John A
Coghill were committed to the sheriff for
settlement.
Various accounts were ordered to be paid
The shcritl':s salary was increased to $500
per annum. It will hc remembered that the
collection of taxes has been taken out of the
sheritr's hands, and that heretofore the salary
has been merely nominal.
| All of the registrars who acted last veal
were rcappointed except r. r. Taylor, at
Talley's store, uice r. II. Talley, resigned. i,
The grand;jury list for the present year was
selected and filed.
| TILE BUILDING FUNp.--The first business
meeting of the Southsidc Building Fund
| Company was held OH Tuesday night. There
was good attendance, but not so large as
would have been if the weather had not been
incement. Quite large amount Of stock
| was subscribed; and one weeks indul.
gence allowed shareholders. Persons attend.
ing the next meeting will be allowed all the
privileges of the original stockholders. As
an approved method of saving money the
plan of this institution cominends itself to
| the especial consideration OF workingmen.
THE New RoAD.-By reference to County
| Court proceedings it will be seen that action
| has been taken to secure road leading out
| from Ninth street towards the historic Falls
and other plantations. At December court a
petition praying for the establishment of such
| d road was presented, and commission, con.
sisting of j. B. Jones, II. c. Watkins, and S,
| A. Ford, appointed to examine and report
| upon its eXpediency. The commission at our
last court reported it both eypcdient and
necessary; and thereupon parties owning
land upon the proposed road were ordered to
| be summoned at the next term of the court to
show cause why the prayer of the petitioners
| should not be granted. The proposed road
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plantations in the State, and, both leaving
and approaching Manchester, commands q
most picturesque view. 1t will not only be
road that viii rival some OF the famous
drives that history speaks of, but it win
greatly enhance the value of land i'll and
around Manchester.
TIE CASE OF HESDLEY.-No action was
taken at this term of the County Court oil
the charges against Charles NJ. Hcndley,
(coloredJ superintendent of the poor. The
committee of supervisors had not perfected
their report.
Commemorative were in error yesterday
in stating that James r. Monroe and Alex.
ander Briggs, indicted for riot, were, com:
missioned officers in the colored terTlbies.
The officers are William Bailey, captain, and
Caleb j. Skipwith, Joseph johnson, and Ed.
ward Baker, lieutenants.