The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-02-05
MANCHESTER ITEMS.

ESTABLISHMENT OF A SAVINGS sBASK.-Judge
W eisiger having granted charter, the Man.
chester Savings Bank and Insurance Broker
age Company has been organized, as follows {:
President, T.. r. Chiles; Secretary, a. Carter
Atkinson; !; Cashier, Wyndham E. Gary. Di-
rectors>: p. II. Gary, FL. G. Archer, W. P.
Kidd, William N. Robinson, F. G. D. Far
mer, A. Gary, O. B. Sims, and Robert Taylor.
This bank is the second one instituted in the
State under the new law. Its capital stock is
to be not less than SO, 900 nor more than
100000. The office for the present is at the
late headquarters of the Chief of Police, in
the Market place. Such an Institution has
1ong been needed in our nidst, and we pre-
dict for It career of great prosperity. -
= KQUEsT.-On Friday last the body Of an
aged negro named W. E. Johnson was found
at, his residence, about seven miles from
town. Constable Worsham having been no.
tilted, summoned jury, with Justice Mar
tin actingas coroner. After hearing the evi-
dence Of DR.. Monteiro and others, the jury
returned verdict that the deceased came to
bis death from neglect and exposure. john
son had been living a very secluded life, and
left no effects or family. s-,t.. t-"le
BUSINESS AT THE CLERK's OFFIcE.-The
county clerk issued twelve licenses to marry
during the past month, of which number
seven were white. This is slight increase
over the same month last year, when only
eight were issued during the same time.
Thirty deeds of bargain and sale were ad-
mitted to record, being also an. increase over
last January. =
RESIGNATION AND ELECTION David j. Wei
siger has been elected secretary Of Manches-
ter Council, Friends of Temperance, Uice
Thomas W. Gentry, resigned. = s.'~'
MEETING OF TIE TRUsTEEs.-The regular
sem6Ronthly meeting of the trustees was
held q Friday night. A number of bills of
q private character were acted upon, and the
chief of police was authorized to engage the
services Of two additional policemen from
each Saturday night at p. NJ. until Monday
ut A. NJ. in future. It is trusted that by
the adoption Of this measure the scenes OF
Last Saturday night and Sunday may be
avoided. ....-
The COUNTY SUPERvIsoRs.-A meeting OF
this body >(the first during the present year,
will be called at an early day, and it is advisa-
ble for all having claims against the county to
have them brought forward properly authen.
ticted. We are authorized to contradict the
report of the large surplus In bank TO the
credit of the county, and to state that there
is, however, more than enough to meet any
demand that can be made upon it. The
board expects at its next meeting to mate
rally reduce the county levy. The charges
against Hcndley, superintendent county poor,
will also be acted upon.
ANSEXATIoS.-The Manchester committee
has had meeting, but in view of the early
meeting Of the joint committee no action has
as yet been taken, but some definite action
will doubtless be taken during the coming
week.
TIE GRANITE CoSTRAcT.-We have nothing
very important to state with regard to the
granite contract. One of the sheds has been
completed, and number of hands are EN-.
gagged in dressing the stone, and workmen
are busiy engaged In making preparations
for others whose arrival is daily expected.