The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-03-06
MANCHESTER ITEMS.

The MANCHESTER IMPROVEMENT CoMPANY.-
| A bill is before the Virginia Legislature to
| incorporate the Manchester Improvement
| and Hallway Company, with capital stock Of
not less than $4,000 nor more than $780,
| 900. They are allowed to hold not more than
600 acres Of land within eight miles OF
| Manchester, and propose to build. rent, and
sell houses, &C.; make horse.ralways, lay
out streets, parks, &C., and to accomplish OIL
| The south side what similar companies have
for every tlourishing town and city in the
country. Great results are expected FROM
this enterprise. The incorporators are w.
| G. Taylor, Thomas II. Wynne p. D. Mckin-
ney, i. W. Pickrcll, W. ]. Clopton, S. Ii.
Puiialn, Thomas b. Ccrsley, j. ii. Dooley,
Douglas Baird, L. S. Hamlin, Samuel Il.
| Owens, Parker Campbell, II. q. Cabeil, A.
L. Sheppard, aud John G. Clarke.
SAD CASE OF BURSISG.-Late Tuesday eve
ming n little girl of Mr.. Richard ID. Pond,
residing on Stockton street near CoWardin
avenue, was so dreadfully burned that death
enSucd during the night. The child was be-
| tween three and four years Of age, and had
been left but for short time by her mother,
who had stepped out for coal. On her re-
| turn the child was erveloped III flames and
| all of her clothes were burned OF. Thespec-
| tacle was sickening one, all the skin having
been burned off save small portion pro-
tected at its ankles, and the body was literally
crisped. DR.. Archer was Immediately sum-
| moned and administered every known rem
edy. but the little sufferer was far beyond the
reich of human skill. The cbild's name was
Jennie, and was unusually healthy and inte-
resting. and the parents have the sympathy
of the community.
| DARING EscApE.-Tuesday night, just after
| 7 O'Clock, q coored convict named Henry
| Williams, sent from Montgomery county for
some minor offence for twelve months, and
elnployed under contract at the Old Domin-
| ion uuarries above this place, Oh James river,
escaDed by scaling the prison enclosure. AS
| the fence is high and the ascent dangerous,
| 1t is presumed that he did not escape unhurt.
| The alarm was Immediately sounded, and
guard armed and equipped and sent in pur-
suit, but at this writing nothing has been
| heard Of the fugitive. AS guard IS kept
on duty within and without, the escape is
matter of mystery.
DANGEROUS PLACEs.-Attention Is called to
the crossings at the northern corners Of
| Baiubridge street and Ninth avenue, as seye-
| raj ladies have recently, on dark nights, mar
rowy escaped serious injury. a small force
could repair the damage in brief space OF
| time.
| MINOR Tor1cs.-senator Martin, Justice
Foote, Messrs. Howle, and others who at
tended the inaugural ceremonies, returned
yesterday.
The friends of Messrs. B. B. Weisiger and
P. II. Gary are urging them for trustee r'ce
Worthineton, resigned. Each Of them have
| before acceptably filled the position.
Both the Marshall and Manchester cotton
mills will on and after March 10th stop for
dinner at II NJ.
The Board of County Supervisors were III
session yesterday at Chester.
The regular semi-monthly meeting OF tne
trustees will be held ut Town Hall tonight.
The number of scholars on the roll or the
| Methodist church is 1877; average attend
ance, G5 per cent, and not 66 scholars, as re-
| ported. ,o-. !,
John r. CogbiIl, deputy county clerk, has
| resumed bis duties, after continued Ill
ness.
Messrs. n. Il. Cogbill, county clerk, and
! George R. Harding, town collector, are kept
from their offices by sickness.
| MIR. Archer Dyer, whose store and dwell
ing, near town, were destroyed by fire some
| time since, is rebuilding on an extended