Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-10-28
SOUTH-SIDE MATTERS.
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beld supervisor--Personai. tc.
A regular meeting of the Manchester
School Board Vas held at the Mayors
Courtroom last night. Present :
Messrs. F. C. d. Farmer chairman,
d. J. Weisiger clerk. John 0'Brien,
B. A. Nunnally, J. c. Moore, G. A..
Peple, J. II. Foster, and Superintend-
ent Howle.
After reading the minutes and trans
acting routine business, the report Of
Superintendent Howle was read. show
ing the enrolment TO be White, "A !;
colored. 267. Superintendent Howle
reported verbally that the schools were
all doing well, and that the accommo-
dations are ample, except that the
room occupied by white school
No. 4, taught by Miss Cora Morris, is
not so large as is desirable. and that the
number of scholars lll0) in white
school No. 5, Miss Maud Hewlett
teacher. is larger than any one teacher
should have charge Of.
On motion Of Mr.. Foster it was de-
cided to have an assistant in this school
at the compensation Of t20 per month.
Miss Lens Lithgow was elected to fill
this position, and Miss Mary Swan was
elected first assistant, the position for
merly held by Miss Lithgow.
Mr.. Peple, chairman OF the Commit
tee on Grades, recommended that
course Of physiology and hygiene be
introduced in the High School and he
made an able argument in supper. OF
his suggestion. Referred to the Com
mittee on Grades, with power TO act.
A committee Of three, consisting Of
Messrs. Peple, 0'Brien, and Weisiger.
were appointed 10 wait on the Council
and request that some steps be taken to
secure suitable lots on which to erect
school-buildings before the price Of real
estate advances
John Gongh, who was on Monday
examined before Justices McCoul and
Hewlett for shooting and killing little
Charles Forbes instead Of Mckenzie,
as before announced, and sent on to
the grand jury Of Chesterfield,
was on yesterday taken from
the Manchester jail to the coun-
ty jail. Constable Armistsad, to-
gether with one OF the Bank boys,
will 60 down TO Mr.. Johnson's farm to
look for the pistol with which the shoot
ing was done, which Cough says he
threw away. 1t was proposed at the
examination that Cough be taken down
himself, but to this Commemorative
Attorney Hancock objected.
This case has excited widespread in
terest, and has the appearance OF being
the boldest and most cold-blooded mar
der that has ever occurred in Chester
field.
A regular meeting Of the Chesterfield
Board Of Supervisors was held on Mon
dsy. A number of claims were allowed,
and the annual report Of the treasurer,
showing a balance Of over IS, 900 in the
treasury, was received and passed on.
Colonel William r. Aylett, whose
eloquence in this Canvass has won him
great admiration. and ex-Judge Will
liam /. Clopton will speak here to-
night. Hon. George D. Wise and Mr..
Richard +. Beirne have been invited.
and it is hoped they also will be able
TO be present. A stand will be erected
in front Of the Market Hall, from which
the speeches viii be delivered. The
speeches will no doubt be good, and
erybody should hear them.
Messrs. B. A. Hancock, ID. L. Pu-
liam, and Major B. II. Nash will leave
the city or the I A. NJ. train to-day for
9 point in Chesterfield near Petersburg,
where large barbecue viii be had.
These gentlemen viii speak at Clover
Hill tonight. There will also be .
Democratic rally at Dunn's store, on the
Midlothian road, Friday night, st which
there will be addresses by Messrs. b.
A. Hancock, ID. L. Pullisn, Judge
Clopton, and others.
Or. s. L. Ingram was called to Msssrs.
A. ID. Sbotwell Il Co. s tannery yestsr-
day morning to attend . colored man