Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-28
MANCHESTER MATTERS.
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A regular meeting Of the Manchester
School Board was held at the Mayors
Courtroom last night-Present: T. c.
ID. Farmer (chairman), ID. j. Weisiger
(clerk), and Messrs. 6. A. Peple, 5.
G. Weisiger, John 0'Brien, W. l.. Ro-
bertson, j. C. Moore, j. II. Foster, and
B. A. Nunnally.
Mr.. Peple, from the special commit
tee appointed 10 confer with the City
Council to secure an appropriation for
the erection of two school-houses, re-
ported that the committee had dis
charged its duties and that the matter is
now before The Council Committee on
Finance. He also said that the COM
mittee met with a cordial reception by
the Council, and that all of the mem-
bers favor such an appropriation as soon
as the financial condition Of the city
will allow.
The report was adopted and the COM
mittee continued. Mr.. Foster, from the
Committee on Buildings, presented seye-
raj bills for repairs, &C., to the school
buildings, which were ordered to be
paid.
After the transaction Of routine busi-
ness the Board adjourned.
The following cases were disposed of
in the Manchester Hastings Court yes
terday: Tyler Dabney (colored), for
assaulting and wounding Mr.. W. c.
Wells, was sent to Jail for three days
and fined one cent.
In the case of Tyler Dabney and
George Mayo, charged with being en-
gagged in a row, the Commonwealth's
Attorney entered a noiie prOsequi.
The grand jury met at 10 o'clock
and brought in the following bills,
after which it adjourned for the term :
J. 7. Bowen, for forgery, and Charles
l.. Page, for forgery and perjury.
The case out of which these indict-
ments grew has been explained in the
Dispatch. Bench-wsrrants were is
sued for these gentlemen, and they
were arrested and gave bail in the sum
of $1,000 each for appearance at the
Mayors Court this morning.
The Hastings Court will be opened
pro .formd to-day.
The Board of Supervisors of CheS-
terfeld met at the courthouse Monday
to consider the question of establish
ing fence law throughout the county.
There were numerous petitions before
the Board both for and against the fence
law. and several gentlemen were pres
ent to argue it pro and con. The mat
ter was again postponed till the fourth
Monday in April.
The Board was engaged for several
hours considering the Warwick-Bakel
road law, and trying to ascertain theiI
powers, duties. &C., under this law, but
were unable to decide what they are.
The law is considered unconstitu
tional because it authorizes the roaC
board of each district to levy a tax not
exceeding twenty-five cents on slOC
worth of property, when the COnsttu
J ton SAYS that the board of supervisor
of county are the only persons wh'
have the authority to levy taxes also
because it requires that the members o
the committee appointed to condemn
lands for new roads and road purposes
shall be " freeholders."
A committee from Ettrck appeared
before the Board and requested aid fo
the needy factory employees of the Et
trick cotton-factory who have been on
of employment since the factory sus
spended operations-the 10th of las
August. The superintendent state
that the factory is not likely to RESUME
operations before the lst Of October
Supervisors Lockett, Rutiin, and Duya
were appointed committee to visit tn
village, ascertain facts, and furnlsl
necessary relief.
The county heretofore has Furnished
some relief to the needy employees o
the Swift-Creek factory. This factor.
will begin work the lst Of February.
The assessors of land will cOmmenc
their work the lst of February. Tn
delay has been occasioned by not hay
ing gotten copies of the assessment act
Mr.. John p. Sampson has been ap
pointed by John S. Taylor, Of the Sc
cond district, as Mr.. SIMPSONS assist
ant.
Mrs. Mary Gill, wife of Mr.. A. }
Gill. formerly superintendent of tn
poor in Chesterfield, died at her HON
in that county Sunday. Deceased wa
most estimable lady, and had man
friends. who will regret to hear of he
death. Her funeral took place fror
Mount Gllead Methodist church, o
which the deceased for long time wa
a consistent member.
Mr.. Charles q. Graves, superintendent
of the poor of Chesterfield, met with
very singular accident few days ago
While riding home his horse suddenl
turned around and bit off one of hi
fingers. Mr.. Graves tried TO extrlcat
his hand, but the animal caught hOl
afresh. seizing his entire hand and hurt
Ing it very badly. Dir. Cheatham, HI
attending physician, fears the injur
will prove serious.
The Council Committee on Light hay
decided to get the Deitz automatic sell
extinguishing lamp. They will be !
place and ready to be lighted certainl
within two weeks.
BY reason Of the union meeting at tn
PRESBYTERIAN church tonight there wi
be no services at the other churches eN
cept at the Meade-Memorial Episcopi
church.
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