Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-26
MANCHESTER MATTERS.
opening Cowardin Avenue-The Pro-
posed,Bank-A -Arresf-PersOna1.

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At an adjourned meeting of the City
Council held Thursday night, March
18th, that body decided to open Twen-
tieth street from Bainbridge to Hull,
and Fifteenth street from Porter to
Hull, and not to open Cowardin avenue
or Sixteenth street. A petition signed
by fiity-three of the citizens and tax
payers in that part Of the
town has been placed in the has DIS
Of Mr.. &. F. Moore, member
Of the Council from the Fourth
Ward, asking that said avenue or street
be opened, and saying that they will
not pay any more taxes until it Is
opened. At present there is no regular
street open from cambridge to Hull be-
tween Thirteenth and Clopton, dis
tance Of ten or more squares, which
works great inconvenience to the citi-
zens of that part of the city. Even
with Fifteenth and Twentieth streets
open these people will have to go seye-
raj squares out of their way to reach
Hull street.
The charter Of the Manchester Bank
granted by the recent General Assem-
bly, is now in the hands Of the printers
and will be ready the last Of next week
The corporators will meet for the pur-
pose of eflecting an organization as
soon as copies Of the charter can be
had. Among the cOrporators are
some Of our best businessmen, and
there is little doubt that they
will make it a success. Ii will
certainly be great convenience to
those Of our people whose finances will
justify keeping a bank account, and
with such men at it's back as are there
it will no doubt be well patronized.
Two provisions in its charter rarely
embraced in such charters are allowing
minors to have individual accounts,
with the written consent of their guar
dians, and allowing married ladies' to
have accounts independent of and with.
out the consent Of their husbands.
Chief-Of-Police Lipscomb, Of this city,
left for Dinwiddie county Tuesday with
a warrant for the arrest of Charles Will
liars. charged with felony. lie return
ed with his prisoner soon after noon
yesterday and lodged him safely in the
lookup" Constable j. Z. Gates. Of
Dinwdde, also had a warrant against
Williams charging him with obtaining
money 10y false representation, but the
offence here being of a more serious ma
ture. the prisoner was turned over to
Captain Lipscomb.
\ day or two ago the residence Of
Mr.. Voolfolk, in Swansboro', opposite
the Clopton-Street Baptist chapel, came
near being destroyed by fire. All of
the family were from home, and Mr..
Tunley, who lives near by, noticing a
smoke, broke the door open and found
the floor and mantel in one of the
rooms on fire. 1t is supposed that a
piece Of burning coal fell from the
CRATE, and from this the fire originated.
Mr.. Tunley succeeded in extinguishing
the fire before much damage was done
Judge William |. ClOpton, in com
pany with ether members of the Cohoke
Fishing Association, left yesterday for
their pond, about twenty miles down
the York-Riyer road, where they will
spend a day or two in the sport OF
fishing.
Mr.. Jack Jones and Miss -
Mitchell were married at the residence
of Rev. William II. Christian last
night.
Mr.. Smith Latham and bride, for
merly Miss Helm, have returned from
Fredericksburg, where they were mar
ried day or two ago.
The membership of Star Of Hope
Lodge of Good templars Of this city
having become so large it has divided
into two lodges. The old lodge, Of
which K. {. Iraylor is the head. will
meet at 0dd-Fellows' Hall every Tues
day night, and the branch lodge. Of
which Mr.. J. K. Tillery has charge,
will meet at the same place every FRI
day night.
Mr.. Joseph Waugh, Of Gainesville,
Fla, formerly of this city, is here on a
visit.
The canyassing committee Of the Vir-
ginia Mechanics Institute for this city
are Messrs. Harry B. Owen and a. NJ.
+. BilliDgslea.
Mr.. John Mathews, Of this city, is in
panyille.