Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-07
LOCAL MATTERS.
MAEcHssTER3 NEWS BUDGET coMEs
FIRST ON THE LIST.
A Variety Of Items Of Interest from Oar
Sister City on the South sido
OF tho James.

Al tho special meeting Of tho Council held
Tuesday night the Committee on Streets we're
authorized to proceed at once to have Cowardin
avenue graded from Hull 20 BalnbrIdge street
thirty feet wide and frem McDonough street 10
tho Petersburg railroad. Immediately after the
Council adjourned the committee met nnd di-
rected the City Engineer to have the work begun
yesterday morning and the work WAS com
menced, g,eany to re delight Of cn me
who made the lowest bid. was given the
contract The part of the street between Nc
DOnough ana the railroad, where the water
pipes will be laid earliest. is being graded frst
This part OF the undertaking IL comparatively
light. The work between Bainbridge aud Hull
streets will be much greater This is fast be-
coming one OF the most important thorOughfe es
OF the city, and IL Is therefore absolutely essen
tial that It shall DO put in good condition for
travel
HowLE-BEADLEs.
Mr.. T. Parke Howle. Of this city, nnd Miss Eliza
LinwOod Beadles we're married tuesday evening
at 7:15 O'Clock at ShBdy-(irOvo Methodist church.
in Hanover about eight miles from Richmond.
The church was prettily decorated aud tne at
tendance was large. The ceremony was per-
formed by the pastor, Rev. NJ. :. COlonna, and
Miss Helen X. Bates played ne welding fnsrch.
The ushers we're Mesers. J. X Beailes. brother
of tho bride, and Henry Talley, Of Hanover; u.
X. Dudley and Wefori Fresher. OF Richmond;
Willie Craig and $. h. Giliiaud OF Manchester
Directly after tne marriage tho bfluti party
entered carriages and drove 10 this city and we're
rendered a reception at the residence OF the
grOOm's father on Eleventh street The groom
is q popular young man and the only son OF Mr..
r. b. Howle. The bride is an attractive young
lady and daughter of Mr.. Benz amin II. Beadlee.
cAKRIER-PrGEoy
A csrrier-plgeon marked on the right wing
"BaltimOre Homing- Pigeon Club, 1893 Htllan1
street. baltimore, Nd" and with tin band
around its left leg, marked NO. II came 10 the
.rFI tab Uall ftaF at
4o'clOck Tuesday afternoon. The bird was fed
and turned loose again, and has not since been
heard from.
COUNCIL MATTERS.
The last regular meeting OF the present Coun-
ell will be held 20 morrow night at O'Clock.
The Council after the Ist OF July will be pew
one only in the sense that four Of its t1elve
members were recently elected. Two Of these,
however, are members Of the present body.
meeting OF the Ordinance Committe Was
called TO be held last night but whom q Dispatch
reporter called at the Council chamber about
$50 O'Clock there were but two members pres
en'-Messrs. George q. Ey and Benjamin II.
The Committee on Streets are looking into tho
matter connected with tho opening Of new
street on the southwest SIDE OF the Richmond
and Petersburg railroad, aud will probably
agree upon n report 10 be submitted 70 the
Council tomorrow night Tho question at issue
IL whether the route formerly selected by the
committee or the one recommended by the COM
mssiOncrs appointed 70 value the land con-
domned will be the best one 70 adopt.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr. Irwin Wesiger and wife, OF Richmond,
we're I'm the city las, night
Captain &. +. Johnston and Mr. X Is. kasey, n
Richmond Journalist, we're in the city yesterday.
CommOnweHlth's-Att0rne Page has returned
from POWhatan.
Mr. Sherley Dowdy. OF this city, who was in
jured when the locomotive fell through tho
bridge over the dock tuesday, was unable 10 be
out yesterday. He Is confDcd so his bed, and Is
suffering from the injuries ne received.
The Young Ladies' Aid Society OF tho Balm
bridge Street church will give an excursion
down the river on the steamer Ariel on the night
Of the Goth Of this month.
Builders aud contractors who do not report all
buildings erected by them 20 the Office OK the
Commissioner Of the Revenue, "a required by an
ordinance recently passed by the Council, lay
themselves liable 70 fine Of not less than s. and
not more than $50
In tho Mayors Court yesterday morning WI
liam Valentine and Edward Williams Doth
cOOred) were sentenced 10 twenty days contne-
ment in Jail for stealing iron from the Richmond
and Danyile Railroad Company.
The practice game Of base ball which was 10
have been PLAYED at the Manchester Park yes
terd8y afternoon between the Richmond College
club and tho Manchester Red Stockings was post
poned until next week.
Mr.. Peter J. Burton. one Of the most voreatile
iourLa alsls IN Virginia, Is connected with the
staff oI The Leader.
Sheriff W. c. Gill, Of Chesterfield, was in the
CITY yeeterday