The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-26
ACROSS THE RIVER.
NEWS ITEMS FROM OVER IN MAN
CHESTER.
suaaen Death OF Mr.. ID. 4. HANCOCK
near Ron ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS wal
,arG. Iiarke-Wasonic Officers
Installed. &c. dc.

Mr.. ID. T. Hancock died very sudden
" Sunday night at his home. near BON
Air. in Chesterfield. He was arout
seventy-fve years of age aud leaves a
large family. ,cu
Cap,ain Walter G.. Clarke. OF Midlo-
THAN. Chesterfield county. Is dapger'
ously III and her death is expected at
anv time. During the war he was
captain Of the Chesterfield Troop, 20.
b Fourth Virginia Regiment.
The public schools of Manchester VIII
close for the term Friday.
The Street Committee have directed
that contractors and bidders be gwen
another chance at the work on upper
Hull street. above Fifteenth. which was
not let before by reason Of the uusatis-
factory figures offered.
Two hundred and twenty-one dollars
was realized from the recent entertain
mont given at Leader Hall for the bene-
fix of the new Presbyterian Church.
At the meeting OF Manchester Lodge
No. IA 4. +. aud A. NJ. held Monday
night. the following officers we're IN
stalled for the ensuing term: john
Rice. w. NJ; f. p. Owen. 5. w }. K.
Charleton, J. W; ID. j. Nels'ger
treasurer: j. b. Walden. secretary; W.
r. William son. 5. d.: G.. +. Richardson.
j. D.: W. I. Liibg0w. tiler. Stewards
committee 81. II. Lloyd lchairmanl
\. ". Fair. X. 81. Hilton, +. n. {. Du-
Val. and e.. ii. Sims.
Mr.. Arthur l.. Adams0n has returned
from New York.
Justice james NJ. Perdue presided IN
the Mayors Court Yesterday morning
in the absence OF the Mayor.
The first cases tried were those OF
Fred. Ross. charged with stealing two
bags Of sugar from Mr. Albert Stroud,
and George Kinney. charged with steal
ing lot OF brass from the Richmond
and Danyiile Railroad Company. Ross
was gwen twenty and Kinney sixty
days IN Jail.
The case Of Henry Fitzgerald lcol
oredl. charged with assault, was dis
missed on ayment of costs.
The cases Of William Bergman lcol-
oredl. charged with a-saulting Patience
Coleman lcOl0redl with hOe-handie
and Patience Coleman, charged with
striking William with similar weapon
were dismissed on payment of costs BY
Bergman.
The mandamus case against the
Board Of Supervisors of Chesterfield
was decided by Judge Hancocb,Nonday
evening, the court sustaining the man
damus compelling the Board 10 make
the county levy for 1889. Yesterday q
meeting Of the Board was held for the
purpose { laying the levy.
The Board decided TO increase the
levy from thirty to forty cents on the
one hundred dollars worth of property
in ali the districts except Manchester
district. II was unnecessary TO take
action in regard to the Manchester dis
rict, as the rate there Is already forty
cents
The mGnddmUs against Judge Cl0pt0n
of the County Court 10 compel him to
confirm the appointments Of road com
missioners appointed By the present
Board OF Supervisors, was not sus-
tanned.
The city School Board met last night
ANA transacted nothing but routine
business.
Mrs. Macon Coleman, II Danville. is
visiting her mother on Bainbridge
street
Robert Gladman. the negro man who
was severely hurt Saturday night by
being knocked Oft Manchester street
car and mashed against a pile Of ium-
Der. is still coufiLod 10 hrs bed.