The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-28
ACROSS THE JAMES.
a DAY WITH OUR NEIGHBORS IN
MhNCHES

Petition For Paving Porter >treet-h"
fore His Honor-t Gyp.ey Boy Arrest
ell and Hcicased-Meeting Of the County
Board Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Mention
A petition is in circulation ana mas
been numerously signed asking W
City Council to pave Porter street. u %
believed that The desire OF the petIlioi
ers Is that Porter street shall be paved
curbed and guttered on both sides from
Seventh street TO COwardin avenue.
This Is one Of the most prominent
streets ia the city. and the great need
of the pavement j. apparent. The petit
ton viii be presented TO the City
Council at the next meeting, which
will be the second Friday in September.
THE MAYORS COURT.
Tue only case before the Mayor yes
terday morning was that Of two parties
WAC had set-t0 on private property.
London prize ring rules. Neither OF
the parties were damaged, and they
were told to 20 and do so no more.
GYPsEy BOY ARRESTED.
4 little fellow, about fourteen years
Of age. a Gypsey, was arrested yesterday
morning on the charge Of peddling
without a license. The boy was sharp
aud shrewd. lie had seen right
smart" of the world. He was
piled with ali sorts of cues
tons. and ms answers were unusually
witty aud to the point. When some OF
the question, aroused his anger no
would vent his feelings in bold express
ions in one of the languages which the
Manchester police and citizens could not
interpret. Ie was allowed to leave
and departed for Richmond.
COUNTY SUPERVISORS.
AZ The meeting OF the Board OF Su-
rervisors of Chesterfield county. Mon
day last. the business transacted was
Of a routine nature. but it included he
payment of a number of bills.
Five hundred dollars has been paid
by the preceding Board of Supervisors
for fox. weasel. and hawk scalps. One
enterprising youth made fifteen dollars
IN one month catching foxes, and he
SAYS he had one hundred dollars worth
OF fun earning that fifteen dollars.
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
The funeral of Mrs Harriet II. BIan-
ership took place yesterday evening at
, o'clock from the residence Of her
daughter. Mrs. S. ;. Blaukenship, on
Bainbridge street, between Twelfth
and Thirteenth. The deceased was
in her seventy-second year. She had
spent most OF her life in Manchester.
and she was universally loved and es-
teemed.
There is a strong probability that
there will be a county convention IN
Chesterfield county 80 fully reOrgaulze
and strengthen the Democratic party.
The Republicans of Manchester. Pow
hatsn and Chesterfield will meet on
September 9Th at Smiths Hall, near
The railroad crossing TO nominate two
candidates for the House Of Delegates.
The probabilities are that one OF the
candidates will be o negro
The work of laying the new pave
mcnts on Hnll street continues very
slowly. indeed.
Three If the stone piers on the Belt
Line bridge have been completed.
~ 07t0 Nlhb-it duh it'lDte AIVh icy va
Washington ID. c.. who have been Wis
ling Aliss Lucy o 'Brien. have returned
home.
Miss Florence Henry returned from
North Carolina yesterday She was
accompanied by herfrlend. MISS Forbes,
who Will spsnd few weeks m the city
as Mis-, llenry's guest.
Last night 90 Fifth street Methodist
Church TWO marriages were perfOrmed
The first was at $50. when SIR. Willie
A. Phelps of Richmond. and Miss Eula
Spain. of Manchester. were united.
AT 0 O'Clock Mr.. c. VI. Dalley and
Mis- Cora l.. Amos were joined to
gether ~ holy wedlock.