The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-13
THE MAN-AB0UT-TOWN
INDUCES IN A VARIETY OF WAY
SIDE MUSINGS.
Tie stood on the Bridge at Nidda,-Whm
He saw and Heard Tbcr.-Manchest"rs
Improvement The Chronic t"nun"r""
rr.nauader--i spnrrous Act.

/
lie was standing on Mayo'- bridge Ills
/ f,cc WIS towards the east. ffr was gazing
/ out and ON the smooth pellucid waters OF
the noble river which PUSHES ON iis way to
/ the sea past our very door-, "li ~ pity
said he. that the, ever changed The name
of this river fO the James. WHY did they
not let the Indian name remaim' II u much
/ preificr" The speaker WAS Ncrging upon
three score and ten years o' nrc. llc ra-
seen MANY places Of public iiic. and f. rich
| in rcminsccucc. lie could tell "a ''~iorN of
man" that would be- 81 more interest Ia
our immediate people than the hne
contribution 10 The liieraiuro Of The times
/ that Mr.. Ruell ha- recently made. The
beautiful October sun glnicd on his sleek
! and we'll worn diagonal coat. ana sent
cleans of light through his Struggling
/ beard. making them appear even winter
| than usual. Notwithstanding they were we'll
/ hc~prinkled with the iro~i- al time. lie
! told of the origin at tine bridge, 10,
destruction and reminding: pointed out
the fact that il is now many feet
HIGHER than ID WIS when originally con-
structcd. and told Of it, former "l1rie-.-
| There il Great deal 81 history about This
I bridge. which -nihc Of fhuse days might De-
woven in,o quite an inier-i'n .iON. "
/ has uuu passed ont NJ the hands m are.
Na,o fruy and il tine property Of Nurih-
ein gentleman. Mr. WAR T. Gay. w inr
! future IL may take prominent position f-
the connecting link hetwcn Richmond end
an important enterprise. II is thus that
| loved landmarks and proud possessions pass
from IA fandciou, tyncte a. represent ifn-
oi thr past and ON wants iu the hu-ilint'
active world Of the present.
Speaking Of Na,o's bridge and 3d. -Hl-
| rluniin-- hakcs IL quite natural lo tails
about Manchester. That town has lut nn
business active paint. and % happier l.pu-
liiou f. rarely % Doe ee'r. There is n0
municipal strut in ih' gain assumed N
/ Manchester as size moves onward in hrr
march to future prosperity. ihn 1WE~'
man-lhput-fOWn -frlled through i.l town
Yesterday aui wa~ IMPRESSED N'in what he
saw,
fhn4- have greatly changed there within
the last four m live years. lneriir is daily
grow inc. hnldin. rf IS Advance step iiIil is
made and gradually .rl~pins more. w ltDr
IN greatest plenty j. furnished 40 moderate
cost. am innovation that is %. ~-'n- Hnd
one that is hailed with doli-lth y Oh. people.
Hands Wor. ~ work pHNinr ino ~if Ni@. and
the workmrn were SMILED elon tbs d r'pN-
lace thai f0r Hcar- his sitter d frn
/ the acute ncOuNNiIrNrn of iu rIHI.
HinuH.Aflr.~. G3.. Also. VII ~a'n show
IFS cleaning eye ai0n- iAe street.. 1rd n
fhr dwellings a. Manchester and IN.i il.nh
of 3D.. oh. ychlpgiiy content .l mtn 81 l' obs
mond, Gas at 80 p,r thousand cubic i',I,
and money n II no That. Wirls N0u pay l.lO
per thousand cubic feet Richmond must
lonk fD hor ilurei-. or oi-e thrt Wi.i Boo ~h0rn
and Manchester will proudly boast Deer -ii-
ncri0rif,. II i-a fact fhaf Richmond m.n
are investing n Manchester realty. and
Richmond people are moving over There.
fine reason is obvious
They are all az home NOW.
Th,t have come back from summer IInni S.
tn mountain and seaside resorts. ihr.rr ap-
nal ha, been invested in apparent health
seeking. hui really in iite vain search 90
what can never Poe found 0n earth cnuienl-
ment. happiness. Empty j. ihr porh'i-nonN
n MANY eases. and 't0u meyer miss tine
cents rim the dollars arc all -uur. lh-
hard earnings of the year have been gently
waited into the till- Of entcrprl-,n- prYpr''-
fOr- of -nDaithV resorts cheap boarding
hOusc~. picturesque locations ana places
void Of half the comforts 90 Doc found in anl
well regulated home.
Bui the reserve force j. l.fi in ihr shape
Of word pictures of the "-plendid iimr wee
had." Winter. white and n0art. i~ coming.
fires must hc hmdled. haauN will cNl Wd
then the music of recalling all tine great
things Chat happened lhowrNer SNAIL in r..',-
il, they may hcl viii Doe sure 90 Ionic i'r 20
time at least. the taiker. and this hrrf
supremacy viii make mp entirely iH lo-~ VI
money and comfort experienced hhAn
fahm. the summer outing.
4 weu-knoNn Young belle of This city
tells. in an amusing Way. how ~hr Ma-
thrown from "a DRAG while rn rDW' 600 90
basket picnic 100 the mountains. she made
hurt
erll others of the party were pliulullv lu-
urpd and the drag completely smashed.
Oncof the party. "a ~tr1ng-limhcd YOUNG man.
wiih fine ga~ir0Homir quaNir- escaped
ninurd and made bis condition and
whrlUabout. known hN yelling 900 il' dAlh-
ness. ~Oh. Tom. did YOU save ih' hi-h.if
one can -oc ali SORTS of people DOB rlm-
hlr about town. bat tine most num'f'l-il
encountered man i- thciollnw Chat Winl- II"
correct all that needs correcting somehow
or other. he does not stop 90 think about in'
hnrculcm job Doe ha- undertaken. hui Dog
walr- righf in. REGARDLESS ni rirruu~i Hur0-.
and what is more. Doe is ihr toughest ciii/rn
in theWorld to handle ID luu undertake u"
button nap his mouth SOFAS l' give i- tongue
"a holiday
Here T.. the way splendid specimen of
the class referred t0 opened on ii' l'il~
INlfi-il IIIIII- low IT 81 ilff f'i' ifii-
the mi-i0riume- Ot city iiin here.
~NHl 1op plel-F an-Nrr-' -nl DE-.
~ihrou-h thc columns 90 Your valuable.
paper Nhi- i- always the way ihcl pui u
l,tlluahlc uaunrJ This questions J. D. ri-lrr
to Don the railroad or Dee drowned ht n.
faYl-:" Ask the cit. Engineer. -nd the
mnu-ahoni-ioNn.
~l-untl. interest Of the cin 81 protect
foreign capital and neglect i'r''1t Be-
l,fr.-l q. Ar. Y. Meredith. tiii Afi .rn"t-
"NMon is the more pleasant. o. ll. 1n
fha electric ear or q mu'o-iruu NA'n ilt
isicl. is in good ordur: Captain AAHl
pi/lni can ted. probably.
-Vhlt has hocome of the Committee nu
~hori.0o Dr.rk:' Ask Chairman john w..
n i1.iu-.
.Arr they asleep. or have they eun. to
Canada And il they ar" asleep. lh' hip
}an Wrinkle. what has hcccm' 90 lhr dog
~.hnsidar:" Mr. VI. Harrison, chief 90 ii'
rcrl nation. can answer This question. i'
nr makes % -peci1lt, IF such matters
e. 4 good action is never thrown HvHy."
says the proyerb. and % Is re.lr-h,NH i'
now and then an oNideuccOl good intent na.
whether it Doe thrown away or n1i.
The soldier element. a- Time W.u'- I''-
comes more aHl more p1i .li. nlnr r.uIIi.r.
and ina many ease, more unreal. bW
DOW and ihtn there l- genuine 'il~f
of good feeling shown hy those Wn'
fought one another in the terrible
struggle between the states. \ case in
point cam D., sighted DOW. Air. -. J..
smith WIS Union soldier. and served
calamity in th-War. IT, Wa- .par.l. CAME
home. went into business. and A1- Hifde %
SNUG living. lIe went Out t1ili- soldiers
Home. ~ here about laD Old 'onle.iarlie- ale
spending the sunset oi their lives. lle WIS
Impressed with what d. slw. and when hr
came back to the city he case nd Jln D. .r-
ritter a check for hny dollar the anne O. Dee
used foi the good Of the Home.
4 The Board of Aldermen mr Tomorrow
nieht. and 10 il said that the resolution loan
iny the Virginia Agricultural and Nechan-
ical society $4,000. .will Doe taken from the
table. whore ID was consigned 40 thr last
meeting II such is ihe caec lively debate
over tine question may bo expected. 90, th'
public is watching the action of the Council
In this matter with great dcAl of interest.
POLICE COURT.
small Docket Quickly settled.
I'm this court Yesterday. Eliza iiufiin 0fi4.
Mary Carter "a YOUNG GoOchldnd negro.