Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-22
THE NEWS OF MANCHESTER.
Indicted by the Grand Jury-Personal and
Other Items.

The April term of the Hastings Court
began yesterday. No cases were tried
The grand jury was III session for some
| time and brought IN an Indictment against
| 7. NJ. Simpson. who was sent on few days
ago 60 answer the charge of forgery.
John Pinchum (colored) was indicted for
breaking and entering in the nighttime
the bar-room of Charles Jackson and
taking therefrom a lot of cigars and IL
An indictment was also found against
- Brosius for the larceny OF several
watches, the property Of Mr.. A. G., Hard
ing. The grand jury was discharged. The
court will be in session for several days,
perhaps longer than this week.
MOTHER AND FATHER ILL.
Mr.. John Archer, one of the attaches of
the Richmond and Manchester Street Rail-
way Company and a resident OF Swans
boro'. was called TO his former home in
Powhatan county yesterday by message
announcing the illness of his mother and
father, both of whom have pneumonia,
which followed an attack OF la grippe.
Mr.. Archer's sister, who lives in South Caro-
lima. has also been telegraphed for. -,
The Council Committee on Streets will
probably be called together tonight to
consider several important matters that It
is desired 70 pass upon before the adj
! iourned meeting of the Council TO be held
| Thursday night. Among these are the pc
tition of the Manchester Railway and I'M
movement Company for an extension OF
time and additional franchises, and the
ordinance in relation to the numbering OF
streets. The City Attorney is preparing
other ordinances which will come up Thurs
day night.
BRIEF ITEMS.
A. .br
riyeu the contract for grayelling Decatur,
! Bainbridge. and Porter streets. have re-
ouested the Street Committee to turn the
work overto Mr. S. p. Clay, who Will take
II at the price which MeSsrs. Goodwin &
/ Allport contracted TO do, the work. The
] ORIGINAL contractors say they are too brsily
engaged with other work to do this.
Ths sills and rails for the Southside
! Company's street-car line out TO Forest
Hill Park are being distributed and the
| track laying will soon begin under the di-
rection of Mr.. L. l.. Driscoil, OF this city.
| All of the track IN Richmond up as TAR as
Seventh and Franklin has been laid ex-
I cept at two curves.
The Board OF Excise Commissioners held
q meeting yesterday afternoon, passed ia
vorably upon the only petition that had
/ been presented for liquor-license, and adj
iourned over until p. NJ. to-day, when
| other applications will be considered. LII
censes will be granted at this term OF tho
court.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Miss Opie Hardy, of Lunenburg county.
ia the guest of Mrs. A. ID. Spotwell. on
Cowardin avenue.
Miss Minnie Duggins, OF this city. is ON
a weeks visit to friends in Petersburg.
Miss Susie Broaddus. of Caroline. is IN
the city the guest of Mrs. 4. j. Hewlett, on
Tenth street.
Captain Philip Haxall and Major A. w.
| CARRIER, of Richmond, were among the
visitors to Forest-Hill Park Sunday after
noon.
Dr. w. P. Mathews, who received his
diploma from the Medical College OF VIZ
| einia at the recent commencement OF that
| institution, has gone 10 New York TO
further prosecute the study Of his profess
sion.
Most of the iron work of the Semmes-.
avenue bridge over the Petersburg railroad
has been placed in position and the bridge
is now nearly ready for the flooring.
The revival services az the Central
Methodist church are stll IN progress.
The pastor Rev. Z. nj. Peterson. Is preach
ing. and deep interest IS being manifested.
Mr.. J. ID. Matthews has returned from a
visit of several months to California Ills
health is much better than it has been for
long while.