The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-12
MANCHESTER MATTERS.
Wh,tI Going On of Interest ON the o'h'r
side of the ater.

side Of the ater.
Bertha Archer and her mother escaped
from the jail in Powhatan county last week.
rboy were convicted some time ago for
house-hreakin0. and sentenced to two
,e,r. in he pcnitentiary. During ihe
interim OF their conviction and ihe liihc 'oI
their impri-onment in the peniteuuag.
they were placed in the county jail. Duilhs
in This Time. they some way. secured lhe ser
wees OF John Archer lcOlored) ana N"-
dpsday night Bertha and her mother escaped
The powhatan authorities telegrapheu 70 INV
Manchester police. and on saturday oncSr
Nolcs learned that the two women were ia
pirhmond. He Immediately went over 10
that city and after an eNciiing chss"
caught bertha Archer. she was iodgeu ia
tie First Police station, but Is now Wlthlh
iha confines Of the Manchester jail, ih'
sheriff of POwbatan arrived IN Mancbesl.I
t..ferlay and a. soon is he can procure
.n. necessary papers Bertha VIII be iaheh
10 the penetcntiary. II this cannot pe 9on"
al once. however, and ne can arrest 1Vn'
Archer. hc will take Bertha back to f9~-
haitian a. witness against Archer i"'
woman has not yet been captured.
The former Democratic city Central 'oin-
nittee held meeting last night IN ti',
loader building. Those present OF tue Ola
committee were Mossrs. ItZ, Toney, owen,
smith, Faulkner, Caudle, ana Altheavh.
BpfDre any business was ifansarleu 'hp
reuresentatiyes of the First ANA Secohu
Ward. of the new committee made piolo-
sifion 10 the new representatives 81 tn''
Third and Fourth W ards. that they Moulh
aor4e 10 hold a meeting under the tempe
r,rv organization and call ward lhe.liiig.
. Tle proposition WAS accepted. ANA hafib-'
boon communicated to the old committee,
tDe latter adjourned. The new commltte"
then met. with the following m,mD'r'
proseut: Mes-rs. h, IOney, smith, la''n'
Gallegaer. Butler, Hooker, COOKE 9'inins'
and Jewett. . ,,,
carryiug Of motion that ward meetings Do
held next Thursday night IN the four "aru'
or the CITY to elect delegates to the Con
gressiOnal convention.
discussion arose as 10 how many deie-
Gates each ward was entitled to, ana II wa
/ finally settled that the following coininii'e'
sbould find out from some Official registcl,
.nI n1tifv their ward superintendent b.
/ r,r next Thursday night: First ward, WI
! liam ~imm.: second Ward, Al. Hallegnei;
Third Ward. +. j. smith; Fourth " Nard' %
4 meeting Of the Baptist Sunday-schooi
Association of Richmond and Hancheste
I was held sunday afternoon at tue balb-
| br.dge.~treot church. The exercises Nets
interesting throughout, and enJO'ed very
much by the large crowd present. ~
/ night al TN chutcu scfei"i "'l'''''
place. ,.h ,ot1 ,
| Sund,v.echool meeting sunday AFTERNOON
at 4 O'Clock. \ large number attenueu'
and the recitatiOns and songs lSneeiet
we're much eujoyed. Interesting address,
were made by Mr.. \. l.. West, Of hichhobo'
and Mr.. James X. Perdue.
aI.l...I.N ptrhf The Democrats OF
Manchester district, in Chesterfield, VIII
moot AZ MCrrisett's store 10 elect delt 2atet
IN the Congressional Convention. The de-
mocracy Of IlancOck's store precinct VIII
moot with the Manchester district Demo-
crais on this occasion. Two delegates arr
20 De elected.
Meade Memorial Sunday school VIII hsN
its annual picnic at Forest I'LL larA. neN
| Thursd.y week, August 2lst. lhe ticket
that were 10 be used on the 9Th Will be go@t
ON the 2ist. They were not used on tt'
former date because OF .ain.
| Yesterday WAS the time set by tue I'.
n,ocracy of Chesterfield 10 elect delegates -
tho congressional Convention. The, faile' :,
however, 10 do 80. the election having bee a
postponed until next saturday.
Tdis evening Miss Ella l.. Mc'ienan an l
Mr.. John II. lIeigh will be married y! hr' :
" 4. LaughtOn at his residence. Ai'er lh .
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county. the home Of Mr.. fleigh.
! ON Tuesday night, the 18Th instant, IL.
diapola Tribe, No. 81, Improved Order ~
Red Men. Will begin a fair and festival AZ
Leader Hall. several prizes viii he Si'Vii
away 10 popular people, and from tne a.
fractions already engaged the fair bids To u
great success.
Misses Corpelia and Willie Lou stub''
; have returned from "A s0Journ IN Chesie .
field. They are accompanied ny theif
cousin, Miss Carrie Hancock.
Miss Minnie Poston, OF Lynchbury, an
i, Miss Cora Everett, Of Richmond, have bee !
: visiting the family Of Rev. Mr. Lumpkin
during the past week.
The Chesapeake and Ohio railroad ton'
pany are repairing the dam in the iNoi
aboye and under the Free bridge.
4 Miss Leila Robertson has len for sout =
: west Virginia TO spend the remainder {"
A the summer.
Nr.J. W. stubbs, who has been In Ma :
4 chester ON visit to his family. has :
y turned home.
!. The Chesterfield County Cours began "a
session yesterday.