Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-02-28
MANCHESTER NEWS.
MEETING LAST NIGHT or THE CHAM.
Der OF COMMERCE.
Committees Appointed--site far an Axis.
Foundry-The Troopers Fair--Per.
sonalS and Briefs.

A meeting of the Chamber OF Commerce
Of Manchester was held last night in the
Council- Chamber Hall. President William
I. Cloptou occupied the chair and Ben. Z.
Owen, Jr., the secretary. was at his post.
The President announced the following
standing committees:
Commerce and Commercial Ussges--'John
II. Ingram (chairman), A. J. Gallagher, ).
f. Bradley, and r. G. Broaddus.
Trade 0nland and Outward John Rico
(chairman), W. ID. Toler, Il. b. ". Beattie.
and w. c. Rice.
James-River Improvement and Federal
Reations-A. c. Attkisson (chairlnanl Jo-
seph Walker. Laurence Pool, aud John h-
Taylor.
Information and S,atistics-Dayid i.
Pulliam chairman, K. v, Owen, A; w.
Fair, James Z. Robinson, John w. Brod-
max.
Business and mannfactories-S. s, Patch
(chairman). A. J. Dafron, j. L. Jewett,
George A. Carter. ~
Gary (chairman), J. j. Blanton. John q.
Robertson. i. W. Smith. u.
propositions and Grievances--J. Y. Hois
(cbnirman) Charles Z. Wake. w ,. Goodo,
Finance. W. Bronaugh, Jr. (chair.
mani, J. c. Snellings, A. j. Bradley. ana
W. b. Moody.
SITE FOR FOUNDRY.
Each committee will have five members
and the above list will be completed kere-
after 10y the President.
Major Joseph Walker offered reso-
linton recommending that the City Coun-
eli Grant i'm perpetuity 10 the firm
of johnson & Co.. manufacturers o.
car-axles near the Richmond end OF
the Free bridge. two and one.half acres OK
| land belonging e. the city of Manchester as
a site for their establishment. MAJOR wal
ker stated that the firm authorized nm 10
make the application. 90.
toe on Business and Manufactures, who
will report 10 the City Council to.night; 4.
/ il understood that the members OF the city
/ Council or a majority OF them ~ least,
7 have expressed Willingness 10 donate the
land asked for.
NEW MEMBERS.
The following new members wero
! elected: J. II. Patteson, cashier OF tho
Mechanics and Merchants Bank; j. w.
/ Bronauch. Jr. the Richmond Paper Com
pany, the Richmond Standard SPIKE ,on-
pany tboth Manchester companies,
Charles Keller, DR.. l.. b. Spencer. Hal "
Nichols, L. A. Davidson Co.
THE TROOPERS FAIR.
At the Chesterfield Troops Fair last
night "A flag was presented the troop by
! judge William /. Clopton in neat speech
! JUDGE Is. A. Hancock on behalf or tho
troops received the flag. and ia his speech
referred to the brilliant record OF Chester
feldians in war and peace. Judge Ingram
then, on behalf Of the Indies Of January
booth, presented the troop with a bugie,
and IL was gracefully received by Mr.. DAVID
/. Pulliam. The fag was given by Mrs
Augustine Royal.
Thearrangemeut Of the hall u very artis-
tic and attractive. The booths are twelve
in number, representing the respective
months in tho year A beyy Of pretty giris
and matrons preside over each.
The fair closes tonight.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFs.
An adjourned meeting of the Council
will be held tonight no 1880 o'clock.
Mr.. Joseph Curry and Miss Cappie Stew
art were married at the Central Methodist
church Wednesday night by Rev. T.. III.
Peterson. ~
Mrs. Wilson Winfree, who died IN Rich
mond yesterday, is the sister of Mrs.
Iugenia Naden, Of Manchester.
Gus. Raines, II very youthful negro, was
YESTERDAY sent TO jail for sixty days by
Mayor Attkisson for stealing bags from
the stable of =. Z. Clay. Raines had
figured in court on several previous occa.