Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-03
sTRseT-cAR SALE CONFIRMED.
Two OF tho Manchester Lines to Consoii-
datc-Other News Items.

A special meeting OF the stockholders OF
the Southside land and Improvement
Company was held at noon yesterday IN
the company's Office in the Leader Build
ing. whom the action of the Board OF d.
rectory in selling the company's electric
railway now being built, the Richmond
and Manchester street railway, on which
AN option was held. and the COM
panv's park at Forest Hill to q
syndicate TO be operated under the
charter of the Richmond and Man
chester Railway Company, was ratified.
This means an actual consolidation OF the
two street-railway lines that cross the Free
bridge. One of these runs from Ninth
and Main streets IN Richmond TO the head
when completed. will extend from the
Richmond Locomotive-Works to Forest
Hill Park.
Theproperty known ne Woodland Heights
will still DO owned by the Southside Com
pany, and this company will have 100000
Of stock in tho Richmond and Manchester
Railway Company.
The deal made yesterday authorizes the
Richmond and Manchester Railway Com
penvto build and operate a hotel at Forest
Hill Park, but does net allow the company
10 construct dwelling houses in the Park;
or, in other words. the Park must remain q
park. The Richmond and Manchester
Railway Company will issue about $500, 600
in bonds to complete the electric line to
Forest Hill. and the electric line must run
at least fifteen-minute schedule.
Mr.. William c. Seldom. president Of the
Southsde Company, was the only Balti-
moro stakeholder present, but he had the
proxies of the others
STREET MATTERS IN COURT.
Judge Ingram, of the Hastings Court,
yesterday appointed Messrs. h. Is. Weisi-
ger, John Perry. G. A. Carr. J. W. Topey,
and John o. Holt "a commissioners to re-
assess the damages to accrue to the pro-
perty of o. A. and T.. A. Savory, Mary v.
Rice. John G.. Rice, W. c. Rice, b. w:
Nunally, and w. G. Rice. guardian of
Arthur V. Nunnally. by the proposed
opening Of Semmes street through their
respective lands This action was render
ed necessary by the Judges decision re-
fusing 10 confirm the report of tho former
commissioners so far az these properties
were concerned. The new commissioners
will begin work August 18th, and Will re-
port at the September term Of the court.
As TO the opening of on alley from
Eleventh to Fifteenth street between
Hull and cambridge, the Court refused to
confirm the report OF the commissioners
in so far as concerns the property of James
y. Robinson, John Charleton, and Esther
Clarke
CHESTERFIELD TRUSTEES.
At the last meeting OF the Trustee. Elec-
toral Board of Chesterfield county tho fol-
lowing school trustees were reappointed
for three wears: Messrs. &. n. Friend, of
Bermuda: l.. A. Moseley, of Clover Hill;
Lee Wells, of Dale; Captain William II.
Wberry, of Matoaca: Hon. Thomas Davis,
Of Midlothian. and Ben. 7. Owen, Jr., OF
POwhite.
John A. Strachan, Esq, was appointed
TO succeed George T.. Ruffin, Esq, OF
Bermuda. resigned. and George L.. Lundle
TO succeed Rev. William NJ. Robinson, of
Matoaca, deceased. The terms of both of
the above end July 81. 1891.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr.. Peter II. Weisiger has returned from
short visit to Augusta, Ga.
The Manchester German Club will give a
dance next Tuesday night.
Miss Hettie Goolsby left Yesterday for q
visit TO High Point and Asheville, n. G.
Miss Ophie Broaddus left yesterday to
spend month with her parents in Caro-
line county.
MR.. ID. p. Branch, of Petersburg. is
visiting her sister, Mrs. William Cox, OF
this city.
There will be services at the Presbyte-
rian church this morning, but none to-
night.
Mrs. Oscar II. Smith, of Durham, n. c.,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Bradshaw, ON
Porter street. -,
Rev. Allen F. Hardy. of this city, will
preach this morning at Four-Mile church.
in HenrlcO county.
Mrs. p. Il. Woodrum left yesterday for
Powhatan county. and while away will
visit friends in Halifax and Charlotte.
The Democrats OF the First Ward will
meet at Rolins's new store, Fifth and Hull
streets, tomorrow night to elect three
members of the City Democratic Commit
tee.
Rev. l.. Il. Thornhill will fill his pulpit
at the Bainbridge-Stre Baptist church
this morning, and Rev. DIR. William T..
Hatcher will preach for HIM tonight.
Mr. James Martin. ST., who died Friday
al Granite. was one of the Oldest residents
of Chesterfield, being in the seventy
seventh year of his age. Deceased mar
RED sister of the late DR.. William X.
Weisiger. and was the father of Mrs. s.
Carter wesiger, Mrs. William Foster, and
Miss Ruth Martin.