The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-20
MATTERS IN MANCHESTER.
SHORT MEETING OF THE CITY
SCHOOL BOARD.
NJ. X. Peterson Elected Assistant Frinci'
pal 80 Cases In Court - Vestibuie Cars
The Public Fountain Up Town. Horse
KiI.ed-Cases of Typhoid-Fever.

q called meeting Of the Manchester City
School Board was held last night in the
Council chamber, for the purpose of elect
ing an assistant principal for the high
school. Chairman John O'Brien called the
meeting 10 order at o'clock, and the fol-
lowing members Of the Board were present
J. Il. Perdue, b. A. Nunnally, w. w. Pool
i. \. Carr, W. l.. Robinson, Il. A. Peple
and ID. J. Weisiger.
ON montion of Mr.. Carr, the name of Mr.
NJ. X. Peterson was put before the Board
and after considerable discussion. he was
elected. Mr.. Perdue casting the ballot.
Mr.. Peterson il a son Of the Methodist
divine by that name. and is a graduate Of
RandOlph-MacOn College. lie brings the
| highest recommendations from the profess
s0rs of that institution. His salary was
! fixed at $50 per month.
LATIN AND BOOKKEEPING.
Mr.. Peple. chairman Of the Committee on
Grades. reported it was the opinion of the
committee that Latin and bookkeeping
should be added TO the curriculum Of The
school. The report was laid on the table
until the next meeting.
/ Mr.. Pulliam called attention 10 the fact
that penmanship was very much neglected
| i'm the white schools of the city. The Board
will appoint committee to investigate and
| report remedy.
VEsTIBULE CARS.
The Richmond and Danyille shops are
now engaged in applying vestibults "a
/ several postal cars. These are said TO be
the first vestibule cars ever fitted up at any
shop in the South. They will be, when fin
ished. elegantly furnished, lighted by Tho
| Pintsch system Of compressed gas and
heated with the Sewall hot-water appli-
ances. They will run on the yestibult
train between Washington and Atlanta.
CIVIL CASES.
! The court was engaged yesterday entirely
with civil cases. Judge Ingram entered a
decree to open up ~emmes avenue from the
Free bridge to Forest Hill park. This will
be wide. beautiful street, and will become
the principal drive of the town.
The Old Dominion Cott0n-Mills, it Is ru-
mOred. will begin operations next week.
Professor {. :. Maurice leaves in few
DAYS for the North, after spending the sum-
meri i'm Manchester.
| Mr.. A. /. AdamsOn has returned after an
absence Of several days North.
PUBLIC FOUNTAIN.
The scheme originated by Mr.. James i.
| Bradley. for the erection Of a public fOun-
tain at the intersection Of Hull street, the
Petersburg turnpike and COwardin avenue,
has met with such success that Mr. Bradley
says he will probably order the fountain in
a few days.
The Southside Land and Improvement
| Company have tested the engine at their
power-hOuse, and it was found to work all
| right.
Miss Pattie Moore has returned home M
ter visit TO Halifax.
= A pond has been made on Decatur street
by the filing in of that street between Eigh-
teenth and Nineteenth.
The horse that ran away with Mr.. I. j.
| Nichols, of Richmond, last week, was so
badly hurt that he had TO be killed yester-
day evening. 1t was "a very valuable ami
nal and was the property Of Mr.. j. II.
Johnson, who is an engineer on the Atlantic
Coast Line.
\ large number Of cases OF typhoid fever
have been reported in different parts Of the
city.
Mr.. l.. b. lIowle, who was seized with
vertigo last Thursday, still remains quite
! sick.
The many friends in Manchester of Mr..
:. b. WOOdhn Will regret 10 learn Of his
baty's death. which occurred yesterday
afternoon.