Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-23
MANCHESTER AND VICINITY.
Death of Nr. Forrester-Street Matters
Personals and Briefs.

DR.. David Forester, a well-known resi-
dent Of this city. died at ten minutes be-
fore 10 o'clock last night at his residence,
corne~ of Twelfth and Porter streets. De
ceased was in the thirty-blth year OF his
aoe and leaves a wife and one chlld-an IN
terestng little daughter.
Mr.. Forester was native or scotland
but had spent perhaps half OF ms lie IN
this countrv. ife came to Manchester
some fonr or five years ago from the North
and during the greater part OF that time
BAD been engaged in the meat business.
For many months he had been sufferer
from dropsv OF the heart. and 1t was this
that caused his death. which was rather
sudden and unexpected.
The arranccmeuts Tor the funeral had
not been made late last night.
THE BELLE-IsIE PATH.
The Belle-Isle operatives who live IN
Manchester and go 70 and from their WORK
bv wav of Fourteenth street have tor some
time experienced a good deal OF lnconVecc
nicnca and delay in crossing the tracks OF
tho Richmond and Petersburg railroad at
thenorthern terminus of that street N con-
sequence OF the large amount Of shifting OF
cars going on at that point. Numerous
stcDs have been taken TO avert this neon
vcnience. and the matter has been brought
into court several times.
Recently the Council appointed com
mittoe TO confer with the railroad authorl-
ties to see if some solution could not be
reached bv which the difficulty can be
ayerted. Accordingly MAJOR K. NJ. sully,
superintendent OF tho railroad, mrt
NIessrs. james 7. Bradley Gnd +. W:
Wcisiger on the ground yesterday and
discussed tho situation thoroughly;
though no definite conclusion was arrived
al. One of the greatest troubles com
planned Of is the standing OF long trains
across this Fourteenth-street pathway.
The property belongs TO the rGirOad com
panv and unless some friendly arrange
ment can be made It - probable that the
right OF way will be condemned anu the
street be opened.
TO WIDEN CCwARDIN AVENUE.
At the adjourned meeting Of the Council
10 be held tomorrow night the street Com
mittee will recommend that CoWardln ave
nue. be wldened.
Some months ago q large number Of per-
sons owning property fronting on that
thoroughfare joined in petition to the
Couucil asking that il be made wider ana
tie action of the Street Committee IS re-
suonsiye to that request. The subject has
also been informally discussed III the
Council on several occasions. and there is
"A strong sentiment in its favor. =,
The recommendation practically has tne
endorsement of the members Of the FL
nance Committee. who were present and CO.
NEEDED with the views of the Street Com
mittee when theresolution was adopted.
The idea is TO cut q slice OF land from
the property on the east side of the avenue
suffcient to make it fifty feet IN width.
Whom this work is done-and the chancfs
arc il will be done very soon-Cowardln
avenue Will be the most attractive tho
roughfare in the city. It's already rapidly
becoming the home OF pretty dwellings.
sTREET-cAR FRANCHISES.
A report will also be presented TO the
Council recommending that the additlonal
franchises asked for by the Manchester
Railway and Improvement Company De
granted upon certain conditions.
The ord dinance. which is being prepared
by City Attorney Clopton, Will authorize
the company 10 build its road up Decatur
street from Twelfth TO Twenty-trst. II the
company will not ran line up Iwelith 10
McDonough and thence TO Cowardin ave
nue.. as allowed under existing franchises.
tits understood that they do not desire
10 run q line up Twelfth street now out
they arc opposed TO snrrendering any OF
their franchises, and the eompany.s oGnds
apply 10 the entire privileges whlch nave
been granted. -,
Al this meeting ordinances will also be
presented providing for the numbering OF
houses in the city aud in relation TO selllh@
fresh meats and fish st the market-house'
PERSONALS AND BRIEFs.
Major B. II. Nash, of Richmond, was IN
the city yesterday.
No meeting Of the CITY School Board"as
held last night 4.
Invitations are out to the marriage % OF
Miss Susie V. Nelson, of this city, 10 M. pl.
II. B. Furgerson, of Halifax, n. =. me
ceremony will take place Monday evening"
April 18th, at the Central Methodlst chuIeH ~.
Several families of Russian lihuiis al'5
have recently settled IN Chesterhelu.
county, where most of them nave Dousn'
farms.
The Hastings Court was in session Tor
short while yesterday engaged Id n,lo The 80 80
sideratlon OF chancery matters: lhs sn.0ar9' e~So
of f. NJ Simpson. charged Win loisys, s,nsst,
has been set for trial next FRIDAY; auu ~
of John Pinchum. for housebreaAlns anu
larceny, has been set for SATURDAY;
Messrs: George w. Toby and "lli,sni Daa.ncn a.
Lipscomb, representing, Ruth Iou"J IA
Order of Chosen Friends, yesteraay uo
hyered 10 Mrs. Sarah L. Lowell, wIdow na %
George. w. Lowell, check for S1lvSVIL, MAJ Ma
being the amount of the policy neia oy "a. ~.
Lowell in the order at the time Vi MS
death.
The case OF fuckers AdninistTa.os a
against the City of Manchester mas srss ues,'
set for trial in the Hastings Court on ihu''-
day, May LIST. -
This is an action for damages IN the sum