The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-03
MANCHESTER MATTERS.
Many Items Of interest Picked Up In
Eichmond's Brooklyn.

There was time when most OF the coal
used in the United States was mined in
Chesterfield. The other coal fields were
not In oporation then. and 50 Chesterfield
had somewhat OF a monopoly. Inc COM
,ninoa an Chesterfield have been very Sue
reseft,liv ouoraiod. and there is abundance
~ coal There vet. Tie late Charles 4.
Ram-dall. formerly United states marshal
for the district end 70 citizen Of 1he-ieiNeiu'
had great hopes of discovering Oh ana gas
I'M fho mines 6ut there. Mr.. kamsdell came
from "a mining section IN lennsl lfuhia' ana
ho. with several lcnnsyly anians' in'ee
some iuvcetigaiinns here, uui his utAih
cut short their lauors in TINS uifeelioh,
and ended before the discovery Oh eitner
oil or 0aa. There gre other Northern par
lies now at w0rt making similar inYesiiea-
tions. and mining engineers, familiar WIN
the Midlothian coal fields say thal iAe
iabOrl Of these Northern Gentlemen must
sooner or later he rewarded with success.
A dav on two ago "a new ana improved
steam drill WAS sent up 90 Midlothian anH'
Judging from the well-equipped st{ ie OF THIS
machine. the uartie. interested in lne search
far new coal veins. on. and gas VIII make q
most comulffe examination into the CD E
farfeid coal-basin. That they may succeed
hovOni their expectations is the wish OBJ lie
Cho.ferneldiau-. who see in The discovery Oh
either new coal veins, oil ~ gas big thihk
for the county.
Mr.. b.. d. Cox. of Bermuda hundf el-
has returned from Racine. Wisconsin, WIN
his recent purchase from jerome !. 'a7ti ~
that CITY. Of the suiendidIY bred ihree-l ar
oldcolf PhalauX. Mr. Cox has started q
-f0ck-arm. and will place this royalty bred
y0unasfor 200 tho head. The blood lines ol
phalaux are superb. Dis sire being ln1ilHs.
record 2.l33{. the kim of race stations; DDS
dam Iv Volunteer. second dam uy liam
mond. third dam The Wells star Mare dam
of Nodcsfv. 2..5i<. and Artillery. l2o b.
Vho latter was sold for $4,000, and Is ONE
of fhe most popular horses iu Kentucky.
There is q gentleman in Chesterfield WHO
regularly receives % copy of ihe NeM ! OH
World. and viii continue to do SO a- long
as Doe lives. The World viii not receive any
compensation from him for sl1scfl iion'
and has marked him down asa lifetime Sud-
scriber. His name is George ii. 0anno'er.
and Doe knows more boo connection Wlih llc
New York World than perhaps amy man in
tine United States. For forty year. he was
"a ur0ofreader on that journal. and saw ihe
..copy" of some of ihe leading men oi ihe
country. a leW years ago llr ~lrdofef Pc
ciiiod f0 give zap hls position as prnoi-ieth' i
and 4rcud the remainder OF his day DID tnt
sunny South. Die bought farm 10 ono --
fnrGaId. ten miles from EiirIck. and is iAle
there happy and c0nicnied.
Work On flo new iron bridge over ine le-
for.hurg railroad leading out % 0einn p,
avenue rs progressing well. Nr. 4. b.
Moore +. building the wooden ircstllne. ali
10 i- expected the iron VIII ail Doe placed li
posin0n within the course OF couple
Oh weeks.
Nes-rs. r. G.. owen and G.. ID. Eanes. Of
Peter burg. are in the city yisiutin- friends.
Norhmen are still pushing aneau li'
grading of Tenth street. between Perry aiN
McDlu0ugh.
Justice James VI. perdue was engaged
yesterday in preparing the papers IN b
suit in which some of the best
known citizens of Manchester are ln-
yO'Ned. ln 1855 there was ORGANIZED
n this city the Manchester Muti-
cal and Dramatic Association. IL held DIS
meetings at Ccrs'ey's Hall. and music1i
programme and declamatiOn- and reciii-
lions were the order Of the evenings. TIE
association 0n one occasion obtained piano
from Messr-. Ryland a. Lee 0l Richmond
and 10 was decided t0 hold Do, lI
awhile at least, and pay rent for ihe SAM
After one payment of fifteen dollars upon
the piano the association in au informal
manner disbanded. a claim az f12.tJ, ln-
Guiding about eleven dOllars interest. De- nON
made against the members of the associl-
ton in iheirmdy.dual capacity. and Ar. " .
Kirk Mathews appears a5 c0unsel liI
Me-srs Ryland a. Lee.