The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-02
NEWS FROM OUR SISTER CITY.
EnterprisiDg ChestHdeldiaDS Have a HofSs
Race on Hull Street.
PERSONAL NOTES ABOUT CITIZENS.
Transfer system Docs Not Give satisfaction.
County Farmers Met--Much sickness III
Manchcster-Other Interesting Items.
MANCHESTER BUREAU RrcHwoND TTIEs. |
u,..tftL o,I Hull streets

Twelfth and Hull streets.
Branch Office, 500 west Thirteenth street.
Business in tho mayors court has been
very dull Of late. but yesterday 1t frightened
up and the courtroom bore sem0lance 10
old times.
Justice James w. Perdue presided in the ao-
sence Of Mayor Attkisson, who IS detained az
homo by q severe case Of the grip.
| The continued case Of Robert Howell and
James Perdue, the negro boys who were
caught stealing brass from the Richmond ana
Danville Railroad Company last week. came
| up. The guilt OF the boys was clearly estao-
lished and the Justice required them to pay
fine OF s. each and costs or 90 70 Iaii. Not
! having the required amount OF currency they
chose the latter and were locked up:
The continued case of Marshall L0ck also
came up Marshall IS q negro boy. When no
| drew his weeks wages Saturday before laS1'
in the money he received was a 2 blll. Mar
shall asked q negro man TO change the Dill.
and in change he was given q - bill ana %
bill The ease was before Mayor Atkinson last
week and he reserved his decision. lie issued
an order Yesterday 10 discharge the boy.
Several ordinance violation cases were ols-
missed on payment of costs.
There was a considerable amount Of excite
ment on Huh street yesterday afternoon 40 MT
o'clock Two white men came riding down
the street at fearfully rapid and dangerous
gait and paid no more attention 90 the hats
of the police than to the chilling whlstlngs
ct the December breeZes. The trip down
| Hull street was ~ exciting as the race az the
Fair Grounds between tgwoOd and Three
tips. but did not have quite SO satisfactory an
ending.
As they did not seem 10 stop in their mad
career Offlcer Smith 'phonei TO Special Po-
liceman Craig on 3lay0's island to stop them.
The message was complied with and Otiicer
Smith went over and brought them back.
They desied immediate trial, and were taken
before Justice Perdue. They give the names
of Henry and Charles Clay and sad they
hailed from Chesterfield county and were
bgotheys. A fine of 20 each was imposed
upon them. which WAS promptly paid and
tiey went their way, but rather more quietly
NEvsY NOTES.
The stockholders of the Richmond and
/ Manchester Railway Company We're To have
had a meeting yesterday at n o'clock 4. VI.
Owing TO the lack IT quorum lt was rOst-
poned tin next tuesday at the same hour.
Manchester people have had very sad eX-
perlence IN benefit orders recently several OF
the lodges having failed, greatly 20 the loss on
the people here. Mr. H. G.. Broaddu, was in
them all and cutie % large investor IN
some. His stock IN such trade had
dwudled down by the failure of
the orders TO only one league. the r0gressive
Benefit Order OF Boston A few weeks ago
he remarked % q frendtBat he supposed that
would 80 too. and offered hl, share which
was worth 100. for S2j. He could not find 2
purchaser. and to his surprise yesterday he re-
ceived draft for the 100
Two cases Of highway robbery in Chester
field county near Petersburg are reported.
The driver of Alr. Mbitehead's milk-wagOn
was attacked by two men. and buI Tor the
running away Of the horse might have result
ed seriously. Mir. Benjamin Johnson, an en-
gineer on the Coast line, was also stopped.
but successfully defended himself with
brick.
II was reported TO TIMES man yesterday
TINT Mchmond physician returning IRON
this city a few nights ago had his attention
called 10 a woman lying on the Free bridge
She said she was SICK and nsked u be taken
90 Richmond. The doctor helped her in has
buggy and also put IN small satclel which
She carried. IN q few moments TO the phy-l-
clan great surprise. bis sick woman cOmpan-
ion turned into well man, and made an
attack upon him. The doctor defended hlm-
self and forced the ungratoiul sharer OF his
buggy out uDcn the bridge. lyon examina-
tiou the satchel was found 10 contain burglars
tools and several pist ls
The usual "Wednesday night prayer-meet-
ings will be held in tie various churches to-
night. Immediately after the services at
GowaYdln-ayenue church an important meet
inc of the members Will 10 held and 10 IS
earnestly desired that every member be
pres mt.
Judge b. A. Hancock will open circuit
court at Petersburg next Saturday.
AFTER TIE SNOW.
The snow di.apneared Yesterday almost rs