The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-09
THE CITY OF MANCHESTER.
4 Budget Of General News Gathered By
Times Reporter.
MANY SOUTHSIDE ITEMS OF INTEREST
Personal Points I'm Regard 20 tho People
who Live on the Other Side Of tire
River Jsmcs-Bricf Mention.
MANCHESTER BUREAU RICHMOND TrfTs !
Twelfth and Hull streets.
Branch Oflico. ll04 Decatur street.

Twelfth ana Hull streets. T
Branch Office. ll0i Decatur street. J.
The contest for the Chesterfield county
iudgeship promises o. DO quite lively one.
Three candidates are in the field each having
number OF friends working diligently in
their behalf. They have gotten MP petitions.
which are signed by the citizens Of the county
and the members of the bar practicing in the
court
Judge William l. Clopton. the present in
cumbent. is highly recommended by the bar
and the people. The Judge is one Of the
largest property owners in the county. He
has made a most efficient officer. and his
friends consider his election as certainty.
Judge James VI. Gregory is another candi.
date and has large following Of friends who
are working hard in his behalf A paper
signed by number of citizens is before tho
Legislature, and his cause IS being ably
championcd.
Mr. j. H. webb-peploe is also seeking the
position; lio Is Endorsed bv number OF citi-
zens and his papers arc in the hands Of some
excellent men.
The nomination will very likely take place
tomorrow.
PERSONALS
Mr.. James Fitzgerald is detained at home
by sickness
Mrs. d. D. Beattie is visiting in Baltimore.
Hirs. Sarah Morrissette. who mas been so
so very III, Is much improved.
Mr.. Augustine Royal has returned TO the
city.
Mr. W T. REYNOLDS and party of friends
are hunting in Chesterfield for few DAYS
Mr.. Amos. of west Twelfth street. IS con-
descent after quite a severe sickness.
=. rs. II. b. Owen is detained at home on ac-
A. Of sickness
,0un. =. 7. Pilson has returned from short
NJ. trip 70 Washington
,nsTess tendent Blankinshp says the public
SuperIn Chesterfield are IN excellent con-
schools a
lition. Ntkisson was out yesterday for
Mayor a. C.. several weeks
he first time In tree, OF Washington y r.
Miss Lula Min, ting Mrs. b. +. Pilson. on
who has been us. turned home Yesterday
street. r, ipscOnb was ont veS J.
Captain James A. l. Oerience indoors with
erday after a weekse A. Il
he grip. ute sick with the f
Mrs Eugenia Walden isq '''' Il
rip. lite sick nj his r
Hon. W. T. Michaux Is q, ~ MS
homo in Powhatsn county. 10 bis bod
Police officer Jones s conInet very much
~ sickness and Officer Moes - '"'''
-. las very IN
lick M his home on Twelfth street o,... q
Nh Joseph Burton, a former Manch ~ vi
10Y who is now living in Lexington. KY. was
q the city yesterday. q, az
Mr. William Harmon and his wife are both
luite sick at their home on west Nlnth street. ag
Mr. George W. Roach. phO has been quite by
lick. was nble to be out Yesterday. his WIG we
s confined TO her bed by Sickness
RRIETs. Il
Since TIE TIMES mentioned the matter ~
there has been good deal OF talk relative 70 m
the abominable rule under which the street ON
Ianrs are lighted. 1t will prObGoiy be dis ul
cussed at the next meeting OF the Council, RI
which takes place next Friday evening" rii
The good folks of Swanboro' have re 49,
Gently been swnded by n par OF tSkirs. g
A TINES man was yesterday gwen the follow -
inr account OF the Transactions. A we'll ~
dressed. tne' looking man and very hand "
some woman travelling in buggy have made ="
he rounds through the upper part Of Man
chester and Swansboro and by their fine APP
)earance and pleasing address have succeeded
n duping many an unSuspectlng one. G.,
Their mode of procedure was TO nc
offer for sale a bottle OF IMMINENT war
-anted 10 cure anything from soft corn ST.
10 a gun-shot wound. J. or seyenty-hye cents ",
a bottle of this wonderful cure-all was given
With ticket for a chance to Tor PIE varying G.,
In cost from - 70 r25. aud consisting Oh every g
thing from a music box to chamber SUIT OF
imitation oak furniture. The whole thing th
proved to be grand fake. The liniment was o.
only water. while the tickets supposed 70 20
chances at presents were only blanks / ne &C
handsome drummers have not been seen Tor
several DAYS and 1t is presumed they gre IN IL
other fields. They claimed to represent be
house.
THE RICHMOND AND DANNILLE sTfiREsHOUsH. ! &C
Severed months ago the matter of removing
the Richmond AMI Danvlie railroad offices
from Richmond and the storehouse from ,
Manchester was asitated and greatly about. A.
The contemplate move was very much re- t
GREETED by the people of both places and r''
every thing possible was brought TO Lear vi
upon tie company TO influence them to re- ",
consider the probable project Some Of tho ~
Richmond Offices were moved. but the store ."
house is still IN Manchester. $50
Recently there has been some talk about 7"
the moving of the general storehouse. Yes 49,
terday InEs man called on MIR. Benjamin -
i. Prison. the general storekeeper, who was vi
found busily engaged in his Office in 49,
the midst of huge pile of papers. 81
lie received the reporter very cor ~
daily and in reply to u question as 10 ~
the removal of the general storehouse to At Oi'
lanta said no know nothing 10 communicate.
Mir. Pilson. who has held his present position
for number OF years and who is always par
ticularly courteous TO newspaper men. IL nm si'
exceedingly polite and pleasant gentleman, US
but ON this occasion, like most railroad men. Il"
he WAS dumb. III
Nothing definite was learned about the al
matter and IL is likely nothing will be done ,
until the Legislature has acted upon reSolu- III
ton now before them. III
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The Shooting season. 81
Senator Fchols. of Augusta has introduced
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