The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-22
NEWS FROM MANCHESTER.
What The People are Doing and Sayins il
Our Sister City.
EVENTS OF 4 DAY IN SHORT SpICg
Personal Points OF Local Interest-sfar,,.A
In Wsshington-A Coilision-New
south Council Fair.


Mr.. Robert Wood, Of Midlothian, va, 4,
the city yesterday.
Miss Minnie Lee Drewry has gone 10 wytl..
vile. Va, 70 visit friends.
Mr. 3. r. Pilson left yesterday for Agart,
He will be absent several days.
Mr.. j. G. Stratton Jr., Of Powhatan. hur..
moved here with his family.
Mrs. Judge William 7. Clopton Is quite si,k
at her residence on Twelfth street.
Mr.. John Archer, Of Swansboro. who IA,
been very sick, is now able b walk about,l.
house
Porter and Perry streets. between S1'har5
Seventh. are bong allied up 70 conform D. tia
established grade.
Tho friends Of Mr.. lawson Morr.ssett -
Midlothian. are urging him % be q candidate
for the House OF Delegates
The Alert Fire Company received ESQ q,
the active service rendered by them Ut tie
Baltimore United Works fire
The Central Methodist Sundayschool a..
pect 10 carry large crowd on their picnic ~
Providence Forge next Thursday.
Master DuNal Robertson. son " Sir. James
l.. Robertson, Is recovering from a severA
spell Of fever lie is now at Ashland
Mrs Joseph G. Davidson. who went n
Buckingham 10 visit her son. T.. b Davidson
writes that she Is having p splendid time
Mr.. Fleming Morgan health is improving
and ne IS able 70 walk about now Mr. Nor
gan IA one Of the oldest citizens Of Manches
ter
blr J. G.. GoOlsbr was called 10 Burkeyille
Monday night ~ account OF the sickness Of
bis wife. 4 telegram received yesterday morn.
lng stated that she was i'm rowing.
Past State Councillor William NJ. Iipscomb
n cd has oil 4 -.
National councillor of the Junior Order United
American Mechanics of Virginia.
Mr. Lewis Walden left the city Monday ff
Washington. Mrs. Walden. with little Mss
Mary Page Walden, having returned from
pleasant visit % Chesterfield. Is now staying a.
her fathers Dir. w. /. Porters, On Eighth
street.
Mr. W A. Nance and Miss Viola Clopton.
Of this city lett early yesterday morning ior
Washington, where they were married. They
will return home o. day. Very few OF ther
friends knew Of their trip % Washington M.
I'll after they had left here.
Probably the largest crop 81 wheat yet
thrashed in the counties OF Chesterfield and
POWhatan this season was thraslcd bY Mr.
Thomas Z. Hancock for Colonel Darlington.
Of fugucnot Springs farm, the amount being
900 bushels.
Mr. Alexander Farley. an empl0ye Of ths
Richmond and n0nrile Railroad Company
painful accident Monday Dr. Brock. NJ
Richmond the company surgeon, was sum.
mOned and rendered the necessary attention.
Mr. Farley was very badly bruised and had 10
be taken Do lis home IA d conveyance.
An accident occurred 40 the corner of Sixth
and Hlil streets Monday which resulted IN
Mr. William Campb8lls jumper being turned
over and he slightly hurt. Mr.. John + Seay.
Of Richmond, was driving 10y IN his phntor.
His horse SHE'D 10 street car and caused
collision with the jumper. Mr. Campbell fell
N the rocks and received bruises on BIS head
and hip
The fair under the auspices Of New South
Council Junior Order United American Ne.
chanics began lu Leader Hall Monday night.
The balloting for the different prizes resulted
as follows. Most popular minister-koY. J.. b.
Ihornhill. o. Row. Dr. I. III. Peterson. y: Rev.
j. i. Clopt0n. .. Rev. c. n. NanHouten. a.
Rev Decatur Edwards. TO- and Rev. ". A.
Langhon, 3. For the most popular. lady
Miss Lena fischertrcce.yed votes. tie most
p0pular fireman, Mr. I'd. Owens. votes and
the most popular Junior, Mr.. j. G. Williams,
On the fourth Monday Of this month tho
new Board Ot.SupervisOrs of Chesterfield VIII
meet for organization. Mr. John s. Taylor
was the chairman Of the old board. He isa
member Of the new board. and will be Pat IN
nomination for tho chairmanship. The board
that the Republicans VIII urge the election ot
Mr.. Jeremiah Nunnalg to the position y
chairman. lfthisis done there may be another
deadlock ike the memorable contest between
Goode and Walker which occurred soaa
wears ago over the chairmanship Of the board.
A letter from Bedford Springs says. Many
Of the patrons of last season have returned.
Among those are the CAROLS II South Caro-
lima aud Dr. T. B. Dorsets family OF Man.
chester. Va. We have 10 greet again little
Miss Mary Dorset the pretty dancer. Dr.
W. T.. Dorset and his bride are here FOR tier
summer outing lie WAS married on the 18Th
I'm Suffolk. arriving here the next dsy. lle
was a great favorte here last season"
Sheriff Gill. OF Chesterfield, was IN Man
chester Yesterday morning for short whde.
The sheriff says that the scagold which
was built several years ago for the execution
of Simon Walker, whose sentence was CONF
muted 10 imprisonment in the penitentiay,
is still standing. There IS some good lumber
in the scaiiold, but.the colored people In Tie
neighborh0Od cannot be induced 20 remove
IL even If II Is given TO them.
Mr. Stephen j. Cowan. who lives near Bon
Air. has invented self-ratcheting bolt i0r
fastening fish bars on railroad tracks. hr.
Cowan has received patent on the same. a'd
the invention is regarded by railroad men IS
being very valuable Tie inventor is .
brother-inlaw Of Dir. Sol Haas tho well.
known railroad man.