Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-11
ACROSS The JAMES.
Meeting OF the New Manchester Council
Tho Cow Ordinance.

The new City Council met last night,
Mr.. O'Brien III the chair. and the following
members present: T.. w. Wessigcr. j. K.
Purdue. L. r. Morris, w. s. Rollin, John
f. TAYLOR, ID. l.. Toney. W. T.. Starke, 4.
C. Jones. Phillip Drowder, W. L. Pitt, W.
s. Rollin, and 4. w. Fair.
Mr.. Taylor, Toney, Starke. and Pitt are
the new members elected at the May cleo
ton.
MIR. J. r. Perdue was elected President of
the body and IN neat speech returned
thanks for the honor conferred on him.
POLICE COMMISSIONERS.
The Council then proceeded TO the cleo
of Police Commissioners and the following
were:
First Ward. A. c. Jones: Second Ward,
J. f.. Taylor: Third Ward, ". L. Pltt;
Fourth Ward. F.. w. Weislger.
The appointment of committees was
postponed until the next meeting, and the
MAYORS annual report was then read and
adopted.
committee of three be appointed ty confer
with "A committee of tho same number from
the Chamber of Commerce relative to the
exemption of manufacturers from taxation
was adopted. Tho Council Committee Is
as follows: Messrs. J. +. Taylor, ID. w.
Wessiger. and T.. T. Starke.
THE cow ORDINANCE.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. z. W..
Weisigar that the ordinance prohibiting
cows from running az large be rescindod.
The resolution was accompanied by a pc
tition signed by some four hundred clt;-
zens. asking that the ordinance be re-
pealed.
The resolution was adopted and MIR.
John r.. Iavlor presented an ordinance
Tho orHfnpnpn room intlnu fha
running of cows ut large, which was re-
ferred to the proper committee.
The Council then adjourned to meet
Thursday night.
Manchester short Mention.
Stuart Lodge, No. t4l, I. o. o. F.. of this
CITY, will celebrate their twenty-frst ami
versarv August I'd. A committee has been
APPOINTED to get up u picnic az Forest
Hill PARK on that day. and the lodge ex-
meets to have grand time. Invitations
will be sent 10 officers of the Grand Lodge
and other prominent Odd-FellOws.
At meeting of Friendship Lodge, No.
90. X. of p, held Thursday night, the fol-
lowing officers were installed for the term
| lor Commander. II. y. Tennille: Vice.
Chancellor. W. C. Fowlkes; Prelate, II. l..
Kidd; Keeper of Records and Seal, James
| +. Galloway: Master of Finance: 5: Il.
Owens. Master of Exchequer. J. w. Con-
| drey: Master mt Arms. c. NJ. Bower; inside
Guard; J. II. Nichols; Outside Guard, L.
| l.. Clarey. This lodge IS IN flourIshlng
| condition.
DEAD BODY FOUND.
The body of a man was discovered by Mr..
| Hughes Thursday afternoon in what is
known as Pullam's swamp. IN Chester
field county, about four miles up the MID
| lothian turnpike. There was considerable
doubt as 10 the mans identity, and an ofii
er went out to take charge of the body. =
BREEZY NOTES.
Miss julia Frantz, of Baltimore, is visit
| ing Mrs. d. f. Lipscomb:.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abram Terhune, of New
Jersey. are visiting friends Eere.
Miss Cora Smelling and Miss Annie Gran
| left Thursday for Baltimore.
Miss Estelle CrOwder, of Ettrick, Ches-
teriield county. is visiting friends IN Nor
Miss Carrie Pool, of Petersburg, who
has been visiting Mrs. w. L. Reams. of
| this city. has returned home.
| Miss Annie Graf lett for Baltimore on
Thursday. Miss Cora Snellings went with
her for q visit of few weeks.
MIR. Thomas Marshall. a venerable cltl-
zen of Midlothian, died thursday night.
He had been connected with the Midio
than mines for over forty wears.
Nessrs. Thomas Baker. W. W. Baker. and
j. Is. Martin, of Chesterfield. and W. W
Kennon, Charles Old. Joseph Hobson, John
| Gillian. and X l.. Pierce, of Powhatan
were elected members of the Richmond
| Chamber of Commerce ut the quarterly
meeting of that body held Thursday after
noon.
Mr. John Mcintosh, OF the firm of Rem
ME q Mcintosh, proprietors OF the .Ches
ter6eld granlte-quarries, has returned from
| Scotland. where he has been on visit tC
old friends and acquaintance for the las
| five or SIX weeks. His family Will remali
some time in the cid country.