The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-01-22
...ucussTes MATTERS.
,,.m. From the City on the Other s'"s
of the River.

Ifsma From the tfsS w. 49,
Of the River.
.hov, q o'clock Tuesday night, the large
,wo s,ory barn on Mr.. Howard swineiord'
farm in chesterfield, was destroyed by h's,
I. contained lot Of horses ana muie ,so ="
,sepais 81 ,rinter oats; and several thous'
Ia ,sn,,na. 81 nav. Inc horses and mules
were ,,otten out In time, but the building
and the remainder Of it, contents were en-.
tireIy DESTROYED. The loss Is estimated At
81. 90. which is fully covered by insurance
MFR. X. II. Davis, Of Baltimore, supreme
organizer Of the Progressive bnu0Wniehs
League. is in the city aud installed ,he
officers last night at the Manchester lougs'
The Et;ricks cotton mills, in Chesterleld'
which have been closed for some time past
will resume operations on Monday next;
The resumption of work AZ these mills VIII
give employment to large NUMBER Oh ope-
ratiyes who have been idle since the ililis
were closed.
The ease of the Commonwealth against
W. l.. Jones was tried yesterday mOrnine
in the Hastings Court. The charge againsi
Jones was that Of rafting by using wnee
that technic ally came under tn Paws sgains
gaming. The Jury assessed the fine at one
cent and one day in Jail. The court re
quired a bond in the sum OF $500 Tor DIS
good behavior for six months.
Mr.. A. j. Bradley has returned to TN
city.
The supervisors Of Chesterfield will meet
next Monday.
In few days johnson & Co.'s new iror
works will begin operations.
| Mrs. II. NJ johnson, of Prince EdWaru' y
visiting her daughter, Mrs. william
Bradley, on Porter street.
| Miss Maggie Jones, Of Ashland. VINO MAJ
| been visiting at Buck HILL" near MAN
chester, has returned home. ., -.
| Messrs. h. A. Malone and 4. L. MOIIis
sett continue quite sick. -.
The little daughter Of Mr.. John Archer
| SwansbOrO. continues very III.
| The ladies Of the PRESBYTERIAN churcl
will have a supper In the new church mex
! Tuesday night. The proceeds VIII go 10
wards paying of the church deDt' anu
liberal patronage is deserved. ~.
The Society for the Preservation oil VII
| ginis Antiquities can find several very IN
teresting colonial relics in Chesterneio
| The most interesting Of all is "Ampthlll'
the home Of Archibald Carey.
The choir of the Bainbridge-StreetB aptls
church is 10 be reorganlzed. S0metiih
/ ago the church building was remOdelled >
as 10 place the choir in rear OF the pulpi'
This arrangement, it seems, has not proNe'
satisfactory, and so the choir VIII soon y
back to the gallery above the Vesu0uie
The idea now il to convert the present choii
gallery into "A nice room which the paste
will use for a study. The change Is TO ID
made very soon. -,....,
| Mr.. l.. q. Simonson, a well-known citizel
of Chesterfield county, W IS stricken VIII
paralysis Sunday, and hi' condition Is con
sidered critical. His entire left side Is al
fected. Mr.. SimOnsOn can talk, put ne
unable TO walk without assistance. III
Il lives near Petersburg.
| Services ARE held at the Seyenth-stree
Baptist chapel Sunday and Thursday nighl
Of each week.
Rev. r. Z. Reynolds is in charge Of th
chapel. and he is deyoting his labors L
building up the church.
| Under the directiGa Of Mayor Atkinson
the Mayors courtroom has been altered
and is now better fitted for its purposes;
Miss Susie Gregory, OF Chesterfield, !
visiting Miss Annie Fendley, on Porte
street.