The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-17
THE ALERT FIRE COMPANY.
The Manchester Boys Say They Will Dis
band Wednesday
IF TIE COUNCIL FAILS TO AID THEM.
Their Request for slight Compensation Has
Never Been Grantcd--Items Of News
From South Of the James.
M,Scursrrn BrprAu RICHMOND TINES.
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MANCursrTR BUREAU RICHMOND iMhS'
Corner Fifth and Porter streets
Branch Office corner Twelfth and Huii sts.'
Many years ago when Manchester was At'le
place with q few houses scattered mere ana
there two or three % nor groceries. al old
slab" church. and about two or three thousand
inhsbitant. there WAS sd organization In the
town known as the Alert Fuc Comrany. Like
the place. il was 8 small affair. but capable OF
growing and with capacity OF doing much
good. Tho company had an old reel AMI asmaii
hand-engine and II there was nre near the
canal the machine could operate and throw =
stream equal too small boy with an alder wood
squirt-gun. The town has grown and 20 has the
Alert Company. The city now has population
OF over twelve thousand, and the Alert Company
have large membership.
During All these years Of the citys prosperity
and growth the Alorts have worked faithfully
and gratnitOusy. Recently they sent 10 the
city Council cOmmunlcA requesting that
some small allowance be grained the company
No action hss been taken. and tho company
wearylng OF this wait, met in thor hal Ias'
night for the purpose OF disbsndlns. Ihere
were about twenty OF the members prestni,
most Of whom were in mood 10 dsband.
Councilman Philip rOwder, who IS member
OF the Alerts. took the floor and made speech
lie suggested hat tho company 20 noi hastily
into tins matter but % think over and talk ,ut
il until next Wednesdty. the regular meeting
night, when the ansiT viii be Thoroughly dls-
fOte0
resolution AMI unanimously adopted, when The
meeting ady ournsd to meetne1t wednesday eve
ning.t
last night by special invitation. and at the close
had talk with tho secretary and the captain
During the course Of the cOnversauon they
said: We have been working ior the cry ior a
long time without conversation. mere - now
much valuable property mere, ana we think tho
.ity ought 10 pay us AZ least small sum. II only
enough 10 cover the damage 20 our clothes
MI il
will surely disband next Wednesday night, and
the citizens will find Themselves entirely I'M
protected In the event Of tre. ~
4 he Alert fire Company - asplendldly or
gnni7ed band and Is composed OF excellent ma
ferial as has been many times demonstrated OF
late. The most recent case being he magnificent
work done at the aames River tanncry ire 1t
would make greatly against the clty 20 lose It's
FIRE company, and some immediate action
should he taken "a keen them together. The
city now has splendid water power being able
to throw stream over the talest house without
the aid of an engine. with this power and so
good a company az the Alerts 10 manage It a fire
could make little headway, and property owners
could rest easily with the firm conviction that
their homes were protected BY one Of the best
fire companies in the State.
BRIEFS.
A trifing docket was disposed Of yesterday
morning IN the mayor court.
The revival meetings al the Flfth-street and
West End Methodist churches are still in prog
ress and great interest Is being manifested
News reached the city yesterday of the death
from diphtherla of another one OF the children
of the late BENJAMIN watkins. Mr.. Watkins and
three children have died in the last four
months. and another child and Mrs. Watkins are
now critically ILL., j h sad affection has left
the family in very reduced circumstances. and
yesterday Ar. Lee Latham, Of this city. col
lected about $50 in money and nice supply Of
provisions. which he took to the family
The lit 10 three year-old daughter of Mr. G..
". Gooding died Thursday night with diphthe-
ria, aud was puried yesterday evening.
Ettrick in On, sterfield county, was the scene
Of several marriages thursday last. ! he TO-
lowing couples were united: Miss Matte Crow
der and MIR John X. Blankenship; Miss Hettic
patrnm ami James Nheary. Miss Cora Cheat
ham and NJ Marion Harrison
Commissioner of Revenue Samuel Il. Owens
moved in his handsome new me Yesterday at
the corner Of Twelfth and Porter streets
There we're q number Of Manchesterans at
Island fark yesterday TO see the ball game