The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-23
DOyyGs IN MxyCHEyTER.
Items of Interest From tho Other Side OF q
River.

River.
The revival at the Second Baptist church,
colored,. continues with interest Al. r.ndlov
have returned from Lynchburg, accompanied Dy
their cousin. Miss Lacy. MI,
The force Of hands at work on lower lower u, Il, d be
street. building the street railway, seem W Oo
making very good Roadway: ,, -,
Rev. DR. Paul Whitehead. presiding elder OF
the Richmond district. was IN hs a. po,orI
Tuesday evening TO see Rev. DIR. l.. M' refer
Mr.. r. Randolph Fauntleroy,. son OF Judge 1:
4; Fauntleroy, OF the Court OF Appeals was III
hr. Tom +. Owen left yesterday morning LOT
Fredericksburg TO make stenographlc report
Of the evidence in the McCracken murder trisi
which is attracting considerable attention.
throughout the State.
The venerable A. A. Alien. OF this city. died
shortly after o'clock yesterday AFTERNOON az
his residence on Decatur, between SlAth anu
Seventh streets.
Mr.. Allen has been resident of Manchester
seventy-fve years. and during ell that time he
has been one of the most prominent citizens
here. He was ninety years OF age.
He was born IN Buckingham county, ana IN
his youthful days often heard John Randolph,
when that eccentric Nirglnian was stumplng
that district for Congress and was IN the zenith
Mr., Allen, to his friends, has frequently, al,
luded To the versatility and eloquence OF yohn
Randolph, whose voice Mr.. Allen once jocularly
said. could almost penetrate plank
For years he managed the estate OF Mrs
Mayo, part OF tudl cHtuAo DtiuS hAes'
Ho frequently had large trusts committed to
his care. and always managed affairs placed IN
his keeping admirably and we'll -
The Advertising Committee. or whtch Mr.
John G.. Robertson is chairman, and Messrs A.
L. Adamson, W. l.. Moody. Ii. b. Beattie. John
l.. Taylor, James L. Bradley, Augustine Royal
William l. Clopton and Joseph Walker are mem
bers, at the meeting tuesday afternoon mapped
out plan for advertising Manchesters great
facilities and advantages.
The first thing TO be done Will be the puDllca-
tion of icely-illustrated pamphlet OF Man
chester, showing inst what Manchester has and
what tho city has done and Is doing IN the way
of development.
The material for this pamphlet Mr.. Robert,
son submitted to the Committee Tuesday, and
they all decided that il was just the thing to
meet the req uirements of the times.
Constable Perdue Of Chesterfield. brought to
Manchester Yesterday morning. to be lodged IN
Jail negro man named John Robinson, VINO
was examined by Justice III. d. Perkins the pre-
vious afternoon and sent to the Circuit Court OF
Chesterfield for a felOnlous assault upon Mrs.
Carolina Heinrich, a German lady VINO lives
near Petersburg.
When Robinson assaulted Mrs Heinrich she
picked up big stick and gave him good beat
ing. The negro seems To he Yeakninded
The dust on Hull street for the past week has
been dreadful.
If this street was nicely cleaned it would add
much To the comfort and convenience OF hum
dreds Of citizens who are exceedingly anxious
10 see Hull street an attractive and pleasant
thorOughfare.
Mr. Herbert Cogbill has been appointed post
master az Chesterfield Courthouse, vice Thomas
y. Cheatham. removed.
Mr.. COgbill keeps a store about one square
from the Courthouse, and has been IN the rail-
way postal service.