The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-31
FIRE NEAR MANCHESTER.
News Prom the CIV over tho Riyer-Mceiing
OF tho Alert CompaDy-1he Fire Com
missioners-fsotcs.
NAScHysTEn BUREAU RIcnNoHD IrfEs.
Branch Office. ii0i Decatur street. }


Pranch Office. il0i Decatur street.
A fire occurred last evening ut $50 o'clock
at the unoccupied dwelling house belonging
to Captain Lindsay and known a. the "Oid
Big Joe" place situated in Chesterfield county
about two and a half miles from Manchester,
at the intersection Of Midlothian avenue and
the Broad Rock road The damage IS esti-
mated at Fl 200 and the fire IS thought to he
the work Of an incondiary. Owing 20 the
distance the local fire department did not
turn out and the building was seriously dam
aged.
The City Fire Committee met in tho Coun-
Gil chambers last evening. Messrs. !. I.
Jones, j. Browler aud John jtz being pres
ent. City Attorney Clopton was also III AT
tendance An ordinance T. amend and re-
ordain section OF chapter 2 of the Revised
Ordinances was drawn up and will be referred
20 the next regular meeting Of the City COun-
ell. Tho object IL the ordinance Is 20 organ
ize fire department. The committee gave
al order to the Southern Rubber Company
of Iichmoi for Loco feet Of hose.
A pair Of horses hitcbed 70 buggy be-
longing 20 Mr. Duncan PuUMm became
frightened al the electric cars on Decatur
street Yesterday afternoon ana ran away.
They ran down Twelfth street and across
Hall. where they collded with a telegraph
pole in front OK Mr.. 4. i. Snellngs drug
store. One of the horses was thrown down
and tho harness and vehicle slightly dam
aged. Miss Susie Martin was Knocked down
and slightly hurt.
4 Christmas-tree entertainment viii take
place tonight at Mt pisgah church 90 Nidlo-
THAN Rev. W. G. Walden. OF Manchester, VIII
deliver an address. and other exercises OF an
interesting character will take place. The "a
dies of the church will furnish refreshments
Mrs. ". c. Rice entertained few friends
yesterday at her home IN Chesterfield. near
Manchester. Among those present were his.
A. W. Fair. hIr. William q. Owens Mrs
Charles Sharp Miss Ruth Nunnally Mss
Bessie Wells and others.
The Sewing Circle Of Bethlehem Baptist
church, in Chesterfield, gave very pleasant
s0ciab]e last evening and the evening before
Mt Nh Dodds, on tho Midlothian pike. Quite
o nice sum was realized, which %ill be USED
for church purposes.
The Abort Fire Company held their regular
meeting last evening. About a dozen men,
bers were present. Only routine business
was transacted and nothing Of public interest
| transpred
Several small negro boys were fined - each
Yesterday by the Mayor for throwing rocks.
One Of the stones went through the window ~
coach on the Richmond and Petersburg rail-
road.
The members Of the defunct Progressive
Endowment League IN Manchester expect to
get back per cent. of their money within
the next few days.
DR. Rucker saws that little Henry Beattie.
who was burnt in the face by the explosion OF
q cartridge. viii not lose his eyesight.
There will be a called meeting Of the City
! Council This evening to consider resolution
| from the FINANCE Committee.
Miss Hattie Owens will leave Saturday
morning for Nelson county, where she goes
20 take charge of u school
! Mr.. Il. -. Oyerton. who has been spending
t the holidays here, left for his hame at Black
stone yesterday
Mrs. John +. Utz has returned from q
pleasant visit to friends and relatives in Coal
/ field
Mr.. and Mrs Oscar r. Smith. Of Buena
/ Vista, arc visiting III the city.
Captain Richard lraysor, of Richmond, was
+ in the city yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. r. l.. Moody are visiting
! friends in Petersburg.
Captain James snead, Of Chesterfield. Is
very sick.
The Board Of Health will meet next On
| day.