The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-03
TO ADVERTISE THE CITY.
THAT. Is WHAT MANCHESTER
PROPOSES TO DO.

Meeting Of the Chamber of Commerce
New DruIds' HaiI-Cases in the Courts
First Freight Train over the Belt
Line.
An adjourned meeting Of the Chamber Of
Commerce OF Manchester was held yester-
day evening in the Leader building. The
meeting was called 10 order by Mr.. II. {.
Beaitie, first yicc-president, IN the absence
of President Clopton. There was good at
tendance. embracing prominent aud enter
prising citizens OF the city.
The object Of the meeting was to receive
report from the committee appointed at a
recent meeting to conceive a plan for adj
vertising Manchester's manufacturing iaclll-
ties. &C., in the North and West. The COM
mittee submitted a lengthy report, reference
10 which has heretofore been made IN TINS
paper. This report recommended the
raising Of from 5000 20 $1,000. and the
committee was OF the opinion that this
amount could be raised
The report was signed by Messrs. ID. J..
Pulliam (chairmanl. \. l.. Adams0h. W. l..
Moody. John +. Taylor. james l.. Robert
NNis - r ID dillff anu AuEu0hlAN W. ttiif
and was unanimously adopted.
The Chamber transacted considerable
routine business and reelected the old Of
ficsrs tor the ensuing year.
NEW HALL.
The new hall Of Cynthus Grove Of the
Drulds, in this city. will be dedicated reXt
Thursday night. The new headquarters
will be at Cersley Hall. IN Cersley's Grove.
II has been nicely fitted up. and is well ar
ranged for its purposes. The exercises OF
the dedication promise 10 be very interest
ing. The officers 81 the Grand Grove will
attend. and Eiyin Grove, Of this city. and
all the subordinate groves Of Richmond
have been invited. Captain James \.
Lipscomb. chief Of police, is the Grand
Noble Arch Of the Grand Grove.
4 suspicious character was seen IN front
Of +. b. ,ersley's grocery last night attempt
got away, however, before he c0uld be ar
rested.
There were eichty-two arrests made by
the police Of this city during the month OF
January The causes Of arrest were rs
follows: Felony. .; misdemean0rs %; vio.
latOns of ordinances, %: Chief Lipscomb
in his report asks for a new writing desk a.
headquarters.
Clerk Duyal ofthe lustngs Court issued,
during INC past uuNlls NlNf iHdilid-'
licenses, OF which six were 10 white and
three to colored couples. During the same
period there were seyenty-tWo deeds re-
corded in his Office.
PLAYING CRAPS.
Joe Brooks. Edward Christian and Albert
Christian, three cOl0rd boys, were arrested
eOn SUNDAY i'm vacant house while playing
the game known as craps They were
fined by the Mayor yesterday one dollar
each.
Freight cars passed over the Belt Line
about o'clock yesterday morning for the
first time, and ava kened all of the residents
along the track.
Mr.. Lawson Burf0ot continues quite sick
at his home.
Mr.. john W. Owens, who has been quite
i'll for about a week, is able TO be our
again.
Mrs. W. n. Owens and her son. Oscar OF
Birmingham, Ala, are visiting Mr. Samuel
Il. Owens.
Mr. samuel F. Gillian, Of the South
Boston Times. was In the city yesterday. !
He will be married next Thursday To Miss |
Lille b. Nancy. OF that place
Persons driving up Sumner avenue VIII |
bee glad 90 see that street has been opened |
at the end Of the street car line, connecting |
the avenue with The River road just this |
side of the bridge across Recdy creek.
The disease known as "bIind staggors' ls |
prevailing tO "a great extent among the cat |
tie Of Chesterfield county. 10 i- said that |
large number Of cattle i'm the vicinity OF |
MatOaca are affected with o..