Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-23
TIE MANCHESTER ALeRJs.
Tho Company wan pisbsnd 10 Their Dc.
mands Are Refused--isadiy Hurt.

The Alert Fire Company held an adj
Journed meeting last night and further
discussed The question of disbandng as a youn-
Tho members present were: Mcssrr !,
Gallaghcs. ". !. Osterbna. w. II. Smith. w. n
logan, W. T. Williams, j. X. Os'erbind, w. n
Morgan, Philip Browdor, |. w. Crooks, w. N
Mditer, Alexander Hadd, H. J. Mutter, Il. ri
Owens Lawrence waymack. Walter TImhe,.
LAKE, ana Andrew Osferbind.
Mr. Osterbind, president Of tho company.
stated that the principal hnslness OF tho meei
ing was to return the municipsl property 10 Inc
city. W '"0
Mr. !. II. ostcrbind offered a resolution TIA,
the company disband NJ once. '""'
\ substitute providing that the diapcrser on.
Should no. occur until after the noxt meeting ~
the C;y Council. 80 a. 70 enable that hotys =, =,
consider the matter more thoroughly was DIOR
cd ny NJ. Gallagher and adopted.
nAsTY ACTION OPPOSED.
Mr. Gallagher addressed the company in re-
gard 20 thc s-tion OF the Council al liz last mcet
ing and spoke OF She benefits which Tho ctti.ons
had derived nom tho Organization lie stafsS
that Ia would not AK the members OF tho com
pany o. remain ia the organization n he did NO.
ieei mat II was their duty not 20 dissemblo With
Oui giving The Council another chance 70 act
faNorany Oh Tho resolution sent In asking for
bcticr equipment and slight compensation.
NJ Gallagher also asked that the company an
point some person 20 wait upon the Commii,re
ON Fire 70 ascertain n something cannot be done
20 aid The passage OF the bin 10y the Council
PAINFUL ACCIDENT.
Linden Tthbs, al employee nj the Richmond
and Danv.ilc railroad shops, fell about ten tee,
| from scafold ycsterday, and was very badly
injured internally. Dr. Brock. Of Richmond was
called Z, The injured man. aud after rendering
IN" necessary medical MD Fir. IibOs was taken u
his home iu SwGnsDOrO.
Mrs DuNal wife OF Mr. h. J. DuVnl tho so.
nicr mcmber ~ tho weil-NnOwn firm OF DuVai x
Robertson, Of Manchester. died Of malarial-
lever yesterday morning al 10 O'Clock. ut her
homo notr tenfralta Tho funeral Will inke
place ms afternoon ne 3 o'clock from Salem
church, near Chesterfield Courthouse The de-
ccnsc4 had only been IN about two weeks.
REVIVAL NEEriSGs.
Tho revival services ~ the Fifth-Street and
Ncs'-knf Methodist churches continue with
mIch interest.
Nessrs. piscont and Montgomery, Of Rich.
muui. particit at"d IN the services at Wcst-End
Tucsiay night Therc were six conversions.
~. +. N. Peterson. pastor Of Central church,
church Tuesday night. There was one conver-
sion.aud much interest manifested in the meet
ing.
HUsTISGs COURT.
In the Hastings Court yesterday morning Viii
| Ham Davis was tried for .e.onOusiy and ma
l'clously cutting Adolphus HarCrayc with n
knife. The accused was ably defended by
Lawrence J.. Pool ISL, and was acquitted.
David DaBscrleid, Marahal Rock, Dabney
Goa, and Henry Baush lu colered) were before
he Mayor yesterday morning for fighting on
. Hun street saturday night They wore eacn
hEelS5 md costs.
TWO WEDDINGS
Miss Rosa lee NcLelland and Mr. Robert l.
Best 81 TINS ~, wore united IN marriage 81 the
Residence % Rrv. W. A. Laughon Tuesday night
az p.3o o'clock. 4 large number OF friends OF
The BRIDE aal groom win the ceremony.
= very pretty marriage TOOK place at Cumbcr-
iaud olrih1use Tuesday afternoon at 3 O'Clock,
the contracting parties being Hiss Naria l..
llsua and Nh ". y. STROLLER The ceremony
was conducted ny Rov. Willie Wilson, ana tho
rslsrs wcrc Mess,a. i. :. Lcath, 4. c. Digs,
Hcycr.ey Randolph, ami {. /. Friend, the last
named II Manchester
Mr. SirOther H. the assistant manager Of the
Fa~nyilc and Ponhaian railroad, and his br le
r. The popular daughter O. Ok. William Fuqua,
al Cumberland.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr. and Mrs. B. +. Pson are expected home
today.
inc new Jail az Chesterfield Courthouse is ex.
pe,icd q be completed 10y the middle Of next
/ mouth.
regular meeting OF tho Board Of supervisors
Of Chcsfcraed VIII be held KIT Monday.
Mr. James h. Cox, who has been visiting rea-
iive- Ia Manchester Tor several weeks, left last
night Tor Southwest Virginia.
Rev. Decatur Edwards T. assisting In n reviva
meeting ~ tie new Baptist church at Dorset
IL POwta.nn county.