The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-02
NEWS FROM MANCHESTER
MAyF ITEMS or MUCH INHERENT
A New Electric Railway-Court News-nr'
Toney's BiIi-Deeds Recorded-Me"
ton of Persons and Things
MANCHESTER BUREAU RrcHMoosD TINES
Twelfth and Hull streets. {
Branch Office. 1904 Decatur street. }

Twelfth and Hull streets. 7
Branch Office. ll0i Decatur street
The bill introduced in the House by Deie-
gate d. l.. Toney. of Manchester, tor the pro-
lection Of discharged employees passed. .no
House Yesterday that body agreeing to the
| Senate amendments.
The bill, as passed. reads as follows
BE il enacted by the General Assembly Vi
Virginia. That no corporation. MANUFACTURED
or manufacturing company doing business -
this State. or any agent or attorney ol Su0N
corporation. manufacturer, or manufacture.
company. after having discharged any
emniovo from the service Of such
CORPORATION. manufacturer, or mahulac
turing company. snail wiliully anu
maliclouslv prevent. or attempt
prevent by word OF writing. directly OF ih'i1-
rectiy. such discharged employe ron w
tanning employment with any other peiSVh ~
corporation. For any VOCATION v, en, ,',isie-
ton the offender shall be guilty oil ms 'io-
rneanor and shall on conviction thereof Do
/ tined moi loss than one hundred nor more
than five hundred dollars. But tins section
| shall not be construed as prOhlultlh- any
cnrnoration. manufacturer or manufacturing
company from giving IN writing on appn-
cation from any other person or corp'Ia'loli'
a truthful statement OF the reason tor such
discharge.
This act shall be in force from its passage.
Manchester Is soon % have another electIc
railway. When II IS completed no CITY IA the
South will ENJOY better street car iaeiitles AS
there will then be three first rate lines ira
versng the entire length of the city and eacn
running 70 Richmond.
Mr.. James r. Bradley. president of the Rich
mond and Manchester Railway Company mas
Just returned from Baltimore where he mas
been on business pertaining TO the company.
Monday he signed q contract Tor the equip
ping of the Hull-street line with electricity. ,,
The COMPANY will extend the line up nun
street and the Midlothian pike TO West Man
chester and thence 10 Forest I'M fark lhis
will give two lines 70 that popular anu 0eauti-
ful pleasure resort. .,
sible dispatch. and will probably be com
peted by early summer. thus enabling the
company to accommodate the heavy summer
traffic.
President Bradley Will have his Office in the
Leader building. where the Manchester water
Company formerly had It's office
PERSONAL MENTION.
Mr. Christopher McRae is detained at home
by sickness.
Officer William Moles who Las been down
with the grip for several weeks was out tor
short while yesterday. He IS not well
enough. however t. be on duty.
Nh j. NJ. Hall has returned from an ex-
tended trip South.
Mayor A. c. Attkisson is on business trip
in Baltimore.
Mr. Reubin Hudgns and Mr. Eli Davidson
and son are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. j. III. Nor
veil. of SwansbOfO.
Bishop O.. W. Peterkin will preach at tho
Meade-MemOrial church tonight. Assistant
Bishop Randolph will conduct confirmation
services Sunday night
Miss Mary Carr and Miss Annie Pool who
have been visiting Mrs. VI. a. C0gbill no
Chesterfield Courthouse. have returned home
Miss Rosa Lawrence. who has been visiting
Miss Clayton On COWardin avenue. has re-
turned 70 her home IN Richmond.
Miss Annie Donley Is entertaining Mss
CURLY BuchannOu.
Mr. W. II. DENLY was painfully hurt last
Friday while 40 Wofk in stacy shuck lac
tory. He fell distance of twenty feet.
breaking his right collar bone and cutting his
head quite badly. Dr. Rucker is attending
him.
Mr.. John 4. Lester. Of Chesterfield, was IN
Manchester yesterday. He was On his
way 10 Roanoke q attend the session of the
Grand Lodge of Knights OF Honor. Mr..
David j. Weisiger will represent Manchester
Lodge Alr. ". i. Pitt, who was appointed
delegate. being unable TO attend.
Mrs. William g.. Taylor or Chesterfield,
has received the sad intelligence of the death
OF her brother. Mr.. II. O.. Richardson, OF
j armNlle. lie ule4 hulAellt NuuiAf OF app
plexy aged tity-six years. He was one OF
the most prominent citizens of tarmyile, and
at the time of his death was engaged IN the
mercantile business. lie married daughter
of Judge W. A. Perkins, of Cumberland
county.
Judge b. A. Hancock Will hold court in
Petersburg to-day.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
It is learned that number of mad dogs
InN fr 4 Nos o.
winter.
There will be s0ciable az Chesterfield
Courthouse next Friday night. number
of Young people from this city VIII he pres
ent.
Forty-eieht deeds were recorded in the
clerks Office o. tho hastings court during
last month, and -four marriage licenses were
issued two white and two cOlOred couples.
4 TIN man yester .ay evening attempted
% get the Board of Health report for tie
month OF February. but the president had not
prepared it, IL will probably be ready 10 a
day or SO.
Mr. X. r. Mchaels. secretary Of the Rail-
road Branch Of the Young Mems Christian
Association. is IN Chicago Attending the in-
ternational Conference OF the Railroad De-
partment of the Young Mems Christian Assoc
cation lie addressed the conference SGtur-
day on the sub ect. Personal Work Among
Railroad Men"
il would he an excellent idea for the Man
chester street car companies o. adopt rule
that their cars would only stop at the farther
side OF intersecting cross streets ihi- will
be done in Richmond after the 18th Instant.
sCHOOL SITES DISCUSSED.
An Agreement Entered Into by Colonel Cary
Caused Complications.
The Council Committees on Finance and
C1looTs mo. ,.a.tar1ar ia foint cagsioo in