The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-09
NEWSFROM MANCHESTER
SOMETHING ABoUr THE POLITICs.
MAYOR Attkisson VIII Not be n Candidate
for Reelection, But VIII Run Tor tho
once of Commemorative Attorney.
MANCHESTER BUREAU RICHMOND TIMES, J
Twelfth and Hull streets.
Branch Office. llO4 Decatur street. J

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Mavor Attkisson returned from Baltimore
Yesterday. To a TINES man His Honor SAID
that he would not be candidate for re-eiec-
ton TO the mayorality. but that he would run
for Commemorative attorney. Mr.. Atkinson
served the people of this city nine years IN
this capacity and made a fearless and efficient
officer. His card will be found IN another
column.
Dc. J. Randolph. Of Cartersyille. was IN
dorchester yesterday.
Miss Alice McRae is quite sick at the resi-
dence OF her mother, on Porter street. De-
tween Sixth and Seventh.
Miss Emily Hatcher. whose death occurred
in Richmond Sunday, was sister OF the ia'e
John II. Hatcher OF this city, and aunt Oh
Miss Jennie Hatcher.
The friends of Mr. r. Eskridge Owen are
urging him 10 be candidate.for justice OF the
peace from the Third ward.
City Sergeant Henry Fitzgerald was the
first white man to register IN Manchester al
ter the war. Mr.. Nathan Eubank was the
second.
Mr. Cabell Moody and a number Of friends
will have "a pound party at his fathers home.
on Porter street next Friday evening
Evangelist Smith had another large cOngre-
CATION at Leader Hall last night and the ser
vices were of a very interesting aud instruc-
tive character.
Mrs. William b. Lpscomb entertained
number Of her lady friends at her home on
Porter street. last evening.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
There will be 70 service in Meade Memorial
church this morning. as Rev. j. ). Cl0pton
will attend the funeral of Or. Peterkln.
Preaching at night at 7.45 o'clock.
The will of the late Mathew b. Harrison
provides an annuity OF twelve hundred hun
dred dollars 10 his mother. Mrs. Nesiger
wife OF General David A. Neislger, formerly
of Manchester.
The flagstaff was placed on the white pub
lie school building yesterday
There are many candidates in the political
field, all of whom are working with a viii.
The regular Wednesday evening PRAYER
meetings will be held in most OF the churches
tins evening
One scholar in the cambridge street Bap-
fist Sunday school has sold upwards ~ sixty
tickets 10 the lecture Of Rev. II. NJ. Wharton.
Alice Patterson. a cOlOred individual, was
arrested yesterday afternoon by Officer MOles.
Alice Is charged with fighting IN the street
and otherwise being dls0rderly. She will
have hearing this morning IN the police
court.
The ncandescent electric lights failed TO
burn in Manchester last night for an hour
or SO.
There has not been a case in the police
court for several DAYS
The unpaved streets are in horribly
muddy and bad condition at present.
The remains of the late John +. Rediord
who died at the Retreat for the Sick IN Nor
folk Monday, arrived in this city YESTERDAY
and were buried from the Richmond and
Petersburg depot in Maury cemetery. lie
wa, "a brother of Mr.. Jake Redford. OF Man
chester. and was held in high esteem by
many friends here. where he formerly lived
Heart disease was the cause of his death.
There will be lodge of odd Fellows orga-
nized at Cersley's Hall in Swansboro to-
night.