The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-08
MANCHESTER'S HEALTH.
THE SUBJECT BEFORE THE BOARD.
And the Action to be Tsken-Thc Supposed
safe-B overs ReIeased-News OF Gen.
eraI Interest-Psrsonal Points
MAScHEsrzs Bureau RICHMOND TINES.
Twelfth and Hull streets. 7
Branch "a ice. ilOi Decatur street.


Branch o. ice. llOi Decatur street.
The board Of healtl. had a meeting yester-
day afternoon in the OF. ice OF Chief of Police
Lipscomb. There vere resent Dr. Lawrence
Ingram. president; Mr.. 3. B. Weisiger, secre-
tary. and Messrs. Henry Fitzgerald and Is. A.
Nun uaily.
The session was only a 81 ort one. Chief
Lipsconlb reported that ne had given the con-
tract for removing the bodies Of dead AMI
mails 10 Mr.. Johnson, rs instructed.
II vas agreed that the president should re-
command 10 the Council the propriety of
enacting an ordinance directing the board to
plecard All houses wherein there was d case OF
any endemic and also the revision OF an
other city ordinance. which IN the Judgment
OF the board - not healthful
II was agreed that a number OF circulars De
nrinted and thoroughly distributed over the
city. notifying the people to keep their prem
ises in q clean and healthy CONDITION. =.
After the approval of several reports toe
body adjourned.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Comnonwealth's Attorney Charles H. rage
who mas ably served the city for three years
is not a candidate for reelection IN the com
ing Nav election. Mr. Page has made an
efficient officer and retlres from tne pos'''oN
Nessrs T. " lnge. superintendent OK mo,
tive mower on the Virginia indiana road. ana
Mr. 4. W. Gibbs of the Richmond ana pan
vile shopa Atlanta. were at the Mancnes'er
SD 1ps Yesterday. ,s liz.
Mr.. ". r. Duke fell and hurt himself quite
badly few days ago lie was well enough
to be out yesterday. -.
Rev. II. NJ. Wharton. the eloquent pulpit
orator of Baltimore will deliver his interest,
ing and instructive lecture Ups and Downs
al Ieader Hall, next Monday evening. Inc
entertainment will be under the auspices Oh
the ladies OF the Bainbridge-Street church.
Past Master Smith says that he Is going into
new ouarters because he has not room enough
where he now Is, aud not because the place -
unsafe. as it mas teen reported.
Mr. Arthur Taylor has moved into the new
store recently built 10y Ioler a. IONS at the
corner of Toler street and the Mialotn'an
Mr.. West is moving his saw-mill into the
pine woods adjoining Forest Hill Park and
will begin work IL q few days
MISCELLANEOUS.
There being no evidence against Herbert
| Treadway the young man who was arrested
by Officer Moles Saturday as being suspI
cious character he was yesterday noerateu.
| lie at once lett for the home OF his fai her. IN
! Danville. and will very likely IN future DC
/ more careful about his associations.
/ Yesterday a number of out-ot-date pa per'
/ were gratultOusly distributed through th'
streets by an energetic and wlde-awake news
/ dealer OF Richmond.
An engineer On the Danyille road saw twf
+ tramps between Coalfeld and Hailsboro that
\ answered the description OF the men VINO got
| away from Officers Moles and Smith Saturday.
/ The police were notified.
The woods of Chesterfield were full or
robin hunters yesterday. but the game was
\ very scarce.
! The flagstaff has been placed on the COL
ored school building One will DO placed on
the white school to-day.
DEAD INFANT.
Early Sunday morning Mr.. James CLAYTON
! engineer on the Richmond and Petersburg
railroad saw @ man drop u bundle on
/ COwardin avenue and run. The mans ac-
/ tions excited Mr. ClaytOn's suspicious and be
at once looked at the bundle and found that 1t
contained a dead white female infant. lie
/ followed the man. but failed % catch HIM.
Mr.. CLAYTON notified the police. who III turn
advised Coroner John w Broadnex. The
latter took charge of the body and held post
I mortem examination. Inc inquest yesterday
/ afternoon revealed no facts further than tnat
| the child came TO its death by unknown
/ causes There is no clue as to the identity OF
! the infant or It's parents. This IS the second
. dead infant found n this ward II the last
month.
CHURCH CHAT.
Evangelist Smith preached at Clopton-
street Baptist church Sunday morning. In
the afternoon he addressed large crowd al
eader Hall and at night preached again II
the same place There We're number OF
converts at each service. There have been
several hundred professions OF faith under
the ministry of Mr.. Smith He will preach
the rest of the week ~ Leader Hall.
At the Bainbridge-street church Rev. J.. X.
Thornhill occupied the pulpit both morning
and evening and preached to crowded houses
Between twenty and thirty applicants iol
membership were received.
At the Meade Memorial church Rev. j. D.
Clopton conducted the services IN the morn
ing. At night Assistant Bishop Randolph
confirmed a class Of ten and preached an IN
teresting sermon 10 a large congregation.
Al the Central Methodist church clever
persons were received Tor membership. anC
the communion service WAS administered
Three persons applied for membership a
the Presbyterian church on Sunday.
An interesting missionary meeting was hele
nj Clopton- street church Sunday afternoon
An excellent programme consisting or song
recitations. dialogues. &c. was rendered.
In other churches the regular pastors OH
cated