The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-25
MANCHESTER'S COUNCIL.
LAST MEETING OF THE OLD BoDY,
xyui pispensc with tho Services of tho City
Engineer-Tbe Electric Lights.
Other Business.
MANCHESTER BUREAU RICHMOND TINES,
Twelfth and Hull streets.
p-annh Affce lI04 Decatur street.

Twelfth and Hull streets.
Branch Office ll04 Decatur street
The city council met in adjourned session
last evening in the council chamber. IL was
the last meeting of the presen. body, and the
| following members answered the roil-cau;
J X Perdue. A. w. Fair, John Utz. A. Q.
Jones, w. S. Rolln, J. E. Taylor. ". l.
Starke. Z. T. Morris and f. W. Weisiger.
Messrs. A. G. Jones. from the First ward;
/ w s Rolin. from the Second ward. and +.
Browder. from the Third ward, will retire
and their places will be filed by Messrs.
Sims, Campbell and Ely. A., .;i
Mr. lsaacs appeared before the council
with a bill for 500 against the city for WIDEN
ing the bridge over the canal Al nun s'Ieo''
1t was ordered TO toe paid.
The report of the committee on streets
recommending that the services OF the city
engineer DO dispensed with and man DO
put in his place at q less salary was adopted.
The street committee recommend that Inc
Electric Company be instructed 70 place an
of their lights on poles or arms some OF the
lights are now swung across the street on
wires and thus interfere with the ttolley-
wire of the Hull-street electric line. III was
also recommended that an electric light De
placed at Seventh and Porter streets. Twelfth
and Hull streets and Nineteenth and Balm
bridge streets.
MI w. Il. Hart was elected to fill the va
cancy in the council from the Third ward
caused by the removal OF Dir. ". 1. mt
from the ward.
The vacancy in the Second ward caused by
the resignation of Mr.. j. *. Perdue Will DO
filed ut the next meeting OF the Council.
NEwsY NOTES.
TIE type made The TINES say yesterday
morning that elghty-hye people went on the
excursion 20 Providence Forge with the Bap-
fist Sunday school. 1t should have been $50.
Ii was the largest Sunday school excursion
ever gotten up in Manchester. Mr.. j. T.
Utz was chairman OF the committee.
The lawn party on Cl0ptOn Hill by the
Missionary Band of Cowardin-ayenue Chris,
tian church was postponed last evening until
this evening at 10 II o'clock.
Regular communion services will be held at
Cowardin-avenue Christian church SUNDAY
morning. Rev. l.. A. Cutler will preach Sun
day night at s o'clock.
The funeral OF the late Captain Emmett J.
Mann formerly OF Manchester. took place
from his late residence. No. l3l Chapel street.
Norfolk. yesterday morning at Ii o'clock
Among the honorary pail bearers was Captain
John ). Whitworth. OF this city.
telegram has been received from Angus
O.. Ga. summOnng % that city Mrs. Arthur
McCrOne, of this place. Mrs. McCrone Is q
sister of Mr. George W OBrien. whose criti-
His case is now considered hopeless.
Among those proficient in various branches
at the session OF RichmOnd College which !
closed last night were Aiessrs. William SO.
Cox. j. K. Perdue. Jr. and Samuel j. Young.
Of this city: Charles 4. Taylor. K. Hugh |
Bagby and Joseph b. Bailey, of Chesterfield.
There were only three who took the degree |
Of master Of arts and Mr. Taylor was one of |
the number
Moses HObson. negro man. was arrested |
and taken before the Mayor yesterday morn |
ing on warrant sworn ont by his wife. |
charging him with threatening TO beat her |
When questioned 10y the Mayor the woman |
said they had had several fights but the last
time she thought she came out best and there |
wasn't much danger Of her beating him. The |
little performance cost the woman SL4O. |
while HoDsOn got of tree.
Mrs Charles Davis is very sick at the resi- |
dence Of Mr.. Fred W. Smith. in Swansboro. |
Mrs. John L. Whitworth. of Norfolk who |
has been visiting relatives here, has returned |
home
Miss Alice Hawkins, who has been on q
visit 10 her cousin, Mrs w x. Beattle, left |
last night for her home in Petersburg.
A telegram received in this city from Hen
derson n c., announces the death of "A little |
child If Mr. Irwin Is. Gary, formerly OF Man
chester.
CONTENTS OF AN OLD CORNERSTONE.
The cornerstone in the old Masonic Hall
on Fifth street has been taken out and
opened The only thing IN the box was
pretty design 10 silver which bears the fol-
lowing inscription and which will be placed
ia the cornerstone of the new Masonic Hall
now IN course of erection:
This stone was laid by the Worshipful
ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL,
Master OF the
Manchester Lodge Of Free Mas0ns,
No. a.
assisted by and in the presence Of the
Most NOrshipful
JOHN MARSHALL
Grand Master OF MaSOns in Virginia,
AMI his Deputy,
His Excellence the Right MorshiDful
hOBtRf BROOKE.
Governor Of this Commonwealth,
and the WOrshipful Lodge of Manchester
and her three Sister LOd gos
IF Richmond,
in Ample fOrm, on no
10th day OF september. IL the year of
hrist 1895.
and in the year OF
Masonry
5l95.
The silver plate doubtless looks Just as new
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