The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-01
THEY INDORSE MALONE.
THE RrruBLIcAss or MAycHEsTER
Action of Their -Wsddiii, They
Say, 81 All Eight-strange story ABOUT
a Goosc-Iterns of Interest.
N.scuysryR BUREAU RIcHgoND TiNrs. !
Twelfth and Hull streets.
Ranch Office 11Ot Decatur street.

A committee on credeDtiss WAS appolhleu'
Who reported the following delegates from
the different wards:
First Ward-C. ". Harris Patterson
House. Addison Newton. Alexander Staple
aud c. Gathright.
Second Ward Henry Johnson, W. j. WIN
free. s. II. Johnson and Josiah Branch.
Third Ward. j.. Johnson. Edward
Booker. Marcus Burfoot, William Howell and
Fourth +, nth ward. II. Cunningham, \. 7.
Johnson. w. 4. Burloot. Thomas Ill. Smith
and Boiling Perkins.
The following delegates TO the state ana
District Conventions were elected =. ".
Harris. 1homas H.. smith. William DIahch
and John H. Hall. Alternates: W. II.
Hughes aud W. II. Hatcher,
Tho convention adopted the following pre-
smble and resolutions offered by Z. ".
llnrrs .f
Whereas we. the Republicans Of tho city Of
Manchester in convention assembled, ue-
Ieving it 20 be the viii OF a majority OF the
voters OF the State of Virginia and Of TINS city
who have the interest OF the Republican party
at heart % retain tine services OF peheiai
William Malone "a chairman OF tho hepuDil-
can party Of Virginia. and that no also DC
placed at the head OF the delegation 10 30
selected al Roanoke. Va. on the 5tn dhy OK
MAY. 1852 10 20 to the National hepuuhcah
Convention on the 9Th day OF June, l7s5 10
nominate President anc Nice-fresiaeht.
therefore DO u
Resolved That we. the Republicans Of tho
city OF Manchester. most earnestly request
that our worthy. tried and efficient cnsifihAh
o. tho State executive committee NAl'aH
Malone. may be reelected
Resolved. That we ndcrse TO acuoh OF
Judge Edmund Waddin, Jr.. while ne was ia
Congress from this district.
A GOOSE STORY.
In convorsation last evening Slr. j. J.. Nc
hlllster. u popular ana trusted passenger
engineer OF the Dauv.Ie system. told me the
following very remarkable story
He said that on last Thursday morning
when his train. so. H. left BurkeyAe at A,
NJ. he noticed goose flying over his train.
The object Of the bird seemed 20 stay
with tho tram. he distance 70 Nreeh
Bay was seven miles ana tLls WIS
run in twelve minutes. the goose fylng over
the train ali the way. Sometimes be Woud
Le in "A lew feet of the engine and then no
would sail little higher up and fail back
over one ~ the coaches. Several shots were
fred at him trom the baggage car. but tailed
10 brighten hun OF. lio disappeared from
the train AT Green BAY. and nothing more
was thought of the occurrence. Captain
Lowell was conductor Of the tram.
Yesterday morning the same tram pnned
out from Burkeylle at the same time. DIT.
McAllister on the engine and Captain MOTIFS
running uS G0NQuttbi. DlihI-c ~ or9 N+i'
goose iOined company with the tram again.
and this time flew as far as Neherrin dis
lance of twelve miles which was covered IN
nineteen minutes. Here the tram had 10 lay
over Tor several minutes and after circlinS
around several times his gOoseshlp became
weary of waiting and started bacK rom
whence 10 came.
Ine bird was seen by nearly every one on
the train. who think it "a very strange ahalr.
IL is hardly probable That the goose was
wild one. and still tame Dird could not have
done this remarkably fast lying.
Mr.. McAister, who told me about the aiialr.
does not seem TO be worried al ont IT, though
AZ class engineers are superstuOus. lie
SAYS he does not look npon - is an III omen
and would not care If tho bird Joined him
egain tomorrow morning.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
During the month Of April C5 arrests were
made bv tho police as follows. Ordinance
violations 40. larceny. q. misdemeanOr, 10.
The chief mace H. arrests, first assistant, IA
second assistant. H. third assistant H. Inc
chief and first and third assistants, Z; sec
ond and third assistants. g..
Clerk DuNal of the hastings court. issued
eight marriage licenses during the month OF
Aprl-hve to white and three to tcolored
couples.
County Chairman r. V. Coebill Of Chester
field has sent 90 the district chairmen OF the
Democratic party III Chesterfield the appoint
Chesterfield viii send eighteen deIegates.
Klevershal's precint VIII DO entitled 10 three
and Hancock Store 10 one delegate. The
meetings 10 select the delegates M these two
urecucts will be held on the 1th OF
MAY. The other precincts will elect their
delegates some time between the 1th and
18th The eXac. time Will be hXed next
week.
There was an interesting game Of ball Mt
Stonecuttors grounds Yesterday between tho
Little Altanucs. from the lower part OF this
city, and the Spring Hills. OF SwaLsDoro.
Caudle and Berry occupied the points Tor the
Little Atantics and Barrett and Lowry tor
the Spring Hills Score. is to 0. ID favor OF
the former.
Heights between a nine from Semmes street
and another from Hull street. The battery
of the Semmes-street boys was McCrOne and
Brown, and tie Hull-stleois Parker anu hol-
hday The score WAS IL to 2. IL favor OF the
Hull-streets
time since requested the superintendent of
the different public schools III the various
cities and counties of tho State TO have made
by the pupils of the schools specimens OF
work. sucu as the drawing OF maps, writing
OF essays etc These specimens are 10 DO
cent TO the Educational Convention. which
meets at Bedford CITY, and they Will select
from the large number some OF the
best, which will ue sent as an exhibit
to the Worlds FAR AT thlcaGo. 10 en-
courage the pupils IN their work the city
school board offered as prizes two gold
inedals-one to each school-to the scholar
who made the best specimen map. After
careful examination tie committee awarded
the medals TO DAVID Wiltshire. aged thirteen.
of tho white. and Lucy H. Nlnfree. aged
thirteen. OF the cOlOled school
The hustngs court was engaged yesterday
considering chancery matters
The funeral OF TIC infant daughter OF Mr..
Benjamin Summons took place yesterday
afternoon at 40 o'clock from the residence
oil the parents.
The funeral Of little Frank Crawford. who
died Friday night oil GROUP. TOOK place from
his fathers residence. on Eighteenth street,
Yesterday afternoon az O'Clock.
The Leader Hall meeting this afternoon IS
expected TO be OF unusual interest. state
Secretary III. O. Miliams will speak and Nh.
ID. S. Bennett viii sing several solos.
Several OF che leading grOcess Of this city
have decided % close ther stores at p. NJ
from May "a 70 September LIST. except on
Saturdays and on pay-days at the railroad
shops.
SANITARY ORDER.
The board of health has issued the follow
Ing circular
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