Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-03-03
MANCHESTER POLITICS.
Walden g. Co.'s Store Broken Into ana the
Safa Rohbed-Commfttee Meeting.

The chief topic of conversation in Man
chester for several days past has been the
approaching municipal election, IN which
great interest is being manifested. There
will be an unusually large number of can
didates in the field and some of those
being talked of are among the most proml-
nent citizens. Mayor A. @. Attkisson will
stand for reelection and those mentioned
as possible opponents TO him are MAJOR w;
Lawrence 7. Pool. The name OF MIR.
John G.. Rice has been prominently men
toned as candidate for Clerk OF the
Hastings Court against Mr.. IL. Il. DuNal,
who has filed the Office for great number
of years. There Is some talk OF Dir. w.
Hay Garnett offering for Commonwealths
Attorney against the incumbent, Mr..
Charles i. Page, and it is probable that
Sergeant Henry Fitzgerald will be opposed
by a prominent young merchant. whose
name is freely mentioned III this co3nec-
ton.
The City Central Democratic Committee
will meet tonight. when they will settle
whether or not there will be o primary
election. 80,
The present prospects are that there will
be lively time at the polls this May, as
there seem TO be several candidates for
each Office.
HARDWARE STORE RoBBED.
Shareholders were at work in Manches-
ter Tuesday night. They broke open the
safe of Walden & Co.. hardware merchants,
on Hull street near Fifteenth, and got
about $50. The robbers entered the pre-
misses from the rear. took an axe or heavy
hammer and broke off the combination
knob, and then worked the lock with
comparative ease.
Na1a
terday morning he found several checks
and some papers scattered on the floor.
There were three strangers in Manchester
Tuesday and it is believed that they are
the ones who robbed the safe. One Of
them went into the Manchester Bank
and wanted to sell printed card con-
ceIning counterfeit money. Cashier
Patteson told the stranger that he
did not want one of bis cards, but the fel-
low was so talkative and long-winded that
Mr.. Patteson gave him ten cents tthe price
he asked for the card) to get rid OF him.
The stranger also called at the ofhce OF
Messrs. Augustine Royal Co., IN the
Leader building, and at tue offlce OF A. IL.
Adamson in the Bank building.
Officers Smith and Jones. who were on
duty. were notified of the appearance OF
the suspicious-looking characters and kept
as sharp lookout as possible. but as the
policemen could not be all over the city at
the same time the robbery was Committed
at vaden il Co.'s while the officers were
watching in other parts OF the city.
These were possibly the same thieves the
policemen in Richmond were on the alert
for. as they had been notified by the New
port News officials OF their robberies there
and leaving in the direction Of Richmond.
They skipped the town early yesterday
morning, and nothing has been seen or
heard from them since.
A GEOLOGICAL GARDEN.
President James +. Bradley. of the Rich
mond and Manchester Street Railway
Company, has started geological garden
at Forest Hill Park. A building for this
purpose was erected some time ago and
several animals were placed therein. =,
Mr.. Bradley says that the company Will
gladly receive and take care OF any ami
mails sent to them, and they hope to have
after awhile good. collection. Next week
they viii receive two deer. They have
already hne-looking black bear, and have
the promise of other animals.
1t ls the intention of the perk-owners to
have q nice advertising OF the person
or firm presenting an animal placed on the
cage in which tho animal or bird Is kept.
STREET coMMlrrEE NESTING.
A meeting of the Street Committee was
held in the Council chamber yesterday af-
ternoon at 4 o'clock Those present were; !;
Messrs. Rolin (chairman). Fair. Starke.
aud Taylor.
Major b. H. Nash. George Z. Fisher.
james +. Bradley, and Roosevelt Page were
also in attendance.
The Committee, after considering the
ordinance relative TO different electric
companies using each Others poles for
wiring the city IN order TO prevent the OBJ
struction of tho streets by an excess Ut
poles, which was referred to that body BY
the Council ct the last meeting, lent u
back with an adverse yecommsndntion-
This Was At the request OF the Representa-
tivss of the companies, WHO thoueht Z
sAtisfactory ezta1lsne1e soe,a 3 80