The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-08-24
NEXT DOOR NEIGHBORS,
OR OUR FRIENDS OYER THE RryER,
What the People ia Manchester are Doing
and NATURALIZATION of Officers of the
Fire Depnrtment-OtberN News.


MANCHESTER BUREAU RICHMOND TrMEs.
1l21 HULL STREET.
The board of fire commissioners met
Monday night in the council chamber.
Present: Chairman O'Brien and the Messrs.
John f. Utz. w. T. Hart. w. T. Starke and
Matthew Morton.
The election Of officers of the fire de-
partment was then gone into. and they are:
Chief. A. j. Gallagher; r. E. Owen. first
warden; Z. Gallagher, second warden W.
j. Osterbine. foreman; W. +. Smith, fire.
man.
For members Of the company there we're
chosen Messrs. W. S. Bradley. d. L. Tony.
r. II. Crooks. Jr., Joseph Haley, L. D..
Waynack. John Beach. J. VI. Gibbs, Phil
Brawder. W. +. Morgan. A. l.. Simpson.
Alex. Budd. James NJ Lipscomb Edward
Baugh. Cornelius Mettert and William VI.
hutter Tor one year from the first OF Sep
TENDER
The fremen elected are requested 20 meet
the commissioners at the council chamber
Friday night at o'clock.
BRIEF ITEMS.
Tomorrow the Bedford City and Forest
Hill clubs will play ball at Island Park. and
a good game may be looked for, ListOn
and Keefer are the battery for Bedford City,
and Hattorf and Luck for Forest Hill. An
other game. one of the regular league series,
will be played Saturday.
The news Of the death of Mrs. Elizabeth
Heath Carter in Petersburg last night, was
received with sorrow by her many friends
here. She was the mother OF Messrs w. j.,
Richard A. and Horace q. Carter. She had
been III for several weeks. 80 her death was
not entirely unexpected. The funeral IS to
be from Wesley church. at Petersburg, At
10 30 o'clock this morning.
All the wards will hold meetings on next
Thursday evening 10 elect delegates 10 the
congressional convention and Democratic
clubs will be organized at the same time.
The Swift Greek bridge contract will be
let on the lst of September.
Rev Messrs. Nettle5 and Thornhill have
closed the Second Branch church pTotracted
meeting.
PERSONAL POINTS.
Miss Lena Chalkley has so far recovered
from her ate injuries by burning ct the
Chester Female Institute as 10 be walking
about.
Mr. and Mrs. G.. NJ. Franklin and Mrs.
Owen are at home again from Powhatan.
Mrs. A. L. Atwell and Miss Mamie Lith-
cow are visiting friends at Glover Depot.
Thomas Carter and j. Il. Charters we're
each fined $3.50 in the mayors court yester-
day tor fighting in the street.
Mrs. S. +. Hancock has come homo from
Bedford.
The clerk of the court issued a marriage
license Yesterday TO Mr.. William w. Will
lard of Richmond and Miss Cora Il. Griffith
Of Manchester.
Mr.. Samuel r. Owens is on a fishing trip
in Chesterfield.
The Rev. h. II. Winfree is holding re-
vival at Mount Herman church, in Chester
field.
Mr.. W. 3. Cox has gone on visit to
Charlottesville.
There is quite q lot IF talk here about the
reports and communications 60 the press
regarding the alleged appointment Of out
siders 70 positions as teachers, as against
graduates of the High School There will
possibly be some action on the matter by
the board.
From and after to-day The TIMES Man
chester Bureau will promptly bulletin there
all important news at the same time as In
Richmond. The picture in the window
there of the art supplement 70 be given away
with next Sundays paper attracted much At
tention yesterday from passers by.