The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-08-31
DEMOCRATIC FRIENDS.
. Our SISTER CITY oyER THE WAY.
How Our Manchester Nrighbors are Pre-
pairing for the Campsign-News
from Across the River.
MANCHESTER BUREAU RICHMOND TINES, |


1921 HULL STREET. BEAITIE BLOCK.
The Second ward Democrats met at Odd
Fellows Hall last night. There was large
attendance. President o. J. Merritt was in
the chair and Mr. J. Il. Walker was the sec
retary.
The club accepted the invitation of the
Union Democratic Club. Of Richmond. to
unite with them in their demonstration on
the sth Of September.
Rules aud bylaws for the government Of
the club we're adopted, and the club re-
solved to have an executive committee. to
consist Of ten members to be appointed by
the president. He will announce them here
after. The next meeting will be on Tues
day night next. the Gth OF September.
Prominent speakers will be on hand 70 adj
dress them az that time.
The city central committee met at Leader
Hall last night. Routine business was
transacted. the only matter of public im-
portance being the ratification by the COM
mittee OF the delegates elected from the
different ward meetings lately held and
published in this paper
MAYORS COURT.
Gus Raines. a colored boy lately out Of
the Richmond jail had been working about
the merry gO-rOund machines here and
went % Richmond with them when they
located there the other day. He was Ar
rested on Monday for stealing book from
| Mr.. s. ID. Atkinson. Of Manchester. The
officers found razor on Gus and also a
marked deck Of cards when he was searched.
The case was continued in the mayors
court Yesterday until to-day.
cambridge street near the Richmond and
n q Il
/ bloody fight on yesterday about II O'clock.
/ learn that James Tucker boards at a house
in this locality. kept by Patience Coleman
(colorsdI. James was fined yesterday IN the
mayors court for a disturbance on street
car. The Coleman woman was witness
against him. This was thought 10 be st the
| bottom OF the affair. There Was q quarrel,
then fight, between Tucker. the Coleman
woman, George Smith. her brother. and her
daughter, Martha Coleman. They ali
turned on Tucker and beat him very badly
with a water pitcher and brick, and what
ever came handy. Tucker was battered and
cut up dreadfully. and they say be bled pro-
fu ely. DR.. Garnett gave him surgical at
tention. Fit is thought proper u move him,
he will be cared for az the station until no
can appear az the mayors court.
James Tucker and Sidney Jackson were
charged with disorder on a car yesterday IN
the same court Jackson was discharged
and Tucker was fined 20 and costs.
BRIKF ITEMS.
Much pleasure has been expressed at the
good quartette work of the Diamond Male
| Ouartette. of Norfolk. at Forest Hill Park.
on Tuesday night. The quartette IS com.
posed of Messrs. +. a. Jeter baritone; e.
Bullock first tenor: B. Gaskins second
tenor, and l.. Marshal. basso.
The Blues band played excellently well
as usual.
Sunday last Mr.. +. b. Salmon. living
near POWhatan Courthouse. lost a colt I'M
der peculiar circumstances. Some tl,ae
since dog bit the colt on the nose, and the
wound soon healing uD nothing was thought
of il. Lately the colt showed soreness IN
ais limbs and had fits on Sunday, when
foaming at the mouth he dashed his head
wildly against trees. and then fell dead in q
little while from what was thought 10 DO
hydrophObia.
PERSONAL POINTS.
Mr.. Lawson Morrisett, OF Chesterfield,
lately found a big blacksnake IN his room
at night crawling along the bureau lie
soon killed the reptile This same expert
ence Mr. Morrisett had several years ago in
the same room
TIE clerk of the Chesterfield Circuit
Court, Captain +. II. Fiournoy. IS fond Of
turkeys and has a lot Of them. wild
turkey came 10 the house n month ago and
has been with them ever since. The Cap
tain will try 10 keep him til Christmas
time and then eat him, to compare his taste
with the tame article of turkey.
Mrs. Edwin Adams of this city, is on G
visit TO friends n Petersburg.
MessIs. j. o. Goode and r. b. Risbv are
to represent Manchester Council. No. 9, of
the Order OF nited American Mechanics in
the State Council of Virginia and the Dis
trict of Columbia. They meet in Washing
ton September 9Th next.
Miss Maggie Kaufman, of Baltimore. is
the guest OF Mrs. Il. d. Walker, on Decatur
street.
There has been an epidemic of supposed
hydrOphoba among the POwhatan dogs
lately. and several have been killed.
Nj. William b. Cox. OF Manchester, is on
a vi it to friends in Charlottesville.
The board Of fire commissioners are ex-
pected TO effect permanent organization
some time this week.
Mr.. I. b. Cersley. well-known business
man of this city, has gone to marry Rich
mond lady IN Washington and returns on
Thursday with his bride.
Mrs. J. l.. Noryell with Mr.. p. F. Layne.
of Fluvanna county. IS visiting her son,
Mr.. Il. H. Noryell, at Swansboro.
The lovers of good old Virginia Bruins
wick stew are looking forward 10 Saturday
" tn great pleasure. for Mr.. f ney will ha,o
IL AT foresL HiH IaIA IN tue manson res
taurant.
Mr. Irwin Clay has gone to Chesterfield
for his vacation.
Mr.. W. II. Washington has come home
from Caroline county. where be has been on
o vacation.
A pleasant evening was spent by num-
Der ofladIes and gentlemen from Manches-
ter and Richmond Monday night at the
boat-house at Forest Hill Park IN the de-
lights of a dance under the chaperonage Of
Mrs John OBrien and Mrs. Henry Har-
nish. Among those present were the Misses
OBrien. Crowley. Sadie HarDish, Ida Rob-
inson, Lena Morrisette and the Messrs. c.
III. Harnsh. b. Harris. John G.. Rice. w.
i. Lamb. Ii. L. Jones and w. II. Owens.