The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-22
PEOPLE OF MANCHESTER
AND THE NEWS CONCERNING THEM.
The Events of Sunday and Mondav in tho
City South Of the James Boiled Down
and Packed Iogether-Notes.
MANCHESTER BUREAU RICHMOND Trnys. !
Twelfth and Hull streets.
Branch Ofice. liOl Decatur street

branch Oluct. llVf decatur street. J
The school board meets in regular session
this evening.
The city central Democratic committee will
hold a meeting in the Leader building Thurs
day evening.
The March term Of the hastings court be-
gan yesterday and the usual first days routine
was transacted.
The military concert next Thursday night
promises TO be a very pleasant affair. Mr..
Polk Miller will read selections from the
writings OF DR.. Thomas Nelson Page, aud the
Ilowltzer Climb. under the leadership Of Mr.
Thomas Starke, will participate in the exer-
cises. Master Mortimer Robinson will also
assist IN the entertainment
IN effort is being made 10 organize Demo-
cratic club IN this city. About a hundred
citizens have already sleniLer their intention
OF Joining tie club, which Will probably meet
for organization ut M early date.
The churches generally were we'll attended
Sunday and the services were N most cuces
conducted by resident rastors. At the Fifth
street church four members were received
and two were received into the West End. At
the cambridge church three members
were received at the morning service and
several candidates were baptized at night
One person was baptized at Meade-Mem0rial
church
The infant child Of Mr. +. ?. Owen, who
died the 18TH instant. was buried yesterday.
the funeral services being attended by d
large number OF friends.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Master Mechanic Thomas W. Gentry has
returned from an inspection of the North
Carolina shops of the Danvllo system.
Mr. +. G. D. Farmer. of Chesterfield, who
has been quite sick Is well enough 10 be out
again.
Mr. John Perry continues quite i'll at his
home on Twelfth and Stockton streets.
Mr. Peter fai. of the Confederate Soldiers
Home. was IN Manchester yesterday. He
came TO see Mr. J.. B. Howle. with whom be
served IN the Confederate navy
Mrs. A. W. fahr is detained at home by
sickness.
Mss Alma Beal is visiting friends in Man
chester
Rev. j. r. Harrison will begin a series Of
meetings at the Bainbrldge-atreet church
about the lst OF May.
POLICE COURT.
Mayor Attkisson had quite n large docket
yesterday morning.
There had been some whisperings OF a case
coming up for trial such rs IS not often be-
fore HIS Honor and though there had been
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men only one would have thought so from
the appearance OF the audience. Neither
the crowd. the prisoner nor the fact that he
has two opponents III the approaching pri-
mary seemed to ruille the eQuauimty Of the
Mayor.
Kol ert and Charles Baugh two colored
youths. were charged with throwing rocks at
the mail wagon Friday night. The mother
of the boys tried TO prove an abb. Robert
got = for throwing the rocks. He and his
brother were both fined II for failing to ap-
pear ut court Saturday.
Thomas ROsher was charged with talking
about Aaron Chalkley in a scandalous man
ner number of witnesses were examined.
but none Of them seemed TO know anything.
At the request OF complainant Bosher was re-
quired to give bond for bis good behavior for
SIX months.
Charles Timberlake (colored) was charged
with stealing wheel from the blacksmith
shop of Mr. Cox. The case was continued
until this morning
jim Reeves and Henry Hunter. the two col
ored men who have been held here for several
days as suspicious characters were discharged
and given thirty minutes TO leave the city.