The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-24
a GRAND RACE COURSE.
rryoRr TO REyIYE THE OLD
GLORY OF YIRGISIh HORSES.
,,. Ground Has Been Bought and the En-
,.rcr,.e will soon he n Reality4A
Serious AssauIt-other NewsS
N.sonrsrrR BUREAU RICHMOND TrMKs'
it9i HmG, srRrRT. BKATTIK BLOCK.

horses are W ht AN'afN
The matter is in definite shape now
The ground has been bought on TIE e~'
tension OF Hull street a little ovSr inc
border Of the Chesterfield line. Deus OF
,be purchase have been made, and ! VIII
NOT be long before the Broadrock Owns
Association will apply TO the courts lor d
charter. u,ou
Captain II. Clay Chamblin. the wen.
known horseman. is named as tns
president Of the association. Mr.. JONI y.
Robertson is TO be the general manaBeI
and Mr.. w. j.. Carter, who has had cndise
of the Horse and Horsemen' column VI
The Times for some time, is to be secre-
tary. -
These are all the officers selected as
vet. Work is to begin inside OF a month
on the track and other improvements, as
enough capital stock is already subscribed
for TO pay for land and improvements.
The situation is most favorable Tor the
intended purpose, and no pains OF ex-
penses are 10 be spared TO make OF this
a race-cOurse equal TO any IN the united
States.
There will be room for baseball and
football games and all kinds OF outdoor
exercises and games. -.
The association track at this point viii
enter the National circuit, so THAI the
best Of horseHesh may come here.
There will be provision made fdr the
training Of horses at this point sR the
winter.
Access 10 the track and grounds WILL be
had by three street-car lines ant the
Richmond. Fredericksburg and Potomac
and Richmond and Petersburg railrdads.
The Richmond and Danville antiquities
III 80. - a.. 81 VnarV1g fPnHIt"|hniN
main line also. Much Interest ann en-
thuslasm in the matter is felt by the
leading men I'm the proposed race-track.
Charles Henderson. son of Edward
Henderson (colored). was taken from his
t~wo-horse wagon on Thursday eYening
about 6 o'clock at Crow Spring, in lChes-
terrified, and beaten until left for ldcad.
Later in the night he recovered enough
TO crawl home on all fours and gave the
alarm. The assault took place aboIt one
hundred yards from his home and 3ust
on the side of the public pike, all within
one hundred and fifty yards Of tCrow
Spring. The assailants then made heir
escape, and the team stood out all night
and was found the next morning.
Mr.. Ernest II. Wells lost an ovbrcoat
which was stolen from the hat-raIck OF
Mrs. r. NJ. Brodnax, of Porter Street.
night before last.
Mr.. William II. Logan and Miss Leila
NJ. Williams. both of Manchester, Mere
married Wednesday night at theI resi-
dence Of Rev. w. A. Laughon, Richlmond.
the reverend gentleman, who made| hem
one
Mr.. Samuel B. Nelson, the owner bf the
three-year-old Miss Nelson, reportsI 8, 100
as her earnings in the season just phssed.
Mr.. Philip II. Poor, of $40 Louisiana
street. writes TO The Times to san that
on the night Of Monday last he was Com
Ing from Manchester TO Richmond about
$50 Z. NJ.
There was no light, he says. on ire side
HUI street at the entrance TO Afa
bridge on the left land side coming from
Manchester, and so he walked Head
long over a low brick wall there. g&says.
ana was cut and bruised very badly about
the head and body.
Mr.. Talley, Of Manchester, and theinight
Waterman Of the mills helped him oht.
Mr.. Poor thinks there should be a light
there. and the matter is respectfully re-
ferred TO the authorities of the city of
Manchester.
Miss Lillian Trent, Of Martinsville. and
Mrs. William T.. Lockett, Of Roanoke. are
Mrs. James A. Lipscomb for the
holidays.
Il" "ooHiibtOH Oh Wednesday last there |
vas a marriage license issued to John +.
and Julia b. NunnalIy. AN of
Manchester.
Miss Emma Lamb has come home from
school at Glade Springs to spend the
holidays.
Mr.. J. o. Goodies little child died Thurs
lay afternoon.
Mails from the North have been late
very day for a week.
An interesting session of Star OF Hope
lodge, No. 5SS. l. o. G. T., was held
night at Owens Hall, the regu-
place OF meeting, with Mr.. VIII Con-
table OF Charity Lodge, in the Chief
remplar's chair.
Star Of Hope is the banner lodge. and
here is not a lodge Of this order in the
lty OF Richmond that has a ereater
Iverage attendance.
A number OF visitors from different
edges In Richmond were there, and a
GOD talk was enjoyed from Mr.. j Bur-
W and also from several other visitors.
After the business was over an excel
ent programme was rendered, consisting
Rotations, solos, Instrumental music
N guitar and mandolin. a beautiful quar-
cite and closing chorus.
Everything has taken on a holiday look
n Manchester. n the air seems full
4 Christmas cheer.
All the shops along Hull street are fun
M running over with all sorts Of things.
GOD 10 eat, ornamental and useful. and
ne can get anything wanted I'm groceries.
meats, game, confectioneries, dry goods.
oys. shoes and clothing.
The Times wishes all its many friends
n Manchester a very merry Christmas.
Mr.. o. l.. Pinchbeck and Miss Mamie
'aylor were married Thursday at
chapel by Rev. T. J. Rey-
olds.
The ushers were Messrs. A. Palmore.
1. Netherland. b. +. Stone and w. d.
'aylor, a brother of the bride.
They Will live in Amelia county here
fter.
The funeral Of Mr.. O. O. Merritt oc-
urred at 3 =. NJ. yesterday at the Balm
ridge-street church.
There was a large attendance. including
be New South Council, No. s. j. O.U. A.
iau IN a SOSy; and the intermentS IS in
Mr.. J. B. Wren and Miss Ofth . 7.
.osby were married at Corintt ch.
hesterneld. December 10Th last. Many
riends Of the couple were present, and
he Rev. X. IL. Winfree was the officiating
The ushers were Messrs. ]. A. Han
ock and w. b. Cosby, w. A. Palmore
nd T.. D.. Wilkinson.
Miss Medea Wilbur was maid Of honor,
the best man was Mr.. q. c. White.
The funeral OF the late Edward Cogbill.
ell known I'm Manchester, occurred on
afternoon at 3 o'clock at Clay
treet Methodist church, Richmond. In
was In Hollywood.
The Police Court. ]
Few and short were the cases called IN
he ponce court yesterday. The police JUS