The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-23
FUNDS OF THE IRON HALL.
Branch No. II Of Manchester Holds IN
to the Money.
WILL APPEAL TO THE SUPREME COURT
a.,,.v order From Judge Lsmb--Bealth
OF the City Over the River-The
Mayors Court-News Notes.
MANCHESTER BUREAU RrcHMoND TiMfs' !
1121 HULL STREET. BEATTIE BLOCK.

IIoi Hull STREET. BEATTIE BLOCK.
Judge Lamb, OF the Chancery Court OF
Richmond. has decreed that the s2,OOO IN
the fund of the order OF Iron man,
Branch No. IT, known as the reserve
fund. shall be turned over to the receivers
he lately appointed-Messrs Patterso"
and McRae These receivers caileu on
the trustees of the Manchester Branch
for the money. which. after consui,,Ine
their counsel. Mr.. Charles l.. Page they
declined 10 pay. -, .ho
Tbe Iudge issued another order OF the
same nature. and refused TO sustain Oh
tectfons raised to first order Dy the "
tees counsel. The trustees nave nsli - -
ed Mr. Page to make an appeal 10 inc
sunreune court He will do so TINS week,
Manchester Branch refuses TO see the
4,sfice 10 themselves OF turning ."is
money into a general FUND claiming lN" nc
cor hvanch has a reserve fund for itseil'
and the supreme officers can only can Ioi
one-seventh OF such fund at any one tIil,e
These officers having failed 10 comply
with their duty. each reserve 1uho De
ionrs only to the branch which mas IT.
They will fight the case with energy
THE MAYORS COURT.
Tn the mayors court yesterday Henry
poolman enriched the city Golfers Tor
,Jd,nc his wheel" as the bicycle nends
call n. on the sidewalks. Bicyclists' De-
F9etcher Powell (colored paid $3.50 for
teasing and tormenting a poor idiot col
ored brother, and is thinking OF
letting q lob in the colored lunatic asy-
ium, where he can indulge MS queer
tastes. a.
virginia Conner. a colored female for
tune-teller. who peers into the future at
twenty-five cents per peer. filled herseiI
with Chesterfield tanglefoot. and, feeling
like a peeress, ran into officer Moles, VINO
landed her in the lookup. virginia was
told to leave town. and told she wouid
get ninety days If she peered or appeared
in the city again.
MoRTUARY REPORT.
The following is the mortuary report
of the city Of Manchester for the month
Of September:
Total number of deaths. "a. W hite.
males 7 females; colored, males,
females Stil-born, two-white, male
colored. 1 male. Total number OF deaths
I'm First ward, 4; Third ward, .; Fourth
ward, II.
cause Of death-Gastritis (acute), l
white male. colored female; marasmus'
white male, colored male, colored fe-
males: organic heart disease, colored fe-
male; consumption, white females,
colored males; typhoid fever, white
females; typho-malarial fever, ! whlte
female; malarial fever, l colored male;
congestion Of bowels, l colored male;
entero colitis. white female; dlarrhoea,
! white male / white female, l colored
male: puerperal commissions, colored
female; railroad accident, white male.
RELIGIOUS MENTION.
Rev. A. r. Moore breaches at the Cow
ardin-avenue church to-day morning and
evening, and the night service subject Is;
"Our Position" Twelve people have
been added to the church since they be-
gan.
Mrs. G. Scott McRae is to sing at the
Central Methodist church this evening
The usual Sunday Gospel meeting will
be held in Leader Hall to-day at 3:oO
o'clock by the Young Mems Christian
Association railroad branch. The preach
er will be the Rev. DR.. Sledd, and Mr..
MADDEN S. Watkins will sing.
NKwsY MOTIFS.
Messrs. Robert Jackson. Robert Wood,
eamuel Clarke, Thomas Davis and wal
ter Moore were the members Of the com
mittee having charge Of the Midlothian
Democratic barbecue on Thursday, and
have been praised highly for their good
work.
Democrats. see to II that you are regis
tered or transferred. Don't wait till the
goth. for the matter is important.
in a month, probably, he Masonic fair
will begin at the new temple, which will
then be finished. for the buying Of fur
nishings and fittings
Does your electric light go out just
when YOU need It, or is there anything
wrong with it? II yes. tell Mr.. w. II.
jerks at the Leader office, and he Will
see to 1t.
The funeral of Mr. James Bolton Mer-
rift whose death was noted in this paper
Yesterday. will occur to-day at 3 o'clock
from the Clopton-street Baptist church,
Swansboro.
A hat and coat, the hat with large
brim, made Of light felt, the coat short
plaid one, were found yesterday on
fence near the Manchester terminus Of
the Free bridge. They are at the police
headquarters to be identified.
Joseph Newell Lewis Harris and Phil.
Davis were all mixed up in a triangular
scrap. In which Mrs. Harris figured, on
Yesterday, and the quartette Will tell the
mayor all about 1t Monday.
The committee on light have been in
vited to examine the working of the
gas-plant system OF the South Gas Com
pany This company is now trying TO
get a franchise to light the city.
The Manchester Water Company is lay
Ing down pipes in the Third ward, per the
contract lately made by them with the
city.
Enthusiasts over autumn leaves should
go to Forest Hill Park. There they are
in all tAeir glory.
Miss Blanche Averett, of Keysviile, is
the guest Of Miss Hetttie Crawford, of
this city.
Master Maurice Pilson, son Of Mr. b.
+. Pilson, is ILL.,
The remains Of Miss Mary j. Wiley
who died at the house Of Mrs. S. c..
Pankey on Friday, win be taken to Pow
hatan for burial.
JUSTICE JOHNS COURT.