The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-08-21
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The TINES takes pleasure in notifying It's
subscribers and the public that on and after
to-day its Manchester Bureau will be at the
drug store of Messrs. Weisiger & Carter,
No. 1l2l Hull street. where the paper, daily
and weekly. will DO kept. Advertisements,
news and subscriptions may be left there
and will receive prompt attention.
The police are looking for ieweler
named Williams who was lately working
for Mr.. A. Harfeld but who disappeared a
few days since and with him about $50
worth Of articles and the keys Of the safe
and store.
The members Of the order Of the Iron
| Hall met last night at Ovens Hall 70 con-
slider the plans 10 be pursued for the future
ia view OF recent troubles IN the order no.
ticed lately In the press.
The usual song service will be held at
| Leader Hall this afternoon at 3 o'clock. At
$3.50 the Gospel meeting begins. 10 be led by
the Rev. Mr. Phaup. under the auspices OF
the Railroad branch of the Young Mems
Christian Association.
BASEBALL NEWS.
The Forest Hill team is to play the Flba
| club next Tuesday at 1870 =. NJ. at Island
Park for S40 purse and the gate money.
| The Eibas ara gong t. put In new bat
terry and play ball 50 as to redeem their repu-
tation.
The Forest Hills battery is Quarles and
Luck and that Of the Elbas is Anthony and
Thomas
The game between the Petersburgs and
the crest Hills in Petersburg on Friday
was tie game at the ninth inning. stand
| ing 1 10 4. The Manchester club was
obliged to leave to get train home and 50
they could not play it of.
PERSONAL POINTS.
Miss Ida F. Payne and Miss Ida Titmus
are visiting relatives in King William.
Miss Aay Thomas of Washington, will
sing during the service at the Meade
Memorial church this morning.
Mrs. Waverly tlournoy is 81 at home on
Stockton street.
One case in the mayors court yesterday.
| William Graham (colored) who was fined
S2.a0 for fighting in the street.
1.-The champion sunfower has been found
in one raised by hrs. Carrie Guy. of Ches-
| tericld. ii measures eighteen inches in
diameter. and was grown in her garden.
Mrs. W. L. Perdue will spend the rest OF
the summer with her son, Mr.. Harry Per
due in Ashland.
All the small boys in the city are suffer
ing with the baseball fever. Livery boy be-
| longs TO a nine and ~ practcing daily.
Mr.. w. j. Carter was in the city yester-
day, reporting no change in the condition
of his mother. who is very Ill in Petersburg.
| He went back 10 her last night.
Mss Bessie Gill IS well again, after her
late illness.
Fishermen report good sport in the falls
of the James river catching black bass.
The Fourth ward Democrats will meet in
rear Of Bowen d Brsdleys store next
| Thursday night TO elect delegates TO the
Congressional Convention and TO organize
"a ward club.
Miss Hettie Winfree and her sister Mrs.
Y. Stein. went back home 70 Chesterfield
on Friday.
His Honor the Mayor. II. A. Maurice. has
| left for the Montgomery White Sulphur
Springs to spend well-earned vacation of
| ten days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Q. NJ. Lea and her mother
are at home again from visit 10 Amelia.
| Mr.. Is. =. Owen. Jr., editor of the Leader,
| IL expected home on next Wednesday.
The city central Democratic committee
| met last night and transacted routine bust
ness.
Bn1EF TTKMs.
The Blue Jeans Club went out to Forest
| Hill Park Yesterday afternoon TO play the
Ebss. but the latter club did not appear
| and there was no game.
Ward meetings will be hold in each ward
| on Thursday night. August 25th, to elect
| delegates to the Congressional Convention.
which meets in Richmond on the 9Th of
| September.
The First ward is entitled 10 two delegates.
the Second to two. the Third 10 three and
| the Fourth 10 four eleven in all. At that
time ward clubs will be organized in all the
wards with the exception OF the Second
ward. which has one already organized and
| at work.
| MIR. Thomas Roach. we'll known in Man
chester. died lately at brakes Branch, with
| typhoid fever.
| Blunt took place yesterday morning from
his fathers house. There were many friends
| IL attendance.
assisting his son. Rev j. w. Reynolds. in
| protracted meeting in Goocnland, has re-
! turned home.
The Second Ward Democratic Club. Mr..
| O. l. Merritt president will have their
regular meeting on next Tuesday night at
Odd-Fellows Hall, Eighth and Hull streets.
| Good speakers will address the members.
The Little Merrimacs" and the "Raga-
mullins" played game of baseball yester-
day afternoon. Victory for the Little
| herrimacs' by score of Il to 20.
At the First police station OF Richmond
yesterday II. johnson was arrested tor
| stealinR pair Of shoes and side Of leather
all valued at $40, the property OF X. ii.
! Dalling. q Manchester man. When officer
| Moles OF the Manchester police force. went
after him he found he had taken knife
| and cut his clothes into shreds and also his
| shoes. 90 that he could not be removed from
| the cell. SO the officer will 90 back there
for him with a couple of blankets and bring
him over wrapped up in them.
THE SCHOOL BOARD CRITICISED.
A well-known citizen of Manchester
! handed me the following yesterday adj
! dressed TO the editor OF TIE ZINES with the
| REQUEST that II be published.
A reader of your valuable paper. which
! claims to be the representative Of our peo-
| pie as well as those OF our sister city, and
which certainly faithfully represents US,
| permit me 10 call attention through your
| columns to a question which is strongly
sgitating the citizens of Manchester.
| The course pursued by the school board
| of our city in its election OF teachers Tor the
| public schools, which took place on the 10th
| instant lays the board open 70 severe
| criticism at the hands OF the public
| and while their action doubtless meets with
| tue approval OF two OF three interested per-
sons who thus secured positions 10 which
| they were not entitled yet the great mass OF
our citizens must feel that az uncaIled-ioE
| slight has been shown towards those 2radu-
/ ates OF our own schools who were april
cants. it is little short of an outrage TO
| think that the school board so underesti-
mates the ability OF those educated under
| their supervision.
When the writer was securing ms euuca-
| ton in the Manchester public school, popu-
| lar opinion said that our graduates were As
| afnfpautiv fitted for teachers DOsitlOuS as