The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-29
NOTES ON MANCHESTER.
INTERESTING FACTS COLLECTED.
-rha Occurrences of N Day in Our Sister City
Business. Social aud Gen.
eraf Affairs.
MAYcHrsrYR BUREAU RICHMOND TINES,
Twelfth and Hull streets.
proncb 0ffice 1I04 Decatur street.
Branch Office llO4 Decatur

Branch Office 1l04 Decatur street.
The hastings court has adjourned for the
term
Mrs. A. II. Fitzgerald has gone to Norfolk
to spend a few days
Mr.. j. Taylor Stratton. of Richmond. was
in the city Monday.
There are several large brick buildings in
course of erection on Hull street.
The new city council will organize on the
second Friday night Of next month.
Mr. John I. Martin and Miss Elsie McNary
will be united in marriage to-day.
Miss Maude Nowlan, Of Petersburg, is visit
ing friends in Manchester.
Nr. Nelson, of Alabama, brother of City
Engineer Robert Nelson. was IN the city
Monday afternoon.
The Brandon pond dam, in Chesterfield near
Petersburg, which broke a few days ago, is
being repaired.
Mr.. A. j. Bradley has returned from Chica-
90. where he went as an alternate 10 the Ma
tl0nal Democratic Convention.
Mr.. John w. Arlington. secretary and trea-
surer of the Old Dominion Cotton Mills, is
quite sick at his residence on Cowardn ave-
nue..
Ellis Sims. 4 negro man. was arrested in
Manchester yesterday morning charged with
stealing lot Cf wearing apparel from some
of his fellow workmen in HenrIco county.
When asked by the Mayor how he
came into possession of the clothes, Sims
replied that no wanted TO come TO Richmond.
and. not having any good clothes of his own,
lust borrowed those which were found in
his possession. The ofense having been com-
mitted in Henrico. he was turned over 20 the
authorities of that county.
Willie Norris. a little boy about ten years
Of age. was painfully hurt by being struck
with a baseball bat Monday afternoon.
Several boys had been playing ball. and when
the game was over one of them drew back
the bat 10 strike at some object. when the
end of it hit young Norris over the eye, IN
hicting painful cut
The Richmond Electric Light Company
arc putting UP a power-wlre for Manchester
in conformity with the contract entered into
by the company and the city council some
time ago. when the agreement for Lighting
the streets was made. The wire will run
over the Free bridge On the present poles OF
the company.
Worshipful r. B. W. Beattie has been the
recipient of handsome gold-headed cane as
a token OF appreciation from his class OF In
struction on Masonry. This compliment 10
we'll deserved. for Burns" Beattle is good
man and q useful citizen.
Mr.. Samuel Creed Taylor, one of our best
citizens. ia quite sick at his residence on Perry
street.
Last night closed the lawn party on Clopton
Hill given by the Cowardin-aYenue Christian
Church Mission Band.
OUR NEW OFFICIALS.
Next Friday Treasurer Bronaugh and City
Sergeant Fitzgerald will begin their tenth
consecutive term of Office. Each OF them
also served from April 18th to July lst. 1874,
when the city government was formally or
gained.
Senior Justice James NJ. Perdue begins his
tenth term as magistrate. having served con-
tiuuously since April, 1874. He is the Oldest
justice ia the city
Nayor-elect Maurice and Commemorative
Attorney-elect Garnet enter Office with the
best wishes of all. and their predecessors re-
tire with a like feeling from all Of the people.
Clerk DuVal and Constable Brooks have
made such faithful officers that no one doubts
what their future record will be.
In the City Council Messrs. A. G. Jones,
w =. Bolin and Phil Browder retire.
Messrs Charles II. Sims and NJ. A. Camp
bell are the new members of the Council from
the First and Second wards. In the Third ex-
COuncilmen Ely aud Hart reoccupy seats
formerly held by them. and in the Fourth
AIessrs. Weisiger aud Utz resume the chairs
90 which thoy were reelected.
For president, Messrs o Brien and Weisi-
ger are spoken Of OF the positions 10 DO
filled by the council ii is not thought that any
change will be made.
A meeting Of the Richmond Standard Spike
and Iron Company was held yesterday az the
Manchester Office. Considerable business OF
interest and importance was transacted. The
affairs of the company are ia trst-cless con
dition. and it is one Of tho city's most thriT-
ing industries.
A commission Of lunacy was held over Jim
Goodin. a negro, yesterday afternoon and no
was ad judged a lunatic.
The School Board was to have q meeting
last evening. but in tho absence Of a quorum
il was postponed until July 18th, when they
will meet for the purpose Of electing teachers