The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-20
A FIRE In MANCHESTER.
TIE OLD TAxNERT DESTROYED.
The Music for the Occasion Of the laying Of
tho Masonic Temple Corner-Stone.
City Engineer.
MANCHESTER BUREAU RICHMOND TINES,
Twelfth and Hull streets.

Twelfth anu nun rIccto. [
Branch Office 1l04 Decatur street.
What seemed to be big fire occurred
in Manchester last night, and was plainly
visible from Richmond. IL will be re-
membered that few months ago the plant
Of the James River Leather Company at
Third and cambridge streets was partially
burned Last night the remainder Of the
plant was destroyed.
The works have never been rebuilt since
the former fire. but repairing was being
the fire broke out The loss will amount TO
several hundred dollars. The Manchester
fire company responded promptly 10 the
alarm and did good work.
MIR. b. w. Nunnally, the popular vocalist
Of this city. has been requested 70 get up
| the musical programme on the occasion OK
| the corner-stone laying of tho new Masonic
| Temple. Mr.. Nunnsly is an accomplished
musician and has secured the assistance OF
a number Of well-known singers. mostly
from the choirs OF the different churches.
Mr.. Edgar Justis will be the
organist. The singers are Miss
Foster. Miss G. Davis. Mrs Nelson Miss
Robinson. Mrs. Darlington, Miss Latham.
! Mrs. A. Smelling. Miss Beattie. Miss Jones,
Mrs. W. Rice. Mrs. A. Fitzgerald Miss
Smith. Miss Walden. Miss Pool Charles
Page. S. j. Young, Mr. McT.erry, Mr. b.
Walden. MIR. W. G. Owens. Mr.. ". Morris
sett Mr.. Montague, Mr.. Walden, Mr. Barton,
Mr.. RedfOrd, Dir. Il. Weislger, w. Ma
thews. j. NJ. Jewett. b. W. Nunnals. Bur-
| leigh Anderson.
RED MEX.
The chiefs of Indianoa Tribe Of Red Men
| have been raised up by Deputy Great
| Sachem @. Y. Moore as follows: Prophet,
George w. Roach; Sschem. George X.
Mum; Senior Sycamore, +. J. Jones;
| Junior Sycamore, George W. Butler;
| Chief of Records @. 3. Wells; Collector OF
| Wampum. +. h. Sampson. Keeper OF VAN
pun j. b. Rountree; First Sansp, X. J.:
| Patram Second Sanap. j. l.. Num- Guard
OF the Wigwam. George Drumming; Guard
of the Forest. I, d. Burton First Warrior
| G. f. Snellings Second Warrior, A. A.
| Avis; Third Warrior John II. Brown: First
Brave, c. Fl. Atkinson; Second Brave. ).
| w. Ioney Third Brave. w. W. Chenault;
| First Pow-Pow. John W. Phillips, and
Second Pow-Wow. w. w. Moore.
Jamestown. Pawnee. AnDawon and
Nantes tribes of Red Men. Of Richmond;
came over 10 Manchester Monday night ana
| paid fraterna visit to lndlanola Tribe on
|
| headed by the Richmond Drum Corps. and
under command of Mr.. o. f. Wise, great
sachem of Virginia They were escorted to
| Castle Hall. in the TOneY building, where
speeches were made by Great Sachem We
| w. II. Mullen and others. They were re-
ceived with the usual hospitality OF the
Indanola pale-faces. and very pleasant
evening was spent.
CITY ENGINEER.
The council committee on streets held q
meeting Monday night. The members
present were Messrs. John f. Utz lchair-
| man. ~ A. Campbell and W. 4. StarEe.
| The committee took up the question OF APP
| pointing an engineer for the city, which
Office is now vacant. They decided 10 re-
| commend g. the council the appointment
Of Chief-of- Police Lipscomb as acting-en-
! giueer until such time as the council may
| see fit to appoint permanent one the ousl-
/ ness of the Office now not being suihclent 10
require the entire attention of an engineer.
Captain Lipscomb has acted ia similar
capacity for many years. and the
| council will no doubt adopt the recommen.
! dation of the street committee and appoint
! him. He is 10 receive as compensation as
per month in addition to bis salary as chief
| of-police and is TO attend TO the duties OF
| both Offices The committee further recon-
! mended the appointment Of superinten-
dent of the street force. 90 be paid salary
OF $40 month and u be clothed with police
authority. for the duties of which latter of
fee he IL TO be paid ten dollars Der month
additional II the council adopts the COM
mittee's recommendations it will he giving
20 the city an engineer and an additional
| policeman at a saving Of about $500 on the
salary heretofore paid the engineer
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
The fire commissioners held meeting
| Monday night for the purpose of organiza-
ton. Mr. Matthew Morton was elected
secretary. and the commissioners will now
| proceed at once to draft rules governing the
fire department, after which fremen will
be elected
Miss Annie Booth. of Dinwiddie. is visit
| ing Miss Lou Friend on Porter street
Messrs. Wake d Ballaud of Richmond.
have been awarded the contract for supply
ing the public schools of this city with coal.
In the hastings court yesterday Lottie
Turner (coiored) was given Six months in
Jail for stealing a watch from Mrs. w. w.
Pool. and John Davis (cOlored) was given
thirty days in Jail and fined IS for stealing
lead pipe from the colorsd church. They
both pleaded guilty.
In the mayors court yesterday morning
a colored bicyclst was fined $3.50 for riding
on the sidewalk.
beginning tomorrow. the morning mails
over the Danville railroad which have been
reaching the postoifice about 10 or ii o'clock
will arrive several hours sooner
There will be another concert at Forest
Hill Park this evening. There will no
doubt be a very large crowd present to en-
Joy the music.
Captain L. L. Morris and family expect TO
leave tomorrow for South Boston to spend
several weeks with relatives and friends.
Miss Mamie Pitt will leave in few days
TO visit friends at West Point.