The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-08
OUR NEIGHBORING CITY.
NEWS OF MANCHESTER coSprssED.
Action OF the Chesterfield County Farmers
Allinnce-A Little ChIid's Dsath-A Fire.
Personal Notes of General Interest.
MASoHEsTER BUREAU RIcHwovp Tr,frs.
Twelfth and Hull streets.
Branch Office. 1lOi Decatur street.


Hon. D. L. Toney has received the follow
ing letter fr m NJ. A. Corbill, secretary Of the
County Alliance Of Chesterfield.
At County Alliance held for Chester
field county on the lst day Of January, 1892,
tho following resolutions were adopted.
Resolved. L. That we. the Farmers Al
lance, do hereby petition to the General AS
sembly Of Virginia TO enact law a. an
amendment 10 our present road law. to allow
all persons who are liable for road duty to
work out their road tax instead Of paying the
same. if they desire to do So and if they fail
TO work out their road taxes, then they must
pay said taxes as all other taxes.
Resolved .. That al persons over the age
OF twenty-one years and under sixty years
shall be liable t. road duty.
Resolved 3. That all persons shall DO
worked from the LIST Of May to the lst of
September IN each year.
At q regular meeting Of Friendship Lod1e.
No. 20. Il. of H.. held last night. the following
officers were installed Harry y. Jennille.
past chancellor William Is. Lee, cham
celler commander. Samuel X. Owens,
vice-chancell0r, Or. -- kucker prelate.
james T. Galloway. keeper of records and
seal; Hugh J.. Kidd. master of finance. James
". COngrev. master OIL eXchequer ). G. Num-
nally. master Of arms. i. II. Nichols. inner
guard +. l.. Cary. outer guard
Refreshments we're served after the ceremo-
MES and tho lodge members and visiting
brethren generally had an eni yabe time.
This lodges one Of tho most prosperous on the
south side of the James. Samuel X. Owens
representative % tho Grand Lodge. James J..
GALLOWAY. alternate; William j. Lithgow.
S. Il. Owens. Hugh l.. Kidd, trustees.
Manchester Section. T.. %. OF s., met last
Tuesday evening and elected tho following
officers for the ensuing year j.. O.. Snell.ugs,
president William Ready. ylce-presldent.
Mrs. ID. O.. Snelings, secretary, Rev. W. 'T.
Lumpkin. treasurer o. q. Notice. prelaie'
y. T. Hughes, conductor +. i. Angel, pro
tector Mrs. +. Peasley, trustee Dr. j. /.
Mathews medical examiner.
In the drawing few days ego at Mr. VIII
liam CroNeT's 10 was found that 40 one
guessed the correct number OF beans III the
lar. and therefore the gold watch was gwen
10 sir. James Waters of Chesterfield. he haF-
ing held the largest number OF tickets.
The stable in the rear of Mr.. Charles Nel-
ler's restaurant caught on nre W e1hesday
night the flames beng discovered Just IN
time 10 prevent "a serious loss IT IL presumed
that the fire was caused by throwing hot ashes
too near pile Of straw.
Mr. William Simplin whose disappearance
from Richmond WAS the sub Get of much talk
Yesterday. was also the topic OF conversation
in this city where he is Interested IN the Man
chester lee Company and the kichm nd Ice
Machine Company.
Ruby Lillian. infant daughter Of Mr..
Charles W. McCann. died yesterday morning
at o'clock. aged nineteen months and four
teen days The funeral will take place tins
afternoon from the residence, 1905 HUI
street. at 3 o'clock.
The furniture for the new bank building
was received yesterday and Is being placed IN
position. IL is antique oak and OF a very
pretty pattern. The building VIII IN lew
week. be ready for occupancy.
MIR. George Payne Of Chesterfield county.
lost am interesting child by death Nejnes-
day. The little one was IN apparently good
health up 10 % few minutes before death.
The police are after the thieves who broke
into the Richmond and Petersburg depot
few nights ago aud carried on "a box of shoes
consigned TO Mr.. 4. a. Davidson.
DIR. Thomas p. Matthews. in conversation
with a TMT- man yesterday. sad that there
was nothing Ike SO much sickness IN the city
as there was q short while ago.
The Farmvlle and powhalan railroad are
endeavoring g. extend their line into Man
chester and make this city tie terminus Of
the road
The city council meets 20 night. when IL IS
thought the sewerage question viii leo dis
Cussed.
few cases of minor importance We're dis
missed in the police court yesterday morning.
Mr.. Henry A. Maurice has returned from q
visit to friends IN Buckingham county.
The infant child Of Mr.. Griffith on Deca-
tur street. near Twelfth, is quite SICK