The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-31
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VIII Cross Bats I'm Petersburg-The Oues-
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Tramps-Easter Services.
MANCHESTER BuRrAu RICHMOND TINES,
lf2i HIM. sTnYFg. BFATTIE BLOCK.


It looks very much as II there Is a
g,nuine case OF murder In TINS city 70 nc
answered for by some guilty party. II
caught. Wednesday morning. about $50
o'clock. white infant was found In the
canal on the Manchester side near the
mill of Warner Moore & co. suspicion OF
foul play was at once aroused, ana IL
was deemed necessary to hold an inquest
which was accordingly held Wednesday
Afternoon about o'clock by Coroner
Brodnax. the verdict being that the chhd
came 10 it's death from drowning. II mas
NOT been asceitained who are the parents
OF the infant. or who the guilty party Is
The case is enshrouded in mystery.
The Forest Hill baseball nine mas JUST
been reorganized for the coming season
and hey VIII play their first same hcNt
MONDAY. when they Will cross bats WIN
the team I'm Pctcrshurg. 1t is the IN
teni,on OF the clubs 10 play two games.
Hatiorf and Thomas will be the battery
for the Manchester boys, and Quarles ana
Keefer for the Cockade city 'cranks.
II is the general belief In Manchester
that the city committee. Of which Col
onel c. X. Macon is chairman. ana
the candidates for postmaster VIII hO4u
a conference soon. when the matter OF
a primary will be discussed. one OF the
members Of the city committee said yes
terday afternoon that II the question OF
holding a primary was left 10 the com
mittee that Organization would decide in
the negative.
Nothing has been heard OF James Ash
ton Moore. who left home on last Tues
day In company with two tramps. Young
Moore Is the son Of w. c. Moore, who
lives on west Seventh street. and is four
teen years Of age. lie has brown hair
and fair skin. and when last seen wore
a blue jacket. brown trousers corduroy
hat. II is believed that he went towards
Lynchburg on the Chesapeake and Ohio
railway.
Yesterday being Holy Thursday, It was
celebrated at Meade-Memorial church at
p. NJ. Holy Communion was held, and
the sermon was preached by Rev. Dr.
Newton.
To-day Good Friday the rector. Rev
J. J. Clopton. will conduct the services
AT IL A. NJ. and at p. NJ. Rev. Mr.
bowman will lead the services. To-
morrow afternoon at 4:5O o'clock the SER
vices will consist Of prayer and baptism
OF infants
The Hull-street cars, instead Of running
10 Broadrock road. was expected yes
terday. only ran 10 the street-car stable
two squares this side # Clopton street
The transfer car has been coming down
10 the stable.
II is very probable that this schedule
will be changed very soon. as the Swans
boro people are protesting loudly against
II.
The contract 10 open a new road in
Chesterfield from point on Mt. Hermon
church road. near the farm of John A
Turpin. Esq. 10 a point on the Hundred
road. near the colored Baptist church.
will be let TO the lowest responsible bid
der at Hallsboro station Tuesday, April
nth at 3 o'clock p. NJ.
Bidders are requested TO meet the com
mittee at Demands Hill. on Buckingham
road, about o'clock, and 80 over the
route.
There was not single case for the
mayors consideration yesterday. The
case of young Branch, who is charged
with the betrayal Of Miss Harris, was
postponed until to-day, when it will be
heard before His Honor. II the condition
Of Miss Harris will admit Of her being
present. Branch is still in Jail. having
feen refused bail.
AT the municipal election which takes
place next month five cOuncilmen are TO
pc Vi'cttu' i he terms or h. 4. Morris Of
the First ward. Matthew Morton Of the
Second. \. w. Fair and W. r. Hart of tho
Third, and e. w. Weisiger Of the Fourth.
expire at that time
The funeral OF Mr.. Charles Koch. whose
death was announced in Yesterdays
Times, took place yesterday afternoon at
4oclock from his late residence in Ches-
terfeid near this city. The remains were
inferred in Maury cemetery.
Mrs. Harding is Teharsing the opera Of
the Little Tycoon" for an early pre-
sentation. She says both cast and cho-
rus are doing splendidly. and that the
opera will be given in fine style.
Mrs. r. B. Foster is quite sick with
typhoid fever at her residence on Balm
bridge street.
Miss Ella Ponton, of Amelia, is the
guest Of Miss Alice Ellis No 500 west
Twelfth street.
A number OF picnic parties from this
city are planned for Easter Monday in
the woods Of Chesterfield.
Mrs. W. A. White, who has been quite
sick. is improving
The organizer Of the ladies' auxiliary
10 the Max Nathan division OF tho
brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers was
In Manchester yesterday Mrs. Wakefield
or charleston, S. c.. and about twent,,
ladies' wives Of engineers. met at Tonev's
Hall and organized an auxiliary in Man
chester.