The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-15
CITY COUNCIL MEETS.
ITEMS OF INTkREST FROM THE
CITY ACROSS THE RIVER.
Death of an Old Resident OF Chester
fieId--successful Lawn Party.
Other Matters.
MANCHESTER BUREAU RICHMOND TIMES.
1921 HULL STREET. BEATTIE BLOCK.

The Christian Endeavor Society OF Co
wardin Christian church gave a lawn
party on Cloptons Hill Thursday night.
Music was furnished by the Richmond
aud Danvle Railroad Band. The parry
was a great financial success.
A large crowd went out from Man
chester Thursday 10 see the balloon ascen-
sion at Forest Hill Park The affair
passed off without a hitch, and afforded
much pleasure to the spectators.
The mortuary report for June of DR..
Lawrence Ingram, president Of the board
OF health is as follows: Total number OF
deaths. 2s. White IL, colOred Il. Still
born, / white. Total number OF deaths
in First ward. .; Second ward, 8; Third
ward. 8: Fourth ward. s. Cause Of death
tuberculosis. 1 white, / colored: entero-
colitis. white, l coored; dysentery, l
(adulD; cholera infantum. l white col
ored, anaemia 1 white: organic heart dis
ease. ! colored; cerebro-spinal meningitis,
1 white; diarrhoea acute, l col
ored, (chronic), 4 white; gastritis
colonel, tetanus infantun,
colored; bronchitis, i colored; rheumatism
(acute), | colored; congestion Of brain. 1
colored, marasmus, 1 white; typhoid fever
/ colored; abscess OF liver, 1 white; old
age, / white; premature birth, l white
unknow1, l colored; natural causes,
coored. In May last there were seven
teen deaths.
Monday the July term Of the hastings
court will begin. 1t will be a grand jury
term. and several cases will be tried.
Mr. W. T. Pitt, OF Manchester, was one
OF the men who were thrown out Of en-
ployment by the action Of the stale
in discharging all Of the union men IN
the Office. Mr.. Pitt has been working
for that paper for seventeen years hav-
ing been there since IL was founded by
John Hampden Chamberlayne. lie OK
poets 10 take holiday for a while and
then go to work In some union Office
The walls Of the Patch Building, which
was recently Quilted by fire. are in dan
gerous. condition. and should be pulled
down. They are liable to fall at any
time. and some one might be killed.
Coroner Brodnax is visiting friends In
HenricO county.
Mr. Mosby Pulliam, who has been quite
sick. is improving.
The council committee on streets met
Thursday night and wound up matters
for the year.
The funeral Of Mrs. w. T. Pearman
took place Thursday. Her remains were
inferred I'm Maury Cemetery.
Mrs. Gibbs mother Of Messrs. Charles.
Walter, John. aph and Alexander
Gibbs. Of this city, died Wednesday night
i'm Richmond.
Everything is quiet in police circles.
The cases before the mayor yesterday
were trivial. most Of the prisoners being
charged with drunkenness.
Mrs Caroline Hardy. an old and re-
epccted citizen Of Chesterfield, di ID NJ
Ettrick Wednesday in the fifty-ff'h year
cf her age. She was the wife OF Mr..
William Hardy. She will be regretted by
many friends. Doth in this city and IN ss-
terrified county.
The council last night reelected Mr..
John O'Brien president for the ensuing
year. end appointed Mr. ". 7. Hart
chairman Of a committee 10 organize for
.he conduct Of the new almshouse. Atter
the transaction of the usual routine bust
moss. the council adjourned TO meet next
Friday night.