Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-03
BEYOND THE RIVER.
EFFORTS TO GET A BETTER STREET
CAR SERVICE IN MANCHESTER.
Death Of Mrs. Sue johnson and Mr.. T. A.
Bottops-A Young Chicken-Thief Ar
rcsted-Perso nails and Brlefs.

The committee recently appointed from
the Manchester Council 10 confer with the
authorities OF the strcet-car company In
reference to the bad shedule now being
run In this city. had a conference with Mr..
Fisher few evenings ago. Mr. Matthew
Morton, who is one of the best representa-
lives In the Council ~ on the committee,
md in conversation with Dispatch man
asst night said that Mr.. Fisher did not
,eem disposed TO comply with the request
Il the committee. which was TO run a
en-mlnute schedule. Mr.. Fisher wanted
% know II IT would not be satisfactory II
twelvc-minute schedule was run on
Hull street and a transformer to run
very twenty miutes from seventh and
Perry streets 20 Forest Hill.
Councilman Morton says ne knows the
people will not be- satisfied with any such
arrangement, and that he intends TO offer
D. resolution at the next meeting OF the
Council requiring the strcet-car company
o run a ten-minute schedule. He a!nrm-
4 that II was an outrage that company
with a $4,000 franchise. free OF taxation.
should give the citizens such schedule
as is now being run.
The present schedule is seventeen min
utes on Perry and fifteen minutes on Hull
street.
In the general cut of salaries Of motor
men working for the Richmond Railway
and Electric Company the Manchester
men seen 10 fare the worst These men
say they do identically the same work
as the Richmond men, yet their pay Is
ten cents per day less. The Richmond
men have been cut down to SlG0 per day
and the Manchester men to $3.50.
TWO DEATHS YESTERDAY.
Mrs. Sue V. Johnson, wife Of Mr.. y. u.
Johnson died yesterday morning at her
husbands residence, 10. 40i west Four
teenth street in the 9th year Of her age.
The funeral will take place this afternoon
at 2:3O o'clock from the late residence.
Mrs. Johnson was a Miss Allen. OF Cum
berland county, and had been living IN
this city about thirteen years She was a
member of the Bainbridge-Street Baptist
church, was women Of generous i'm
pulses. and was especially kind to the
sick. She leaves a husband, but no chill
dren.
Mr.. r. A. Bottoms died yesterday after
noon at his home in Chesterfield county
The funeral will take place tomorrow
afternoon at 2 o'clock from the late resi-
dence.
The Ladies' Missionary Society OF the
Stockton-Street Baptist church will hold
their regular monthly meeting this after
noon at 800 o'clock. Professor 7. w.
Boatwright. Of Richmond College, will
address the meeting.
There will be no preaching at Cowardin-
Avenue church to-day.
There will be baptzng at cambridge
Street church tonight by Rev. W. r.
Hart. Of Stockton-Street.
Rev. j. J. Clopton viii preach at Meade
Memorial church to-day. The morning
rv.4r md
at night Marriage OF the Kings Son
SIN CHICKENS AND 4 TURKEY.
William Noble. n negro. living on Six
teenth street. IN this city, was arrested
I'm Richmond yesterday, charged with
stealing chickens. He had the fowls with
him, and Acknowledged his guilt. and
says that negro boy named James Miles
was with him when the deed was COM
mitted. James was arrested. and at the
Manchester Police-Station last night said
that Noble asked him Friday night to go
with him for a walk. lie did SO and they
went down TO the farm OF Mr. Kemp,
who lives on the Ninth-Street road,
about mile from Manchester.
James claims that Noble broke open the
house and made him 20 in and steal the
fowls lie secured three chickens, and
then Noble went inside and got three
more chickens and a turkey. All Of
the fowls were killed as soon as received,
and were dressed in an alley on Fifteenth
street I'm this city. The negroes live in the
same house. but the boy claims that Fri
day night was the first trip he took. lie
also says that Noble is out every night
and the officers think he has figured in
most OF the hen-house robberies commit
ted here recently.
MAYORS COURT CASES.
The following cases were disposed or In
the Police Court yesterday:
George Armlstead, colored boy, was