The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-05
SOUVENIRS DIDN'T SELL
and SUR ron $500 JNSTTTUTID
IN THE HUsyfAGS COURT
Superintendent Puiiiam hcappoin'e"'
Damage Trom the Pr shei~W WIZ No' DO
Candidate 30 More spirits
MANcInsTrn BuRE q RICHMOND IMEs.
ll9i HUI sIEBEr. BEATIiE BLOCK.

1921 HUI sIEtEr. BEATTiH BLOCK
suit was instituted IA the hustings court
yesterday BY gnadas Blufcrd and Lewis
I.yyis. Of Richmond. against Thomas II.
Smith and Leroy H. Latham, Of TINS
city. for damages 20 the amount OF 80
Not long ogo Mr. Smith secured a lot
OF iron taken from the old hatue-snip
ncrrlmac from the Oid Dominion Iron
and NaisCcmpany. out Of this he made
700 souvenirs. which he intended Offer
ing for sale az the naval rendezVous'
Messrs smith and Latham sold the
touvtnirs I'm "a bulk TO Mcssrs. bluioi0
and Lewis for $3.50. The souvenirs md
not sell we'll al the rendezvous. and row
Messrs. Rluford and Lewis bring suit
william Turner, tl@ negro arrested
"Wednesday afternoon, charged WIN stte-
ing a pisto. and an accordion from john
washington. was before the mayors
court yesterday m3nina. turner h"a
sold the pistol 20 "a carpenter, ana the
accordion was found in the basement az
Mr. Woods. Turner having been employ ca
by Nr Wood The mayor sent the case
on 90 the grand jury.
The friends Of Superintcnd mt PdlllaIn
ar cougratulating him on his redppuih'-
rntnt 10 the superintendenCy Of the Man.
chester public schools Mr. fulildms APP
pointment is 10 Doe confirmed by tho SEN
ate. which meets next December.
The high water in the river has washed
away enc Of the pillars Of the lew add
ton 20 tire paper mills. The water now
covers good deal Of the work recently
done on the ola dominion Cotton MINIS
which were partially destroyed 10y hfe
some months ago.
Joseph r. Leo. Of Brooklyn n y. who
"a head waiter Of the Grand Union Hotel
AZ Saratoga. n. Y. and the Hotel De
Sofa. Al Savannah, Ga, rs in the city as
the guest Of his private secretary, VII
liam Moon. Of our colored pubic schools.
lie Is returning home from savannah
where he had charge during the winter
Of one Of the largest hotels In the South.
lie Is one Of the few Thirty-Ihifd De
gree colored MasOns In America, IS wei
educated. and "A man Of considerable
means.
Mr.. Matthew Morton has written "A let
ter 10 the Leader. stating that be will
not De candidate for reelection 10
the city council as "a representative OF the
Second ward This was reply 10 letter
asking Mr.. Morton 10 reconsider his
original decision. and allow his name as
candidate. which was signed by num-
her Of the most prominent citizens in
Manchester.
Mr. Morton has made a faithful coun-
Gilman. and his friends regret that he
will not consent to go back 20 that body.
Salem Baptist church, at which the
newly organized Baptist Sunday-School
Association Of Manchester and Chester
field will meet for the first time on the
third Sunday Of this month, is one Of the
Oldest churches I'm the county Of Chester
field. having been erected I'm 1927.
Since the 1st day Of May John Talley,
q. 7. Merritt, II. A. Jordan and L. Z.
Davis have decided "a go out Of the
liquor business. This leaves only two sa-
looms en- the First ward and none in the
Second.
The case Of Nelson against the city Of
Manchester will be tried I'm the hustings
court to-day. Judge u. NJ. BernSrd, Of
Petersburg. viii be on the bench, Judge
ingram preferrng not 10 sit. on account
Of a family relation with the plaintiff
Mr. Nelson will sue for salary alleged TO
be due him for his services as city engi-
neer. which position he formerly held.
The almshouse for Manchester will be
erected on the property Of the city in
the neighborhood Of Maury cemetery. 1t
Il the purpose Of the city 10 remodel the
house already on the lot. and 20 erect
a new one also, so as 20 have a house for
both white and colOred people