Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-25
CITY OF MANCHESTER
A PROPOSITION SUBMITTED FOR es-
TA6LlShlNc A SYSTEM OF SEWERS.
pca'h OF Mrs. Maurfce-Thc FIRST Tramp
Arrives-Court and other South
side Items.

ihe mahcnester Council held an ad-
journed meeting last night, with Messrs
OBrien PresidenD, T.. w. weisiger
Fitzgerald. Sims. Caudle, Hart. Morton.
Campbell, Ely, Pool, and Utz present
The special object OF this session Of the
body was to receive a proposition from
Mr. john c. robertson TO establish a
system OF sewerage in the city and TO
lay pipes for this purpose. Mr.. Robert
sons letter, briefly outlining his plan
and the rough draft Of an ordinance
covering his proposition were read, and
| after some little discussion referred to
the committees on streets and ordinances
who VIII consider the subject together
and report at the next meeting OF the
Council.
PLUMBERS LICENSES.
The Committee on Water recommended
that plumbers licenses be issued for six
| months TO May /. 1894. at the rate OF so
per year. as per the ordinance, and then
for twelve months TO each successive
May thereafter.
The committee appointed to confer with
the Electric Street-Car Company relative
TO giving "A better service in Manchester
| stated that Mr.. Fisher was not IN Rich
mond, and therefore had not been seen,
and consequently they were not in a po-
sition TO make a report.
After granting a number OF building
permits. the Council adjourned.
DEATH OF MRS. MAURICE.
Mrs. G. S. Maurice whose Illness has
been noticed in the Dispatch, died shortly
after S o'clock last night at her resi-
dence. corner Perry and Eleventh streets.
She had heen I'll for several weeks. and
and II had been apparent for some days
that the end was near. Mrs. Maurice,
whose maiden name was Gibson. had
| been twice married. Her first husband,
who died about six years ago, was DR..
Thompkins, Of Buckingham She is sur
vived by her husband. Professor G. 5.
Maurice. but leaves no children The
deceased was a woman OF beautiful
Christian character. and had been
consistent member Of the Baptist Church
for many years. The funeral, for which
| arrangements had not been made last
| night. will probably take place to-mor-
row.
The first tramp seen in Manchester
since the chain-gang ordinance went into
effect made his appearance last night,
| and was promptly taken in charge by
the police He will be before Mayor Mau-
| rice this morning and will have the great
distinction of being the first knight OF
| the road who fell a victim to the very
wise law of the city fathers. The fellow
| says his name is Joseph Mousset. He
| says this country is no good. When
asked If he knew about the tramp-law
prevailing in Manchester, he said that
| he did He seemed TO look upon the mat
ter as a joke. but when told that he
| would be put TO work to-day with pick
and a shovel with a nice little bail and
l. ..s.s1e loo l.
situation. and wanted TO leave for Rich
| mond. but was detained by the officers
Miss Hettie Goolsby will leave this
morning for New York, where she goes
TO visit her aunt. She will probably be
absent from the city for several months.
FUNERAL OF MIR. FULKS.
The funeral of young r. rtratton Fulks
took place yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock
| from the Second Baptist church in Rich
! mond. The sacred ediiice was filed with
| friends Of the deceased, and Rev Or. W.
! w Landrum conducted the services in
| a most impressive manner.
The floral tributes were very pretty,
among them being one from the employees
| OF T. w Wood q Sons. with the inscriD-
ton. Our Companion" The firm also
sent beautiful design. The interment
was made In Maury cemetery. The fol-
| lowing young men acted as pall-bearers
Messrs. Thomas Whittet II. NJ D9wdy;'
Hartman. and VI. W. Archer.
In the Police Court yesterday morning
Cary Foster and John Thomas, two small
white boys. were fined 81 each for throw
| ing rocks at negro driver.
John Baugh (colored) was charged with
curslng and abusing Rhodes Anderson
| (coloredy. He was fined $3.50, In default Of
which he was sent TO jail for thirty days
Mr.. Wilmer c. Brown returned yester-
day morning from Nottoway county,
where he has been visiting relatives.
NJ nv lqf frhf1rc1aN
! for Atlanta. Ga, where he Will engage in
Mr. p. V. Clark and wife. of Chester
| field. were in the city yesterday.
| Miss Minnie Cox. Of Richmond. is visit
ing Miss Mary b. Cox, on Porter street.
CIRCUIT COURT DECISION.
Judge B. 4. Hancock, In the Chester
| field Circuit Court, Thursday rendered his
! decision in the chancery suit OF Gates
| against Winkler. This suit was instituted
| some time ago by Mr.. Eddie Gates. Of
| Richmond. for a portion of LARGE tract
| OF land i'm Chesterfield county, near Glover
| Hill coal-mines which Mr.. Winkler purc.
| chased several years ago. The plaintln
| claimed an interest in the property by
| virtue Of an old marriage contract exc
| cuted by his father and mother. The de-
| cision was I'm favor OF the defendant: Judge
]. NJ. Gregory represented me pialnIli 4,
! and Mr.. &. J.. Page ana Mt. /. v No6Dli
| the defendant -. ... e..
! trial In the Hastings Court to-day: Missile
! coleman (colored). charged with striking
an old Arabian woman with Ratchet;
| Claude Jones. charged with shooting "A
pistol I'm the street; Charles Bowen,
| charged with assaulting Rev X. H. Kudd:
| Maggie Branch. a little cOlOred girl. third
| case of petit larceny; Jesse Hilton, petit
| larceny. The court was not in session yes
| terday. -, -. ,,o
| snonding secretary of the Foreign Mis-
| SION BOARD OF the Southern Baptist Con-
| vention. will preach at the cambridge
| street Baptist church tomorrow morning.
| This will be Mr. Willingham''s first APP