Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-14
MANCHESTER NEWS.
THE COUNCIL HAS AsHoRT SESSION
AND DOES BUT LITTLE WORK.
The Question of Gas PIant-Fanerai ol
DR.. Hanoock--Par.y in swansboro'--
Personals and Briefs.

into the Council chamber last night and,
after kicking the snow from their ieef,
proceeded 10 tell each other that there
had been snow. and that the night vas
trifle cool. President o'Brien called the
Council to order and the following other
gentlemen answered to their names !;
Messrs. Charles II. Sims. John T. Utz, 4
w. Weisiger. w. T. Hart. Matthew Morton,
| W. T.. Starke, NJ. A. Campbell. A; w. fanr.
and George @. Ety.. 1t was the regular
January session Of the BODY, out there
was nothing of special interest TOT con.
| duration. A number Of gentlemen M
terested In the Southern Gas ana fuei
| Company were present.
THE LIGHT BILL CUT DOWN.
The Light Committee made its report.
showing deduction of $3.50 from the
EIectric.Light CompanJ's bill Tor ngntins
the streets during the month OF Decem Dsr'
| This led 10 a good deal of discussion: Mr.:
Eiy. chairman of the committee, explained
that the deduction was made on account
of certain lights failing to burn. "A repre-
sentative Of the light company was eiton
/ the privilege of the floor. he SAID tnat
| his company objected to the reduction on
the ground that they had not been notlfled
| from day 10 day OF the failure OF the nghts
| TO burn. The report was adopted;
The Committees on Finance and streets
made their regular reports, when were
| adopted, as was also that OF the Chiel Oh
| Police .,
Mr.. Hart offered a resolution that rail-
ing be placed at the intersection OF Co.
wardin avenue and Semnes street. ~ was
referred TO the Street Committee Win
I power TO act. This is quite dangerous
| place. the railroad cut being about 70 rect
deep.
Mr.. Morton stated that there was q va
cancy in the School Board from the flrst
Ward caused by the resignation OF MI Z.
A. Jones. Itwas moved and seconded tnat
| MIR. Charles II. Sims be elected TO I'LL the
vacancy He was unanimously elected.
A request from Mr.. Monkey TO move
frame structure on Fourth street further
back in his yard was granted.
Several bills that were presented were
referred to the Finance Committee.
THE GAS FRANCHISE.
Mr.. Sims moved that the petition. OF the
Southern Gas and Fuel Company for the
right TO establish plant in Manchester De
| considered. Mr.. Ely, chairman OF the
| Committee on Light. stated that they
were waiting for the ordinance to be pre-
pared by the City Attorney. Judge Clop-
ton SAID that he had not been requested 20
furnish the ordinance, but from the DATA
he had he could prepare the paper anu
give n To the committee any time to-day.
This being the state of affairs II was
moved that the Council adjourn to meet
next FRIDAY and that the City Attorney Do
instructed to prepare the necessary oroii
nance. This prevailed. and the Council
then adjourned.
DIR. HASCoCK's FUNERAL.
The funeral of DIR. Philip s. Hancock,
whose death was announced in the DIS
PATCH. took place yesterday morning from
the Bainbrdge-Street Baptist cnurcn.
The sacred edifice was filled with frlenus
of the dead physician gathered there 70
nav their silent and sad tribute to good'
Rev. I. Il. Thornhill. DIR. w. +. Hatcher,
Rev. ]. j. Clopton, and Rev. X. ii. Win
free took part IN the solemn exercises.
Rev. Mr.. Winfree's remarks were OF
beautiful character, and many eyes were
filled with tears at his touching ana tehuer
recollections of the departed one.
With DIR. Hancock the golden rule was
ALWAYS first and foremost, and with self
forgetting love he went from house TO
house melting out all the good he could
and carving sunshine and happiness
wherever ne went. No man will be more
sadly missed and his native county has
not yet realized its loss
A delegation of Masons from the Man.
chester and Midlothian lodges were present,
and the remains We're buried IN Maury
cemetery with masonic honors.
TO HOLD MEMORIAL SERVICES.
Yesterday afternoon O number of friends
of DIR. Hancock met at the home of MIR. X:
G. Broaddus. on Porter street, and decided
to have memorial service at Jerusalem
church In honor of their esteemed asso-
4 anraa1 that Raw l. X
Thornhlll should preside and DIR. Hatcher,
DIR. McTyre and Rev. r.. III. Winfree
should be requested to make addresses
Mr.. w. w: Baker will have charge OF the
singing and sir. Haddon S. Watkins is ex-
pected to sing solo. Among those pres
ent were DR.. William L. Hatcher. Rev. l..
II. Thornhill, Rev. r. IA. Winfree. w. W.
Baker, ID. b. Wlnfree, George dewitt, Alr.
Whitworth, and Others.
PLEASURE IN swANsBoRo'.
A very pleasant entertainment was given
nj the residence of Mr.. j. G. Neal, Swans
boro'. last Wednesday night. and the oc-
casion was heartily enjoyed by all present.
Dancing was commenced at $3.50 O'Clock
and was kept up until late hour. The
ladies present we're Misses Ida and Efhe
Neal. Misses Virgie and Matte Nav. Misses
Lucy and Lizzie Neal. Miss Mary Bohan-
non, Miss Emma Watkins. Miss Ruth Wat
kins, Miss Otie Wood, and Mrs. j. z.
Wood. The gentlemen present were
Balm, II. Watkins, w. Watkins Jimmy
Neal, Walter Jeter, Andrew Jackson Wal
lace, and Tennie Hardy. Chaperons:
Mrs. j. G. Neal and Mrs. Il. L. Wallace.
MIR. II. ID. Clements, who was quite badly
hurt Thursday morning by the watch
house in which he was stationed being
knocked down the embankment into the
Danville shop-yards, an account OF which
appeared IN the DISPATCH yesterday, was
reported Yesterday as doing as well as could
be expected.
There was not case for the considera-
ton of Mayor Maurice in the Police Court
yesterday morning.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFs.
Mrs. A. G. Harding, who has been sick
for several days, is out again.
The deep snow has practically closed the
public schools in the county.
Mr.. George Bittle. of Chesterfield. was
in the city yesterday. BE says his wife,
who has been i'll with pneumonia, is some
what better.
Work on Belle Isle is greatly inter-
fered with by an ice gorge that has formed
at the dam at the head of the race.
Judge John Ii. Ingram begins his second
term as Judge of the Hastings Court next
Monday During his first term of Office
none of his decisions were reversed by the
Supreme Court.
Miss Lalla Mayo is quite sick at her
home. on Porter street.
The protracted meetings that were ex-
pected to begin at the Bainbridge-Street
Baptist church next Monday have been
postponed on account Of the bad weather.
MIR. Thornhlll wrote Rev. II. II. AGREE to
that effect yesterday afternoon.
A shed at the works of the Standard
Spike Company broke in Thursday, and
colorediman who was working under ii was
quite painfully hurt. The weight of snow
on the shed was the cause of its breaking
IN.
THOUSANDS OF OUR CITIZENS ARE
DEPRIVED OF WAFER IN THEIR
HOUSES BY THE RECKLESS WASTE
OF THOSE WHO KEEP WATER RUN
MING TO AVOID THE FREEZING OF