The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-26
CITY OF MANCHESTER.
HOW THE PEOPLE across THE
RIVER PASS THE TIME.
m. vemovaI OF tho Remains OF the
soidIers--The Secret Work Exposed
Election of Councilmen.
M,xcursTrR BUREAU RICHMOND TINES
~ so, Uutt. srRFEr, BEATTfE BLOCK.

.,1a,ers who we're killed in the battle OF
nr,wry's Bluff in Chesterfield were
tsken up from the Durying ground about
600 miles from the station, yesterday.
% re,ntcrred IN Hollywood cemetery
IN Richmond. under the auspices OF inc
run,or Hollywood Memorial Association
The spot where the fallen braves were
,,,r,ea was originally a beautitul one
h,t time has made great changes ana
the fence inclosing the buryins sfou"u'
md the simple wooden head-Doaros
marking the graves OF the hefoVs az
fast decayng. The unaeIlahihs Va
u,oying the remains to HOLLYWOOD 49,,
rnanv brave soldiers sleep behealh
-. sr'rrsd.ng foliage Of beautiful trees.
illustration Of the SoutherneIs
-, 80 those who fought and dcd Ior
tost cause. 10 has been ABOUT thirty
- Go. these Confederate soldiers
s,u In hattie at Drewrys blul' anu
- ~ tbeir bones have or lmbieu 10
dust confederate buttons were GNU III
some of the graves. .,,.,,,,,b
,rbe remains were brolSht lhIVus"
Atanchestcr about 4 o'clock YESTERDAY ar
terpoon. and we're taken III ''h"'e0 ~
yerresentatives Of the Juniors IA.
Colonel Arthur G. Evans OF 'his Mn 49,
- A. a member Of Lee Camp, OF hlch,
WIZ 70 "a chairman Of the Richmond
"l,,,,1ittoa Amounted 20 see 10 the leeu.
az, Of the Confederate veterans VINO WIN
,,,~ceont On the occasion Of the renter
,,o,t ~ ex-President Davis remains ue-
nc all the Confederate veterans III
Manchester 10 meet him at the ma"
-, to-rnorrow evening at $3.50 O'CLOCK 10
orrange for participating in the DAVIS
memorial services in Richmond
,rbe Davis Memorial car Whlch wa
e,tod M at the Richmond ana DanFiuo
sbops. I'm this city. has beeh sem W
New Orleans. Several pholosIapIS "
,,ade ~ the car while IL was III Man
chester. ,. - oo,5i-
dates 10 nm vacancies I'm the city coun-
eli which was held in this city yesteI-
dav was Of a very low ORDER ana a
small vote was polled. The Democratic
nominees had no opposition, ana Oh
course, carried things their own way.
In the First ward Mr.. Frank II. Fitz-
gerald was elected to take the place OF
Mr.. T. II. Morris.
In the Second ward Mr.. w. w. POol
will succeed Mr.. Matthew Morton. who
declined the nomination for reelection.
Mr.. w. 4. Hart was reelected for the
long term in the Third ward, and Mr..
W. G. Burgess will succeed Mr.. A. w.
Fair.
In the Fourth ward Mr.. John e. Utz
was reelected. These gentlemen will be-
gin their duties as members OF the coun-
ell July LIST.
The members Of the Iron Hall in Man
chester are much interested In the pro
ceedings now pending In the courts al
Indianapolis. in connection with the or
Dc In hn q
of the receiver more than three-quarters
OF a million dollars, and another quarter
Of a million is in the hands of the state
receivers. The attorneys for the order
hold that unless the reorganization re-
unites all elements il will be OF no avail,
and that a permanent division will rem
der It impossible for any faction Of the
organization 10 secure the money now
in the hands Of the receivers.
Ex-Supreme Justice Somerby, who is
known personally by number of mem
bers OF the order In Manchester, Is en-
deavoring TO get at the head Of the or
ganization again. Somerby has few
friends II any. in the order here. They
seem to have lost confidence in him.
Daniel Brown the negro who recently
attempted 20 poison his wife and chill
dren I'm SwansborO, is sti0 at large He
Yves seen in Chesterfield a day or two
after the alleged poisoning, and is be
lievd TO be hiding somewhere in the
county now. The police Of Manchester
and the Chesterfield authorities are con-
tinuing their efforts to capture the man.
Brown is very black, weighs about 40
pounds and is about thirty years old.
Mr.. r. p. w. Beattie. past master of
Manchester Lodge. No. IA, A. T. and A.
NJ. and district deputy grand master Of
District No. 81. visited the Midlothian
Lodge Wednesday night and conferred
the Past Master end Master Masoa's
degrees on a number of candidates. Mr..
Beattie was accompanied by Brethren
r. c. Broaddus. A. H. Fitzgerald, w. f.
Merchant +. II. Fitzgerald and G. f.
Lipscomb. ell of Manchester. After labor
an elegant repast was served by the
Midlothian Lodge, and the occasion was
an enjoyable one TO all present.
Under the auspices Of the New South
Council of Junior order United American
Mechanics pleasant entertainment was
given I'm Leader Hall last evening. 1t
was called IAN Exposure of the Secret
Work OF the Order" and Messrs. j. w.
Tyson Charles Malone, and others rem
dered some amusing specialities \. B.
Ogilvie. as Grand Mogul. did his part
well, as did also J. II. Smith, as Grand
Vice Mogul. j. +. Greery, 10. c. Gill and
others W. y. Needham played an anus
ing part as candidate, and ELECTED much
applause. Following Is the cast OF char
acters. as carried out in the programme:
Grand Mogul-N. r. Ogilvie.
Grand e-Mogul-John III. Smith
Grand Assistant Mogul-A. l.. Bradley.
Grand Recorder Events-M. w. Mere
dith.
Grand Watch Dog Treaburer-L. n
Glenn.
Grand Patriarch. Grand surgeon-J. i.
GreeTy.
Grand Conductor-E. c. Gil.
Grand Inside Guard-J. Ed RiddlclS.
Captain Mulligan Guards-A. +. Mont
gomery.
NIuniean Guards-T. J. Winder, L. C.
Evans, w. II. Adams. J. w. Jackson.
Candldate-W. Il. Needham.
A good attendance was present at
Asbury Methodist chapel In Mason's
Park, last evening The feast and fair
VIII be continued this evening at the
same place.
The strawberry crop In Chesterfield
this year is a very good one. No county
in the State can surpass Chesterfield In
raising strawberries.
A letter received from King William
yesterday says that Mr.. Augustus Willis,
who was badly burned recently. is inn
proving Mr.. Willis formerly lived ID
Chesterfield
The Ladies Aid Society OF the Presby-
terrain church viii meet IN the lecture
room OF the church to-day al =. NJ.
and request that their friends who intend
10 make their birthday gifts 70 the So
ciety Will present them at this meeting