The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-04
THE NEW CITY COUNCIL.
THEY WILL ORGANIZE NEXT MoHIh
WITH SOME CHANGES.
who VIII Leave the School Board tines
terfleld OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES tno
attle-Field-Personal.
MANCHESTER BUREAU RICHMOND TINES.


chester council will be held in the coun-
ell chamber next Friday night, and one
month later the council will reorganize
by electing a president when the new
council will be as follows:
First Ward-C. II. Sims. w. f. starke,
and f. II. Fitzgerald.
Second Ward-John f. Taylor, NJ. A.
Campbell and w. w. Pool.
Third Ward-George Q. Ely, w. T.
Hart and w. G. Burgess.
Fourth Ward-E. w. Welsiger, John
O'Brien and John Utz.
MIR. John O'Brien is the president Of
the council now. He has made faithful
and efficient officer, and will doubtless be
reelected at the July meeting. The new
members of the council Will be W. g..
Burgess. Frank II. Fitzgerald and ".
W Pool.
At the meeting of the school board this
month the question Of which one Of the
five councilmen will resign as school trus-
tee will come up for consideration. The
law says:
mo mayor, member Of council, or treas
urer of a city shall be allowed 10 act
as superintendent of schools therein, nor
shall the number of members of the coun-
ell I'm the school board OF any city ex-
coed one-third OF the entire number Of
the school board"
There are now three councllmen mem
bers Of the Manchester school board
Messrs. John O'Brien, c. II. Sigs and
George Q. Ely. Messrs. w. w. Pool and
Frank II. Fitzgerald, who were recently
elected members Of the city council, are
also members of the school board. but
have not as yet qualified as members
Of the council. This will make five coun-
ell members Of the school board, more
than "one-third Of the entire number Of
the school board"
At the July meeting OF the board Of
supervisors Of Chesterfield the board viii
reorganize. 1t will be composed Of the
same members, with the exception of
Cornelius Mimms, Jr, the supervisor
from Midlothian. who was defeated in
the last election by w. W. Baker, ire
Democratic nominee. John 5. Taylor OF
Dale district, will no doubt be reelected
chairman Of the board
Quite a number Of old Confederate
soldiers who visited Richmond last week
10 attend the refinement Of President
jefferson Davis remains, went down 10
Drewry's Bluff during the week and ie-
viewed the old battlefield.
died very suddenly in the lower part of
the city Friday morning Of heart-disease,
were inferred at Maury cemetery yes
terday.
Several Manchesterians caught fine
lot Of rocsfsh and several hundred her
rings in the river opposite the Chesa-
peake and Ohio wharves, Friday.
Mr.. John +. Harris and Mr.. Richard
Gillian. Of Powhatan. who have teen
visiting in this city, returned home yes
terday.
Mr.. William Jordan, son Of Mr.. Henry
A. Jordan, has gone TO Missouri 10 i've
Mayor II. y. Maurice is visiting IN
buckingham county. He is expected
home this week.
Miss Gertrude Weisiger left yesterday
for Powhatan Courthouse to spend the
summer with her aunt, Mrs. Thomas NJ.
Miller.
Rev. w. II. Thayer, OF Richmond Col
lo,ge. will preach at Cowardin-aYenue
Christian church this morning and even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Alexander Blank
ingship. who have been visiting IN Rich
mond and Manchester, Will return 10
New York this week.
Mr. A. l.. Adamson has returned from
New York. where he accompanied Mrs
Adamson. who is now on her way across
the ocean to visit relatives I'm England
and on the continent.
George Robinson, the negro arrested
for robbing the money-drawer at Weisi-
ger & Carter's drugstore, has been bailed
He will be tried at the next term Of the
hastings court.
The annual celebration Of the Wash
ington and jefferson Literary Societies
OF the Davis Military School. at Winston,
n. c., will take place June 9Th. Cadet
A. Floyd Morrissett. Of Manchester, will
be one Of the declaimers
There is some talk OF the work on the
electric road between Richmond and Maui
chester and Petersburg being started next
month The people OF Manchester and
Chesterfield are particularly anxious TO
see this road built.
Mr.. J. y. Patch died at his residence.
on Bainbridge street, last evening at Z
o'clock, in the seventy-ninth year Of bis
age.
Mr.. Patch had been engaged In the real
estate and general merchandise business
I'm this city for ten years, and was hlshly
esteemed by all who knew him. He was
a member Of the Presbyterian church,
and has been prominent Mason for
years. He leaves eleven children-Messrs.
]. b.. Charles, S. NJ, G. D., f. IL, >. s.
and W. +. Patch, and Mrs ]. w. Smell
lings. Mrs. Lawrence Pool, and MISSES
Emma and Cora Patch.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
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