The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-19
MANCHESTER MATTERS.
HAPPENINGS or INTEREST IN THE
CRY ACROSS the JAMES
An Enjoyable acknowledgements
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pro,ins-oontinusd TIL October
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,aree delegation from the Ccntra'
Methodist sunday school OF thiS Guy, "
,.otber with quite a number oil OUTSIDERS
-, so,,o on the Ariel yesterday morn
a. 80 warwick Park. The little ones
- q most ENJOYABLE time at that popu-
lar resort. and spent the day fishing
bathing boating and demoiishing Win
..,uine Methodist appeites tempting
ma and sweets carried down on the
800. A. O'Clock IN the afternoon
Tho steamer returned for those VINO cou'u
No, Set off IN the morning These were
o,rri.d down 10 Warwick Park ana az
=, ,oint me picnickers joined them
-, aalehtiul tup 20 Dutch Gap. nc
,',.,,rslonists returned home late III ''o
LIN, with many pleasant Impressions
Az George w. Meredith, OF North
carolina. l. visiting his parents IN Inns
civ The following in reference TO nm
h taken from the Charlotte On. 81 OO-
server. ,,,, 90 o,,,inoer
who was hurt In railroad acclu'H' va
ths Georgia, Carolina and Northern ''Se
snrine has been appointed genera
Inspector for the SeabodId hyS'S" w.,
tf,r.ditb since the accident has not
I'm able TO resume his former vocation
and the company has appointed MN 10
tfg ,oaition because OF valuable services
re"derc4 as an engineer. 1t is customary
y,th the SeabOam people TO deal klhoiy
Win their MANNED employees. ana olher
roads might learn a good lesson from
them. ..,... CO.
Mr. Charles Crosiic. who was very Sc
rio,slv hurt at the Richmond ana Dan
Vile railroad shops Monday afternoon q"
arcoupf Of which was published ln yester-
DAYS Times was getting on as wen as
could be expected yesterday.
The case OF W. a. Thorpe's admlnistra-
trix against the Richmond and Peters
burg Railroad Company, 10 recover slVVV
for the killing Of W. a. Thorpe, VIII 80
oyer 10 the October term OF the must
ines court I'm this city. owing 10 sick
rees i'm the family Of Major Nash, coun-
sci for the railroad company. This case
has been tried once, and resulted In
hung jury.
During the storm Saturday afternoon
"a fine cow belonging 10 Mr.. Joseph J..
Dance. Of Chesterfield was struck by
lightning and Killed. The animal was al
most torn open by the force OF the mud.
The almshouse committee, of which Mr.
w. T. Hart is chairman, will probably
make a report as 10 the manner in when
the institution shall be conducted at the
next meeting Of the city council, which
Will be held next Friday night.
The street-car transfer system In Man
chester mas been modified. Heretofore
passenger could board a car here. pro-
cure a transfer up Main street 10 Laurel
IN Richmond, down Laurel 10 Hollywood
all on one fare. This cannot be done
now.
The Red Mems Fair at Gibbs Opera
House continues to draw large crowds
The voting for various fancy articles has
brought I'm quite a nice little sum. A good
programme was rendered last night, and
the entertainment was a complete sue
cess. The fair viii continue every night
this week.
At the lawn party for the benefit of
Stockton-street Baptist church Monday
night a large audience was in attendance.
The voting resulted as follows.
For the umbrella 10 the most popular
minister-Rey l.. II. Thornhill, 3; Rev.
Mcdaniel Rucker, 4; Rev w. l.. Hayes, 10.
For the ring TO the most popular
lady-Miss Rosa Powell. u; Miss Car
RE Ahern. Z; Miss Willie FlOurnOy. 5; Miss
Edna SavOry, 3.
For the fan TO the most popular mar
riod lady-Mrs. Ella r. Jones. II.
For the scarf pin 20 the most popular
gentleman-T. y. Slaughter 25; clifford
Davidson, IS
Mr.. A. J. Daffron. who has been quite
sick. is able 10 be out again, and is
regalning his strength rapidly.
Ar and MFa AEUlfa Archer ara .riefff-e.
I'm Powhatan county.
Colonel b. o. James returned from
Goochland Monday afternoon.
Miss Norma Lithgow is spending several
weeks in Dinwiddie county.
Miss Myrtle Lithgow has returned home
after g pleasant visit TO Green Bay.
The members Of the trades unions in
this city are falling in line with their
Richmond brethren.
Mr.. Dylah Gary, one OF the oldest citi-
zens Of this vicinity. is quite sick at his
residence in Swansboro
Mlsse Fannie Claiborne and Lottie
Boyle, Of Petersburg. are visiting Mrs
NJ, J.. hartin, of this city.
DR.. John w. Brodnax, Of this city. IS
spending few days with his old friend
Mr.. John L. Harris. az the Huguenot
Springs.
The new iron culverts now being put
uhuer the street car tracks on Seventh
street are decided improvement upon
the old wooden troughs.
A train on the Richmond and Peters
burg railroad struck COW Sunday near
Johnsons iron works. breaking one Of the
animals legs.
II is understood that the city council
VIII repeal the wide tire ordinance, which
Is now being contested in the courts 1t
seemed to be the impression at the last
meeting of the council that the ordinance
should be repealed. The case decided in
the hustings court relative TO this mat
ter has gone TO the Supreme Court.
JUSIICh JOHN's COURT.