Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-01
WILL HAVE SEWERS.
maNcHesrsa,s STREET COMMITTEE
TO AWARD CONTRACT TUESDAY.
soms In,erss,ing facts About the Year
Just CIosed--Personsi add Other
News Items

There Ia now every reason TO believe
that Manchester will soon have COM
plete system OF sewsrs. The bids for lay
ING the pipe have been opened ana tne
contract will. in all probability, DC
awarded next Tuesday evening.
The Street Committee held special
meeting Yesterday IN Engineer Epscomos
Office and opened the bids for the work
Proposals were received from nine hrms'
one Of them a Richmond house. The
committee spent several hours III the ex,
ANIMATION and discussion Of the bids ana
adjourned over until Tuesday afternoon
without taking any definite action. IL IS
/ probable that the award VIII be maze az
/ the adjourned session, rs the members OF
I the committee have ascertained 0Y caretuI
/ calculation what would be tine difference
I in the aggregate cost % the work uhoer
I fine several proposals. The sewers are TO
I be according 90 the plans Of the Msrlns
| system.
The year lust closed was q very satls-
/ factory one with the businessmen OF man
I chester. and the outlook for the New Year
I j. decidedly encouraging. Inc STATISTICS
/ Of the manufacturing Establishments on
/ this side of the river are om0Tace1 10 tue
Richmond table and show the business OF
| those concerns 10 be in a very healthy con-
| dition. There have been few failures, and
| from all Appearances most OF the
I merchants have done well. There
/ were quite good number OF. houses
/ erected during the year, among them the
! handsome Masonic Temple and the BANK
[ building.
| City-1reasurer Bronsugh, in converse
/ ton with DISPATCH reporter last night,
/ said that collections had been better than
/ for several years. The percentage OF Ooth
/ State and city taxes paid up TO December
! lst Was considerably larger than for the
corresponding period IN 1921.
MARRIAGES AND ARRESTS.
Clerk DuVal. of the Hastings Court,
| issued 101 marriage-licenses IN 1872, or
| which GO we're TO white and Al 10 colored
| oouplos. December seems 10 have been
! the most popular month for marrying, as
| q licenses have beer obtained since
| November Goth. OF these II were to white
| couples.
| The arrests made in the city during the
wear aggregated 99s. of which 25 were for
| felony, 27j for misdemeanor, GS7 for ordl-
nance violations. and ! for lunacy. Iha
! Chief made 2g7 arrests, II st-Afsistant 2Og,
| Second. Assistant l6l, Th.rd-Assistant 27,
| and Jointly 81.
| 1Dtre Will bt puDllc hpthhllk ia ttlO III
| terest of the Junior Order Of United Anne
| rican Mechanics Monday night at odd
Fellows Hall. Addresses will be made by
| State-Councillor A. q. Stevens and Ma
| tional-Representatiye ID. s. Thompson.
GOING TO THE TENPLE.
Manchester Lodge, No. IA. A. T. and A.
| NJ. held It's last meeting in the old hall,
| on Fifth street. last night. The body has
| been holding rs sessions at the place for
| a great many years, but will now move
into the handsome Temple just erected at
! the intersection of Hull street and Co
wardin avenue. The Temple IS now being
| fitted up ready for the use of No. IA ana
Manchester ROyal-Arch Chapter. This
| lodge Is one Of the oldest III Virginia,
having celebrated its centennial anniVer-
sary several years ago.
John Madison Branch, q negro about SO
years Of age, died very suddenly yesterday
morning at his home, in this city. He WAS
at work az usual Friday and IN apparent
good health. He woke up yesterday
morning about O'clock and asked some
one in the house if 1t was time TO go to
work. Half an hour later he was found
dead in bed. Coroner BrodnaX viewed the
body and deemed an inquest unnecessary.
There was a very pleasant entertainment
| given at the residence of MIR. j. Colin Neal,
in Swansboro', Thursday night. The fes--
| tIvities continued until the early hours OF
morning. Among the ladies present were
| Misses Ida aud Fife Neal. neatly attiredin
| evening costumes of pink and white. with
| lace aud ribbon trimmings and Marechal-
| Neil roses: Misses Mabel and Erma Eli
! oft, of Richmond, Va, neatly alfred in
| green costumes, with hyaclnths end ever
| greens; Mr.. j. z. Wood, wife. end daugh-
tiers. of keysyille, Va. Misses Mary and
| Ola Bohannan, of Lunenburg; Misses Vlr-
gle and Matte May, OK Oral Oaks. and
many others. Gentlemeni Mr.. Willie Lar
kin, A. j. Wallace. O. and p. Cavedo, @.
| Parrish, B. $. Marstin l.. Wright. of Rich
mond, Va; Walter Jeter. Frank Neal,
and Pickett Holt, Of Swansboro. Chap
erons: Mrs. j. Neal and Mrs. L. Wallace.
| BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Owens, after
spending q week with relatives here, left
| yesterday morning for Birmingham, Ala.
| Miss Susie Broaddus, who has been VISIT
| ing friends here and in Richmond. will re-
turn to school, at Chester, tomorrow.
The Clopton-Street Baptist Sunday
school will have their Christmas celebra-
ton tomorrow night. Quite an attractive
programme has been arranged, and there
will be q general distribution of good
things.
Mr.. John @. Hewlett. who has been
spending the holidays with his parents
here. will leave tomorrow for Baltimore
TO resume hls duties as instructor Of tuning
IN the Institution Tor the Blind.
Mr.. Bowman, proprietor of the tea and
coffee-store in the Toney building, on
Eleventh and Hull streets, accidentally
overturned kerosene-lamp yesterday
morning, when it exploded. Mr. Bowman
very narrowly escaped being burned HIS
whiskers and hair were slightly slnged.
Mr. Elan, one Of the oldest citizens OF
Manchester, died his residence. corner of
Tenth ard Maury streets, yesterday after
noon. He was "a years old.
Miss Bessie Mullen. of Portsmouth, and
| Miss Kate Lynch, of Petersburg, are the
! guests OF Miss Pattie Sachfeld. OF this
| city.
Rev. C. N. Van Houten will preach again
tonight on the "Intidelity of Our Times"
| the subject being Prophecy and Miracle
as Divine Elements in Religion"
At the tournament at Longwood Acade-
my, in Chesterfield, several days ago, Miss
| Nellie V. Fisher was crowned queen and
| Miss Emma Fisher was crowned first maid
of honor. Both are daughters of Mr.. John
| W. Fisher, Assistant Postmaster OF Man
chester.
! Tomorrow being observed IS New
! Years-Day and a national holiday, there
! will be short hours at the post-otfice. The
| Office will be open from 10 to IL o'clock in
the morning, and be closed the remainder
| of the day.
The public schools will reopen Tuesday,
and the Danvllle shops, which have been
shut down since December oath, will re-
! sumo operations the same day.
Raleigh, the 9-year-old son of Mr.. Motier
! s. Adams, had the misfortune to break his
right leg Friday afternoon ct the corn-mill
in this city. He was playing around the
stairs when a bag of meal tell from the
floor above, with the result stated. He
was attended by Drs. Mathews and Whit
| field, who set the broken limb.
Dress Soiree of Miss WsIden's Class.
| A delightful time was spent Friday eve