Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-22
ACROSS THE JAMES.
LONGS SUIT AGAINST THE
CAR COMPANY SETTLED.
Contributions 10 the Poor Fund
The Chesterfield Premiums.
Other Manchester Items.

The case OF Charles T.. Longs admin
istrators against the Manchester Railway
and improvement Company, which has
been pending in the Hastings Court Tor
about year, has been settled by com
promise. and judgment will be entered
in the Hastings Court hero Monday.
The railway company is to pay the
widow $3.50. and it Is understood that
all parties are perfectly satisfied with the
result
The case, after being continued from
time to time, WAS tried several months
ago and the jury failed to agree and the
case had 10 go over. The suit was LOT
$4,000. Mr.. Charles j.. Page repre-
sented the plaintiff and Major Il. II.
Nash appeared fo- the railway company
A full account of the accident IN which
Mr.. Long lost his life appeared IN the
DISPATCH at tho time Of IT'S occurrence.
He had been learning the route win
another motorman all the afternoon ana
about dusk was making his flrst "Trip
alone. He ran his car very rapidly down
the Grade on Decatur street and When
the curve al the corner Of Seventh ana
Decatur was reached the car jumped the
track and ran into the tohacco-tactory.
Mr.. Long was caught between the car
and the wall Of the factory and crushed
TO death. Mrs. Long will get her money
at once.
HELPING THE POOR.
The Poor Committee we're hard Mt
work Yesterday soliciting contributions
for the poor and needy and looking out
for those who were in need OF assist
ance. The movement has met with gen
eral approval by tho people here, and
contributions have been made IN very
liberal manner. 1t is safe to say that
for while at least the destitute poor OF
tbe CITY will be we'll taken care OF.
The secretary and treasurer OF the
Pocahontas Coal Company has agreed
10 sell the committee coal at - cents per
gross ton. and two carloads have been
ordered by Mayor Maurice. The rail
road lines will haul the coal free OF
charge. thus putting this needy article
here at n very low pricc. The city carts,
il il understood, will be used III dIstrI-
buting portion Of the coal.
The Manchester our-Mills-Warnor
Moore proprietor has offered to sell
fifty barrels of flour at cost-price, or Will
donate $40 in cash.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
The snow has greatly interfered with
the running Of strect-cars, and the
schedule ia not 50 good as IN favorable
weather.
In this weeks Utica GIobe there is an
excellent portrait of Mr. W. J. Garter.
OF this city. secretary OF the Broadrock
Driving Park Association.
The action Of the Council IN granting
TO the Southern Gas and Fuel Company
n franchise to establish n plant in this
city seems to meet with general ap-
proysl.
PERSONAL POINTS.
CAPTAIN Andrew Mahoney is detained
nj his home on account OF sickness
Miss Ethel Harding is entertaining
her friend, Miss Blankenship, OF Ches-
terrified county.
heN. 1T. lOuuP VIII COhu"Ct thO pOi
vices in Leader Hall this afternoon at 3
O'Clock.
Mr.. Park Howle who was hurt in
Richmond Friday afternoon, is getting
along very nicely. Mr.. Howle was hurt
bv wagon colliling with his buggy,
from which he was thrown and con-
siderabiy bruised.
The incandescent lights in Manches-
ter went out last night, and the store
keepers had to hustle around for kero-
sene lamps TO keep their places OF bust
ness lighted.
Chesterfield has not yet received the
money won in premiums at the last Ex-
position, but an officer of the Virginia
Agricultural and Mechanical Society
told q DrsPArcH reporter yesterday that
the premiums would be- paid within the
next week or ten days. Chesterfield
won first honors two consecutive years
at the Agricultural Fairs, and Won second
premium last year. The total amount
Of winnings was about 800 A portion
of the Chesterfield exhibit will be sent
to the Worlds Fair at Chicago.