Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-03-28
FRANCHISE. FOR THE RAILWAY.
Other Business Before the Supervisors
Manchester Items.

FRANCHISE. FOR TIE RAILWAY.
Other Business Before the supervisors-
Manchester Items
The Board OF Supervisors OF Chester
field met at the County Courthouse yes.
terday. ana in consequence OF the iact
that the petition of the Richmond. Man
chester and Petersburg Railway Company
for permission to construct an eiectrio
railway from Manchester. to PETERSBURG
was TO come no for consideration caused
considerable interest to be felt in the
meeting.
The Board granted the franchise IN ac-
cordance with the contract prepared oy
the Commonwealth Attorney, and there
is now nothing TO stop the company from
beginning work Just as o as IL
pleases.
DR.. William +. Hatcher. on behalf OF the
DIR. Hancock Memorial-Fund Committee,
appeared before the board and asked the
privilege of erecting the monument at tne
intersection of the Midlothian o WIN
the road that runs from Midlothian o'a-
ton. The request was granted.
The Manchester Railway and Improve,
ment Company was granted twelve months
extension of time In which to build the
road from their track. on Hull street up
the New road TO the Broad-Rock road.
Mr.. Winston, of Alexandria, REPRESENT
ing a company from that city, asked TO DC
allowed to send q new road-plow tor tne
inspection of the board. to be returned II
not satisfactory. the only cost being inc
freight charges. The matter was taken
under consideration.
IN TEMPLES OF JUSTICE.
In the Manchester Police Court yester-
day morning a test case of selling. cigars
- A-loooO an GnnHov oana mn MnQgrc.
Snellings & Burgess were the gentlemen
reported and the case was certified TO
the Hastings Court. Most Of the
druggists are anxious that the Coun
Gil would pass an ordinance pro-
hibitInc the sale of anything on Sun
day except medicines. but there seems 10
be some opposition to the movement, anu
though il has twice come before the Couh-
ell it has as many times been voted down.
The State law prohibits the sale of these
articles. but 10 has never been enforced, so
the test case will be made on this point. .
John B~lankenship was up on n charge or
being drunk. He was fined $500. and IN
default was sent to Jail for fifteen days.
John Wood had to answer a similar
charge. He was treated in like manner to
the other John.
Mary Lou Bass was locked up last night
on a charge of being drunk and dlsorderly
ON lie AITtt'. Ellt MhO ~ OAV u -
| ton windows crying most piteously. when
The DISPATCH man passed the forbiddlng-
| looking building.
The Hastings Court. though not ad-
| iourned for the term. was not In session
yesterday.
Judge b. A. Hancock lett yesterday for
| Nottoway, where he will begin the spring
term of the Circuit Court OF that county
to-day. ,
John Turner (colored). who was tried
| before Squire Hewlett. of Swansboro'.
| Saturday evening for %felOnious assault
| upon Robert johnson (colored). was ac-
| aultted. as was also J.. j. Lewis. who was
| tried before the same court for betrayal OF
| the affections of Maria Brown. Both OF
the prisoners were represented by Com-
| monwealth's-Attorney William Hay Car
nett, of this city.
ITEMS oil GENERAL INTEREST.
The contract for rebuilding the Old Do
| minion Cotton-Niills has been d to
Mr.. +. Rolin. of this city. The new build
o o will be much larger than the old one
| DESTROYED by IRE several weeks ago. The
| work on il will be started ut once ana
| pushed forward az rapidly as possible.
Now that the electric railroad schemes
that nave been agitatlng the public nina
| for several weeks are settled. the gossips
nave fallen back on the postmastership or
| the city. As there are five candidates 1t
| makes a very fertile field for the waggiDg
of their tongues.
A meeting of the Building-Fund Society
| of West End Methodist church Was held
| Sunday afternoon. Rev. Mcdaniel Rucker
delivered an interesting address, and there.
| was quite O large attendance. Upwards OF
$50 was collected upon the church-build-
ing fund.
At the inbridge-Street Baptist church
Sunday night the ordinance OF baptism
was administered to two candidates. The
pastor, Rev. l.. X. Thornhill, preached
both morning and night to large crowds.
Two members were received In the morn
ing. .
The Manchester Baseball Club has not
vet been reorganIzed. but 1t is expected
there will be several good teams IN this
city thls summer.
The De~catur-Street line is running on a
ten-minute schedule up to 9 o'clock at
night. after which time the cars run every
twenty minutes until 1l:2O o'clock.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Rev. II. II. Rudd. preached two excel
lent sermons at C~lopton-Street church
Sunday.
Major Robert Stiles, Of Richmond. made
an interesting address before the Railroad
Branch of the Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION Sunday afternoon in Leader
Hall. There was a large crowd In attend
ance.
Mr.. Finch, who is furnishing cotton
wood trees and setting them out tor the
West Manchester, Woodland-Heights, anu
Mason land companies. Is progressing very
rapidly. He will plant 1900 trees alto
gether. .
MIR. W. J.. Henning swore out a warrant
Yesterday morning against James Willie
Moore. charging him with entering his
Henning's) dwelllng-house and stealing u
pistol, razor, and other articles. Moore ID
now in the custody of the Richmond au-
thorities. and us soon as they are through
with him he will be brought to this city.
Judge Hancock has granted a charter to
tho Gottiieb Lumber Company. The prin-
cipal Office is in Surry county, and the
business is the manufacturing of lumber.
The capital stock Is to be S25. 900.
Messrs. Harnish and Ellyson are getting
on very well IN constructing their new
green -houses. just opposite the old Moody
mansion.