The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-08
OVER In MANCHESTER.
NEWS ABoUT THE PEOPLE WHO
LIVE SOUTH or THE JAMES.
Meeting of the Council Finance Committee.
Concert-Hurt In the Plate Mills.
A Social Club.
NANcHysTER BUREAU RICHMOND TIMEs,
ii2i Hull, STREET. BEATTIE BLOCK.


The following, relative to the death Of
Mr.. S. p. Arlington st Warrenton, n. c..
is taken from the Petersburg lndex-Ap-
peal OF yesterday:
The deceased was a rativc Of Warren
ton, and was. perhaps. one Of the best
known business men in the whole State
Of North Carolina. lie married Miss
Hannah White. OF Warren county, n. c,
who survives him with seven children.
among whom are Mrs. 7. +. Heath, Of
Petersburg. and Messrs. John and Peter
Arlington. Of Manchester.
The remains will reach Petersburg this
afternoon, and will be taken 10 the resi-
dence OF his brother. Mr.. II. T. AIRING
ton, on Washington street. The funeral
will take place Saturday.
The funeral of Mrs. Martha s. Jewett
took place yesterday morning AT 1871
O'Clock from the Central Methodist
church and was largely attended by
sympathetic friends and relatives The
remains were taken TO Midlothian on the
/ o'clock train. and the interment was
made in the old family burying ground.
The pall-bearers were J. w. Croze, r. l..
tOptTiS. 4. y. man, - !. ''i'iti"o'f -
II. Owens and r. b. w. Bcattie.
The finance committee Of the city coun-
ell met last night in the council chamber.
A number of bills were approved and or
dered to be paid Some routine matters
were disposed Of, and the meeting ad-
journed.
A most enjoyable concert was given last
evening in Leader Hall under THE aus
pices Of the Ladies Aid Society of Meade
Memorial church. The programme was
skillfully arranged and well rendered.
The concert was under the direction
OF Professor Edgar Justis. The following
well-known ladies and gentlemen took
part:
Messrs. r. ". Nunnally. Ernest Weisi-
ger. NJ Barker. Haddon S. Watkins, ID.
/. Leftwich. Miss Ida Robinson and
Miss Nellie Rodgers. Recitation by Mr..
Polk Miller.
Charles Fortune met with a very pain
full accident yesterday morning while at
work at the plate mill. on Belle Isle
The middle finger OF his left hand was
badly mashed.
DR. Lawrence Ingram dressed the
wound after the removal Of part OF the
bone.
The Manchester Literary and Social
club met at the residence Of Mrs. Sarah
a. Hail, NO. lZ0Z decatur SNi''F i"''
evening at s o'clock. There was large
representation Of the club present and
the evening was an enjoyable one In
every particular.
The patrons Of the Hull-street line are
complaining that they have no means
OF getting to Clay-street or Franklin
street cars I'm Richmond.
The case of J. +. Branch, charged with
the betrayal Of Miss Harris. will come
I'D before Mayor Maurice this morning
His Honor hadn't a single case for con-
sideration yesterday.
The Christian Band Of the Central
Methodist church will have floral festi-
val on the nth of April.
Mr.. r. II. Morrissett is having new
residence erected in SwansbOrO on one Of
the vacant lots adjoining his present
home.
Mr. f. r. Davidson. Of buckingham,
who is visiting his brother, Mr.. T. A.
Dividson, Of this city, sold twelve hogs
heads Of tobacco at 1913 per hundred,
netting him 81 .5l180. MIR. Davidson Is one
OF the most successful tobacco growers
an buckingham.