The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-18
IN POLITICAL CIRCLES.
REPUBLrcAN's LoN0 TERN ~ or
FIcE DRAWING 10 4 CLOSE.
Ben Owen a. n Candldate-Death OF MIS-
Coie-TcmPerance union-DisiooAieu
His Elbow.-In the Courts-fersonai'
M.scUrsrrn BUREAU RICHMOND TINES.
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MAScUrsrTn BUREAU RIcnNoSp TINES.
lzI HUI STREET. BEATTIE BLOCH
The Republicans on Bermuda district
Chesterfield county. have nominated the
following ticket 10 be voted for at the
election which takes place to-day week
For Supervisor. J. NJ. Nunnally.
For Justices OF the Peace. william a.
Wbiteside. - johnson Orese1t ineum-
bcnts).
overscer Of the Poor. billiard Roach
Constable. Eddie West
Tho following resolution was adopted
after which the meeting adjourned'
Resolved That st is the sense Of this
meeting thot county convention shouid
be called at an early date TO elect
county chairman.
Wilson Hewlett. the colored kepuoiio'',lni
magistrate OF SwanshorO district VIII
almost surely Doe defeated this time. ie
bas held the Office for about twenty years
and for some time u was 6eheIai!S
tbo,,gbt that DC had a "Cinch' on this
'-,,,,iI ,oliticaI plum. A great many white
,..,plo hive moved into that locality ol
iatr However. and ola Swansooro IS
,apidlv returning 10 the faith. the ne
,,,tucars wanted Mr.. John Mcintosh, OF
Granite. 10 run for Office but Do Us under
stood that he will not oppose the p'il'-
cratic nominee. but will support DIT.
uovren. HowIctts chances are growing
loss favorable. The uuterriicd are attli-
mined To- see that the right man goes ln'
and 10 this end they arc making strenuous
efforts.
II As understood in political circles IN
Manchester that Ben. j.. owen VIII nt
in the race for the nomination Tor ihe
Legislature from this district Mr owen
would certainly nll the Office 20 the hohoi
Of his constituents lie is very widely
known I'm the district. whore he numbers
his friends by the hundreds. His activity
las a staunch Democrat is weil-knoWn and
greatly admired Should he secure the
nomination his supporters viii never re-
gret giving him the choice.
Mrs. Jennette cole. widow OF the late
Haley Cole, Of Chesterfield. died at her
home near Midlothian Tuesday night in
the seventy-niuth year Of her age. Sne
was the niece Of Mr.. Douglas Baird, SUI
perintendcnt Of the ola Dominion Iron aud
Nail Works. and the mother of Mrs.
Robert Wood. of Midlothian. Mrs. Cole
was a most estimable lady, and her death
VIII nc ffEffttfH bt e ttihF HHht'It +t
friends ana acquaihtances.
The funeral will take place this after
noon at o'clock from the residence on
Midlothian turnpike.
At the Presbyterian church a gospel
temperance meeting will be- held tonight
at s o'clock under the auspices Of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
The pastors Of the churches I'm the city
are expected 10 De present, also Mrs
William n. Peasants. Mrs. w. J. Pufcr
Of Richmond. and Mrs. Newton, Of Staun-
ton who are members of the Union.
Eddie Vaughan. son of Mr.. Dick
Vaughan. fell from wagon Tuesday
afternoon and dislocatod his elbow The
horse attached TO the wagon became
frightened on Hun street, and ran away.
Or. Archer was summoned, and rendered
the necessary surgical attention.
In the hustings court yesterday John
was fined one cent and costs
for conducting "a gaming house. He was
also required 10 give security in the sum
Of 500 for his good behavior for twelve
months.
Virginia Mobiles was given fifteen days
I'm jail for petty larceny
The case Of W. a. Neal, charged with
an unlawful gaming house,
was continued till next Saturday.
In the Mayors court Peter Easley (col-
ored) was fined $3.50 for firing a pistol in
the street.
Rev Charles n. Van Houten will leave
for Petersburg this afternoon, where he
will address the meeting of the Junior
order United American Mechanics I'm the
Academy of Music i'm that city tonight,
when the forteth anniversary will be
held. Quite a number of the order from
Manchester win attend the meeting.
Mr.. John W. Arlington, secretary and
treasurer Of the old Dominion Cotton
Mills. will return this morning from Bos-
ton, where he has been for some time on
a business trip.
The entertainment at Nunnally's store
Tuesday night for the benefit of the Young
Ladies' Aid Society of Bainbride-street
Baptist church was a very pleasant affair
The entertainment win be- repeated to-
night at the same place
Mrs. s. W. CaUi6gton IS visiting her
son, r. j. Darlington. at SIS Decatur
street.
An electric car ran over and killed a
dog on Seventh street Tuesday afternoon
Mrs. Thomas Walden, ST., has been quite
indisposcd this week. She is perhaps the
oldest citizen OF Manchester. being i'm
her ninety-fourth year. Mrs. Walden f.
living with her daughter, Mrs. G.. G. Nc
Rae, on Porter street.