The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-23
MANCHESTER MATTERS.
NEVs CLEANED FROM THE CITY
JUST ACROyS The JAMES
The City Committee in Session-Politic, ON
Boom-Drunkennss from Orange
CIdrr-Desth of Mr.. Faulkner,
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MANCHESTER BUREAU RICHMOND TIyysJ
li2l HULL sTEFEr. BEATTIE BLOCK.
Owing TO the fact that yesterday was
Washlngton's birthday news was not
abundant in the city. The Hastings Court.
banks. public schools, and post-ofce were
all closed.
The city committee held n meeting last
night and decided upon April Sd as the
date FOR the primary election in this city.
\ subcommittee to arrange for the plan
Of the primary was appointed. This sub
committee will hold a meeting next Tues
day night.
Politics seem to be the topic Of the
day The following is the list Of candi-
dates:
For Commonwealth Attorney-W. IL.
Garnett (present incumbenD, Ernest II.
Wells, l.. p. Pool and \. c. Attkisson;
For Commissioner of Revenue X
Owens present Incumbent and Charles
Wake
For AIayor-H. \. Maurice.
For CITY Sergeant-H. \. Fitzgerald.
Justice OF the Peace-James NJ. Perdue,
Second ward. W. -. Lithgow. Lewis +.
Kidd. and James. i. Robinson, Fourth
ward.
Councilmen whose terms will expire
First ward John ". Cab~-e; second
ward. Mathew Morton: Third ward,
W. r. Hart and T.. Il. Weisiser' fourth
ward. T.. w. Weisiser.
At the last term Of the County Court
Judge Clopton instructed the Common
wealth's attorney 10 examine INTO tne
law concerning the sale OF the so-caiieu
orange cider, it having been brought 10
the attention of the court that a NUMBER
of merchants are selling such beVef-
age. and that great deal OF drunken
ness results therefrom. II is claimed mat
the merchants might as well take out
liquor license as 10 sell the cider as the
result IS the same-"makes drunk come
The survivors Of old Company ID, Of
Chesterfield. of which the late W. W. !.
Cogbill was captain and which lost near
" all Of it's men i'm Picketts charge at
GETTYSBURG. speak of having reunion
i'm the near future
The alarm Of fire turned I'm about
o'clock Wednesday night was occasioned
by the burning of some bed-clOthng IN
the house Of Miss Matte W. Taylor, on
cambridge street between Ninth and
Tenth The fire department responded,
but the blaze had boon eXtnguishcd by
a colOred boy who stays on the place
No one Is al present living IN the mousse
but the furniture. bedding. etc. is all
there The incendiary got into the house
by raising one of the windows He piled
"a lot of bed-clOthing on ON Of the beds
and then set it afre and made his
escape The fire was detected by the
colored boy before it had made much
progress. and WAS put out. the damage
being trinlng. The police have good
clue TO the perpetrators of this crime.
They Were not satisfied with trying TO
burn the building, but took away
large quantity Of bed-clothing, curtains,
etc.
\ bill has passed the Senate incorporat-
ing the Chesterfield Transit Company.
which proposes 10 build an electric road
from Richmond and Manchester to
Petersburg. The bill now goes 70 the
House. 1t is said that the gentlemen
interested in this enterprise will build the
road If they can get the Legislature to
grant the charter.
Mr.. BENJAMIN Faulkner died at his
home. No 300 north Twenty-seventh
street I'm Richmond Wednesday night.
after a brief illness, from pneumonia. Mr..
Faulkner formerly lived i'm Manchester,
and at one time was a member Of the
Council OF this city.
His funeral will take place this after
noon at o'clock from Cowardin-Avenue
Christian church. I'm Manchester.
Mrs. +. 4. Lamb, Mrs. W. :. Taylor /
and Mrs. l.. r. Thornhill gave a George |
Ratchet Party at the Baptist !