Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-30
GRANTED MORE TINE.
EXTENSION OF FRANCHISE FOR THE
ELECTRIC ROAD TO PETERSBURG.
A Greatly Improved strect-Car Service
Want a Military Co'npany-Per-
sonaI and other Items.

A, recent meeting OF the Chester
fold BOARD OF Supervisors an extension
~ time I'm which to begin operations
was granted the company that about
months ago was given the fran
chlse TO build an electric road from Man
chester 10 Petersburg. This was the
second occasion In which the company
had asked for more time before starting
the road
This company also has franchise
granted by the Manchester City Council
70 lay its tracks on certain streets in
this CITY. and It Is very likely that at
the next meeting Of the Council re-
quest will be made to extend the time OF
beginning operations.
THE STREET-CAR SCHEDULE.
4 Gentleman was heard TO remark yes
tertav that the unreasonableness OF some
noonle az To a street-car service was be
yond his comprehension. lie affirmed
that there was no kicking because the
Manchester passenger had TO change cars
I'm order To take Main, Franklin. Broad'
or Clay-street car In Kichmond, ana mat
the connections at Perry and Seventh
Richmond He also said that he had
hoard frequent complaint from passengers
durine, tn. former schedule because they
could not get transfers at Seventh street
I'm order TO take the Clay or Franklin
street routes In Richmond. Concluding he
remarked that a street-car service was
trine different from that Of a mans pri-
vatc carriage.
The concensus OF opinion among those
who patroni2e the cars Is that the pres
ont service Is the best the company has
ever given The cars going To Richmond
make close connection at Seventh and
Perry streets. and whichever car arrives
there first always waits FOR the other.
The cars from Richmond rarely fail 10
make close connection.
WANT a SOLDIER COMPANY.
A number OF young men in this city are
interesting themselves in the organization
OF a military company. Those interested
I'm the movement viii have a meeting in
the Mayor s-Court room tonight.
Grand-Chancellor IIulce will pay
Friendship Lodge. No. -. X. Of r., Of
this city, an official visit tonight.
Mrs Henry Sharp. Of Lynchburg. Is
visiting Mrs. j. Il. Perdue. Of this city.
Mrs. Adamson, mother u Mr.. \. l..
AdameOn is very IN at her home in Chess
terrified. near Manchester.
Miss Fannie Digs. OF Chester, IS visit
ing her friend, Miss Ella Fulks, Of this
city.
Jim Taylor (coloreD was arrested and
locked no last night on the charge ot
beating a negro woman named Lottie Tur-
ner.
THE MAYOR FINED THEM.
Last Monday as Officer Wright was
taking a negro man 10 the statiOn-house
Moses Dennis and Thomas CART. two
negroes. iuterfeied and endeavored to
persuade the prisoner to resist the Of
ncer Yesterday morning the two men
were before Mayor Maurice, and both
were fined $50 and costs.
The funeral of little Mary Mcintosh.
whose sad death from burning was no.
ticcd in yesterdays Dispatch. took place
yesterday afternoon from the residence
Of her parents, near Granite.
The pretty little play. "Rebecca's Tri-
umph." was given At Leader Hall last
night for the second time. and though
The night WAS bad the attendance was
quite good. The entertainment was given
with even more smoothness than on
Tuesday night. and every one present was
thoroughly pleased.
BRIEF NEWS NOTES.
The nrst annual meeting OF IN" La
dies Auxiliary of the brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers Will be held to-
night I'm Leader Hall.
Messrs. \. i. Bradley & Co. have sold
10 ". benjamin Davis eleven and a half
acres of LAM adjoining Manchester Tor
$ll.5oo. \ big brickyard viii be- estab-
llshed By Mr. Davis on the property.
Clerk DuNal. OF the Hastings Court.
issued marriage license yesterday TO
Dallis l.. oakley and Minnie l.. Flower.
judge John Il. lngrsr and Mr George
T. Gary have returned from the Grand
Council. Royal Arcanum, which met in
Petersburg Judge Ingram was elected
one Of the grand trustees.
Mrs Bernard +. Naien will give
souvenir orang. tea tonight at her resi-
dencc. on Porter street. between Ele-
vcnth and Twelfth streets.