The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-22
mhNCH1srhn COUNCIL.
a Brief Session Last NiSht-Ihe oilce
COmmissIOner, Meet.

rbo Manchester City Council met last
night 10 consider the sewer question:
Tne business was quickly ulsposgd 81 u,
there beng only TWO motions pdt peioie
II Council Inc first was thar OF MI
Green, VINO moved that Inc mater De
deferred until the next reg uidf Iheetihs,
Wneu the water Commissioners snould
be invited to be present ana take part III
the discuss.On. 49,.
Mr.. Sims motion was to the effect that
tn, Council appropriate 800 or as much
thereof as was necessary, to employ
civil engineer with whom the committee
could confer regarding the matter,
The latter motion was lost, while Alr
Green's Uae carried after which the
Council adjourned.
The Police Commissioners met last night
ana, at the request OF peutiOh SIEileu
by number OF merchants, tnty appoint
ed four eH ira policemen ior me mondays.
Thursday afternoon about Z O'Clock the
little daughter Of MIR. and Mrs. -. y.
Snelings died of diphthereuc Group al
the resldeT ce of her parents on Twelfth
street. Her funeral took place at me
grave i'm Maury cemetery yesterday morn
ing at II. 30 o'clock.
The felony case Of Charles Jones ,rol-
orcdj was taken up in me iusiing5
Court Yesterday morning. Judges Nuiiam
/ CIOpton ana James NJ. Gregory repre-
sontcd the prisoner. The case was gwen
TO the jury, who returned verdict OF
nv judge Ingram has appointed Messrs;
George T. Gary, T.. ". Wcisigcr ana
James T.. BTdultN dHHtFNbl7 bi ltdl 10
tate for Manchester. and their selection
seems TO give general satisfaction.
Mayor II. 1. Maurice will lea'e today
for Buckin9ha county, where he viii
MI r. NJ. stein %iI leave to-day for Bal
iimore on visit TO his son, William
T. Stein
Miss Lottic Evans has returned home
from Rollins institute, Southwest VIZ
ginia, to spend the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Gwathmy. former
~ OF this city. but recently OF D9nyiile,
arrived in Manchester yesterday morning
and are stopping Al the residence OF Mrs.
y. =. Harding.
Mrs. Eunnic Belle, Of Suffolk, Is visiting
her parents IN this city Emit, M,
Morrissett and Fred Kollin arrived home
Thursday night from Black5bu.g Military
Institute to spend M tmas. IT..
CIopton-S'rcct Sunday-school Is making
preparations for a nice time Al their
Christmas entertainment, to be given
some time next week. There will be some
excellent music by the choir and sunday
golden texts Of the past year VIII be re-
cited by one or two OF the scholars. The
choir viii also render some choice music
next Sunday appropriate to the Christ
mas festival The programme has nor
yet been completed.
Manchester Council, No. 20. Jr. o. T..
\. NJ, which was recently organized. was
instituted last night at Cdd-Feilows' Hall,
corner Eighth and Hull streets.
The Christian Band of Central VI. T..
church have finished paying FOR the lot
situated on Porter street I'm two years
they have raised over fifteen hundred
dollars, and now. when the last payment
IL made, they are going 10 make the
church a Christmas present OF the IOt ON
which ii is hoped soon 10 sec church
which will be truly place of worship aud
an ornament 10 our CITY
Alpheus Burke. a highly respected aud
well-knOwn colored man. while cutting
wood Yesterday cut his foot nearly of.
l)r. Lawrence Ingram was summoned and
rendered the necessary surgical aid.
Mrs. Richard Gillian. of Powhatan, is
visiting Mrs. Augustine RovslI on Porter
street.