Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-30
WISHEDANEW CHIEF
MANCHESTER FiREMEN EXPLAIN WHY
THEY DESIRED A CHANGE.


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late Chief OF the Manchester Fire COM
pany. the Fire Commissioners met In the
Council chamber last night Messrs. Pool
Fitzgerald. Patram. Mum, and O'Brien
were present, as was also large dele
cation OF the fire laddies. who had been
requested to attend the meeting
At a meeting of the commissioners held
last week for the purpose of electing the
men for another term a petition, signed
by a majority OF the fremen, was re-
ceived asking that Mr.. J. r. Bradley be
elected Chief. and this action was taken.
Mr.. Gallagher requested the commits
sioners to hear from the men who signed
the petition. Mr.. Pool suggested that the
men be allowed to use their own discre-
ton as to whether or not they would
make any statement assigning their rea-
sons for signing the paper.
no REFLECTION MEANT.
Before any OF the men were heard. Mr..
Pool offered the following, which was
adopted:
Resolved. That in the election OF ]. +.
Bradley. Chief OF the Fire Department,
no reflection was intended upon the char
acter or services OF A. j. Gallagher. late
Chief. who Is held in esteem by the board.
and as. In the opinion of the board AT
least. no detriment to the service would
result from the change. 1t was made upon
the application OF the majority OF the
members Of the department
There were some twelve or fifteen fire.
men present. most OF whom gave as
their reason for desiring change that
Chief Gallagher had not treated them
fairly in the matter Of fines and excuses.
Mr.. Smith said he had several reasons,
one being that he thought Mr.. Gallagher
too excitable TO be chief. and that at
some fires he did not know what he was
doing. He also complained about tines, etc.
Three of the men present stated that
Mr.. Gallagher had always treated them
kindly, one Of them asserting that The
had been treated too good" vhereupon
one Of the agrieved members said: That
is Just the trouble. Some are treated too
good in comparison with the others"
Some plain talk was INDUCED In, and
the meeting throughout was spicy and
interesting.
CHASED BY A BULL.
few nights ago four youns men from
the upper part Of the city went "pos-
sum huntin'." The boys had good sport.
and chased several of the little grinning
animals into the dogwood bushes and
other saplings that abound in the neigh
borhood of Branches church. All did not
go well, however. and while on tran
near Failing creek the hounds led the
boys through a herd of cattle, in which
was a bull. His bullship did not like be-
ing disturbed at so late an hour OF the
night, and the baying OF the hounds. the
footing of the horns, and the yelling OF
.tf
ears and he became angered.
With lowered head and curved tall he
uttered a sound that TO those four young
men resemblcd thunder, and he joined
In the chase With terrible speed ana
awful sounds he crashed through the
underbrush after those men, who took 10
their heels with all their might. Inc
maddened bull came nearer and nearer
until the hunters decided TO seek safety
i'm the branches of a tree which they dl1
and none too soon, for they had hardly
gotten out of harms way when the DO
vine arrived on the scene. and the hunters
were freed. The maddened brute re-
majned under the tree for several hours,
having and believing. and finally went
on. The young men came down from the
tree and returned home a trde chagrnned
that they should have been thus broken
up in their hunt
THE PETERSBURG SHOPS.
Nearly all of the lumber that was In
the old Petersburg shops in this city has
been sent TO Rocky Mount. y. C., wnere
the companys shops will In future be
located II Is not yet definitely known
Row many of the men will be sent 10
Rocky Mount, or how many Kept IN TINS
city. The impression seems TO preVaii
that a few of the men Will be thrown
out Of work. 1t could not be learned
whether this would be temporary or not:
Mr.. John Boyle. who L. Waterman anu
CARPENTER on the Free bridge mas me-
boat that ne keeps In the river near tne
bridge. Yesterday about noon MT. BoyIe
detected three negro boys rowing dpoul
in his boat. and he made for them with
an old musket. The boys deserted the
boat and took TO the rocks and made their
escape. -,
The Chick Concert Company gave an
Entertainment in Leader Hall last night
for the benefit of the Manchester Grays'
There was quite a large crowd present.
and everybody enjoyed the show
PERSONAL AND BRIEFS.
Miss I,ottic Mcmahon, Of Chesterfield,
who has been visiting in Washington
has returned from that city, and as now
visiting friends in Manchester.
The little child Of Mr.. Frank DuNal'
who resides on the Ninth-street road just
below the city. who has been very SICK
was reported better yesterday.
Rev. f.. T. Dadmun. having returned
10 the city, occupied his pulpit at west
End Methodist church last night.
Mr.. Joseph Crooks has returned to this
city. with his children. and VIII make
Manchester his future home.
Miss Hattie Rudd. Of Richmond. Is
visiting her cousin. Miss Matte Bass, OF
SWansborO'.
Mr.. Robert W. O'Brien left yesterday