Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-01
MANCHESTER NEWS.
MEETING or THE CITY CENTRAL DEMO-
CRATIC COMMITTEE POSTPONED.
Court Matters and Personal
Notes.

There was to have been n meeting OF
the new City Central Democratic Com
mittee OF Manchester last night for the
purpose OF organization, but a quorum
not being present the meeting was ad-
Journed over until next Friday night at
S o'clock.
The Dispatch man talked with several
members OF the committee. and they pref
~ generally expressed the opinion that a
chairman should be selected outside OF
the committee. The argument In favor
Of this was that as most OF the members
were workngmen, and did not have the
time to attend TO the arduous duties OF
the position. a professional or business
man might be secured who could better
look after the work.
One OF the gentlemen remarked that ne
thought the campaign this fall would Dr
hard one. and that there would be
a great deal OF work for the committee
TO do. and that II was OF vast import
ance to have a good chairman, and one
familiar with political work
A STRAY LITTLE GIRL.
Mr.. w. J. Burgess. who lives on Hull
street between Thirteenth and Fourteenth.
reported TO the police last night that a
little white girl had strayed to his house.
He described the wee waDderer TO be OF
light complexion. with blue eyes and
golden hair, and said that she
appeared TO be about years old. She was
dressed in a Bingham dress. and afforded
evidence Of being the daughter of people
of good standing. The little one could
give no intelligent account OF herself.
a pair of horses hitched to a wagon
ran away on Thirteenth street yesterday
afternoon about 8 o'clock. AS the fright
ened animals crossed Perry street at
Thirteenth they ran into a cart loaded
with brick. one wheel of the cart was
demolished and the driver barely escaped
being caught under the broken vehicle.
The tongue to the wagon was shattered
and the runaway steeds were, by the
collision, brought to a sudden stand.
IN TEMPLES OF JUSTICE.
In the Police Court yesterday morning
j. c. Walton was fined 81 for allowing
his horse 10 run at large in the street.
Samuel Hague was fined 81 for being
under the influence of liquor and walk
ing up the street with a revolver in his
hand.
Frank Keller and y. +. Scott were
charged with being disorderly at the cor
ner of Thirteenth and Decatur streets.
Scott was fined $3.50 and Keller S.
There was no business transacted in the
Hastings Court yesterday
Thieves entered the residence OF Mrs.
w. ID. Craig, at the corner of Thirteenth
and Semmes streets. yesterday morning
while the family were on the front porch
and carried away lot of silverware.
The case was reported to the police.
DEATH OF MRS. GARLICK.
Mrs. Braxton Gaflick, formerly of New
Kent. died at 2 o'clock yesterday morning
in Manchester, after a protracted Illness.
She was the widow of Captain Braxton
Garlick, Of New Kent county, and was
held in high esteem by all who knew her
Miss Laura Chalkley. of Chesterfield.
who has been visiting friends in this city,
has gone to Old Point To spend a week
The visiting committee of the Junior
order United American Mechanics Wis
tied Liberty Council. No. 10. of Swans
boro, last night.
Clopton-Street school enjoyed pleas
ant pic-nicing at Bandon Park yester-
day.
The little child of Mr.. l.. NJ. Amos who
was run over by a wagon. was reported
better yesterday.
Miss Myrtle Lthgow will leave this
morning to visit her friend, Miss Lizzie
Jones. Of Green Bay. Va.
Mr.. Ryland G. Williams has returned
from Ocean View.