The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-01
NEWS OF MANCHESTER.
srgBEr COMMITTEE ExONBR-
.rE err ENGINEEK LirscoMB.
r.port was not substan,iatcd-In the
Mayors Prossic sanetam-Ths ba-
,a.r-Psrsonsls and Noes.
MANCHESTER BUREAu RrcnMoSD TIMES,
20, UviI STREET. BEATrIE BLOCK

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-,n street Committee held called
ting IN the Concil chamber Friday
~, the following members being pres
Nessrs J. +. Utz chairman. Mat
',.c, Morton. c. ". Sims, and NJ. a;
Ny~nl,eu city Engineer Lpscoino ai.u
,ntire force OF street hands were
yrescnI IT. ox,,aincd that the meet
Ch@'. called TO consider a communica-
ihh e., thc effect that the street force
to- ,r6er the control of a negro boss;
va also said that the city Engineer anu
~ erect force had been suinmcheu ~
To- before the committee.
ST.. engineer Lipscomb made state
N'' tD which nc said that the street
X. VAS not now. and never ha9 peen'
TO- the direction OF n colorcd man.
". ARMED that colored driver oy the
At ~ Ouarles was about seventeen
I",-s ,so selected by the drivers 10 so 10
lt~' ,."1lss 70 feed, etc, in the morning
iHS .ir,e 10 begin work. and FOR the
~. service the man received 81 per
exc Oh. addition 10 his regular wages.
N.'H .,her 81 other witnesses corroUorat-
".,r..r Ifpscomb's statement. After
g. '-,..flcarlug the matter. the City
t.'e - was fully cXOnerated from the
I.-. n employing negro foreman.
'- rumored yesterday that the pres
D.. -.. n .he Manchester shops OF the
t.-t and Danville railroad would be
D.. ~ .ralf. superintendent Thomp-
-. Master Mechanic Gentry were out
.rs -'tg yesterday. and the ofncials II
49,. k.tw nothing OF the report when
..7.rfd crncerning IL.
f-,r,-rrr large crowd was in attendance
~ me 5rayS bazaar last night. In
..... seems % be increasing In the event,
fr, prospects of the soldier boys be-
n. Uniformed. very shortly are very
'-fc blowing officers Of New South
r,sfel lr o. l. a. NJ, were elected
Y-s,y rlsht Tor the ensuing term: Past
i,.r,llor. r. i. Thompson; Councillor.
"a g Napier, Nice-CouncillOr. II. a. Maui
~. Recording Secretary, W. II. Kidd; AS
s.sr. Recording Secretary. o. b. Elder:
F-r-al Secretary, w. 4. Pugh: Treas
e-s- N A. Daniels; Warden, w III. Hall;
C,-.acior. r. II. Simmons; Inside Sen
incl D. q. Saunders; Outside Sentinel,
George Joiner. Trustees eighteen monthsl.
C. Williams (six mOnths),
W y Wiikerson, representative TO State
Council, James J. Cook: Alternate, }. l..
Hedf0ri. This council will celebrate their
seventh anniversary on July 9th with
q banquet.
In ths Mayors Court yesterday morning
there was a good audience present Mayor
Maurice disposed OF the following bust
ness.
William Shepperson. Jim Kitchen. VIII
Lem Harris. and Harvey Donovant, chars
Cd with creating a disturbance. Shep-
person. who Is quite a young lad, was
rsprimauded. Jim Kitchen and Harvey
Jln0vaut were fined 81 each. The brother
of Kitchen requested that an effort tie
made 20 get the boy into the refOrma-
tory The lad was placed in the hands
OF The officers until arrangements could
D. made for him.
Robert jackson and Ellen Jackson
doth colored). charged with participating
81 "a family fracas Fined 81 each.
Susan Fleming (colOred), charged with
creating disturbance. Fined 81 and
TGrley McGnl (colored). charged with
beating Dolly Lccket Fined 81 and costs.
~ regular meeting of Friendship
Lodge. No. %. X. of r., held Friday night,
the following officers were elected for
the ensuing term: Master of Work; J. O.
Goode, Chancellor Commander Thomas
Taylor. Chancellor. c. O. McKin-
ney, Master of Arms. William Jewett;
Prelate. J. r. Rountree.
Misses Kate and Minnie Lee Drewry
lett yesterday at Il O'Clock on a two
weeks visit TO friends and relatives in
fredericksburg
Miss Loula Gressit. Of Baltimore, is
visiting Mrs. j. Edward BEDFORD. No. lip
Decatur street.
Mrs. Junius a. Williamson is quite sick
at the residence of her husband, 1906
McDOnough street
Bernard A.. infant child Of Mr. and
AIRS. W. S. Condrey, died Friday morn
Ing at O'Clock at the residence of his
parents, corner Of Eighth and Everett
streets, aged four months The funeral
took place from the above residence yes
terd4y 40 O'Clock. Interment was at Oak
wood cemetery. Richmond
Miss Idle Wood. Of Chesterfield. who
mas peen visiting relatives and friends in
this city has returned home.
The regular monthly meeting OF the Mis-
F.0narr Society of the stockton Street
Gouust church will take place at $50
o'clock this afternoon. 4 fine programme
has ucen arranged for the occasion, and
the beautiful cantata entitled "Armor
IeareT.' viii be rendered at this meetlr z
hy Tie Young ladies OF West-Vicw church,
Nr. Wright. Of Richmond, will address
tie meeting.