Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-24
IN OUR SISTER CITY.
NEWS OF THE DAY CLEANED III
Our MANCHESTER MAN.
r,o Committees Fail To Get quo
~, p.ttcvcd 10 lie the MUIR
a.r.r-ChcstcrficId Railroad Fr"n-
cbt.c.-rcrsonaI, sc. NIL 5cal

,r,.., ma, M, a quorum present at the
So, rommi;tee meeting called for last
rtsb, and no business could De Trans
acted. Messrs. Sims and Cainp''t'
,vo members who were present iooA'u
over some papers. and had pieasah'
cha, with City-Engineer Lipscomo'
The subcommittee from the joint COM
mittee on Sewers and Water was 10 nave
nod a meeting last night 90 discuss the
matter Of an ordinance relative u ''e
government of the sewers, but mere was
no, n quorum, and the meeting han 10 DC
adjourned. r.,s
a negro. giving the name OF Lewis
robnson. was arrested yesterday alter
nom as a suspicious character Inc
,,.,,ro has n wound in the leg mat iooh'
A. q o,n-shot wound. but he says IL
10, received while at work In quarry
T., Nrortb Carolina. IL was at first thou6 III
.hat the negro was possibly the inuruertr
~ Policeman Yarbrough, but THIS IS eNr
tremely doubtful.
CHESTERFIELD r. X. SCHEMES
Mr. John c. Robertson Is meeting with
some little difficulty in getting MS iran
cbIse for the construction OF an eiectric
,,fIu,av through Chesterfield from Nun
chester TO Petersburg. Last mohth 4hl'
Robertson made the request Of the county,
and the Board Of Supervisors, after con-
slderlng it, postponed action uhul an
other meeting could be held. Ihe poaI"
held q meeting Monday. when UT. TAI
hot, anroared before them, claiming that
the road Mr.. Robertson INTENDED cor
structing conficted with the privileges
~ inn ri
for a similar line.
THE board at the meeting az which MT.
Robertson appaared were under the
Immersion that the privileges srah'eu
MIR. Talbot and his company had run
ont. Mr.. Talbot claims mat MS piiNi,
leces stand good. and that he Is eh'i 'i-l
TO the right-of-way. The matter VIZ
discussed by the board al cohsluetduie
Iera,tb. after which the whole matter was
laid on the table .. H.,
The next important business tiid'
came nm was the erection OF water-workS
I'm Swansboro. After considering tne
matter awhile II was deemed adVNdD'c
10 appoint a committee OF TWO from III.
hoard to confer with the citizens Oh
Syansboro' as to what plan shoulu "
adopted. said committee TO report u
the next meeting OF the Board OF SUPER
visors.
EXCURSION TO WbSIONhh'
Tho West-End Methodist Sunday school
will give it's annual excursion to-Ihvi-
,ow TO WestOver, the home or Major
A. III. Drewry. and one OF the prettl'@t
nlaces on James river. Inc inulCdtloh9
are that a large crowd VIII accompany
the school and a pleasant time Is ahtic-
pated. &, soss,on q
sbort while Yesterday morning. consider
ING chancerv matters, after which the
court adjourned for the term. The gam
hing cases will be tried at the next term
81 tho court. which will be in Septem-
Der. .,-
In the Mayors Court yesterday morn
inc Julia Goode was fined 81 ana costs
for creating a disturbance IN the street
The Wynneezies and Sluggers VIII pay
hall this evening at Forest Hill PARK.
The SIugcers is a new team. gotten up
bv Mr.. William Hugh owen, ana mas
some fine players.
The ladies of the Mission Sunday
school I'm Marks Addition viii give
lavyn-party near the school building on
next Thursday. Friday, and Saturday
NIGHTS. for the benefit of the school
brunswick stew will be served in aDund-
ance. $50 rn,rr
Quite an enjoyable lance was b'eH "S
Miss Elise Taylor at her parents resi-
dence on Porter street. Monday evening.
in honor Of her guest. Miss Baird oil
Salisbury.
is visiting the family of Mr.. ID. H.
Pulliam. 49,
MIR r. J. Nettles was in the city yes
terdav on his way 10 West foln'
10 attend the Dover Baptist Assocla-
ton. .,...
officer Avis. Of swansboro, yesterday
morning arrested n white boy charged
with shooting pigeons in that neishbor-
hood.
Mr.. w. r. Lithgow IS detained at nome
in consequence OF sickness.
Mr.. Robert Baird is confined at home
| on account OF sickness.
Miss collie Baird, Of Salisbury, y.
| G ACCOMPANIED by MIR. Alspaugh, are
CHESTS of Miss Elise Taylor this week.
MIR. George +. Gary IS detained at home
/ by sickness.
Mrs. W. #. Mason is very Ill at her
home. on east Twelfth street.
Mrs. J. ]. Poole and her sister. Mrs
Mary Mccarthy, viii leave for Roanoke
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