The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-24
WANT A BETTER STREET.
PEOPLE or MfNCHEsTER WANT
GRANITE sPaLLs on nun.
A Watermelon Fcast-To- Night the Big
rest Night nj the.Baxaar Of Aii-in-
,ercsting Personals and Briefs.
N,>cn,safR BUREAU RICHMOND TINES.
\. non HIM >IIf.l biA1IIE BLOCK.

No ll2I Hull SIhkAl. DhAllIt bLoch.'
The proposition to pave Hun street
with granite spalls meets with the ap-
proyal OF all VINO I've or carry on bust
ness on that nuch-used thoroughiare. In
me construction OF sewers i Will be neces-
sary to tear up the street. and there IL
no doubt that no better tine couid he
found for replacing the rough oopDie-
stones with a smooth pavement, whicn
win do away with the terIibie JOHNS ~
which the occupants OF NehiCics az" ~"
sa.blccted The street Committee 3 no"
considering the plan. ana the woIh va.i
a. done at a very reasonable cVss " az,
CITY, aud the comfort derived iIo.s ~
VIA be incstimaDic. This street Is NiaI'
.hestcr's man thoroughfare, and IL nus
Tor a long time past been an eye-soic 70
residents OF tho city. An oppoItuln..s ~
now offered to improve II IN sNer? h',,
s,pect. and there seems Httle uo""1 ""'
that IL VIII be done: >, , ,h,.,,,os
The funeral Of Mr.. II. l.; Ihonas.
whose death was announcer ,,ann
Times. took place THURSDAY ailerlio""
f.om Fffth-Street Methodist chutch,
The services were conducted by Key
SfcDan!el Rucker. assisted by rev W. ~
inuehon. Of the Fulton Methodist chuiSn'
The following gentlemen ,, actea a. pap p
Walthaii. 5. A. Andrews. J., F.; fioar-
noy. W. A. Williamson; r. +. ha a %an'
John BOYLE Charles +. Fisher, ana ~
tain +. r. Morris. The inte''n'"' '''''
place I'm OakwoCd Ccmeter-., III,
indfanola Tribe bazaars iiftn hlbn.
at Leader Hall was splendid suctos a.,
The largest crowd or th- n -i,,,,,
attendance. the voting TOT slltss " 80 The
rr6cramme was cnjOvcd 10 inc iuii, ~,
most pleasant features being -'te s,.is''ls
OF the FillmOrn and Wilson Qrdr.ve..' %
p,.bmond and "Thc Colored TOURISTS
;ro-night VII be the biggest night OF tn 1
week AMI n is probable that there VIII
hardly be standing to)T. me pIoei "'''-''N
TO De presented Is as follows. - D,o-
German S,ccialtics, Mr.. Aoah ia.
cont: piano Duet. Misses Bessie ana VI
ala Diacont: Duet. selected. MISS Nloia
piacont and Mr.. a. WILCOX ftiiiouS al
venture Of Scout crossing the inouln
pf Big Powder river showing tie cap, " ~,
by the Sioux Indians. and his rescue D.
fis soldiers. Scene LIST. The scout az
Home: Scene End. The Departure OF inc
Scout: Scene Sd. Indians training aIouus
Big Powder river; Scene 4th' APP -.
he Scout. and doomed 10 the STAKE;
Scene 9th. Rescue from Death by the
Good music will be rendered. and re-
.reshments In abundance VIII pe us
pensed. ,,,
The convention to nominate candidates
FOR the General Assembly for the SIX
ieenth senatorial district Will be held IN
Manchester on Thursday. september l'th
\ large crowd of young people eatneIeu
M the home OF Miss Oracle Metcalf, on
Stockton street. Thursday night, TO par
take Of watermelon feast, Some OF
those present were Misses ollie haggort
Oracle Metcalf Bessie Bradshaw,
blanche Holloway. Emma Bailey and
Nessrs. Stanley Hague Marshall Hague
Louis Hancock. Charles Haines. Russell
Sharp and Willie Metcalf.
DR. T. W BrOdnax and Dr. Ellis. VINO
took a trip TO Buckingham county rev
days since in a private conveyance, have
returned.
Mrs. Walden. accompanied by Miss
Carrie Walden. will leaye to-day for
visit 10 Radford
MIR. Thomas Dim continues quite sick
al his home In Swansboro.
At meeting of the Board OF super
visors OF Chesterfield, Monday next the
application Of a. J. Bradley and asso-
ciates to furnish water Tor SWansDoro
will be considered.
The excursion 10 jamestown, run by
West-End Methodist church, on Thurs
day. was n great success.
Mrs. August Brands and Miss Ida
Brands. have returned from a pleasant
visit 10 Virginia Beach.
Mr.. J. J. Bayley and daughters. Misses
Edna and Ellie. left yesterday morning
for IA pleasure trip to North Carolina.
Mr.. Joseph Crooks. of Danville. is visit
ing relatives in this city.
Miss Mary Bernard Weeks, of Peters
burg. is visiting Miss Norma Lithgow, on
Perry street
Mrs. James Lowell Miss Coley Lowell
Messrs. Ernest and Howard Lowell. have
more.
Miss Rosa Laurence Of "Home Place"
Henrico county. is visiting her aunt, Mrs
Morris. on CowardA avenue.