Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-06
CITY OF MANCHESTER
MIR. ID. ID. REATTIE SELLS OUT HIS
ENTIRE BUSINESS INTERESTS.
I'll. stcphen Putney Company Break
Ground for Their Warehouse u"
the south side-Large Government
Contracts-Personai, &c.

A deed Of bargain ana sale was
ed in the Clerks Office OF the Manches'ei
Musings Court yesterday afternoon Gun
v.v,ng the half interest In the firm OF
Nesgrs. III. c. and D. ID. Beattie from MI
ID. ID. Beattie 10 his partner, MI H. -
peattIe. The firm is one Of the Oldest III
Manchester. having been in business
little moro than a quarter OF a century
and the dissolution Of the partnership Is
attributed to the Ill health of Dit. ~ H.
Reattie. This gentleman, wnen seen ~
Dispatch reporter yesterday afternoon
said he would leave shortly for the North'
and would endeavor 10 regain his Iost
health. The deed. which was put into the
hands Of Clerk Du Val at 2:3o p. NJ
conveys Mr.. D. d. Beattie's half ih'eieS'
in the stock Of merchandise in the store
Nos. 1923 and 1925 Hull street, as well as
all his right and interests in the business
including store fixtures and all goods OF
dered 10 arrive. The deed also conveys
all interest formerly owned by the reuIlne
mariner in the following real estate lhal
property on Hull street between Eleventh
and Twelfth fronting 1875 feet, embracing
the Beattie Block. and the grocery store
at the corner of Twelfth street; lot On
Ninth street, fronting 4j feet; one on Mau-
~ street. fronting IS feet: lot on
the south side of Decatur street, fronting
81 feet; three lots on the southeast corner
Of Porter street and Cowardin avenue
ten lots on Thlrty-second street. which
are numbered l, 3. .. 7. ., II. u. ID, il. and
49, in the Woodland Heights plan; lot
situated on the south side of Stockton
street and two and a fraction acres OF
unlmproved land Ia Chesterfield county.
The consideration is not given in the
deed
TO BUILD A WAREHOUSE.
Ground was broken yesterday morning
on the northwest corner Of Eighth and
Perry streets for the construction Of the
warehouse TO be built By the stephen
Putney Company, Of Richmond. The
building, which is 10 be 1l6 by 200 feet,
will be Of brick. and only one story.
Work will be rapidly pushed. as It Is the
desire Of the shoe firm 20 move their en-
| tire stock in the building before July the
| 1St
Mr.. 4. p. Cook, owner Of the Wake
| field Farm, about two miles from Peters
| burg. has been awarded two large gov
| eminent contracts-one IS TO furnish
| granite from the quarries on his farm for
! raising the dam across the Potomac river
| at Great Falls, Nd, and the other Is
| Tor EIdEllt LOT Improvement VI Allt AhA u
| fications at Fort Washington, Nd. The
! first contract calls for 200 tons OF
| granite. Both contracts amount TO about
! $4,000. Mr.. Cook has about 100 men at
work getting out the stone. The first
| shipment will be made In a few days by
schooners to Georgetown, d. c., and
transferred by the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal to Great Falls. Mr. Cook will haul
all the granite to Petersburg BY quarry
| wagons.
BIRTHDAY PARTY.
| A delightful birthday party was given
| Monday night by Mr.. and Mrs. c. S.
Reams, 5l2 Stockton street. TO their little
| daughter, Eva. Many pleasant games
were played during the evening. The fol-
| lowing little misses and masters were
present. Berma Rudd. Ruth Blankenship,
! Cora Reams, Inez Reams, Eva Reams,
orc Cooke, Emma Bailey, Mamie Bing-
ham, Ernest Latham. Floyd Latham,
Walter Reams, Charles Cooke, and Norma
| Bingham.
A Japanese entertainment will be given
Friday evening, May Sth, at Central
Methodist Episcopal church for the bene-
fl OF the missionary society. A splendid
programme has been arranged. Among
those who viii take part are Mr.. and
Mrs. Cloves, of Richmond, and Mrs. G..
Scott McRae
In accordance with the Walton law. all
candidates nominated at the last primary
will have to notify Clerk II. +. DuVal, Of
| the Hastings Court on or before May
sth Of their intention Of running In the
election, which takes place on the 18th.
If the candidates fail 10 advise Clerk
| DuVal on or before Friday their names
will not appear on the official ticket.
Dundee" the handsome suburban resi-
dence near Forest-Hill Park, which was
recently purchased from Mr.. Henry
! C. Beattie by Governor OFerrall, Is
being painted, and liz undergoing other
| improvements 1T is stated on good au-
thority that the Executive win make
Dundee" his home when his present term
expires.
Mr.. G. A. Peple and bride returned
Monday from their northern bridal
tour. They visited Washington, New
York, and other cities. In New York
they were with the grooin's brother, Mr.
T. H. Peple. The bride was with her
friends, I'm Manchester, Monday, and IS
now at the groom's residence, No. 50}
south Third street, Richmond. where the
couple will make their permanent home
BRIEF ITEMS.
The City Council will meet in regular
| session on Friday. May Sth, at o'clock
The Ordinance Committee IS called for
| Friday evening at $50 O'Clock IN the
| Auditors Office, and the Finance Com
mittee meets at the same time.
Liberty Council. No. 49, Junior order
United American Mechanics. held a meet
ing last night, and initiated several can
| didates
Mr.. c. II. Sharp left for Danville yes
terday, where he will represent Friendship
Lodge No. 20, in the meeting OF the
Grand Lodge.
Mr.. W. NJ. Cook Is dangerously III at
his home, on Maury street between Ninth
and Tenth streets.
The Mayor dismissed the charge
against Mr. John Archer yesterday morn
ing for keeping a vicious dog. as he had
sent the animal to the country.
A small brown dog was killed on HUI
street near Cowardln avenue yesterday
morning by an electrician
Mr.. w. NJ. Jones. of Swansboro'. left
yesterday morning for Petersburg. where
| he will engage in business.