The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-09

Tere will be great crowd rom
Manchester and Richmond, anu 49,
,ime generally Is antsl pAteu Dy '"'.o
eAIcCting 10 attend. There VIII 'c ,o
md of turkeys, chickens, ana DUCKS az
lFi1cs 10 the marksmtn VINO n."rSS ,,,
best score. and roou number Oh oui
people Will DO ioasiins LOT 'nc "'N' 49,"
'"' AT THE SHOPS.
The men employed by the Southern
Railroad Company were much p'so, 80.
when they were told Monday mat rom
that date an employees would WORK 'ne
hour longer than they had been oDln5
heretofore. ,..,
The five hours per day the men have
been working has been quite hics"ip
ON thom. especially those with ianllles'
but they now look more cheerful as
things begin 10 have q healthier looh
and the prospect FOR iuh time nlu0"
a FINE ANIMAL.
Mr.. w. A. Neal has "a very fine blooded
horse in Hustler kustier when ne mas
had North i'm training for The past seN.
eral months. but me has had him brought
homo where MIR Neal VIII jog MIN dui-
ing the winter and then take lum 10
Maryland ana Try MN on ,he ann, AMI
I'm the two-ycar-oid class az the last state
fair on account Of protest be being the
fastest cf his class IN the state.
YOUNG MAN AND THE GOAT.
A weu-known Manchester bicyclst had
IA
furiatcd billy goat "a 0ay or so ago. lhc
bicyclist was wheeling ieisureiy down lne
Petersburg railroad track in the Nlciin-
~ of JOhnsOu's Iron WORKS, Wheh ne
met the goat A slight alteration occur
red between the goat ana the bl'lcll8t'
Finally the Wncclman rtmOuhltu MS
wheel and beat the goat Eeod man,
milo race. Some mischievous boys had
tcon tantalizing the animal
FOR SWEET CHARITY.
FOR the benefit OF the poor OF the
church and Sunday-schoOl, thtie VIII -,
delivered in ClOptOn- Street BAPTIST
churcn swansborO a lecture 10y tcv.
l. X. Thornhil on 1.-THE Milf Tree.
Time: Friday, December il, 1896, at .
No admission win be charged, but
collection will be taken. The public earn
csuy requested to cooperate.
MANCHESTER CONCLANE, ]. o. H.
Manchester Conclave Improved Ordcr
OF HcptasOphs, which was instituted on
Monday last by Organizer Lawrence POOL
assisted by District Deputy Henry fIeG-
enheimer and Supreme Prelate Il. w.
Miitz. held an adjourned meeting at ODD
Fellows Hall Monday night.
The conciavc was presided over by Mr..
George Packham. the archOn OF Zetd Coz
clsve Of Baltimore, Nd, conclave con
tanning over 200 members, and the latS-
eet one in the order. Judge j. T. ln-
gram. Judge B. \. Hancock Mr. Henry
H. Walden. and Mr.. 4. III. Betty, and
others. were initiated. The meeting was
enthusiastic and the ceremonies beauu-
ful and impressive.
Among the visitors present were Dis
trict Deputy Supreme Archon Henry
Flcgenheimer. Mr.. Macon Cease Mr..
Joseph II. Middcndorf and Mr.. Henry
Abram. who cXempliled the work OF
the order. This conclave is composed
Of the most representative citizens In
Manchester. and lids fair to be very pros
BUSINESS SEEMS TO BE MPROv-
business IS said 10 have revived IN Man
chester i'm some respects Several of the
most prominent merchants say their out
uuf Of goods Is greater now than 10 was
a month or two ago, but they state that
collections are no better. This state or
affairs Is accounted for in different ways.
Some of Manchcstcrs merchants said
the restoration OF commence would IN
crease business. Some Of them now think
their customers can buy on confidence
but cannot pay ON confidence. others
say this IS a bad time of the year 20 look
for Improvement, and that next spring.
after Major Mckinley has taken 'lis seat
times Will be a great deal better; ono
OF the most intellgent citizens Of TINS
city says: Next year VIII be a good
one"
Real estate IS said to have been some
what more salahle recently. The trans
fers OF real estate IN Manchester during
TIE last month as compared with Octo-
Ter has been two to one
VISITED BY TRAMpS
An army OF tramps and Oriental wan
dercrs have been taking in the city dur
INK the past Few days. The quaint
wagons occupied by families Of wander
ins people have been seen about the
outskirts Of the city Then the other
rlsSs. the members of which apparently
have nothing. are abundant. They have,
ore after another. gone TO various
houses in town TO ask for food and
clothing Rings and other jewclry have
been offered for sale on the streets at
astonishingly low prices. Previous inVesti-
I'll. of DIr a
shown that men were sent out with
pCcketful Of imitation articles which
they represented as genuine. and the ar
ficie offered for sale was supposed 10 ho
the cnly one OF the sort the seller had.
and belonged TO his grandmother or
came into his possession in some mystic
CHICKEN THIEVES AT WORK.
The police have been on the lookout
for but have failed TO capture the
chicken thieves who have been depre-
dating I'm the suburbs OF the city. The
ned In which a greater portion OF the
WORK has been done Is east Of the city
near the river, and II IS believed that
the rObberies are committed by parties
from across the river in HenricO who
carry the fowls over in boats at night.
have them dressed hy morning ready Tor
the carts 10 take TO the Richmond mar
kcts Some Of tir rnaaons Of the people
who have been Ir.Ncd Of their fowls
have for beieNin is is that II has
been noticed that Ius which are found
night are on the chmOnd side very
early IN the mOIninr
At a meeting Cf the Water Committee.
held last night IN the Office Of the city
Watct-Works. only routine business was
transacted. Mr.. Charles Burkert appear
"a before the committee and requested
70 be allowed 10 put in a certain sewer
come ctlOn. which was granted cOndi.
uttaly. Mr. Augustine Royal laid lc-
fic the committee the interest OF certain
landowner but action was postponed
uutiil the advice OF the City Council
,.riid fc obtained.
The Street Committee met in tho Coun-
eli Chamber. Messrs. c. II. Sims. Mathew
Morton and w. r. Hart being present.
City Attorney Ciopton was also I'm at
tendance. Tho report OF the city Engi-
neer, which has been printed in The
Times. was received. Captain Andrew
pizzini. Jr. Captain A. p. Guigon and
Mr. j. c. Robertson appeared before tho
COMMITTEES and took up the question OF
the condition of Hun street The COM
mittoe took no action In the matter not
being fully represented. and the ques-
fion was postpcrcd until another meeting
10 be called by the chairman OF tho COM
mittee. -
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS
Misses Eva johnson and Bette Dance
vill ATTEND to their young friends g So