The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-20
TO MOVET0 MANCHESTER
RICHMOND MANUfACTURfNG Is
TABLIsHMENT CONC OyER.
The Railroad Sidings Furnish Good Local
tions for Business Inicrprises'
A Narrow Escape
MANCHESTER BUREAU KfcnMoSD , tin [

fbc CITY Council OF Mahthta'0' ~ o.
~ Il. scott. o. the Rlcnmohu ~" ,o-
tcrsburg Railroad tohiP""s' - ,,,.x
n.rmissi,n TO construct o pi"'|n 80
s''' 49,. ,,,,n limo OF the company a'io'S
-,.,t,, .,re,ts TO reach the square
,,sa,,,,n rounded by Perry McDohouo'''
tsyb.h and Ninth streets. M"yVi -
800 nat several Richmond VaiuVs
y.o,,Id build warehouses on inns s''S
If n. was allowed 10 build IL, .. ,,,o
Messrs. stephen iutncy I" " 49," w.
onIv parries named IN the propos,'''",
and IL was said that th.y "0"''
al once. which they dio' .,.,,,, has
M second warehouse on this slolhs H"'
.,,,csd,, started up. Mos:rs. W. :. I'm,
nm A GO. having entered lh'o "N'e IN
with The Richmond and fctoI7Du'e ''s''
,ead Company. nave given Out VIC 49,,
,tact and the foundation - "'"'o -,
Tor "A LARGE warehouse on lhe oVi - -
AIcDonou2h and Eighth sIee'S' n''l 'S
diatoly back Of the stephen fu'nes 49, ,N,
ing. Tie building is TO be i"' e'
structure. n, by i2c feet. ,.,
Ne. D3nnan x co. are DONG q
,,noiesale business on south fourieenl"
.,,c.t in Richmond. This company M
rends TO move their business on 'le "o"'''-
lido Of the James IN order 10 secure ntO.o
ttorc-room and railroad iacih'les'
on The new building VIII De p"S"' -
ward as rapidly as possible anu '0
trn expects TO occupy the ne" p""'
tcrs by January lst - ,..,,i,..
n IS said that there are other par uoS
u.ho vant 10 move their business TO Man
chester where they can build on t'c
rsiiroad sidings so that goods can pc
saxon Immediately from the cars 10
,he storaee-rouse and thereby save lhe
biz expense of drayase.
runaway occurred on tho New road
rcar this city. TUESDAY morning, IN Whch
iwo little children narrowly esc'pe'
death Tut for the prompt acuoh on inc
mart OF Mr.. w. y. Taylor. who stopped
rhs horses az the risk or his own me-
the children might have been killeu.
40 TlDINGS or THE MISSING BOY.
Nothing has as yet been heard from
Ntle Peter Dickson, WrO with his COM
panion. While Deggc, ran away from ms
home I'm Norfolk last Tuesday, W,7k ago.
Mr. Dickson spent yesterday in Peters
burg making enquiries rs 10 the where
abouts of his boy He had been informed
that two boys. one OF whom answered
the description Of little Peter. had jumped
on "a train in Petersburg ana gone to Wei
don. y. c. while sir Dickson was I'M
able 10 obtain any more positive infor-
nation. yet he at once wrote 10 the
authorities I'm Weldon. asking them 10
take up the boy should ne be- found there.
other information was 10 the effect that
the boy had been seen on last Tuesday
IN Danvlle in the company Of two tramps,
going in a westwardly direction. Chief
of-Police Lpscomb, OF Manchester, last
night notified the police authorities in
Danville of the disappearance Of the boy.
ON the other hand. Mr.. r. Il. Taylor.
Of Manchester. usually very reliable
gentleman. says that he saw a boy whose
clothes answered the description of th.se
Of little Peter as late as last MONDAY
in Manchester. when ne with another
boy asked him 10 give them two cents.
Mr. Dickson, ON his return 10 Manchcs-
ter last night sent out the following cir
cular TO every hamlet and town in this
eection Of the State that IS traversed by
the Southern railway, requesting the au-
thorltics in the different places to be on
the lookout for the boy.
information wanted Left home on
Tuesday. the 10th Of November boy bv
the name OF Peter Dickson. age twelve
years. stout and fairly wei grown. light
complexion. blue-cray eyes. In pronounc-
ing the word three he calls it free"
Brown fedora hat. light-br0wn coat
dark brown knee pants. black shoes and
stockings
ANY Information will he thankfully
received by his father
PETER DICKSON.
'l0l Cumbeyland street Norfolk. Va"
The railroad officials along the South
7rn railway ana Atlantic Coast Line
have also been requested to keep look
out for young Peter Dickson.
This IS the second time that he has
made escape from home. Last spring ne
left Norfolk with the same companion.
and both boys walked as far as Siffolk.
from whence they were sent back home
Dickson that the next time he took little
Peter off, he would have a very hard
time i'm getting him back.
Mr.. Dickson will leave this morning
for HIS home IN Norfolk and he requests
that all information about his boy be
sent either 20 him direct or to Chief
Of Police Lipscomb
TO TELL WAR STORIES.
Joseph Z. Johnson Camp. No. ., Of
Manchester. held its regular weekly
meeting last night which was well at
tended. II was decided TO hold the
meetings during the winter every two
weeks instead OF weekly. At the next
meeting, on Thursday. December eth.
Comrades Charles Cox and NJ Wilkor-
son will relate some Of their experiences
during the late war.
QUIET HOME WEDDING.
quiet home wedding took place
last evening at $50 O'Clock. Mt the home
az Mrs. NJ. G.. Norris. on Ninth near
HUI street when her daughter. Miss
Minnie Norris. and Mr.. Fred Sampson
were married. Rev. W. W. Lear, of
Central Methodist church. OBLIGATED. The
parlors OF the house were handsomely
decorated with flowers and shaded lamps.
The bride was dressed in white silk and
carried a bouquet of pink roses. tied
with a pink silk ribbon.
Mr.. Eddie Matthews was best man.
and Mr.. Al Pocket acted as usher.
There were no bridesmaids. At the
close Of the ceremonies a reception took
place at the residence OF the groom,
No. 5l4 west Eleventh street.
The bride IS the accomplished and
popular daughter OF Mrs. Norris while
the groom IS an esteemed cmploye In
the shops OF the Southern railway.
SET on FIRE by TRAMPS.
Last night about Q o'clock fire was dis
covered In the Office building OF tn
Buttor-Dish Factory OF George Cone on
Twentieth street. near Maury Cemetery
The building Is IN part used as a store
room and was completely laid in ashes.
over a hundred churns were destroyed
but the entire damage 20 the building
and contents will hardly exceed thou
sand dollars. IL is thought that the
building has been set fire to by tramps.
NEWS NOTES
Rev. Decatur Edwards who has been
stopping in this city since the Baptist
Association assembled IN Richmond. ana
assisting in the special services in pro-
kfff..I