Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-16
MANCHESTER NEWS.
THE STREET COMMITTEES CoNFERs
WITH MAJOR FRED. SCOTT.
Ready to Erect Large
Warehouses ON This side-The
"Professor, Allowed Fifteen MIN
utes to Leave.



The Street COMMITTEES Of the Manches'
ter Council held special meeting at the
corner OF Seventh and Semmes streets
yesterday afternoon to consider the app
plication OF Major Fred. r. Scott. presi-
dent OF the Richmond and Petersburg
Railroad Company. for permission to con-
struct a track connecting with the main
line an running to the vacant square
between Eighth and Ninth and Perry and
Is proposed to construct several large
warehouses. President Scott met the
committee and talked the whole matter
over carefully with the members. He
said IL the permission was granted he
knew of several large firms who would
construct warehouses Immediately, but
for the present he would withhold their
names. Ali OF the plans were gone over.
and chart was produced showing every
detail in the plan. The committee de
ferred action in the matter until. their
next meeting, which is called for next
Friday afternoon at o'clock in the Coun-
ell chamber A special meeting OF the
Council has been called for o'clock Fri
day night, at which time the action
OF the Street Committee with regard
to the matter will be considered, and,
In all probability, the desired ordinance
will be gotten through that night.
Arrangements are now being pushed
by the committees In charge OF the Ma
sonic bazaar, which is TO open next Mon
day night. Work on the booths and
general fixtures Is being done with the
utmost rapidlty. and the Masons may
be seen working day and night in their
hall. The corps OF girl soldiers, being
drilled under the direction OF Mr. Floyd
Morrissett. are rapidly improving. and
their drill will undoubtedly be one Of
the principal attractions of the bazaar.
THE PROFESSOR IN COURT.
Particularly noticeable among the faces
seen In the newly whltewashed Mayors
Courtroom yesterday morning was that
OF Professor w. S. Righthart. whose
physiognomy was the living picture Of
confusion. He realized that he was the
cynosure OF all eyes, and then, too, he
was very much worried TO know that the
ranks and titles he bore Besides being a
professor. the man with the fortune-tell-
ing propensties also claims TO have the
rank of major. The first thing the Pro-
fessor did was TO approach the Mayor.
and ask that the title OF major be placed
before the word professor In front Of
his signature on the oficlal-books. The
Professor claims 10 have been at one
time major In the Union army. and
says that he Is now on his way to Wash
ington TO secure pension. He Is also
looking for a brother and a son, the dis
covery of whom. he thinks, will mate
rally aid him I'm securing a large fortune.
The Mayor dismissed the charge Of being
drunk and disordery against him upon
condition that he would leave the city
within fifteen minutes by the watch.
This the Professor promised faithfully
to do, and when last seen was In a dea
run, stopping only to catch his breath
and inquire about the nearest cut Tor
the Free bridge.
A collision occurred on Mayo's bridge
yesterday afternoon about 4 o'clock be-
tween a wagon loaded with railroad-ties
from the country and a dray being
driven to Manchester to deliver goods
from Messrs e. A. Saunders & Son. The
dray belonged TO the negro who was
driving at the time, and whose name is
Z. r. Ellis. To the dray was hitched
beautiful bav horse. which, In the col
lislon. was thrown. but ESCAPED without
being seriously injured. One shaft OF the
dray was broken, and the load of groce-
ries was scattered. which. with the
broken dray served to blockade the
street-cars for some little time. The
country wagon was unhurt, and the
driver passed heedlessly on his way.
AT CHESTERFIELD COURTHOUSE.
Bud Harris. the colored man Who cut
and seriously wounded William Coleman
with a razor, was tried in the County
Court Of Chesterfield Tuesday. Judge
James NJ Gregory appeared as counsel
for the prisoner, and Commonwealth 5
Attorney =. V. Coghill conducted the
prosecution. The case occupied the whole
session OF the day, and after hearing
the testimony Of large number of wit
nesses, and the argument on both sides,
the jury returned a verdict OF guilty,
| giving Harris eleven months in jail and
imposing a fine of s..
The cutting ARRAY occurred about two
months ago near Clay's store, In Chester
| field and the trouble grew out OF some
work that Coleman had done. Harris
was drinking at the time. and he claims
that the whiskey Infatuated him. and that
he was not responsible for the deed.
Coleman was In a dangerous condition
| for three weeks, and IL was at one time
| thought that he would not recover. The
men before the trouble we're on the best
| OF terms Judge Clopton adjourned the
court yesterday for the term.
Manchester Council. Royal Arcanum,
| held large meeting Tuesday night. There
were four applications received. At the
next meeting, which will be held Tues
day, April 18th, these candidates will be
initiated into the mysteries OF the order,
and after this has been accomplished
the lodge will adjourn to the Masonic
bazaar, where they will take supper.
The ladies' of Bainbridge-Street Baptist
church will have a peanut party next
| Friday night at the Baptist parsonage.
Captain Frank Cunningham and other
| Richmond vocalists will sing, and there
| will be Rotations by ladies' from Rich
| mond and Manchester. The receipts will
be for the benefit OF the parsonage.
HUsTINGS COURT TO MEET.
The April term of the Hastings Court
! Judge John II. Ingram presiding) will
| commence next Monday. This Is regu-
lar grand-jurY term, and the April ses-
sion Is considered about the busiest term
/ during the year. The issuing OF licenses
will take place, besides a large docket of
| criminal cases will be tried.
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