The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-26
FOR A BOARD OF TRADE.
AN EFFORT MADE 10 ESTABLISH
ONE IN MANCHESTER.
Quite n Spicy Meeting Hilton Wan'cd lot
AssauIt-i Dangerous Luna'c'
Personals and Briefs.

noon AT Leader Hall for the purpose OF
forming a Board Of Trade. the interests
If the CITY demanding that some con-
cerfed action be taken. Among the NUM-
her were representatives, OF almost every
hnsiness. The assemblage was due 10 'ne
strenuous exertions for some days past Oh
Air. +. II. Betty. who had gotten UP
q list Of sixty citizens and had personal
" solicited them to meet and form
Board OF Trade.
MUST BIZ INCORPORATED
Mr. Dsvf1 L. pulliam was made teh-
norary chairman OF the meeting. anu MI
Ernest II. Wells temporary secIe.diy q
brief epoech was made by MI fuihdh''
IN, ro,tb the object Of the meeting, ana
Mr getty read the list OF those "ho
Mad expressed themselves faNoraplF To-
ward the formation OF a Board OF i@r5
In the course of his remarks MI
liam took occasion TO call attehuoii ~ W
need OF such an Organization, anu
cialiv pointod out the fact mat III ''So
e,,cb lo1v was formed il must De
inoorporated to be effective. ana respoh-
efhia fnr its actions. This remark "as
calle9 forth by the untimely fate OF an
effort TO establish q Chamber oil No'"-
mcrce in Manchester some TIME since
Al the conclusion Of III. bulh2m re-
marks "A motion was made ana caffit"' ~
on into the election OF permanent olhcets
for the board and Mr.. James L. bIdri's
was placed IN nomination lot the o.i'0e
OF president, in a strong speteh oy ~
tain \. G. Attkisson. ana MS nominal 'o''
was seconded by Mr.. A koyail' -a'
as the vote was about 10 be taken now
evor n was suggested that as Mr.. Brad
lev was not present It would, perhaps,
bc hotter 10 postpone the election OF ohi-
,ors until another time- Mr.. Berue BRAD
r.v stated that IL was his belief that DIS
brothor v,ouEl not be able on account OF
a press OF business TO serve II elec'eu'
4 long wrangic then cnsued ~ 10
whether officers should be elected az once
or the matter postponed. After various
speeches pro and con, the vote by ""is"
IL had been determined 10 go into the
election OF officers was reconsideiea'
Mr.. Betty then took the floor and eN-
plaiued that Il had been a very hard mat
Ter for him 10 get together the twenty
representative men who were then assem-
bled and he feared If no definite action
vas taken az once he would not be abe
TO assemble them again.
A COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
CAPTAIN Attkisson at his point renew
ed the motion TO go into the election oil
officers. As a substitute for TINS MT
Friend moved that a Committee on Per
manent ORGANIZATION, composed Of seven
members. be appointed To- select officers
for the bonrd, prepare constitution ana
bylaws. and 10 report the same TO an
other meeting. TO be held at specified
time This was carried, some few dissent
ing. and the following committee was APP
pointed:
Messrs. l.. l.. Pulliam, Il. w. Nun
nally, A. l.. Adamson, Augustine Royal,
=. II. Betty. james l.. Robertson and
Y. /. Cersley.
All present then pledged themselves TO
be present at a meeting to be held next
Tuesday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock, at the
same place, and the assemblase then ad-
Journcd.
WANTED FOR ASSAULT.
Jessie Hilton. the negro man who was
captured in Richmond a few nights since
by Officer Wright, and sent TO jail 10y
Mayor Maurice. on the charge OF stealing
pair of pants from the store Of Mr.
William Crozicr, Of this city, Is now want
ed I'm Richmond for assaulting Mr.. j..
Bernstein, Of that city.
Officers Gibson and Hall and Mr.. l..
Bernstein of Richmond. came over yes
terday morning ana visited the city jail,
where hilton is incarcerated, and Mr.
Bernstein recognized the negro as the
party who made a felonious assault upon
him on the 18TH of this month al his
clothing store i'm Richmond, and from
what can be learned II appears that Hill
ton was up to the same game that he
PLAYED in Mr.. Crozier's store Monday
evening, when he was hailed by Mr..
Berstcin. \ scufiie ensued, in which the
proprietor Of the store received very
painful cut i'm his breast. The wound was
an ugly one, and Mr.. Bernstein now
suffers "A great deal Of pain from IL.
After serving the term IN the Manches-
ter jail Hilton Will be taken TO Rich
mond for trial on this charge.
A DANGEROUS LUNATIC.
Mr.. W. G. Button, jailer at Chesterfield
Courthouse was In Manchester Tuesday,
and held q consultation with Judge Clop-
ton in regard 10 the condition Of James
DlckersOn. who is now a dangerous luna
tie in tie county Jail.
DickersOn, about month ago, robbed
,the toOl-chest OF Messrs. Peter Donald x
Son, at Granite, and was arrested In Rich
mOnd. lie was turned over 10 the Nam
chester authorities, who delivered him TO
the custody OF the county officials. lie
appeared before the county court az the
commission Of lunacy at tho request OF
tho prisoners counsel.
pickerson IS now dangerous 10 ap-
prOach. He tears up all the clothing
put upon him and assaults the other
prisoners. Judge Clopton issued orders
for the commission 20 act as speedily as
possible in his case
The Earnest Workers OF Central Meth
odist church will have an Easter tea AZ
the residence OF Mrs. William II Owens.
on Cambridge street. GoOd-Eriday night
for the benefit Of the new Central Meth
odist church. There VIII be an attractive
musical programme rendered. and II is
safe to say that all who attend Will spend
Il delightful evening.
THE SPRING ELECTION.
The approaching spring election prom
ises to be a very quiet one. Secretary
Cox, OF the City Central Committee. has
received no names as candidates against
the present incumbegts. All parties de-
string TO be candidates for office viii have
TO notify AIR. Cox by March 3Oth, when
tho committee will meet 10 decide upon
holding primary.
For the magistrate Of Second ward.
which is now vacant. there VIII be sew
elal candidates. il is thought. Among
those mentioned for the position are
Messrs. william II. Kidd. a. keams. and
\. b. Tyson.
a meeting of the Manchester School
Board Will be held tonight in he white
school building, on Bainbridge street.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
The Cotillon Club vii give german on