Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-03
CITY OF MANCHESTER
. Little Roy After His TOP comes
xc,r Being Caught by n stree'
,Tb. NuntcipaI Election-Cu;-
,top ARRAY in the County.

o.. r5fth and Hull streets yesterday
,..-ro,n when the killing or most Sc
,s injury OF Captain Morriss h'u'
..~.ola son was prevented by the
,.-,.op,nsss and GOODNESS OF acton ny
,,,,,r,,an Cat!ctt. OF Electrician NO ~
r,o how was spinning tops with his com
.,,,s and just as the car was APP
.,,ro tho corner some one threw
,,.--..,s TOP into the middle Of the street
=, landed between the street-car tracks
~, BOD. owner rushed in pursuit OF IT,
,.. fierccarding the fast-approacbing
Tho car neared the spot. and was
,... ,hr.e yards from the top, when the
,., succeeded in getting between the
ts The motorman reversed the
INT and yelled TO the boy, but still
D., stood. unmindful Of the danger that
threatened him.
r.t. reverse current brought the car 70
etands,nl within six inches Of the boy.
ote faithful motorman stood speeches.
f,r some time while the boy picked up
his fob. saying. Il got it," not seeming
81. have ever realized his situation. 1t
i. s,rrosei that the fender Of the car
,,ovi have saved the lad, but there is
o., failing whether the results would have
So slight or fatal
THE MAY ELECTION.
The municipal election OF Manchester
,,u D.. held next May, at which time
the officers 20 be elected are Mayor. Com
,-.ryg..Itl's Attorney. City Sergeant. one
councilman from each ward, and a justice
nt OBJ, peace for each ward. rs to
whether there will be a Democratic phi
mar, has not yet been decided, but 1t Is
more ladn probable that one viii be held
as has been the custom heretofore.
Mayor Maurice. who has filed the office
of u iycr for the past four years, VIII be
l csniilaie for anothe- term. and as yet
D.. has No opposition For City Sergeant,
sir. Henry Fitzgerald, who has perform
Cd Tho duties Of that office since the city
WAS Incorporated will also be a candidate
for another term and IL is hardly proba-
BE that he viii have opposition.
As % TIE Commonwealth attorneyship,
20 r. hare to tell how many viii be in the
race. hut as get tAere is no opposition TO
the present man. In the last election
terc were four candidates in the race,
ana Captain Atkinson received the nomi-
nation by a very large majority.
The councilmen whose terms expire this
summer are Mcssrs. Fitzgerald, from the
First Ward; Poole. from the Second;
Hart. from the Third, and Utz. from the
Fourth. 1t is likely that all of these
gentlemen viii be candidates for another
term.
Tho gentlemen who hold the Offices of
justices OF the peace in the different
wards will. no doubt, be candidates this
spring with the exception of the Second
Ward where there will be a vacancy,
CcCas.oned by the resignation of Mr.
.. L. Petit, who has accepted the posi-
tim of Deputy Clerk of the Hastings
Court.
CUTTING AFFRAY IN THE COUNTY.
News has been received In Manchester
~ serious cutting ARRAY which occur
T-i at Clay's store. i'm Chesterfield coun-
ty about nine miles from Manchester on
Friday night. The participants in the
affair were two colored men named
Harris and Coleman. The trouble oc-
CURED over some work which Harris was
engaged in while working at the cooper
trade AT the Eastern. Hot words ensued.
followed 10y a tight. I'm which. 1t is al
legged, Harris pulled out razor and
slashed Coleman across the stomach, in
iiicung very serious wound. DIR. Nc
lntyre was summoned to attend Cole
man. and dressed the wounds The par
Elephants lived very close 10 each other
and had heretofore been on very
good terms, but on Friday evening both
were said TO be drinking, and 1t is
thought that this was the main cause Of
The trouble. No arrest has yet been made.
Gus Fortune and James Bergman
were before the Mayors Court yesterday
morning on the charge Of stealing S3.OS
Z rom colOred woman named Mary Glib
son. The evidence proved that Bergman
was not al all implicated I'm the theft,
and BE- was discharged Fortune was fined
s. and costs. Henry Taylor was fined
$40 and costs for drunkenness.
MORE FIRE-PLUGS.
At meeting Of the Water Commission,
held in the city Water-Works office Sa-
tl;lay afternoon. fre-plugs were ordered
O be placed at the corner Of Eighteenth
ana Stockton streets and one on Maury,
ti point between Seventeenth and Nine
t,rnlh streets.
iae Sunday school OF Oak Grove will
GIVE an entertainment at Leader Hall on
Friday night March 9th. al o'clock, for
ih- henent Of the school. Aunt Dinah's
quilting Party" by several young ladies
tNl gentlemen Of Richmond, will be pre-
scented. Also. that inimitable duet, "Reu-
Zen and Rachel" which was presented
y
van church 70 a packed house.
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.
Mr.. T. \. Davidson was elected a dea-
con Of Rainbridge-Street Baptist church
sunday morning 20 iii the vacancy oc-
casiouei boy the resignation of Mr.. +. c.
j. Farmer.
revival services were commenced at
me Methodist church at Chester Sunday.
Nt's. X B. Scott and II. NJ. Hope will
conduct the meetings.
The little daughter OF Mr.. r.. G. Wood,
VINO has been very IN at her fathers resi-
donce' in Chesterfield. Is improving.
Mt J." c. Ellington. Of Richmond. sang
very pretty solo at Clopton-Street
chure Sunday night
Mrs J. W Jones. Of west Twelfth
street left for Burlington, N c.. Satur-
cay TO visit friends She will return in
about two weeks
Inc meeting ~ the Penny Society OF
Cowafdin-Ayenue church Sunday after
noon was largely attended. The exercises
were OF very interesting nature.
Ni- george Washington Longworth con-
ouclea religious services at the aims
mouse Sunday afternoon. lie will also
conduct services az the same place and
Time next Sunday.
owing 20 the fact that Leader Hall has
teen engaged for the week. Mrs. Grymes
VII BE- unable 10 give her hop tonight
she Will however. give the dance some
"trins IN the near future
Hcv Mr.. Dennis. OF Meade Memorial
'.oich, ~ organizing choir for that
cagrra
Mss Lillian 10th. who has been visit
iif Tor some time Miss Eva Carter, at
'aI'a.n c. 4. Attkisson's residence. is
IL" visiting friends In Henrico county