The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-18
NEWS OF MANCHESTER.
8R. W. y. BLxCKBURN NAMES MRS.
SARAHJ. WORD ms BRIDE.
THE Methodist Quarterly Confcrepce-h
Woman Loses Her Pursc-strcet
Notes.
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future residence. No. 2i6 east Sixth street
Owing 10 sickness in the brides famlly.
the marriage was quiet one.
The street Committee was To have heic
n meeting Yesterday afternoon al SOY
O'Clock. to consider applications form Ger
tain parties to improve portions OF scNe-
raj streets. A communication was re-
ceived from Donan q Co. In regard 10
doing some paving at the corner OF bisn,"
and McDonough streets. where the cohu1-
tion OF the street Is very bad. OWING -
the fact that there were only three mem
hers of the committee present they adj
Sournd 10 hold meeting next Monday
afternoon. 1t Is understood that most
of the members OF the committee are IN
favor OF having the paving done.
METHoDIsTs IN SESSION.
The adjourned Quarterly Conference
for the West End and Asbury chuFehes
was held Wednesday night AT Asbury
church. Rev. w. T. Williams presiding.
This conference met TO transact inc
unfinished business Of the hrst quarter
~ Conference Of these TWO chuiCnes ioi
the current year. Inc pilhClp"l ""SA
ness was to TX the assessmeh. lor nc
support OF he mlils'I! ioA ''i' ~'''''
she salary of the preacher "A ch1r.e
was placed at $500, and That Of 'he as
~ d. Toler the delegate TO the Dis
trict Stewards meeting which was heid
earlier In the day at Broad street
church, reported the amounts OF ihe
various benevolent collections "hlcn
were assessed to these TWO churches anu
the appOrtionment for the support Oh 'he
presiding Elder These assessments az
showed a marked increase over those OF
last wear and were received ny the
stewards with some missivinss as 10 ,ne
ability of the churches 10 raise theh ~.
n committee consisting of Messrs. Grant
and Hague from Asbury and Messrs. 10
Ter, Raines. and PetugreW from West
End was appointed TO appOitOh 'ic
proper amounts TO the two chuiches.
A resolution was ordered ~ De s9ISau
On the minutes requesting the fresiulhs
Elder for the future TO hold the quarter
ly Conferences Tor these churches on
some other day thJn sunday. -,
No services were heic al west IN"
church on account OF the ADJOURNED CON
ference. but the two congregatlons uniteu
at Asbury, and the Rev. ". L. WI
liams preached before the opening ol inc
conference proceedings. .
Rev. ]. l.. McCulloch. the assistant
pastor was not able TO be present, ne
being still a student of Randolph Nh
con College. and only able TO come o'er
for Saturdays and Sundays.
LOST HER~MONEY.
Miss ONeil, a young lady who lives
on Bainbriuge. between Nineteenth anu
Twentieth, started for Boston Wednesday
She got on the Perry Street car 10 50 -
the depot in Richmond. she paid the
conductor her fare, which she tOOA from
her pccket-book. and then plu rc" n'f
book NV ner side on the seat of the car
VIXEN she got TO Broad street she chahs-
ed cars getting on one OF the lIaCtoh
Companys cars TO 20 10 the = anu ~.
depot, where she would take tHc t-4n
IL no.
Ton The conductor came to her on the
Broad Street line to collect her iaIe'
ano IL was then That she missed heI
purse. with all It's contents. Inc doom
had a ticket TO Norfolk and money 10
the amount OF SIS or so. She reported
her loss 10 the young men on the Ierfg
street line. but neither conductor 1ooue
nor Motorman Martin saw anything Oh
II when she left the car. Miss . Nell
loss prevented her from taking her IN
tended trip Wednesday night. The police
are trying TO discover the hnder OF the
purse.
THE MAYORS COURT.
Mayor Maurice was on hand to try the
sinners that came into his court yesterday
morning HIS Honor was on time, as
were also two prisoners. A negro named
Jasper, one of the prisoners, had been
rusticating in the wilds OF Chesterfield
ever since the warrant was issued Tor
home last night. and Ofiicer Jones went
10 his house and arrested him.
Mat Foster and BraXton Jasper got
into a fracas. They were charged with
assault and being disorderly. The Mayor
fined them $50 and costs each.
Harriet Foster. The mother OF Mat
Jasper, swore out a cross warrant
against Jasper. His Honor wanted 10
know why she did this She said she did
not know anything about the case; that
her boy was fatherless and that was
why she got out the warrant. The May
or told her the colored people like 10
get warrants without any provocation,
and she would have to pay the cost.
Deeds were recorded yesterday for the
three-story brick stores, No. 1913 and 1915
Hull street. lately owned by James f.
Bradley. The purchase price was SlO-
900 Also the two houses No. 1927 and
li29 Hull street This property was also
owned By Mr. Bradley. Mr.. Ben IL. Val
entine became the purchaser.
AIR. Valentine is a far-seeing business
man lie owns a great deal of property
In this city. lie expects to erect a new
brick block in a short time.
THE NEW ROAD.
IT is understood that the contemplat-
cd new road from Manchester will not
only run TO Midlothian over the old
coal car railroad but Will be extended
so as to cross the James river at or near
Lorraine on the James-River Division or
the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad and
connect with the road running TO Cay
Ton. This will open up section OF
country which has heretofore had very
poor railroad facilities.
The district convention of the Y. NJ. {.
a. will be held ~ the CloDton-Street
Baptist church tonight. The intro
ductory sermon will be preached
by nev. DR.. Cooper. OF Richmond. at 1880
o'clock. Saturday State Secretary l.. A.
Coulter will give them talk.
Mr.. John OBrien. president OF the city
Council. Chief OF Police James A. Lip
scomb. and Mr.. j. 5. Sykes left at Il o'clock
wednesday night on the Seaboard Air
Line for North Carolina. Their visit is
for the purpose OF hunting quail These
Nimrods anticipate plenty OF game and
n good time generally. The police force
of the city are getting their broilers
ready to have quail on toast for the next
two or three days.
COLLISION WITH AN ELECTRIC CAR.
Electric car No 2O6. on the Free bridge
coliided with brick cart yesterday morn
ing and the car was injured. but no one
was hurt. The car was run by Motorman
Nathan Branch. and was near the Rich
mond end going from Manchester, about
li:l5 O'clock when II was struck 10y one
OF Mr.. Buck" Reddy's brick carts. driven
by Dick Davis (coioredD. The cart was
10 the left OF the street-car as II ap-
preached and apparently there was
plenty OF space for the car 10 pass. but
the mules suddenly turned and crossed
the track, causing the wheels TO hang
the front platform before the car stopped.
Ohe side OF the platform and it's roof
were wrecked.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Treasurer BrOnaugh has made his
ssmi-annual settlement with the First
Auditor
The Board OF County Supervisors Will