The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-13
DISCUSSING A PRIMARY.
MANCHESTER DEMOCRdTIC CON-
.MI7TEE IyAUG URiTES CA.MPAIGN.
Sad Funeral Rites Over the Remains of the
Little Walker Chiidren-The Republic
can Conmittee-PersonaIs
MANCHESTER BUREAU RrcHuoxp TIMES.

| Democrats Committee was held last
night In the office of the chairman. Mr..
| Ernest II. Wells. in the Leader building.
! The subject under discussion was the adj
Visibility OF ho,ding a primary prior TO
the spring elections, but no definite con-
| clusion was reached. and the matter went
over until next Monday night. when the
! committee viii meet again.
/ VI HE several names have been rnon
/ TONED ~ those VINO are nlleiy 10 run
! ia opposition To the IncumbtIts of Offices
none OF them nave as yet been offlc.ally
1 brought 10 the attention OF the commit
Tee, ana unless inns is 0Onc 70 Is the sense
Of the committee that no primary VIII
/ De necessaiy-in TACT. would be useless
/ expense.
! 1he Republicans OF Chesterfield county
/ VIII hOlu a convention al tine county
/ courthouse Oh the Goth instant. IL WI
| be composed OF delegates from each pre-
/ cinct in the county. This convention viii
| se.ect de.egates to the conventions which
/ meet in Richmond and stanton on April
I'D and RID IL IS said that - per cent.
3 OF the Republicans OF Chesterfield favor
/ Mckinley FOR President. a member OF
/ the county committee is quoted as saying
! that in his opinion a. majority of the
/ voters endorse the action o. Judge Wad-
/ Oil and Alr. Edgar Allan.
one OF the saddest funerals which has
/ occurred for many years took place We'd
nesday afternoon. when he TWO little
1 children OF Mir. walker who We're burned
! 90 death, as printed IN yesterdays Times.
| took place. Rev. j. ~. Stin conducting
Che exercises. The remains Of the little
ones were buried IN one grave ia Che old
family Duryins-grOund near where the
louse stood.
The bereavod parents were not put 10
any expense by the funeral as friends
furnished funds in ahundanco. The collin
was furnished by Messls. IOler a. SON.
and Mr.. Morrissctt conducted the funeral
without amy charge. Although the
weather was very inclcment. many went
cut from this city 10 show their sympa-
/ thy for Mr. and Mrs. Walker.
IL THE COURTS.
I'm the County Court last TUESDAY Jacob
AeXanger was lined so and senl 10 jail
Tor thirty days On the charge OF perjury.
The prisoner. d. was alleged. sWOre out
wariaHts FALSELY IN Swahsporo last fall,
accusing OtAcrs Of stealing chickens, when
he had none TO bc sto.cn. MIR. Eay Car
nett defended Tho prisoner. and Common
wealth's Attorney Cogbiil was assisted In
the prosecution by Captain a. c. Attkis-
son.
a commission Of lunacy has been order
ed for James Dickinson, the negro who
was sent on 20 the grand jury on the
charge OF stealing too.s from the quarry
OF Peter Donald q Son.
The case OF Sud Harris, the negro
charged with cutting William Coleman,
was postponed until the next term OF the
court. The court adjourned last night
for tho term.
William Coleman. the negro who was
cut in the stomach about ten days ago |
with a razor by Bud Harris, ventured out !
a few days ago and now lies IN very |
serious condition. resulting from taking |
cold. Inflammation set in and the stitches |
formerly taken by Or. Mcintyre have |
been severed by the swelling
AN ARMENIAN LECTURE.
Ciopton-Street Baptist church was we'll |
filled Wednesday night, despite the IN |
Clemcncy OF the weather. Rev. IL. *. |
Basmalan. the Armenian minister lee |
tured on Armenia and the Armenians. lie |
discussed their lives, customs, religions, |
etc, and referred briefly TO the recent |
atrocities. their causes and results. MI. /
BasmaiIan sang several solos I'm the |
Armenian. Turkish. and English language |
very fiueuuy. lie also exhibited several |
several kinds of costumes and cooking |
utensils. ana the congregation seemed dc
Miss Estene Cox and aIr. Robert J..
Lyme viii De married March 18th at the
Bon Air. Miss Cox is daughter Of AR
William Cox, Of Chesterfield
MASONIC BAZAAR.
The Manchester NasOns arc looking
forward 10 their bazaar In April with
great hope OF raising large amount OF
money They had q meeting wednesday
night, ana selected number Of ladies'
10 take charge of the bazaar. Mrs. 4.
Royal was elected president ana Mrs.
Charles ii. Sharp manager OF the enter
trOnage of all their friends. both in Man
chester and Richmond.
The members OF Manchester Rocky
Ridge Council Jr -. l.. A.. NJ, at their
last regular meeting. organized division
of the Uniform Branch Of the order.
This is tine first division organized south
OF Baltimore, and the members expect
to have their uniforms here very shortly.
The uniforms OF the branch are SAID 40
bc very handsome.
A number of officers OF the Grand Lodge
of Pythians will visit Friendship Lodge,
I'm Manchester. tonight. large attend
auce of members IS requested.
The ladies' of Bainhridge Street Baptist
church will give a French tea al their
parsonage Tor the benent OF mat building
tonight rom = 90 II o'clock. The pro-
mamme viii consist or music by Misses
IIauraud and Charter and the Misses Mar
tin. Of Richmond. recitation by Mss
Pace and young lady from the Wo-
mans COLLEGE.
a SMALL FIRE.
Fire broke out Wednesday night about
: O'Clock ln the grocery store Of Messrs.
O. b. Berry a. Co. al the corner OF |
Eighth and Hull streets. The flames were
quickly eXungushed. ana the damage Mas
trihnp. The fire was caused by detec-
tive nue.
The Epwo.th League OF Un.on-station
mission viii tonight visit the league OF
central Methodist church. The public
gene rally. and especially the young peo-
pie. are invited 20 attend.
Mr. ID. l.. Puniam delivered one Of his
s,r.as of lectures on The English |
Church" at Meade-MemOrial church We'd
-c-d4v night. his subject being The Pros
DoHtv of the AnGlO-SaXon Church. The
GESTURE embraced a hundred years Of
,eaco and prosperity. which was enjoyed
M that time. which was very interesting
to the audience.
BRIEF MENTION.
Mr.. Harry owen IS quite IN at her resi-
Itnce on Porter street.
chicken thieves entered the hcn-hOuse /
1f Mr. L. H. Franklin Wednesday even
ing and carried away ten or twelve fowls.
The rOost which is very near the dwell
nc. was entered about i. II.
Mrs W H. Logan. who has been quite
Sick for some time. remains very III.
Mrs Ada Macargo. Of Charleston W.
Va. Is visiting her brother Captain \. T.
Atwell. corner Twelfth and cambridge
streets.
several davs ago the sparks from an
engine on the Farmviile and Powhatan
railroad set IRE 20 forest owned by Mr..
r.ee Wells. near Chesterfield Courthouse,
and about one hundred acres Of timber
were DESTROYED. The fire also consumed
about five hundred pane.s OF fencing. The
lwellng was narrowly saved.
The public schools OF Manchester will
lose their present session on the 10th
81 April
Miss Cappie Clements IS detained at &
nome on account OF sickness.
Douglas CONWAY. little son OF J. II.
CONWAY of Swansbor0. is improving. !
Rev. Benjamin Dennis was able 10 be