The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-30
OLD OFFICERS ELECTED.
POLICE COMMISSIONERS OF NAN
CHESTER HOLD 4 MEETING.
A Charter for a Board OF Trade-Death OF
Mr.. Wyatt-Captured on Freight
Train-Personal Mention.
MANCHESTER BUREAU RIc HMoSD TINES,
No 1921 HULL STREET. BFATrrE BLocb. }

The Police Commissioners OF Manches-
ter held a meeting yesterday afternoon
a., : o'clock with the following members
prescnt: Mcssrs. c. Sims NJ. a. Oa'''
bell John r.. Utz. ". 7. uz' anu "''
Maurice who presided over the meeting
Tho city policemen for the next TWO yea
were elected. They are: James a. Lips
comh chief. r. G. Jones. first assistant
r.. i. Smith. second ASSISTANT
Wright. third assistant.
THE Committee on Legislation ana ven,
cral Business OF the Manches'e. ,
Of Trade met Tuesday evening anu '"in.u
a charter. which was presented TO JUICE
John II. ingram. OF the Hastings COURT
as follows: r,,soo
To the Hon. Judge John II. Ingram JUICE
Of the Musings Court Of the city OF Man
chester:
The undersigned business men OF the
city OF Manchester having formeu
Board of Trade Of the city OF Manchester,
Va. and desiring 20 have the same char-
tered for the object and purposes mere
matter set out and shall be known "a the
BOARD of Trade OF the city OF Manchester.
Va. do make this certificate as required
bv law for the obtalnment OF a cnar'eI
thcrefor-to-wt:
1 The PURPOSES Of said Board Of Trade
are the promotion and advancement OF
every commercial. manufacturing and
monetary interest OF this community ana
the abatement Of every grievance and all
other matters and things appcrtaininS
thereto.
? The capital stock Of said Board Of
Trade shall consist Of not less than 800
nor more than SD 900 which shall be
divided into shares Of g. each. But the
Board OF Trade may provide for two
classes of stock. First. active stock, the
subscription for which shall Immediately
be paid i'm fun to the treasurer 10 be
used for present and current investment.
and second deferred stock. which need
only be paid up when called for by a vote
Of the board I'm the manner to be pro-
vided by its bylaws, which deferred
stock may be taken by individuals or
jointly by the corporations or future cor
porators and shall only be paid up when
called for by the said board
3. The amount of real estate 10 be held
by the said Board OF Trade shall not ex-
coed one acre in the city of Manchester
and ten acres in the county Of Chester
field Va.
4. The principal office Of the said Board
OF Trade shall be I'm Manchester.
=. The chief BUSINESS OF said Board OF
Trade is described under the first section
OF this certificate.
Is. The names Of the principal officers
who for the first year shall manage the
business of said Board OF Trade are as
follows: President j. II. Patterson; Vice
President. II. 6. Beattie, Treasurer. +. II.
Wells Secretary Clarence Walden; Execu-
tive Committee-T II. Betty. Augustine
Royal. j. T. Robinson. d. l.. Pulliam. a.
q A Il
w. Il. Bradley, y. w. Nunnally and b. b.
Weisiger.
Mr.. Joseph Wyatt. seventynine years
Of age. an old and respected citizen Of
Manchester. died Tuesday night at 1880
o'clock at his residence, on the Petersburg
turnpike. about mile below Manchester.
lie leaves five children 10 mourn their
loss-Mrs DENLY, MesSrs. joseph. Jr.
and 5. b. Wyatt Of Manchester; Charles
p. and John r. Wyatt. Of OHIO.
The funeral took place at o'clock
yesterday afternoon from the late resi-
dence.
Paul Farmer. Henry Stokes. and Mark
Brown. all colored. were captured on a
freight train AT Dunlop on the Atlantic
Coast Line and brought 10 this city.
where they were lodged in Jail. yesterday
morning They were taken IN by the
train crew FOR trespassing on the cars.
Wesley Thomas. who has been out on
bail for several weeks. IS again locked
up at the station-house. His brother
went on his bail when he was brought
before court for trcspassing on his wife's
property.
Tho Finance Committee of the County
School Board OF Chesterfield will meet
al Chesterfield Courthouse to-day 10 audit
and settle the accounts of the board with
the county treasurer.
Mr. 5. -. Bruce IS visiting friends at
bermuda Hundred Mrs. J. W Rob-
ertson is the guest Of friends at the
same place.
Miss Leila Robertson. Of Porter street.
is on "a visit 70 Miss Kate Fulks AT
Huguenot Springs.
Mr.. r. ]. Hancock. Jr.. OF Ellcrslie
farm, near Charlottesville, Va, Is the
guest OF Mr. W. J. Carter.
Mr. and Mrs. +. Wells Of Chesterfield
Courthouse. have returned from a visit
TO their daughter. Mrs. T. r. Higgason,
at Bridgewater. Rockingham county.
Mrs. J. T. Cook is visiting friends I'm
Amelia county.
Vireie watson the infant child OF Mr..
and Mrs Charles Crumpor. died ycster-
day morning at o'clock at its parents
residence. No POI east Sixth street. The
funeral will take place this afternoon az
o'clock from the residence.
The case Of II. G. Nelson against Thos.
V. Dorning trustee. and others was call
ed yesterday morning in the Hastings
Court but was continued until the next
term Of court.
Miss Eva Scott Is the guest Of Misses
Katie and Grace Smith Of Petersburg.
Mrs. j. F. Cooke left yesterday morn
ing to spend several weeks In New
Kent county with relatives