Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-21
CITY OF MANCHESTER
FINANCE Committee TAKE STEPS
LOOKING TO RETRENCHMENT.
Pretty wedding I'm swnnsboro'-
Several Cnses Before the Mayor
Personal and Other Items Of In
tcrcst Cleaned on the south Side.

Tho Finance Committee OF the Man
chester Council held its regular meeting
last night and decided. in view Of the
financial condition Of the city. TO recon-
| mend that only 5000 be spent I'm re-
| modelling the Council chamber building
and converting It into a city hall. 1t was
decided to allow the application of the
| commonwealth Attorney for an increas Sc
OF salary to lay over till the next regular
meeting.
The committee further recommended
10 the Council that at their November
meeting, a committee Of fOur-one from
each ward-be appointed. to be known as
the Committee on Retrenchment. The
duty Of this committee shall be TO sub
nit to the Council prior to their January
meeting a report as TO the amount suf-
dcient for the uses of the several COM
mitteos; to furnish an estimate OF the
amount necessary TO pay the salaries OF
The city officers and employees, and aftir
the acceptance of the schedule Of eX-
penses by the committee any appropri-
alton I'm excess Of the agreed amount for
any purpose shall be governed by the rule
# the charter governing appropriations.
OWEN-BRINKLEY.
A very pretty marriage was celebrated
yesterday afternoon near Holland Hill,
when Mr.. W. 5. Brintley led TO the altar
Miss Mary Virginia owen.
The parlors Of the BRIDES home we're
tastefully and beautifully decorated with
evergreens and potted plants, and TO those
friends present presented a spectacle eX-
quisitely beautiful and very BETTING an
occasion so auspicious TO the lives OF
those mostly concerned.
Tie presents were numerous and OK
very useful nature and were worthy
tokens Of the esteem In which the pretty
bride and the man TO whom she has
given her life are held.
Rev W. r. Haight olliciated, and Mr..
clifford Davidson (best mani and Mr..
FLOYD Fuqua acted as ushers.
The bride and groom left Immediately
after the ceremony Tor @ tour through The
Northern States.
IN POLITICAL CIRCLES.
Chairman Attklsson and his oo-workers
are rapidly pushing 20 completion their
ARRANGEMENTS for the great speaking to-
night. Everybody seems thoroughly en-
Unused with tho outlook for largo turn
out and a meeting in every way success.
full. Colonel Buford and Captain Lamb,
the speakers of the occasion, may well
be assured Of having q hearty and SYM
nathetic hearing from the liberty-lOving
whole-souled Democrats Of Manchester
Mr.. James Rountree was charged In
the Police Court yesterday with letting
his horse run at large He was fined 81.
Ed. Davis (colored), OF Newtown, charged
with letting his mule run at large on the
public streets was fined 81. washington
alias Robert Armstrong, who halls from
Wilson. n. c., and who was picKed up
last Sunday night as a suspicious char
acter turned out TO be the negro VINO
stole q gold watch valued at $3.50 from
GIRO Thornton (colored), September q.
1S9f. and was sent TO jail Tor sixty days.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr.. W. J. Carter left Monday night for
Raleigh. y. c., to ohiclate as one OF the
Judges at the races.
me Young Ladies' Aid Society Of
tho Meade Memorial church Will give an
,utuun tea al Buck Ifill next Friday eve
,inr from TO II o'clock. An elegant
musical programme has been carefully
Mrs. w. I. Martin, who has been quite
sick at her residence, Cowardin avenue
IL convalescent.
The funeral OF Lola May, the 2-year-
7ld daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. ). w.
pbuIins took pace from the residence,
ne east Ninth street, yesterday morning
N 10 o'clock Interment was made az
lIaury Cemetery.
The Young Ladies' Aid Society Of the
Meade Memorial church Will serve a din
ler on Thanksgivlng-Day.
Tho Ladies' Aid Society Of the Presby-
erian church will have an oyster supper
.o-nieht i'm the lecture-roorn. a musical
programme has been carefully arranged
or the occasion.
Dr Gillian. Treasurer Of Chesterfield
county. was in the city yesterday.
Mr. Thomas A. Reddin. of Baltimore,
vas I'm the city yesterday calling on
friends.
Miss Maggie Heth Walden, Of Buck Hill,
eft yesterday for Canada, TO visit friends.
Mr.. w. =. Cox left yesterday afternoon
or Chesterfield Courthouse on legal BUSH
less.
Mr.. 3. a. Nunnally who has been
lex. IS improving.
An attempt was made by burglars on
Monday night TO break I'm the house Of
hrs Tavlor. on Fourteenth street be-
ween Porter and Perry
Mr.. A. r. Pulliam and family left yes
erday for his home I'm Newport News.
fr. PuIliam is a brother Of Mr.. y. l..
,ulliam. of this city, and has been visit
ne here and In Richmond.
The Council will meet Friday night at
80 to receive and consider the report Of
he Finance Committee relative TO re-
eodeliing the COUNCIL chamber building
At The conclusion OF the service at the
Baptist church to-
.icht the pastor Rev. l.. Il. Thornhill.
vim baptize a number Of candidates, who
ave been recently received at Brarch's
hurch. in the county OF Chesterfield.
Mr.. 4. +. Tyson. OF this city, has just
etu-ned from stanton, where he at
ended a fine meeting OF the Junior Order
american Mechanics. He says the Demo-
rats Of stanton are thoroughly alive, |
nd he never saw a finer outlook for |
democratic success.
The Republicans had meeting I'm |
wansboro' last night. such as II was.
# the twenty-Odd persons present
,rge percentage were negroes. 4 New |
orker. said 10 be named Lord. made q
1eech that fen rather fiat.
Moruon Elders Here Again.