The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-22
ANNEXATIO.F MEETING.
MANCHESTER CITIZENS DISCUSS
THE NATTER INFORMALLY.
Action 10 be Taken Friday Night-Louis
Bishop to be Tried To-dsy-Per-
sonals and Briefs.
MANCHESTER BUREAU RICHMOND TIMES,

the participants in the gathering that in
The matter OF annexation Manchester has
all TO gam ana nothing to lose, and that
IL reasonable terms can be agreed upon
the matter should be voted on and dis
posed Of as speedily as possible.
Among other points brought out in the
discussion was that the school facilities
OF the city would be greatly improved by
union with Richmond. As Is we'll
known fact. the scnool-houses OF Man
chester are now oNercrowdedi and IL
would be good solution OF the difficulty
~ the children Of Manchester had access
10 the schools OF Richmond.
No definite action was taken by the
meeting. as IL was understood that sub
committee, consisting OF the chairinen
OF the committees from che city Councils
OF the TWO cities, Mcssrs. ttz and Wal
lerstein. were holding meeting
These gentlemen, II IS understood, VIII
make a report 10 a joint session Of the
Council committees 10 be held In the
Richmond city Hall tomorrow night.
In the event that any agreement Is reach
ed by these bodies a meeting OF the citi-
zcns will be held on Friday night, either
10 ratify or condemn their action.
As far as Manchester rs concerned, there
seems TO be bright prospect OF anneXa-
lion, IL reasonable terms can be secured,
as a large majority OF the citizens are
greatly in favor OF II.
In reply to the surprise expressed that
the public schools did not give holiday
Monday, We have been told that there is
very limited time Ia which TO accom-
plish the work for tho school year: in
fact. the work OF nine months has to
be done IA eight months. consequently
the School Board did not consider il adj
Nisablc TO grant a holiday on Monday
The Ladies' Aid Society OF the Pres
byterian church VIII give an oyster sup
per Ia the iccturc-rOOm of the church on
Thursday next, the 2sth Of January.
MIR robert L. French was Monday
night elected a member Of the board Of
governors OF the Albcmarie Club. TO serve
for the coming year.
The grand jury OF the Hastings Court
or Manchester was in session all yestcr-
day morning. and several true bills Of
Indictment for feionies were brought in
Among them were indictments against
Arthur Bcyill and Louis Bishop, charged
with robblnE the store of the Merchants
and Mercantile Company at the corner
OF Eleventh and Hun streets.
Bishops case Is set for trial to-day.
Frank Williams was also indicted on
the charge OF breaking into the residence
Of Mayor Maurice
1t is likely that this session of tho
court Will be a very long one. as eacn
case 10 be tried Will consume considerable
lime.
The win of the late Thomas w. Bass
was admitted TO probate yesterday morn
ing IN the Hastings Court The entire
estate, real ana personal, is bequeatbed
10 his wife. Laura II. Bass. the property
10 be used by ncr according TO nor best
judgment Tor the benefit OF her and her
cnndrcn as long as she may live, and at
her death 10 De equally divided between
their three children-Laura NJ, Florence
h., ana InOmas Hooper Bass. Mrs bass
qualified as administrative. The estate Is
csumated AT about $500.
Albert Green qualined as administrator
OF the estate OF Lucy Mitchell. and gave
bona in the sum OF $500.
y citizen of Manchester, writing in
favor OF annexation OF Manchester TO
inchmond, has the following to say.
'Iho recent renewal OF the annexation
question has caused our people TO take
note of the flaws ia the city govern
nient. Should we become a part of
Richmond We would have the satisfac-
uOn OF knowing the COWS Will no longer
be ailowed TO run at large in the streets.
We had better be a suburb of a city that
Is overrun by dogs than TO be cow
raising city, or allow our city to be
turned INTO dairy farm. When
strangers from other cities visit this
place II Is hard 10 make them believe
they are IN city when they see dirty
looking cows roaming about our prin-
cipal streets. Ladies, while on the
streets, are kept constantly lodging
around the corners in order To avoid
some vicious-loOking COW she chances
10 meet on the street Besides they
keep the sidewalks in a filthy condition.
Not only are the COWS unsghtly and
troublesome on the streets, nut some of
our citizens have found II almost inn
possible 10 keep them out of their yards.
ance TO flower ralsers, who are con-
stanky thdying hheir nOWer-beds and
shrubbcry torn TO pieces by these ami
mails There are COWS in this place that
can open gate as well as man, and
If YOU lock II or otherwise securely fas-
ten. they will raise IL off its hinges and
open II at the wrong end. The writer
of this article knows OF a man who, after
milking his COW at night, put her in
his nelghbOrs flower garden to Craze.
This Is the condition Of affairs we Man
chcsteriane have To put up with for the
benefit OF those people who want TO
raise cattle in the city. Little towns of
four and five hundred inhabitants don I
allow such nuisances as this. In the
more civilized portion of the country
people are required TO keep their cattle
ON their own land, but this city OF l0.O00
inhabitants allow COWS 10 roam the
streets and destroy private property.
This il certainly the most dsgraceful
nuisance ever allowed TO prevail in a
city OF this size. Ii is hoped that the City
Council Will take some steps In this mat
The funeral Of Mr.. John Rennie. OF
Granite. whose remains We're found a
few DAYS since In the river, Will take
place at II o'clock this morning from
the First Presbyterian church, in Rich
mond, and the intermont be made IN
Maury Cemetery.
A bill has been passed by the Legisla-
ture which amends section % of the
charter of the city OF Manchester. At the
Aume of the adoption of this section IT
seems that through an oversight the
power to levy tax on the street-caf
conipany's property ana other corpora
tions was not granted. and the object OF
this bill Is to remedy the defect
The effect Of the great drought which
has prevailed for some time past has
been TO dry up many OF the wells in Ches-
terrified county. The well at the home of
Mr.. j. n. Watkins, west OF Midlothian,
is completely dry and a new one IS being
dug Rev. X. III. Winirees wen, east OF
thar place. is dry, while the district south
east OF Midlothian is suffering greatly Tor
water
contractor, has again been continued IN
the Mayors Court Mr.. barrow, II Is
place lights on some distinctions in the
street. one Of the witnesses in the case
Is SICK. and this is the cause OF the de-
lay. r,,,., Co.,.
Methodist church, viii conduct revival
aerxices at that church during the week
MISS Alice Raymond. who has been
amending some time in Norfolk visiting
relations, has returned TO her nome, Ia
'' pev y Clayton win conduct series
Of meetings in Richmond, beginning with
Dr. Deem. the faith doctor Of Rich
mond has been treating several people
greatly benefited. One claims TO have
h.en suffering with a catarrh trouble Tor
twenty-five years, and Is now perlectiy
well. .o,s .o.s,o,, 4,
the public school must come on feoIuais
9Th. and not the 81. a., -,
An important meeting OF the Laurel
Literary and Athletic Club was held last
night. .,.,,,.s o,,,,o
.,~t ~ her residence on HUI street