Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-02
CITY OF MANCHESTER.
ASSIGNMENT MADE YESTERDAY nh
CHESTERFIELD MERCHANT
Liabilities About S2,C0o-Mnny Rich
moud Firms Among the Creditors
NxorI. of Council Committees
Nother and Child Both Die.

deed Of assignment was filed yester-
day afternoon at O'Clock in the OierA
office Of Chesterfield County Court py
Charles Clay. a well-Known Chesterleiu
merchant who was Joined in the deco
nv his wife Mr. Ernest II. NehS II
named as trustee, and the assets are
estimated at $500. while the Liabilities
are placed at 5000 The property con-
viewed by the deed consists I'm the entire
stock of merchandise in the store ABOUT
one mile from the village OF Midlothian
five mules. one horse, two cows one
lot of harness. two buggies, two wagons
and one sixth interest in 400 acres OF
land about seven miles from Manches-
ter.
The deed provides that the trustee shaii
take immediate possession OF all soous'
and dispose OF them publicly or private
~. as he may deem proper. The deeu
further provides that, after the payment
of all costs OF assignment the amount
left shall be divided among his creditors
which are divided into three classes:
First Class-Maury X. Clay, $40; TODD
K .Iustis. S5Sl5s; j. T. Robertson. vi. W.
NJ. Parrish. $3.50; Walden x CO., SlV; \. D.
Eastman, SIS. .
second Class-M. r. Rider, S26; G. ;.
LYNN. $50: r. A. Saunders sons
Sol q; Davenport < Morris, sl0o.
Third Class-Ellison * Harvey W.
CottreH. Watkins * CO., SO; George ~
Thornton * CO., N33; straus' Gunst
"a. s25S6f: W. s. Dorman Co, $3s;
Roberts & Hogue. SO; Bodeker Bro
theirs. SlO.25; Hunter & Sims, $50; Lyon
q Montague. S26; A. l.. Powell So, r..
q Rose. S26; Baldwin & Brown, 81;
richmond Brewing Company, $40, Robert
Portner 4 Co, s2t; Straus Brothers, slS;
". i. Bear, $lj; trustee OF W. g. Taylor
G. Co. $40; W. u. West x Co., 81; Har-
wood Brothers, 81; c. l.. Gregory. $40
COUNCIL COMMITTEES MEET.
The Council Committee on Finance.
hold an important session last night. 4
GOOD deal OF business was disposed OF,
and the question OF what concessions
might be made 10 large enterprises
locating in this city was considered. II
Is not unlikely that some recommendation
ON this subject will be made 10 the coun-
ell
The Joint Committee on Water and
sewers held meeting in the Office 0t
the city water-wOrks last evening.
CAPTAIN LipscOmb the city Engineer re-
ported that the sewers were now about
complete. and would soon be IN con-
dltion 10 be formally accepted or re-
iacted. The committee recommended 70
the Ordinance Committee that the ordi-
nance recently passed IN regard 10 The
sewers be printed and published In the
discretion OF the committee
The Council Committee on Streets held
a short session also. only routine bust
ness was transacted, such as the APP
proval of bills, after which the committee
adjourned.
THE WOMAN DIES.
Annie Williams. the white woman who
sougbt the hospitality OF a cOlOred person
living AZ the corner OF Seventh and
Stockton streets last Friday. and who
an hour or so later gave birth 10 a coll
ored child, died yesterday about Y o'clock.
The child only lived a few minutes after
being born, and yesterday the mother
passed away meath the roof OF the old
colored woman. Annie Williams claimed
To have come from Hanover. Her body
Is covered with bruises which were In
dlcted upon herself in fits OF rage. The
fact that her body Is SO badly bruised,
together with the fact that she Is
stranger will cause Coroner Brodnax TO
hold an inquest this morning at 10 o'clock.
Mrs. T. r.. Russell died yesterday morn
ing at 1880 O'Clock, at her residence. In
Swansboro. The, funeral will take place
this afternoon at 4:SG O'Clock from the
Clopton-Street Baptist church.