The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-07
THE DAY OF RECKONING.
Nov MANCHESrER NAY GET ETEN
WIN RICHMOND.
Go WIN Have Say I'm the Proposition TO
Lower the free Bridge-otner
Manchester Matters.

committee OF the city OF Manchtstvi' ~
agrcc. II possible. on a - stem OF ahheN"-
ton between the two cities. Tho resoiu-
lion was promptly passed and the com
mittee appointed. The city OF M"ho"eS-
ter showed It's Willingness to cooperate
with Richmond by concurfins AZ the Ieso-
luton. The joint committees Woih'D n"i"
and iabolloasly Tor weeks anu i"oi''He'
aad nnally agreed upon "a pi"u, "..'em w., W..
,.nslaercl a iaIr one 10y ali tne M h"'ls
81 10 committee. The cry elci OF
A4ancrDSter WAS In harmony WI" l.'~
Recommendations OF thc special JOINT COM
mittee aud the measure Waf- aiHo p"''0"
~ th. Common Council OF TINS clty.
- DIFEAuED THE MEAsJkL.
When the matter reached the bo"io %
Aldermen then the hitch occuIieu. M
recommendation TO annex t"' ny
.4AnCAtSitr 10 Iachmouo was li"l. guy
and lin MOD. Blake ouered as an aiht""-
,arut thit tuc city of Petersburg Do IN
,luqed ia the annexation. The hhal OUT
como was that the hoaid u'lv''D" w
measure. only TWO or inIcc Hi'H'''i' W.
lns in favor OF tho same. 80,
The Manchester people, OF course icy
hurt especially since the movement ii"v
been started in Richmond, ana thc4 N""
readily agreed 10 give IL thcF Supfvi' /.
They think. however. that their turn mas
come now. ana that they VIII nave
chance now to pay the city OF .icnmohu
PACK for ths bad treatment when lhe!
consider 10 haze suffered. r,.
Several months asO the officers OF me
Chc>apCAkc and ONO Railway 1Dihl""y
applied 10 the city Council OF llchh9hI
Tor "A franchise under which they ihtehu'u
10 construct "a steel Niaduct ana an .i'-
waited passenger and ifcishl nepOe ii ny
ueighbOrhood of Main ana tlte'n,"
streets m the construction OF Whlch I'M
movements lacy expected 10 Spch1 """~'
Two millions OF dollars. Ihe ehliIe SUI
ioct was carefully considered 10y the eii-
lattice on Streets, and its adopuo" ~
recommended TO the Council bO'n
branches Of that body also took the MAJ
Ter nm i'm detail. and after due consiuvi"-
lion agreed to grant the francnisg.
MANCHESTER THE ARBll III
Owing to the fact that law was uts-
covered Ina the charter as gutnteu 10y tl.
railroad authorities. the entire -
rad 10 be again considered by inc wv
branches OF the city COuncli, anu On0o
more passed in the form desired by the
railroad people .a.l ,Lo
This. however. by no means enoeu 'he
diffcuitv. The specifications submitted by
the railroad authorities ana sahcNohcu ~
the city Council provide ior 10 ioT 1919
OF part OF the roadbed OF the free prlgte
between Richmond and Manchester IllS
is lust where the trouble VIII Deslh Sn"
where Manchester expects 10 Set sil' -,
Ter over The city Of Richmond. Inc fIte
,.tse.' g.; ,nder The jurisdiction Of the
Eridae Commission. composed OF an 'puol
number Of members from the ciueS oi
Richmond and Manchester Inns SVin-
mission viii have TO give lts cohsen0 n
fore the railroad authorities can Deg
10 carry out their scheme, ana IL - saiu
that the Manchester members VIII noe
agree 10 a lowering Of the roaobeu OF lnS
bridge IA order mat the nc o,,t
ohio Railway Company might carry o 9
us prOpOsed improvements for ihe dement,
Of the city of Richmond. ..... ..,,.,-
4 SERIOUS CONFLAGRATlON.
About 1880 on Monday evening the resi-
h. "a
was found TO be on fire. The occupants
and ncighbors al once started 10 saw
mo household articles while MT ftluue
and his assistants turned their at'eh'lpil
"a IN. posf-office which is located ln tn'
come building The first story OF the
house is of bricks and the upper one ~ q
frame structure. They succeeded IN say
ing cverythinB except thc Soit,titS Va ~
servants room over the kitchen' WIZ
the fire started from defective nue.. me
loss Is estimated TO be between sou ana
$500 with no insurance. Had the VIM
been blowing at the time several Olner
houses no doubt would nave oeeh u'
Al the meeting of the Fire Commits,
siouers Monday evening the 1hfee on
members of the hre GepaI tinenl' VIC .i.'
were not reelected al the last meeting
were reinstallcd.
'Ibe building and Land Committee ap-
proved the CITY Engineer plans lor the
remodelling OF the present city Han. Inc
ton at the next meeting of the Councll.
DEATH OF MRS. WILLIAMS.
rirs Green Williams. one OF the Oluesl
and most highly respected cltl""s OF
Chesterfield county. died al her la.- resi-
dcnce. about ten miles down ne blo"v-
Rock road. Monday afternoon at 1 ciooh'
in the seventeen year OF her "sr. Slio
leaves three sons and TWO dausnttr9 10
mourn their loss. The funeral took place
from the residence yesterday afternoon
at 1880 O'Clock. lntcrmcnt was MADE III
the family battle-ground.
The county schools openec MoldhE.
the SwansbOro school enioieu ABOUT -Vo
Nj. W. Hay Garnett. who has ieen in
disposed for several days. was able 20 lie
at his Office yesterday morning.
Mr. Wallace ID. TraNillian, OF thal-
lottesyille. who has been the guest OF ms
cousin. Mr.. John T.. Trevilllan. lV-O nun
street. for several weeks, returned nome
yesterday morning
Mrs. Nj. A. Trevillan, who has been
confined 10 her bed Tor several uaYs' Was
able to be out yesterday.
CAPTAIN Hugh Longest. who lives near
Bon Air is quite sick with pneumonia
AIR. George Cosby. of Guinea, Va. Is the
guest Of his cousin, MIS-. 4. I. halulhs'
The BRYAN. Sewau. and Lamb Club of
the First ward. was addressed iast oven
ing al o'clock b. Captain John Lamb
The Democratic nominee for Congress.
inc Inttlllb ibth paw w -tN' $1,000 $500
lull streets.
GIFT TO MR.. HAIGHT.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Clopton-
Street Baptist church presented their pas
tor Rev w X. Haight. with beautiful
silk donation quilt yesterday morning.
Each square had the initials OF the per
son who donated II embroidered upon IT..
Mr. Brainerd. Of New York. will ad-
dress the Mckinley and Hobart club OF
Manchester Friday night AT Lcader IAN.
At the Fourth ward Democratic meeting
Monday night only routine business was
transacted. and the secretary enrolled
number Of new members. The clup now
numbers nincty-siX members
Work on Mr. Lee Latham new i"tse'
at the corner OF Tenth and Hun streets,
g. progressing rapidly
Rev j. A. Spencer, OF 'owardln-ANe-
,re Christian church. has returned from
Chattanooga, Tenn, where ne mas pV'h
preaching
A regular meeting of the Young Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union Nj
be held Monday afternoon at , . clock IN
fhe lecture-roOm OF Central s;hodist
church. All young ladies are cor ilally IN
yited 10 come and join. regular btsi-
ness meeting II held once week ana
sociable every month.
Liberty Council. No. Il. Junior order
Tinted American Mechanics. met last
night I'm their hall. on the extension OF
fun street I'm Swansboro
Mia Gertrude Weisiger has LETT the CITY
20 take charge OF her school ~ Chester'
field county. . %,
The Manchester Sound Money Gun
me. last night I'm Odd-Feilows Han, cor
ner Eighth and Hun streets.
Miss Ellen " cisigcr Is still detained AZ
the home OF her aunt. IN POwhatan puh-
~ with typhoid-feVer
Miss Mabel Whine. recently OF this CITY
s.H "A 80. L. 4.Lt a