The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-19
MANCHESTER DELEGATES
VINE FOR sILyER, TWO FOR COLI,
IND TUO UNIAsTRUCTED.
sepator Daniel Endorsed and the Dele
gates Instructed to Vote Tor the Unit
Eulc-Othcr Matters.
u,xcutsrrR BURTaU RICHMOND TINES,
~ 1iJI Urtr. SrErEr. BEATTfE BLOCH.

| No, III HULL olhLAi'
wo.d meetings were held in Manches-
ter last night to elect delegates 10 inc
! cot Democratlc Convention In Stauh-
! Ton next month. In the FIRST warn
Messrs. c. II. Sims and ]. II. isuel
were chosen as delegates. Ihey VIII so
/ unnstructed TO stanton = po,-
I'm tbc Second ward Messrs. j. X. fer-
due and James Holiday were choscn'
with authority TO select thVlI "" 80 ~
! mates. They are known 10 DC III la'oi u
a gold standard. They go unlnstru Clou;
Frce-slVcr delegates We're choa1" 5ii r.
Third ward They are .Messrs. H.
! Green. W. +. Smith, L. l.. houel'9' anu
! jeremiah Marks. =, .ho
The bone of contention was III tne
Fourth ward. where there was diVlslVn
hc,v,een the silver men and the gold
mon The silver delegates were seiett''
however. as follows: Mcssrs - u I'oo-
ertson. Henry FERGUSON, W r. ,ialH it,.,'
4. J. Bradley, and G. w bIdiih. ~
own alternates. The result is nine iyI
silver two for gold. and TWO unihslIsc!cu'
The meeting endorsed the views OF 81"
ator Daniel on the silver quVo'IoI.' Gu
the delegates were Instructed 10 Note LOT
the unit rule at the convention III Slduh-
A peculiar accident, and one which may
be very serious in its consequences oc-
CURED on Semmes street about hali-past
. o'clock.
Mr.. Henry s. Winston and three ladies
his wife. mother. and sistcr-wcre driv-
ing up Semmes avenue IN front OF the
power-house when the horse gave SUI
den lurch. detaching the seat upon wnich
Mrs Winston and Miss Mamie Winston
were sitting, and the two ladies' were
thrown out of the vehicle, both being
painfully injured.
THE CHILD UNHURT.
Mrs. Winston had a small child in her
arms. but 1t was not hurt. She was pick
cd up IN an unconscious condition, and
found to be suffering from conclusion OF
the brain. Miss Mamie Winston was
badly shaken up, and hurt her right elbow
painfully Dr. Thomas l.. Mathews was
summoned. and rendered medical aid.
Mrs. Winston was removed TO her rest
dence. 14l5 Floyd avenue, and yesterday
her condition was considered 20 be Il lit
PAINFULLY CUT.
Another accident. not quite so serious
in its nature as the one above mentioned.
but painful IN It's results, occurred Just
before O'Clock Sunday night in Swans
bOro. Mrs. John A. Burke, pOstmistress
of that place. had occasion 20 go into
the office. and took a lighted lamp In
her hand. on the way she stepped upon q
hoop. which lay on the floor. tfipped ana
fell. by good luck the lamp went out.
but in the fall the lamp-chimncy became
H.
cut. Or. Mathews was sent for ana TOOK
three stitches in the wound. Mrs. Burke
was reported 10 be doing vci>' well yes
terday.
THE BAZAAR OPENED.
The bazaar of the Red-Acn arYd mem
bers of New South Council, Junior order
United American Mechanics opened last
night at Leader Hall A large crowd was
IN attendance. and an interesting pro-
gramme was rendered. Tonight the tenn
IL aHHNN
be given by the Summeryille Pleasure
Club.
MIR. MEREDlTH'S WILL.
The will OF the late @. \. r. Meredith
was admitted 10 probate yesterday morn
ing in the Hastings Court of Manchester.
az administrator. Mr. Meredith wills his
property as follows: To his son. Gustagus
A. lie interest IN house and lOt on
Seventeenth street the property Co 30
10 his children at death; 10 his daughter,
Mrs Ann T. owen, house and lot on Deca-
tur street The deed requires that the
aforementioned piece Of property shall go
10 Mrs owen. heirs at death. and shall
not so 70 the payment OF any debts CON
trac Cd by her husband % his son George
". Meredith, all the balance of his prop
erty. real and personal provided that be
shall pay all just debts Of the deceased.
The estate is valued at 5000.
THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
Inc IINt 10Y the general election or
municipal officers Is drawing near The
only Republican aspirants whose names
Will appear on the ticket az the general
election on May 2Sth are I. j. Richard
son who IS running IN opposition 10 Mr..
Tom +. Owen. from the Third ward and
George Cunningham (colorcd also from
tho Third ward. is opposing Mr w r.
Hart for City Council.
ut is thought that opposition viii DE
made in other sections Of the city, but
they VIII have 20 run Independently. as
their names cannot De placcd on the ticket
now. The eighth of May was the time set
before the expiration Of which all candi-
dates were required 10 give their names
10 the clerk OF the Hastings Court. The
two Republicans above named are tho
only ones who have compiled with the re-
quiremeut.
Since The last election 24j names have
been added 10 the registration books. l92
white end 80 colOred.
Mrs. Willie b. Moody left Saturday for
Petersburg 10 visit her parents, Mr. and
Mrs Robertson.
Mr.. Aubrey Thornhiu returned 10 the
city Saturday afternoon much improved
In health.
Mr.. Howard w. Newly, who had an
operation performed over AT the ola Do
minion Hospital q few weeks ago. re-
turned home Saturday afternoon. and is
able To go about on crutchcs.