Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-21
IN OUR SISTER CITY.
INTERESTING ITEMS CLEANED IN
MANCHESTER FOR OUR READERS.
,.cssment of Property Reduced
.Ot,c. of Frightened Horses-in-
dtennnt at the Cattle-inspec'or
xvord.-Personmlsa and Briefs.

Tho Hastings Court Of Manchester heiu
., important session yesterday moini"s
- transacted a good deal OF chA"'s'S
,..,,,ess Several DEGREES were ch1S'e-'
"a Afr w. u. Tenant. OF Richmohu'
l,.ueed to practice law, after wnicn "'
.,ed the court to reduce the present 10
.,,,ept Of the property owned in Man
..,ster by the Mann. $. Valentine estate
49,. counsel stated that this properly h"u
~, reassessed two years ago. AMI tha'
..-.sept valuation was entiraS TOO
- The eight tenement houses, the
r+rsley property. and the Eleven'n-su'e'
.,..er,y. were reduced to their former
,.,,.on. but the owens and Old Tavern
CIV will have 20 remain as 1t IS
r. court will in all probability sdJoufh
a. the Term this morning..
..,.,us accident was narrowly avert
,5 yesterday on Hull street. just IN iroht
=. ost-onice. A two-horse country
was left standing on The street
a negro woman sitting calmly on
seat. but one OF the huIi-street
rs happened along just then, ana the
M /
,-|lt, frightened. They used peculiar
49, d., show their fright. however, ana,
,.t.ed of dashMg hcadlOng up the street,
~, ,,s,,eliv the custom on such occasions,
r. tried 10 HE themselves into the
$50 office This was impossible, and they
,,,t I'D a clTcus-ring route around an
a., most standing near the cufblnS, ana
1ortinu,d their circuit first on the pave
mont and then in the street, keeping
,.,.,I,r distance from the post all the time
..tr fnallv the combined efforts OF the
,.0rnan in the vehicle and the interesteu
it.tauIers succeeded in bringing the
e-,bfeued steeds to a halt Tine electric
car then moved on. -
considerable feeling has been caused IN
Manchester within the past few days anu,
indeed. much Indignation Is eNpiesseu
AGAINST the cattle inspector VINO mas re-
gently been appointed by the government
yui stationed at Richmond. 1t seems that
Nr William Watkins. a big cattle buyer
had made large purchase anu IN url'-
Ing the cattle TO Richmond passed.
,br,ugh Manchester. Under the recent
,ua-antine law Manchester is out OF the
ruarantine district, and the cattle were
ru turned back and had TO be driven
inst where they came from. The inspec-
Tor I'm refusing their admission in Rich
,noud. made use Of some light re-
marks about the contamination 10
which the innocent cattle were made la
BE in passing through Manchester.
The quarterly reunion Of the Earnest
Workers Of Central Methodist church
was held Thursday night in the lecture
room Of the church. and II was pro-
nounced one of the most enjoyable
gatherings OF that noble band of Chris
lan ladies' There were large number
Of the members of the organization pre-
sent besides a number of invited guests.
Mr. j. r.. Perdue made very interesting
address IN which he gave an account OF
the work OF the organization for the
past quarter. There was a musical pro-
prinme arranged for the evening which
was very beautifully rendered. After the
Exercises refreshments were served.
Several nights ago the feather reno
waiting establishment Of II. +. Deadman
q Co, on Fifth street, between Hull
and Cambridge, was entered by thieves.
Entrance was effected through one OF
the rear windows and lot of feathers
and a pair of pants were carried off.
The guilty ones made their escape.
Mr.. william Stiles. former resident
Of Manchester but who has been living
for the past two years at Claysville, will
again make this city his home after
April LIST.
Mr. Floyd Bass. a clerk Of Mr.. w. d.
Peasants, Is confined TO his home on ac-
count Of sickness.
Miss Mollie Strlngfeliow, who has been
visiting Miss Matte Patteson, on Porter
street, left yesterday morning for Pow
hatan Courthouse, accompanied by Miss
Gay Miller, who has also been visiting
Miss Patteson.
The Sunday school Of Meade-Memorial
church are practlcing their music for the
Easter celebration. which is going TO be
very attractive.
Mr. George II. Mason, City Attorney
of Petersburg, was in the city yesterday
Mr. Henry Heth Walden has returned
from q visit 10 relatives in King William
county.
SIR. Ben. p. owen. Jr., has been I'm
Newport News for the past two days,
engaged IN making stenographic reports
iu an important law case.
1rs. Mary Kahi is quite sick at her
residence In Swansboro'.
Mr.. Ramsey Taylor. OF Manassas, Va,
81 visiting his friend, Mr.. w. i. Mer-
chant, in this city
Mr ". ID. Lithgow, the present magis-
tate In the Fourth Ward, will be a can
c.iate again for that position, Mr..
William Cox, ST.. will also be in the
llce
The funeral Of Master Willie Crlddle
VII take place from West-End Metho-
DIST church this afternoon at 2 O'clock.
ana the remains will be inferred in Maury
Cemetery
AZ Fi'th-Street Methodist church at
S1 o'clock this afternoon the funeral
or Mrs. William A. Logan will take place.
lniorment VIII be made in Maury
Cemetery.
ln the Police Court yesterday morn
Ing Gin Elder was fined $3.50 for cursng
ana abusing Miss Pearl Tingle.
Mr.. sam Taylor, who has been suffer
mF from the results Of fall which he
received at the Southern shops several
weeks ago. is able TO be out
Mrs. j. G.. Breach, who has been quite
lI az her home on Fifteenth and Decatur
streets, is improving.