Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-01
RETAIN OLD FIREMEN.
,xcursrER HOARD AGREES TO
CHIEFS RECOMMENDATION.
oTHER NEWS ACROSS THE RIVER.
c.orae BianiSenship Fined for
,ssaul.-Chargc Against Mr. Co
,orh Of Misappropri"tins FUNDS
.,.scd-othcr southsidc Items.

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Manchester Fire Commissioners
.to,r annual meeting In the Council
,...t,r last evening. The following
60 were present: Mcssrs. OBren'
1,,,ns. Poole. Patron ana Green Cn'e'
-. Fire Department owens, was also
ut and he submitted his annual re-
-.commending the reelection OF the
,,r,v.ng hremen for the ensuing year
go r.. T.. owen. L. Gallagher Il. H.
r.t. N. E. Smith 4. l.. simpson l.
Weller j. T.. Baugh. T. S. Nicholas
~ Avory. p +. Gibbs. w. b. CROOKS
a. "a Logan. G. ". Goodine. a. w.
,.-,,, W. Il. Kidd, L. 5. Priddy' ana
u. T.. Crooks.
Go dispute arose here as 20 dropping
49,, mon from the force. but finally
49,, .,,.c,feen nremen recommended by
.to cbief were elected. The question OF
,l..+,,c the other three then arose. DuI
,,o need OF economy was pressed ana
-. the chief thought seventeen men
-. hs sufficient for the present IL
s..{5od that no action shouio Dc
taken. 80. -,.,,,.r>
,uNop BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
~, notion of Mr.. Poole, the board
O - nlace upon sale the old fire
,,e and get rid OF 10 at the earliest
.-.,rtuoitv. The question OF metuhs
- regularly in the future was then
.,.,bt nm and il was decided TO meet
.-''i,rl, In the future on the first Mon
-. ID, each month.
me efficiency of the present FIRE De
.-tr,,nt received much consideration
and aftern great deal Of informal discus
ave commissioners concluded that
cha nresent Manchester was well
...,,nred for extinguishing any fire that
,,,irirf occur. II was stated that the
,-.rsr,I conditions OF the water supply
Pa Inc character OF the houses IN Man
,rrsfer rendered five engines Tor the
,rasert unnecessary. II was also ue-
I,fel that the amount of hose at hahu
Mas sufficient
pLANKENSHTP FINED.
AFR George T. Blankenship was
,-i-,ner in squire Jones's court, in swans
i,r1 yesterday morning. lie vas
's,rred with entering the store OF MI
rrhomas Cerseley on last SATURDAY atter-
.,-, ana assauiting Mr. Frank Crostc,
,pe bartender. The Dispatch readers are
(,ruiar with the particulars Of the analr'
--, Ploukenslnp having gone around the
49, % assault Mr.. CrOstic, apparently
,.tt,ut cause. was met Try the par
-.r5e- who struck Mr.. Bla1kenship on
-t. beod with a beer bottle in his own
Science. ILL
yssferdovA when the case was called
Contain A. c. Attkisson appeared IN be-
5af OF Mr.. Cerseley. and conducted the
,rosecution. When all the evidence had
lson gathered Captain Attkisson asked
that such a fine be imposed upon BlaIh-
snship as would teach him lesson
and AT the Same time warn others Inc
,s1uire fined the prisoner so and costs
counting 10 1888. in default Of the
royment OF the fine Blankenship was
sent 20 Jail
BEFORE SQUIRE OWEN.
The continued case Of ". VI. Gotorth'
CHARGED with misappropriating the sum
az SO the property OF the singer sewing
Machine Company. was called In the
Manchester Police Court yesterday morn
,ur After reading a letter which Mt.
Grforth had sent TO Mr.. G. y. Braton,
c'tv manager Of the company In which
Do said he wished 10 discontinue work,
ana that his receipts and stubs did not
tauv. and further named the day and
hour when he would make settlement,
Sqrire owen dismissed the case on the
GROUND that Dir. Goforth had been ar
rested before ne had a chance 10 make
;ra settlement as he had promised TO
do 30 IN the letter. Mr.. Goforth's
brother. however. paid the $40.
TIE cases Of sam Jackson and Charles
I0cket charged with stealing iron from
The Southern Railway Company, were
both dismissed.
The funeral Of Miss Rosa Snead, who
died at Chester. Va, Sunday morning at.
4 o'clock. in the 37th year Of her age,
took place yesterday afternoon at
O'Clock. The deceased was an only child
OF Mrs Roberta Snead. and an accom-
pIished lady Fer interment was made IN
The family burying-ground.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Miss Katie Cox has returned from
delightful visit 10 relatives and friends
near Charlottesville
a lawn party VIII be given near Dun's
Store BOZ Chesterfield. tonight.
Rev. w.. T.. Hurt preached two eX-
coleut sermons al Fifth-Street Metho-
dist church sunday His morning sub
Sect was Where to Throw Your Salt"
40 night be preached on Does the Bible
Teach Eternal Punishment"
lIss Matte Wood left Saturday 10
visit relatives at Jetersville. Va.
a trolley party viii be given by the
Young Mems Pleasure Club. Of Swans
lr0'. Thursday night.
Nr clifford Goode is quite ill with
tyrho.d-fcvcr at his residence, rs west
Ninth street.
Mr. Chris. Jones. VINO had three Of his
fu-ers mashed at the Tredegar Iron
4. lm..H aN.r n.r.r.
taken 0ut Of one Of his fingers yesterday
morning hy Or. W L. Matthews
Tine Southern railway shops viii only
De open between the hours OF TO y
gslock hereafter.