The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-14
NEWS OF MANCHESTER.
Al coLORED MN FOUND DtAD o.
THE RifLROdD TRhCh.
MA po,oipion Cotton Mills May Resume.
a Ltncmau unrt-DcicEates ffo" I'M
easo Ectarn--Personai Mention


No. li2l HULL SfRfhi' phAi 'iH
Toe Tlnsley (colorcd. about forty years
A., arc. was found dead Sunday morn
suc about 3 O'Clock about quarter OF
,nile below Clopton station. OF the fe-
,orsbrre railroad. squire Jones Of
swansborc. was notified, and coroner $
.nouest was held az 10 o'clock which eN-
oncratcd the railroad from all blame. II
=. sponosed thai lhc man was drunk ana
- ssieep upon the ties. and one OF the
,orth-bonnd trains struck him.
AR / H. smith. VINO is connected WIN
-, ola pomiuion cotton Mills. wrote
.5r.m New York "a few days ago ana
stated that there was every reason 10 ne-
lev. that the mill would be started up
4galn during the ialL
AZ one time this mill did large bust
ness and employed several hundred nandF'
Its reopeuius viii Doe boon TO Mancncs-
ter.
Idneman Bowcry. OF tho Richmond
Railway and Electric Company. who re-
sides al Iwcnty-nith street and Church
liAl avenue Richmond. while connectihh
wires at the Presbyterian church Saiui-
day afternoon about o'clock Was sei@en
with a NJ RE Was standing upon "a Shoi'
ladder at the time and fcl TO the ground
striking on his head severely. pr. Whit
field was summoned and rendered all
medical aid possible. Mr. B0wcry was re-
rorfed 10 be getting along nicely yesterday
morning.
Mr.. Elizabeth Peel died at 10 o'clock
Saturday night. iu the forty-nntn year OF
her age She was q widow. ana leaves SIX
children. Typhoii-ievcr WIS the cause OF
ner death. The remains were sent TO
Midlothian for burial
The infant child Of Mr. William II.
Chouault died Sunday al A. NJ at the
residence of its parents. on Sixth street.
The remains were sent 10 Hanover cOun-
~ for intcrment
The funeral Of Miss Davis took place
from Wcst-End Methodist church nj
O'Clock Sunday. Rev. j. W. sun con
hucted tho service. ana Mr.. William j.
Niorrissctt sang some Sweet Day The
deceased was an attractive young lady,
and WAS % have been married in about
two months.
The Committee On Electric Plant Will
ancet in tho Council chamber tonight.
M Sims offered the following resolu-
zion which was adopted az the Council
meeting ON July 18th: That a committee
OF four. one from each ward, Dee appoint
cd 10 look into the feasibility of the city
owning its own electric plant, and re-
port 90 tho Council before the present
contract expires. The committeeman are
Messrs. John D.. Jtz. G. IL. Sims. W. T..
Hart and w Merton
Hon. ". ". Baker. Of Chesterfield. one
OF the alternatcs from the Third district
has returned from the Chicago Conyen.
ton. Mr.. Baker says Air. Bryan's speech
was the finest effort he ever listened
ticket will sweep the country, and with
the new administration Will come pros
perity.
Major Joseph Walker. Of Chesterfield.
has left the Republican party to vote
Tor the Der ,ocraiiC silver ticket. lie was
chairman Of tho Republican District Com
mittee, and fas resigned that position.
Major Walker has been a silver man for
years.
Mr.. IT, c. Chamhlln is quite i'll at Whltby
Stock Farm
Miss Mabel Whine has returned TO her
home. on Porter street, after a visit of
several months 10 her aunt M Baltimore.
Mr.. Robert q. Friend. Of Marshall Tex.
who has been visiting relatives in Hen
Ioc. returned home Sunday after "a short
visit 10 the family of DR. G.. ". Friend.
on Porter street
WI W NdN-NtUs WHO was nllIN
injured by a fall from a scaffold some
time ago. is doing well
Mrs w. G. Hartwcll. who has been sick.
IS now better.
Miss Lou Friend has returned 10 the
city after a visit 20 relatives
Mrs. G. W. Friend. OF Porter street.
is visiting her daughter. in Chesterfield.
near Dutch Gap.
Squire Z. j.. owen presided IN the
Police Court again yesterday morning.
lie gave William Shoaves sixty DAYS for
stealing gold watch from George West.
John Wallace alias Brown was given
thirty days for stealing a hat from Mr..
Joseph opcnman's store.
Tho case Of John and Henry Wallace
was again continued, as the whereabouts
OF Henry were not known.
Mrs. c. W. owen. OF Crozot. Va. Is the
guest OF her aunt, Mrs. NJ. A. TreviUian
1O1S Hull street
Mr. A. J. Bradley. who was deloeate
T. tho convention at Chicago. returned
home Yesterday ucrning. much pleased
NIth his trip.
Miss Flora Russell. o. Swansboro who
mas been quite sick for the past few
weeks, rs able 10 Dee out again.
NLeelmcn of Manchester will meet ON
TUESDAY evening al : o'clock TO form a
BryaE's Wiceclmer Cainpaiaal Club. The
meeting viii be held al O.. w. Reams,
store, Hull and Fifth streets.