Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-12
CITY OF MANCHESTER
NEWS or rnE pAr aLnAxED F0y
THE DISPATCH READERS.
a Negro Falls from . cer-Arrsssed
Coz FYshtiss--aae Msaae-Memerial
church Not unsafe--Per-onal and
osher seush-siae News.

Epbfatm ckokeo. mtNuso-akNa eesos~ -
employee Of the Richmond and Manehes-
Ter Railway Company. was enjoying a
ride with the motormsn on a Hull-street
car yesterday evening about o'clock
but Just as the car approached Tenth
street EphraiEn decided TO end his con-
versaticn with the mVtorman. ana 30
ieaped from the car while Il was In mo-
ton. Ephraim was going home ana De-
sides carrying a huge bucket ana
bundle. be had a bunch Of hsh, basket
OF esgs. ard a can OF tomatoes. His Feet
nit the ground, and were promptly foi-
,ewed By his head, while the wheels OF
the car grazed his body. and the sunday
marketing few In all directions
Ephrasm picked himself up. and was I'M
mediately surrounded by friends. VINO
were anxious TO see Row badly he was
hurt The officials on the car, too. ran
back holding their breath. and evidently
expected TO pick up iifelesss mangieo
form: but such was not the case.
Ephraim brushed OF his coat. picked up
some OF the eggs. and walked quietly
away. He knowedged TO the scribe
afterwards that 4. was the closest call
he ever had.
THE MUNICIPAL CONTEST.
The time in which candidates for Office
could announce themselves expired last
night. There IL no opposition 10 the
MAyor, City Sergeant. OF Commonwealth
Attorney, and the fight for counciimen Is
confined to the First and Third wards
The fight In tbs Third Ward for seat
Ia the Council is between Messrs. w. 1.
Hart and I. II Betty. and In the k1fst
the opposition between Messrs. w. II.
Maddre and W. Y. Siarke Is strong. IL
was enormously stated that Mr.. Frank
W. Fitzgerald was a candidate from the
First Ward. That gentleman positively
declines TO run again. Mr.. John y. utz
and Mr.. W. w. Poole are. respectively
ths candidates. for counclmen from the
Fourth and Second wards
For justices Of the peace the only OPP
position - In tho Fourth Ward. Mr. w.
d. LAthgow opposing Mr. r. Il. Foster.
Messrs. ]. Z. Conble. A. d. Tyson, and
John E. Owen are candidates respectively
"a the First. Second. and Third wards.
The CITY Central Democratic Committee
will meet Monday night In the office OF
Chairman Ernest H. Wells.
RESISTED THE OFFICER.
Policeman Wright made daring arrest
yesterday afternoon about s o'clock on
Fourth street between Hull and Balm
bridge streets when Thomas Cordney
and T. T. rotty were taken into custody
for fighting IN the street The two men
were engaged In fight, when Policeman
Wright approached. lie attempted TO
make the arrest, and, upon being vio-
lentiy resisted by both OF the men. re-
sorted to desperate means. Drawing his
pistol. the oiicer struck Cordney several
blows on the head. which rather stunned
him. and the plucky policeman expo
rienced little diffieuity in carrying him
and his antagonist to the station-house.
Upon arriving there DIR. w. +. Mathews
was called In 10 bandage Cordney's head,
but the man again became violent. and
would not receive treatment. Later on
both men were bailed.
THE CHURCH ENTIRELY SAFE.
The impression recently created that
the vestry of Meade Memorial church,
considering their edifce unsafe, would in
the near future sell their propersy and
rebuild on Perry street. is entirely with
out foundation. A Dispatch reporter
called upon one of the vestrymen and
found that no such thing had even been
contemplated OF late. With regard to
the safety OF the church, the yestryman
from tifne to time under the direction Of
the yestry, ard II is undoubtedly per-
fectiy safe" This gentleman then went
on 20 state how IL was impossible for
there TO be any danger. He said the
church was well braced and strongly
held together by large iron rods, and no
one should feel any apprehension of dam
ser about the church.
At q recent meeting of the vestry OF
Meade-Memorlal church the following Of
ficers we're elected for the ensuing year:
II. w. Wood, senior warden; w. ID. To-
Ter. junior warden; Major Vaughn, trea-
surer; Judge S. d. French. as regular
delegate to the council, and Messrs. T.
w. Wood and W ID. Toler as alternate
delegates
Friday night thieves forced their way
through back window into the house OF
Mr.. Andrew Snellings but. fortunately,
It was the storeroom window. and after
the thieves had gotten In they were shut
of from the rest of the house. Nothing
but some provisions were taken.
BRIEF ITEMS.
Monday and Tuesday nights. at Leader
Hail. the Girls Aid Society OF Central
Methodist Episcopal church VIII hold a
fairy entertainment which promises to
be very enjoyable.
Mr. iINlDS hllS tIuctts OF BdltltiOIc
Nd, who mas been the guest Of Mr.. A. ID
shotwelrs family for several days. has
returned home.
Chairman A. ]. Daffron has called q
meeting OF the Business Committee Of
the Board OF Trade for o'clock Monday
afternoon.
Mr. Fans Is quite sick ut his residences,
corner Thirteenth and Decatur streets.
Mrs, ". II. White is visiting her sister
Mrs. n. W. Wlnfree, OF Powhatan.
Miss Ruth Du Val. OF Chesterfield Court
house, Is reported much better.
Mr. L. Wells, OF Chesterfield Courthouse
was IN the city yesterday. visiting his
son. Mr.. Ernest H. Wells
At the meeting Of Rocky Ridge Council
Monday night at Anderson's Hall. three
candidates win be Initiated.
Mr.. q. A. r. Meredith. who was taken
Suddenly III some days ago. is able 70 be
out with the aid of crutches.
Mrs. j. NJ. Holt and her daughter. Miss
Mabel. are visiting friends in Washington
The oak-Grove Mission school viii meet
this afternoon az o'clock in the new
quarters Just finished Twentieth and
Murray atreets