Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-25
MANCHESTER NEWS.
HULL AND PERRY-sTREET LINES
TO DE Connected.
OTHER ITEMS FROM The SOUTH SIDE
An Attorney Here Looking Into the
Bond Matter-A Lady from This
City Hurt I'm Hichmond-Church
News, Personal Notes, &c.

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! chester street Committee yesterday eve
ming at ; o'clock in the Office Of the City
| Engineer to consider a request relating
TO Hull street paving. made by the rail-
road company. This request was granted.
The members present were Messrs. Z. II.
sims chairman. VI. A. CampDell, W. L.
Hart. and w. II. owens. Mr.. Owens was
/ called away during the session on account
| Of sickness I'm his family.
Captain Lipscomb said that it was the
desire Of the railroad people to put In
switch at Seventh street, to connect the
Hpl-street line with that Of Perry street,
and that the rails OF this switch would
have to be cast. This had not yet been
done. and to do so would require time.
and the paving OF Hull street would be
DELAYED thus long. On this account, he
said, the company wished the privilege
10 begin laying the rails at Eighth street
instead Of at Seventh. as required by the
contract. In the mean time, the com
mittee was assured that the casting would
be made. and that the contract providing
for eight squares of new rah would be
kept TO the letter
THE committee took the view of the
company. that as little delay as possible
should be caused, and readily granted
the request.
Mr.. Sims stated TO a member Of the
committee that the strcet-car company
wanted the connection between the two
lines. I'm order to run their Hull-street
cars into the sheds on the Perry street
line. instead Of taking them TO the sheds
Of the Main-street line. i'm Richmond.
When the compromise between the car
people and the city was under discus
sion this matter was brought in the Coun-
Ell by Mr.. Campbell, and that member
argued that this should be done. He
gave as his reason that the employees on
the Hull-street line would then live in
Manchester, and do most Of their trading
I'm this city. As it now is, all of the men
live i'm the neighborhood of the sheds in
Richmond from which the cars start out
every morning, in order to reach them
easily.
TO EXAMINE THE BONDS.
MIR. Thomas w. Heatley an attorney
for w. J. Hayes & Sons, of Cleveland,
o.. the highest bidders for the new
issue of Manchester bonds. was in the
city yesterday, engaged in examining
the bonds. the bargain for which is
about to be closed, if found in satlsfac-
tory shape.
Mr. Heatley. Judge Clopton, City At
torney. and Mr.. j. W. Bronaugh, City
Treasurer. were in conference nearly the
entire evening. The deal will probably
be completed to-day.
A LADY'S ACCIDENT.
Miss Mary Short met with quite pain
full accident yesterday morning while IN
Richmond. She took the Hull-street car
at Ninth street. and went over, and all
was well until she got off the car at Four
teenth street, i'm Richmond.
As she alighted a wagon passing knock
ed her 10 the ground and painfully bruised
her. The ambulance was summoned,
and she was brought to her home on east
Ninth street. DR.. Rucker was then sum-
moned and made an examination OF the
lady's injuries which he found painful,
but not at all serious. Miss Short was
extremely frightened and nervous, and for
awhile it was impossible for the physl-
clan to apply any means OF Keller. she
was resting quietly at late hour.
Mr.. George w. Bankert died sunday
afternoon at 1880 o'clock, at the residence
of his father. near Providence church, in
Chesterfield county
He WAS the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
s. Bankert. and was in his 2Sd year.
The funeral took place yesterday at
o'clock. The interment was made in the
church burying ground.
DROWNED IN THE EDDIEs.
Luther Goode. a colored boy, about II
years OF age, Of this city, was drowned
in the eddIes at the mouth of Gillie's
creek. off from the Fulton wharfs, Sun
dav morning at O'Clock 1t had been
this bov's custom since he was old enough
to deliver milk in Fulton, and TO do this
he went 10 the north side in a skiff. Sun
day morning, accompanied only by his
grandmother. a haf-blind and helpless
old woman. he made the trip over in safe
~ as usual, but on returning and showing
the boat from the shore. his foot slipped
and he fell into the water. Though
Young he was a good swimmer. yet in
This instance. of all others, he made no
attempt 10 save himself. There were
several persons on the shore, but they
could not help him. and their conclusion
was that he must have been stunned by
the fall He met his death In an oars
length of his aged grandparent.
His body was recovered half an hour
after he was drowned by his un-e, Joe
brooks. and several of his friends. and
street between Stockton and Everett.
1t was inferred yesterday evening.
1T WILL BE ELECTION DAY.
Thursday will be election day all
through the state. In this city the only
officers to be voted for are councilman
from each ward.
Mr.. ]. r. Green is the candidate from
First Ward, Mr.. Matthew Morton from
Second Ward. Mr.. II. l.. Patram from
Third Ward, and Mr.. w. b. Bradley from
Fourth Ward. The first three gentlemen
will succeed themselves Mr.. Bradley
is the only new man on the ticket.
The only ticket In the fle.d Is the Demo
cratic. Balloting will also be held on
the question of holding a constitutional
convention.
A POLICEMAN CLUBBED.
Policeman Aieck Wright. OF this city,
was dubbed yesterday morning by Mr..
Reuben Ragland, detective OF
Petersburg. The club Is pres
ent from the Petersburg officer.
and is a testimonial OF MS esteem