Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-07
OVER IN MANCHESTER
souTn-srpE TELEPHONE co. CHAR
TERED THERE YESTERDAY.
MISS BURGESS WEEDS Mr.. SMITH
MFR. wcisiger Receives His Appoint
m.nt to the Observation-Disclosures
publican Convention to be
0tber News and Gossip.

A charter was granted yesterday Dy
Judge John II. Ingram, OF the hus''hss
Court OF this city. 10 the Southside ieie
phone Company. to construct and operate
a telephone exchange in Manchester Inc
company is composed as follows: 1ohh -
Robertson, Chesterfield county, presioeh''
w. r. Johnston, Richmond. Va secretary
and treasurer; william II. Cox H. -
Beattie. A. l.. Adamson, and George H.
Gary. The capital stock OF the company
is named at $4,000 divided into shares
at a par value Of s1cO per share.
CONDITIONS OF THE CHARTER.
1t is provided in the charter that lhe
principal office of the company shall be
I'm Manchester. though branch offices may
be established elsewhere. The company
is not permitted 10 own more than ten
acres of real estate in Virginia ana It's
business is to be conducted and controilso
by the Board of Directors. composed oi
the five gentlemen named, for the present
wear with the proviso that two may be
added nv the vote of the stockholders.
The office OF the company will be In the
Beattie building. on Hull street between
Eleventh and Twelfth. which a contractor
is RAPIDLY making into suitable nome
for the exchange.
WEDDING BELLS RING.
With quiet but beautiful and impressive
ccremony Mr.. ~ J. Smith. or Richmond
and Miss Franklin Il. Burgess. of Man
chester were welded yesterday after
noon at o'clock at the rectory OF Meade
Memorial church. this city. Rev. BenJa-
min Dennis. rector OF the church, was
the officiating minister. The marriage
was a very quiet one. owing to the recent
death OF Il near relative Of the BRIDE I'M
mediately after the marriage MI. anu
Mrs Smith left for their future NOME
in Richmond.
Among those who witnessed the mar
riage were Colonel James ID. Brady. Judge
Edmund Waddil. and Mr.. Edgar Allan.
Mr.. Smith is Deputy Collector of Inter
nal Revenue for this district, and is a
mast commander OF the Department or
Virginia and North Carolina, Grand Army
of the Republic. and chairman, also, OF
the Richmond City Republican Commit
tee.
The bride is an accomplished young
| lady. possessing as well, many admlraDle
traits of character. She Is exceedingly
popular. She is native of Michigan
but has been residing in this city since
! early childhood.
WORK FOR IDLE HANDS.
The report is confirmed that the horse
| shoe factory of the Old Dominion Works
| will start TO work next Monday. Ihose
| employed in this branch of these works
were so notified Tuesday. The men nave
| been idle since last June. ana the news
| of their going TO work was hailed by the
hands with great pleasure.
The horseshoe rollers will begin on
Monday. and the factory proper Will
start a few days after or as soon as the
rollers have material ready for them
| The low water will affect them very
| materially, however, it is feared.
MIR. John MCGOWAN has opened up a
quarry near the Second Battery, few
miles below the city At the present
time he has a force of fifteen hands en-
gagged in putting up derricks, stone
sheds. and other things necessary in his
business. At the place where the quarry
Is being located, there is very hne
lot of blue granite equal TO any in the
1 State.
Mr. MCGOWAN will start large force
| Of hands at work as soon as he has
| everything in readiness.
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
The Republicans of this city who bow
at the shrine of Chairman Park Agnew
will hold a convention Saturday 10
nominate candidates for the House Of
Delegates. This meeting will be held al
| Cunningham's Hall at noon of that day,
and the following have been named as
delegates from Manchester: c. w. Har-
ris. Frank Nelson, Barney Howell
George w. Cunningham Henry Robin
son. n. T.. Johnson. and j. X. Cogbili.
| Alternates-Henry Davis, William Mat
thews. Buck Jones' John Bundy, and q.
A. Savory.
The convention will be composed Of
delegates from the city OF Manchester
and the counties of Chesterfield and
| Powhatan.
HIS APPOINTMENT RECEIVED.
Mr.. Il. b. Weisiger received his APP
pointment to the postmastership Of Man
chester yesterday and will forward the
papers of acceptance TO Washington, 1t
! is understood, with as little delay as
| possible Mr. John W. Fisher will be Mr..
| Weisiger's assistant. Mr.. Fisher held
the same position under the last Repub-
lean postmaster.
CHESTERFIELD COURT.
The October term of the Chesterfield
County Court begins to-day. The day,
| however, Will DC gwen H4NNtA " liie
politicians as to the sinners. Messrs.
Harry b. owen and r. G.. Wood, the
Democratic candidates, and Judge James
NJ Gregory and Mr.. j. Haskins Hob
son. the Populist candidates will be on
the grounds mngllng with their friends,
and working for their interests.
| 1t is understood also, that Hon. Isaac
Dlegs. of West Point will be present
and deliver a speech in the interest of
the Democrats a large crowd is ex-
pected to be present from Manchester
and the county Of Chesterfield.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr.. r. Eddie Davis left yesterday
morning for Salisbury, n. c., 10 engage
in business.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Hartwell have re
turned to the city from Roanoke. They
are stopping with Mrs. NJ. G.. Turpin, on
Porter street
Mrs. ]. c. Goolsby left yesterday morn
ing over the Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac railroad for New York 10
visit her daughter. Mrs. S. Hansford
Ayers.
Mr. Linwood Moody, who was taken
TO the Old Dominion Hospital, in Rich
mond. to have an operation performed
on him. Is getting on very nicely. A
few DAYS ago he was taken worse and
there were grave doubts of his recovery
hut since then he has been steadily I'M
proving
Squire Charles T. Jones held the
balances of Justice in Swansboro' yester-
day morning.
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