The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-03
ADDITIONAL BILL FILED
Nv THE CASE AGAINST 1HE LOAN
ASSOCIATION.
Charged That a Number OF the Member
Withdrew without the Consent OF the
Direciors-Death of Mrs. sneid.
MANCHESTER Busrsu RrcuNoSD TINES,

MANCHESTER Bubrsu RfcuNoSD TIMss,
No. fli2 HUH STREET. Il ArriF BLOCK
The counsel for Miss Marie McElrath'
the young lady who wants receiver ~
pointed for the Manchester Home Build
ing and Loan Association. fled another
bill with the clerk of the Hastings court
yesterday in addition TO the original Dill
In this additional bill she AYERS that the
secretary and treasurer allowed num-
Der Of the members to withdraw without
the knowledge or consent Of the Boaro
of Directors. She, therefore, asks that
these parties who have been allowed 10
withdraw from said Association or whose
stock was cancelled and the amount palu
them by the late secretary and treasurer
without authority of the Board OF pils,.,-
tors be made parties in the original SUIT
she AYERS that these parties were allow
ell to Withdraw or have been paid OH OF
their stock cancelled either In whole or IN
part, Illegally and wronefully by sara sec
rotary and treasurer without authotlty
OF the Board of Directors. as required Dy
| the laws OF the Association. They, there
fore, should be required to refund to the
end that the interest Of the present IN
| solvents of the Association should be
more equltably apportioned.
Since the organization of this Associa-
! tion there have been seventy-three mem
| hers who have withdrawn and II the mat
| ter is not settled within thirty days Judge
| ingram will hear the argument by the
counsel I'm behalf Of Miss McElrath.
Among these gentlemen who are mem
| TONED I'm the last bill are number or
Manchester's most prominent citizens.
THREE COWS STOLEN.
Mr.. William Grieves. OF Swansboro. lost
three COWS az the hands Of a thief We'd
nesdav night
His loss IS n heavy blow 10 him. as the
| cows were the means, 10 great extent,
| Of his livelihood
Mr.. Grieves reported HIS loss 10 the po-
| lice who are endeavoring to get his
property back and are trying to find the
| thieves.
lie describes the cattle as n red and
white spotted COW, with one horn shorter
than the other; one a white and ,black
| mulcy or buffalo cow. tho third IS red with
white streaks down It's back.
ANY one seeing cows OF this description
would confer n favor by notifying Chlel
OF Police Lpscomb.
MRS ROBERTA SNEAD DEAD
Mrs Roberta snead widow Of Mr.. J. n.
| Snead ~ Chester. who has been III for
| several months past died at 1920 o'clock
| last night al the residence of fer nephew,
DR. Lawrence Ingram. aged seventy
Mrs snead had every attention that low
| ing kindness could suggest, and the best
she was a ladv of beautiful Christian
character and much of her long life had
been devoted to good works. she leaves
~ Tho remains will he Inferred at Chester,
| whittier they will he taken tomorrow al
! tcrnoon az 23j o'clock
| SMOOTH ARTICLE.
A stranger, well dressed and OF piea.,,ns
| apncarance. made his entrance into TINS
| citv last week and made the acqualntance
/ ~ a number OF the members OF the Ma
| sonic fraternity. He claimed to be Ma
son. and asked their assistance IN hldlns
from the Spanish authorities who he sald
/ were after him and wanted 10 take nm
This man. who gave his name as Nc
/ Rae said he was a Scotchman' ana thdt
no had been engaged on the steaine,
Dauntless. For assisting the CuDans ana
| also for knowing too much about the Sc.
| cret workings OF tho Spaniards ne sald
| was the reason that they were after MN
McRae appeared 10 be anxious 10 get
! % n Scotch settlement near fetetspul,s'
| where he said he had plenty or fIlenuS'
| lie talked with Captain John O-Brien,
| Mr. John c. Rice, aAd Mr.. j.. =. Robin-
| SON and told them that he had plenty
Of money and did not need any peou ~ ~
| assistance but desired 70 keep out or me
vav OF tho agents OF Spain. He showed
| big roll OF money 10 Mr.. Rice. .,
| Ue was directed 20 Mr.. Peter llohalu'
n scotchman. He saw this 1entlemal,
and after eating supper with MN VIZ the
c,ty While there he stopped with Mr..
| 1-feho~ who hae chargn NJ the quarry our
ing Mr.. Donald's absence. He ingratlat-
| 81 himself I'm the good graces OF ~
| FISHER and I'm n short time borrowed 80
! lie left the same day and he never came
The acouaintances he made in this city
! are now satisfied that he Is fakr -,
the smoothest kind, and increases MS io''
] from dnv 20 day hv these METHODS.
| ppOpOscrS INDICATED.
Squire A. =. Tyson was the presiding
| penuls i'm tine Hail of Justice yesterday.
| Mayor Maurice left yesterday Tor
| Slate River Nell I'm Buckingham county
| t0 visit his family. who are summerlng ~
| that place and he will be absent untli
| the 2Oth Of the month. officer Alex.
| WRIGHT has regalned a great deal OF MS
usual good health and was at his post a.
! crier to the court ,.. u,u
| The first case called was against WIZ
liam Jennings, Christopher Cobb, John
Firth. Booker Horner. Harvey johns;
! and Eddie Johns. They are all snlall
white boys who have been amusing tnem-
| selves at the expense or MT. JeH. -.
! Crump. a merchant doing business az
| No 2O23 Hull street. Mr. Crump salu
| 10 the court that these boys mad Deeh
| the bane Of his life. They come IN ms
store and raise the mischief and wneh
he attempts 10 put stop 70 their pc
| haviOr they run out In the street anu
| hollow, Gee. what nose|
| Mr. Crump SAYS his nose grew on ms
| face and he cannot help himself III IL IS
! larger than that Of other people and that
| ho "a tired Of the boys coming around MS
! Mace making game or him, and hollow
| ing Gee what a nOseW Squire Tyson
thought the boys had enough fun out
OF Mr.. Crump 20 pay 81 each for the same.
! The BOYS paid the money and went their
| wav.
Alice southau. a negro woman. was
arrested bv OHcer Wright Wednesday for
| beating a small black boy Her son ana
| mo other h0v had "a fight IN which her
how came out second best. This made the
woman mad. and when she saw her son
J antagonist she jumped on him IN great
| shane. and was beating him when me
officer made his appearance. Sne was
JT'DGr HANCOCK IMPROVING.
Tho condition OF Judge y. A. Hancock
IS very much improved. and he IS now en-
| Towing fairly good health. lie has been
| able 10 drive to the city In the past rev
Hays. and his friends all say ne IS look
| ing remarkably well
! Judge Hancock expects 70 hold a spe-
clal term OF the Circuit Court OF Ches-
| terrified In a few days.
| CRITICALLY Ill.
Mrs Roberta Snead an aunt OF Judge
John III and DR. Lawrence Ingram, who
1 has been very III for the past three
| months az the residence OF DR. ingram
| on Twelfth and Porter streets. Is now
| lingering in a critical condition.
! The friends OF Mrs. Snead need not
be surprised to hear bad news about her
4 DELIGHTFUL HAY RIDE.
Miss Iottie Nelson entertained her