The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-03
PAVING HULL STREET.
RECOMMENDED IHAI me WORK
ne PROCEEDED WIN.
Action Deferred on the Report Until NeIt
Friday Night-Probsbiy a Proies'
sioDai Burglar Arrested.
NJ AsCHEsIIR BUREAU, RICHMOND TINES.
NJ IllI Hill. STkILI L. .rlIL III nCK

The City Council met In adjourned ses-
| sion last night. There were present
Messrs. john Y BrIea, pges.dent, and j..
| *. Green, ". u. kand4ett, "a. \. camp
| bell, Nnnam fooi, A.. l.. Fatram, IA. =.
Nelson, Jonn l.. Utz, ". h.. owens ana
| Matthew morton.
| Tne Council was called TO receive
| report from me street committee wnicn
met IN the cry Engineers oihce Thurs
THE REPORT
| The following Is the report.
AT called meeting Of the street COM
mittce leu yesterday ia the once Vi the
! Guy Engineer 10 consider report 20 De
| made TO your honorable BODY In reference
| TO the TepdvlEg OF Hun street from sec
| Ond 10 fourtecntn streets, after careful
| and dispdssiOnlte discussion OK the mat
! Ter. Mr.. owens moved tnat this committee
recommend 10 me CITY Council tnat the
| paving OF Hull street be proceeded wi-n
/ as early as practicable. That a contract
! be prepared Tor The purpose ana that the
! Richmond and Manchester Railway Com
| pany ana the Manchester Railway and
/ Improvement Company be notned OF TINS
! action ana ordered to pave their tracks
/ according 10 ordinance Tor the paving as
/ 1t progresses, and 10 pay Tor tneIr proper
! ton oI the paving WITHIN their tracks ana
| for TWO feet on each Side thereof.
| on motion OF Mr.. Pool the Council de-
| ferred action on this report until the reg
ular meeting, which Wal be next FIJI
Nlr. Ttz stated to the Council tnat cap
/ tain Pizznni had expressed a desire TO be
/ present when this report Was adopted,
| and Mr. w had mauc "a request tnlt
/ he be nOtned
Mr.. owens said that the matter woulo
l possibly be decided at the next meeting.
/ lie would move that the clerk notify
Captain Pizzinni to be present then.
! The Council then ADJOURNED, after being
/ in session for only six minutes
The only case tefOre Mayor Maurice IN
/ his court yesterday morning Va that OF
| John Hampton, negro who was charged
| with iurl lary.
About midnight Thursday nlght Mrs NJ
| X. Irving. who keeps small store or Nj
| DOnough street. between Eleventh and
| TIVE fth, heard a window glass break ana
| fall 10 the ioor.
She looked out Of her bedroom win
| dow and saw a mans coat and hat on
the fence. She aroused her two sons
Messrs. j. +. and W. II. Nunnally. and
| informed them that some one was In the
| store
The young men went into the store
room and saw a man lying down under
neau the counter.
| They took charge OF him and carried
| him q the station-house and turned him
over o the police
Al tie Trial Yesterday morning Hampton
stated 10 the court that he was from Clu-
cinhat lle though this store was "a va
cant house and went into IL to sleep dur
! ing III. night
lie was sent on to the Hastings Court
/ Wher Hampton was searched at me
/ station house by the police q large bunch
/ OF keys was found In his possession. Inc
/ police re satisfied that they have a
/ profess, nal burglar IN their tolls. ynen
! taken o. the city jail Yesterday morning
/ Hampton had two long wounds on his
] 81 gI ~ -
| were TWO cuts made "lth sharp in~tru-
| ment Df Lawrence Ingram, the CITY
! Physician examined him yesterday after
noon. lie said they appeared 10 be cuts,
possibly made with a knife.
MI -. j. Ioney. postmaster OF Man
chester. Ia. completed and forwarded his
| official report for tho past fiscal year
ending Mar b Slst
The sales ior the year were something
over SloOOJ. yhlch retains the office "a the
| second class order.
Mr. Ioney reporis that tie money or
der business and registering Of letters
have greatly Increased with the past year
and the ordinary mail is continually on
the increase.
The business IN this Office has been
much better since the establishing Of the
large warehouse and OH companies I'm
this city
|
makes this Office Eligible In the free de-
livery service anQ Mr.. Toney will make
| application for tie same az soon as his
| report has been audited.
This service wogld be a great help 10
the people OF Malchester and IL is To be
hoped that Mr Toncy will meet with
success in his entcavor 10 have free de-
livery I'm Manchester
4 PLEASANT AFFAIR.
There was an ,nioyable evening spent
| al the residence O Mr.. Joseph Cottrell on
| Semmes street he Ween Eighth ana Ninth
| streets. Thursday iight musical -oirre
| WAS rendered Tho young people hy tle
! host, ma reressn ents were served.
| The following ylung ladies and gentle
| men were present: Misses Lunlc Stage.
| Matte Kountree Pearl Spain Leila
Roach. Pearl Blartiugship Fannie WHIT
field. Louise MhIield, Mrs. Albright,
| Mrs Mary Cottre. and Mrs. Joseph Cot
| trell; Messrs. Clifton Waymack, !. Cot
trcll, Holland Robinson, Harvey Bausn,
EPWORTH LEAGUE OFFICERS.
At meeting 4 Epworth League OF
| Asbury church he j thursday night afle4i
| the transaction a. routine business tnd
| following officers gerc elected.
Mr.. G. w Hayns. president, Mr.. w. ".
| Lowrey. frst vice-president. Mrs. w r..
| Nost second vice president; Hiss Imma
| Purdy. third Viccpresldent, MI. y. NJ.
| BEDFORD sccretarft Mr.. Il. y. Williams,
! treasurer: Mrs ". W Lowry. organs,,
and Mr.. x. r.. i Paul choristef.
HAND MASHED.
While James Bannister. an employe OF
/ the Manchester PAPER Irvine Company.
| Was a. WuIk Oh tie cylinder rolls ycstrr-
| day morning be- l0t hls hand caught IN
| the machinery. " lch drew 10 M "A short
| distance.
Ills hand was terribly mashed. and
! caused him great pain. He was taken
! up town to a. phys ciun. VINO rendered the
! necessary medica attention. il Will he
| several weeks befC e he Will be able % at
tend 10 his work
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
Mrs. COL. d. J. Farnholt Of Bait
more. is ia the ,ity the guest Of Mrs.
! e.. ". Lumpkiu, en- Ninth street.
Mr. L. NJ. Stair OF Philadelphia, was
! Gazing on his frl .ds ln this clty ycster-
| d..
Hon r. c.. Woo. OF Crow Springs was
| In The city yosteI
There will De al entertainment a Lead
| or Hail Monday % ht by the ",OndOodlc-
| meut Ideals" OF J. chm0nd. The proceeds
| are Tor q worthy 0luse.
! home 1920 McDOroush street.
Alr. W. IA. NoUus. oi Greensboro. IS WIS.,
| iting his family il this city.
| Mr.. G. A. Jones who was taken quite
| sick Wednesday ni sht Is much better.
Chicken thieves were on the rampage
aldiu Thursday Right Ihcy visited IT,
henhouse Of Mr.. Alex Farley. and re-
| ieved him Of his fowls.
Alderman Reubel Burton, OF Richmond.
was in the city SIS erddy morning. calling
A. H. ,,,,ctf,.. % no hold at roa1ar