The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-03
TYLER DELEGATES MEET
UNDECIDED As 20 THE SECOND AND
THIRD PLACES.
Manehester's Fire Department Makes -
Grand = bowing-A Fine Horse hhieo'
Other Manchester News.
MANCHESTER BUR rAU RICHMOND TINES,
No lii2 HULL STREET. BfATTiE BLOCK


Those present were Judge William !.
rlopton and Messrs. l.. NJ. Nunnaiiy' w.
Hay Garrett. simon T. Jones. t.wloli nv
y Pool NJ 4. Rightcscu. +. r. owen anu
William II. Cox. . a,
Judge Clopton was made chairman on
the meeting. and also chairman OF me
delegation while az the convention. MI
Cox was selected secretary.
The meeting discussed the quesuon as
To whom they favored for Lieutenant
Governor and Attorncy-General Iheg
decided they would have 20 vote Tor hon.
J. Hogo Tyler, as they were instructed 10
do so but they would attend the conNeh-
Hon untrarnmcied as 10 the other oihcts.
md would decide when they arrived a,
the convention as 10 whom they wOuio
support Cor he second and third places
on the ticket.
terest only TO themselves they adjourned
ANNUAL INSPECTION
The Manchester Fire Department neiu
their annual meeting last night IN ther
leadquarterS. Previous 10 the meeting
CHIEF Ed owen had his men arranging
the hose used by the department. Ihey
placed all the good hose together anu
that which was somewhat damaged was
placed separately They also had then
annual inspection and saw that lher
hose carriages were in good order. Ihey
have a run and practice once month 70
Keen themselves in good shape for nght-
a FINE HORSE KILLED.
MIR. w l. Staples the baker, lost
fine mare yesterday afternoon. MS man
was driving along cambridge street anu
when he got near the Petersburg railroad
the animal fell into a ditch. The IAN IN
,ured her very much, breaking one OF her
ID was decided that she was so badly
hurt that the best thing that could be
I one was TO Kill her. Chief OF Police Lips
81 r.rsI 90
her out of her misery which he dld uy
shooting her IN the head.
CONDBMNING TIE CRIME.
The colored First Baptist Sunday schooi
unanimously adopted the resolutions on
Sunday condemning the crime when
rauses SO many lynchings, recently ADOPT
"a By the cOlOred Baptist conference, al
d meeting held IN Richmond, with TINS
added:
'kesolved. That we believe all parties
committing crime should be brought TO
justice. and We will give our hearty sup
port 10 bring al criminals before the
bar"
The pastor. Rev. Or Binga. also
preached on the subject both morning ana
hight. His text on both occasions was.
"Riehteousness eXalteth nation and
Sin Is curse to the people
His subject was. 1.-THE sins Of his race
HID WAS BEHIND TIME
Mayor Maurice was Il little behind time
yesterday morning in making his appear
ance at the hall Of justice but he got
there all the same. though he had TO
make his appearance without getting MS
m@..sing meal before the court met.
His family Is away from the city ana
his servant failed to arouse Ills Honor
at his usual early hour.
A rule was issued Saturday against
Wesley Thomas for alleged ordinance VIC
Jation The ordinance violation, which
was being drunk, made him so sick that
his case had TO be continued until We'd
nesday
PIGEONS CAUSE TROUBLE.
C. ~. Mays owns a garden within the
city limits. He has been bothered great
deal BY his neighbors' pigeons. His
ncichbors told him TO XIII them il they
became a nuisance, and yesterday morn
Ing he got his gun and blazed away ana
killed several A neighbOr heard the sound
OF the EaE, and made report TO the
police lie was summoned 10 appear be-
fore tho Mayor, and acknowledged firing
IL the city limits He Wss taxed 81.
Mr. &. -. Mays later wore out war
rant against Messrs. W. IA. Wilkinson and
George w. Jones. charging them with
allowing their pigeons TO trespass upon
his property and scratching up the seeds
in his garden that he had recently plant
al.
This Is rather a peculiar law point as
10 what shall be done with these gentle
men in this case 1t has always been
said that pigeons were not property. and
nothing could be done with "a person for
killing them.
REPRESENTING STOCKTON STREET
Oh ORCH.
At a meeting Of tho officers and mem
bcrs of Stockton-Street Baptist church,
held Sunday Nessrs. I. A. Lamb and
j.. X. i.ifscy were appointed as delegates
10 the Middle District Association. This
association viii NEE at Salem church.
beginning to-day and lasting three days.
me meeting being held an this church
viii LEND particular interest as the church
viii celebrate its one hundred;h anniver-
tary an the same time.
a number Of Manchester's young peo-
pie viii attend the exercises
PICNIC or METHODISTS.
The members of me West-End Method
st Sunday School will have their annual
putting ut Forest Hll Park to-day
Ihc children OF the school are requested
10 meet In the Sund8y-school room In tho
morning at 8 o'clock They Will then
tshe the trolley cars for that place.
There viii be regular programme OF
sNsrcisea fer the occasion, but tho day
Til re happily spent in feastings and
tTolc by the young people
LOST HIS FOOTING.
Johnnie Butler. the nine-ycar old son Of
Mr. George w. Butler. OF Swanshoro, met
with a painful accident Saturday. The
child was on top Of a neighbors house
that was being built. Ia some manner he
lost his footing and fell OF the roof When
he struck the ground his face came in
contact with the edge of piece Of tim
Der which gave him very painful wound
md closed up one OF his eyes and blackcn-
ed the other very much. lie viii be able
60 see out OF the injured optic In a few
days. -
The Fifth-Strcet church services were
largely attended on Sunday. Rev Mr..
13abcocks morning text was Thou art
weighed in the balances and art found
wanting Dan. " 81 The Communion
service WAS large and all felt the presence
Of the Master The shout of a happy
THANKSGIVING. 4: night Mr.. BabcOck clos
ed his series OF sermons on the fifth chap
ser OF Daniel with the S0th verse-"ln
that night was Bcishazzar, the king OF the
Chaideans. slain lie spoke az length
about the difference in the beginning and
the closing Of the banquet OF sin. stating
that Eat The last il stingeth Ike a serpent
and blctl Ike an adder.
Rev j. a. Sullivan preached morning
aad night at OAK Grove Baptist Mission
90 ana apprecatlve audience This mission
s. located H. Marks Addition. Just outside
fhc city limits Organized eight or nine
months ago with morning Sunday-schOOl,
with thirty scholars has now l20 scholars
enrolled and IS growing rapidly in inter
cst and members. Tho mission has preach
Ing every sunday morning and risht; al
30 OE Friday nights.
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS
Mr. j. y Bradley came up yesterday
from Baltimore.