The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-04
FOR THE CITY COUNCIL.
THE MANCHESTER DEMOCRATS
MAKE NOMINATIONS.
Mr. w, u. Bradley the Only New VA"
Named City Central Com"'''ee
men Also Chosen.
MANCHESTER Bureau. RrcHMosD TINES
1Iiy HUI SrnErT, BEATIIE BLOCH

| ward 10 serve Tor the next thieO ye@N'
They also elected three members OF the
| CITY Central Committee to act for the
next year.
AT First Ward Mr.. ]. b. Rudd presid-
cd and Mr.. Simon i. Jones acted as Sc
cretary
MIR. ]. r. Green, the present incum-
bent was nominated for the City Coun-
| ck
| Mr.. ]. J. Cook was elected as Ward
| SUPERINTENDENT, and Mr.. Simon L. Jones
was elected secretary. Messrs. u w.
| Coodeny. O. b. Elder and j. j. Cook
| were elected 10 tho City Central Com
mittee.
! SECOND AND THIRD WARD.
| AT Second Ward Mr.. a. b. Tyson pre-
| sided, and Mr. l.. L. Pool acted as seere-
| taTy.
MIR. Matthew Morton. the present In
| cumbent, was nominated III Tue Oouio'i,
Messrs. w. 4. Pugh. L. j. Pool ana
James II. Holiday were elected TO the
! City Central Committee. Mr.. y. II. ~
| son was elected Ward superintendent
| and Mr.. L. l.. Pool secretary
The Third Ward Democrats were call
ed TO order by Mr. w. J. Osterbine the
! superintendent and Mr.. II. ID. owen act-
| ed as secretary.
Mr.. Il. l.. Patram. the present incum-
| bent. was nominated 10 the touhcll. Mf.
| Patram had refused 10 serve, but said
afterwards II IL was the wish OF ms peo-
| pl. that he would serve them again.
Mr.. w. J. Osterbine was elected Ward
| Superintendent for the next year, and
Mr.. H. l.. owen secretary. Mcssrs II.
! u owen. Jeremiah Marks and a. l..
| simpeon were sent TO the City Central
! Committee.
AIE ". Il. BRADLEY CHOSEN.
| Al Fourth Ward there was very
! coed attendance. Mr.. j.. \. Lamp pre-
sided. and Nj. W. ID. Lithgow actsi as
| secretary.
Messrs. II. I. Beattie and w. II. Ow-
| en-. the present incumbents were nomi-
mated. Ar. Owens stated that his busi-
| ness was such that he could not serve
| Mr. Beattio was then nominated by ac-
| clamation.
A committee. consisting Of Messrs. 4.
]. Bradley. John j.. Utz. W. II. Ovens
Il. VI. Robertson, and ellis ). Williamson
| were appointed TO notify Mr.. Bedttie OF
| his nomination. When waited upon, Mr.
| Boattie positively refused TO serve. They
reported back to the meeting, ana Mr.
| William Berry Bradley was nominated TO
| i'll the vacancy.
Mr. Bradley Is the only new man In the
field and il one Of Manchester's most
! prominent young business men. lie Is the
owner of the Richmond Baseball Club.
Mr.. H. s. Bradley was elected ward
| superintendent; Mr.. W. ID. Lithgow. sec
rotary: Messrs a. G. Atkinson. W. ID.
| Ferguson and George II. Jones were
sent as members Of the City Central Com
mittee to serve for the ensuing year.
VESTRY ELECTED.
| At Il meeting OF the congregation OF
| Meade Memorial church held last night
| the following vestry yves elected for the
| nsuing year: Judge S. Bassott French
| Or. Lawrence Ingram. and Messrs. w.
| y. Toler. j. y. Vaughan. George y. Gary
| +. S. Robertson. ID. l.. Pulliam and
| Henry Ieth Walden
These gentlemen will meet next Mon
day night for organization.
POLICE REPORT.
Chief of Police Lipsconb was made
| the following report for the month Of
| April which he will present to the Police
| Commissioners:
Whole number Of arrests 3s; felony.
| r: msdemeanor Il; ordinance violations,
%.
The Chief Of Police made ten arrests;
| First Assistant Jones made four arrests !.
second Assistant Smith made ten and
Third Assistant Wright made thirteen.
| Tho Chief AMI Third Assistant made one
| arrest Jointly
DIED FROM HEART FAILURE.
Mr. j. II. Ashworth died suddenly sun
day night about 10 o'clock at his late resi-
| dence in Chesterfield county, near Tom
ahawk church
Mr.. Ashworth had only been sick a
| short while. and the cause of his death
was heart failure.
| He leaves one brother, Mr.. w. +. Ash
worth. who resides in Manchester.
| His funeral Will take place this after
| noon at $3.50 from romahawk church, and
the interment will be made in the church
| burying ground
Mr.. Ashworth was well-known I'm Man
chester. where he has always been held
in the highest esteem by all who were
acquainted with him.
LAID TO REST.
| The funeral of Mr. George W. Blunt
who died i'm his seventy-ninth year last
Saturday at noon at the residence Of his
son, Mr.. Thomas H. Blunt. at 40 Coward.
| in avenue took place at the grave al
Maury cemetery Sunday afternoon at
| O'Clock.
Rev. J. A. Spencer. pastor OF the Coz
wardin-Avenue Christian church, oniciat'
ed.
The following gentlemen acted as pail
bearers: Captain James 4. Lipscomb anf
| Mcssrs. Henry Fitzgerald, Henry Fur
| cion. Emmett w. Weislger. Nathan Eu
bank James r; Butler. Oliver sayory
| and J.. Campbell.
Mr.. Blunt left four sons. Messrs, Peter
| w. Thomas H., Charles f., ana Alex
! ander NJ Blunt. and one daughter, MS
'"''''' 80 TOOK AN APPEAL
Captain George u. Wise and Ny. ".
Hay Garrett, counsel FOR Wesley Mayo
the negro charged and convicted OF an az
| tempted assault on Mrs Mamie Lowrie'
| and who Was given ten years IN the penn
Tertiary ly the jury last Friday night,
will carry the case 10 the Court OF APP
| peals.
They were engaged yesterday in arr3ng-
| ing the necessary papers for this purpose
The counsel made q motion for a new
trial when Mayo was convicted, but inc
| Judge Ovcrruled the motion.
The decision OF The jury siVes general
BEFORE MAYOR MAURICE.
There was a full house 10 witness the
morning session Of the Mayors Court
yesterday. The weather was rather Toe
cool for them 10 sit on the river bank ane
angle for Ish. -,
Willie T0ney, Ernest Neblctt. and I'd
CLAYTON. three white boys, were charged
with throwing slops on Joe Bowman, q
small white boy.
| Young Bowman was fishing on the river
bank near the Paper Mil on last Satur
| dav when he felt something strike him
ON the hack. and nearly caused him 20 r.!
in the river On looking up he saw th'
hovs i'm the window of the paper mill
where they are employed. Joes father
sWorc out a warrant against the boys for
throv ing paper stock on his son.
Tcrey was fined 81 and The other tive
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