Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-11
ARE ELECTED AGAIN.
OFFICERS MANCHESTER WATER
DEPARTMENT CONTINUED.
Mr.. BOURNE HAS TWO OPPONENTS.
The superintendent Has Close
Fight, Winning ON the Nineteenth
BaIlot-To Test a BOse-Gnte-Cases
Before the MayCr-Other Items.


business with which they have for the
past several days been engaged, apropos
Of the closing of the hscal year,
with the election OF officers for the
suing year in the Water supply Depart
ment The lengthy and spirited ballot
ing. however. which preceded the cleo
ton left no change in any office of the
department, and each Of the four gentle
men who served the city during the
past twelve months with ability and
fidelity will again be seen at their ac-
customed places.
Those present were Captain John
OBrien (chairman). and Messrs. {. S.
Wells. George a. Carr, a. ID. Shotwell,
and e. II. Sims
Mr. Wells was appointed by the Chair
as secretary for the meeting.
Immediately upon converting. the COM
missioners proceeded. the election of
officers. The first and most important
office to fill was that Of Superintendent
of the Water Works held for the past
year by Mr.. Harvey a. Bourne. Mr..
Bourne was this year opposed by Mr.
A. W. Fair and Mr. w. II. Kidd. Be-
tween these the voting soon began. and
nineteen ballots were taken before Mr..
Bourne was declared his own successor.
Captain O'Brien and Mr.. Shotwell
voted for the present Superintendent on
every ballot. Mr.. Wells voted for Mr..
Kidd on every ballot until the last. when
he threw his support 10 Mr.. Bourne.
Mr.. Sims and Mr. Carr voted on the last
ballot for Mr.. Fair Mr.. Carr voting for
this gentleman throughout
Mr. J. Cary jerks was reelected with
cut opposition. Mr.. jerks Is the book
keeper for the works and clerk to the
commissioners. He has made an efficient
officer and has given general satisfac-
ton TO the citizens OF Manchester who
have had business dealings with him.
Mr.. George Hail. chief engineer at
the pumping station, and his assistant.
Mr John y. Childress. were also re-
elected without opposition.
WILL TEST THE GATE.
The Manchester Fire Department will
make a test of the Smith hose-gate
Saturday evening at O'Clock i'm front
Of the departments rooms. on Hull
street. This gate was invented by Mr.
Charles II. Smith of the fire depart
ment of Richmond, and is intended to
render a brake in a hose powerless TO
impair the working of other hose at
tached 10 the plug. There is much like
iihoOd of the test proving satisfactory
and Of its adoption in this city
Willie Foster. employed by Mr.. Caudle.
of Richmond. encountered quite a pain
ful accident Wednesday, by which his
arm was broken. lie had climbed
ladder and fallen. The broken member
was set and the lad taken home.
Five tramps were run in last night by
Officers Smith and Wright. charged with
violating the dignity of the State and
the ordinances Of the city.
MAYOR IN THE BLACK BELT.
Mayor Maurice was visited by nearly
the entire colored population OF Twenty
second street yesterday morning. The
courtroom was filled to suffocation with
negro men and negro women. and negro
children. The children of these peop.e
had "A row and threw rocks at each other
like all good children do. ana their parents
took a hand in il. OF course. the most
busincss-like thing TO do was TO come
down and tell their woes TO the Mayor
IL was one inserarable tale OF laoyrinthne
ncomprehensibtities, ana his Honors de
cision went hardest on the woman that
had the largest number Of children. as
one of the squabblers.
Thomas Austin. in a warrant. charged
Martha Jones. Virginia Jones. Eddie Bell
Squire, and Bill Jones with assaulting
Lizzie Austin. his wife.
Ida Squire. I'm another warrant. charged
Mamie Austin Peter Austin. and Cake
Austin with abusing Eddie Bell Squire,
child of the plaintiff.
AL OF these names were written down
i'm column. and each allowed the same
privilege, that OF a short speech and the
payment of S.2j.
Annie Peasants and Maggie Branch.
young negro women, will board in the
city jail at the expense of the public for
the next three months as the consequence
OF having been adjudged guilty Of steal
ing eggs Wednesday night. Mrs. Moore.
who resides near Twentieth and HUI
streets, was the prosecutrix. 1t was
about 10 o'clock when she saw these
women run from her ben-house. She call
ed 10 a number of colorei people in IN,
noighborhood TO catch the thieves and
they started the chase. The witnesses
all said that the women ran too fast
and could not be caught.
HER NARROW ESCAPE.
Mrs. Kate Sanford, of Chesterfield
county. had a narrow escape from seri-
GUS perhaps fatal. injury in runaway
accident in Richmond yesterday morning.
MIR Sanford drove over to Richmond
early in the morning 10 make some pur
chases, being accompanied on.y by .
negro driver.
TIE horse took fright at passina
electric car and dashed up Seventh
street The young negro in the drivers
seat becoming frightened, jumped from
the vehicle and escaped unhurt. Mrs
Sanford followed his example. Her es-
cape from serious injury was a remark
able one She was thrown with consid-
cradle force 10 the ground, but beyond
a bad shaking up. torn skirt and a
few slight cuts on each OF her hands, the
lady was unhurt.
The runaway horse was captured near
the Howitzers' Armory. before any in
jury had been done to The carriage.
DEATH OF a CHILD.
The sad intelligence reached this city
early yesterday that the infant son OF
Captain and Mrs. Whey b. Thaxton. o,
Selma, ~ c., mad died In that place a
few hours before. The child was but
little more than year old. The remains
were brought TO this city yesterday eve
ming for burial. and lay last night at the
residence Of a friend on Ninth and De
catur streets.
The funeral will take place this after
noon al 4 o'clock from the residence of
Mrs. jenkins. mother Of Mrs Thaxton.
corner Ninth and Decatur streets. Rev.
Dr. /. r. Thornhiil. pastor of Balm
church. will conduct the
service The interment will be made In
Maury Cemetery.
MARRIED AT MIDLOTHIAN.
There was very beautiful marriage |
M Mount Pisgah Methodist church, in !
Midlothian. Wednesday afternoon, when !
Mr.. Ellis Martin led TO Hymen's altar |
Miss Matte Hall. and their troths were