The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-08
WILL HOLD A PRIMARY.
THE MANCHEsrER COMMITTEE DE-
CIDEs UPON TINS Plan.
The I7th Inst. Fixed as the Date and the
Candidates Must Notify the Committee
by Noon Of The Day Previous.
MANCHESTER BUREAU RICHMOND TINES
NJ no Hmm SrpFFr hattie BLOCK.

20 perfect drrdns tIhenls III tHr N.ii -
Those present were Mr.. l.. T. Pool IN the
chair. and Messrs. O.. w. Gooding, ). +.
Jones, y. b. Elder II. ID. owen, a. H.
Simpson. NJ. A. RghtseA, Gcoise IL
Jones, and 4. J. Bradley. ,...
AIR. Pool announced 70 the committee
that the superinteudents OF the city OF
Manchester and Chesterfield and PoWha-
tan counties had decided on wednesday
September 22d as the day for holding
the convention and Manchester as the
place. -
Mr.. Pool further said that it was the
duty of this committee to decide now the
delegates should be chosen from Manches-
ter to this convention.
THE PRIMARY PLAN.
Mr.. George Ii. Jones made mot.9n
that the primary plan be adopted. me
voters to cast their ballot direct LOT Ne
candidate, the latter 10 choose MS W. ~,
delegates. The candidates are 10 ucli@y
the expense Of the primary election, uhlvss
the amount cannot be raised by popula,
subscription. This motion was secohueu
by Mr.. 5. i. Jones. -,. ..,.,..
The members expressed tlell 49,
pro and con on the question OF now lne
DELEGATES should be selected. Mr. Good
inc from the First ward. expressed NM
self strongly in favor OF the primary pan.
He said his people were anxious lot tliS
mode OF securing delegates. and that they
had a good deal OF trouble IN selecllns
delegates at the last ward meeting anu
they also had great deal OF unnecessary
fuss and bother and good deal or hard
feeling among the voters as result OF
'''' '' Mr.. BRADLEY's VIEWS.
Mr. Bradley was opposed to the pri-
mary plan on general principles. lie
called attention TO the primary held IN
Richmond lately and denounced 10 as
farce and also to the primary held IN
Swansbor0, which he placed IN the same
light but II the committee decided 10
hold a primary he favored raising the
amount for defraying the expense or the
same by popular subscription 20 be raised
by the committee from the voters or
THE PRIMARY WINS.
The motion 10 hold a primary was car
ried by the votes Of Messrs. Gooding'
S. Il. Jones. Elder, Pool RghtselL Simp-
son. Bradley and G. III. Jones, MI. owen
IL was decided that the primary should
be held on Friday September nth, ana
that all candidates should notiIy me me
chairman or this committee OF their De-
sire 10 have their names placed on tho
tickets by noon Of Thursday. September
10th =.
| formulate plans for the conduct OF the
primary IN all its details and the fol-
| towing compose the committee: Messrs.
Pool Gooding, .Pugh' Simpson ana George
The committee then adjourned 20 meet
/ on the night or the llth, atter the pIl-
NETTIE BISHOP DEAD.
Nettie Bishop died yesterday afternoon
| 81 the residence OF her parents. Mr. ana
| Mrs Emmett Bishop, at No. az east
| Eighth street. at AS o'clock. She was
| IN her eighth year.
The funeral will take place from the
/ above number this afternoon az o.oo
| o'clock. Rev. W. T.. Hurt OF stockton
| Street BAPTIST church. will conduct the
/ frf N
/ Afaury Cemetery. ............
! BROKE up FURNITURE.
| Robert Is. McCrone and Harry Totty
! TWO white men, got on "a spree M"A"dS'
| and celebrated LaDor-Day In manner
! strictly their own,
| After getting full they laid down I'm
| field and went 10 sleep, and when Nc
! Crone aWOke ho found that he was minus
| SL5O in United States currency, Whlch ne
! had In his pockets when he lana down
/ Some OF his friends told him that Iotty
! had taken his wealth, and he then ana
] there proceeded 10 look for his man. lie
/ went 10 the home OF IOtty, ana NOT hhu-
/ ing him in began 10 Smash furniture IN
| a style that would make caulnet-mah-
! er's heart glad in the hopes OF getting q
| JOB 10 repair the same.
| Mrs. TOtty did not like this procedure
| SO she got out "A warrant, charging Nc
| CrOne with uCspass ana breaking up Ael
! furniture The case Wall Dc ulrd before
! Squire A. b. Tyson this morning Among
| the pieces of furniture that were COM
! uletey demolished We're SIX chairs ana
| one washstand. The miscreant also tore
! the mating from the foor and broke
everything else that ho could lay ms
! hands on.
THE MAYORS COURT.
squire A. b. Tyson. the statesman dis
! peuser Of Justice and superintendent OK a
/ Suuday-SchOOl, held the reins in the Han
| oil Justice yesterday ana rendered ms zee
oisions according 10 the code OF VIZ
| giuia.
Harry Totty. a young white man. was
| arrested on a warrant sworn out by hoO-
| en- b. McCrone. Totty was charged
| with stealing $50 from the person OK
! AisCrone The complainant wanted the
/ case continued on account " the absence
| Of witnesses, but as be had failed 10 nave
/ them summoned by an ohcer the case
was called. McCrOno then refused 10
testify and the case was dismissed al nus
cost and he had 20 pay |I.'o INTO tho
Aionzo Saunders and John Jones Goth
/ c0l0red1. were taken in for nghtns DO
this streets. Saunders was proved the as-
I gressOr and he was fined 4loV ana cO7l'
g. T. Moore and lis wife had some
| trouble az home. Mr.. Moore was n.ed
/ g. and nut under bond IN the sum OF 800
TIE OFFICIAL BOARD
Tho official Board Of the Methodist
/ churches OF Manchester and SwansbOro
held their regular session at Fifth street
4 Methodist church Monday evening. AItei
the transaction Of rs regular business tno
following resolution was offered ana
That no notices except for religious
services should be announced from the
pulpit by the minister OF the church mere
'''7' SURVEYING THE ROUTE.
CIV Engineer rApsc0mh was engaged
Yesterday in laying OF the route Tor INC
Long Distance Telephone Company IN the
Thsv will enter Manchester al The Pc
fersbure Turnpike and thence down 70
Tenth street and along ms Inc uhli
they arrive az the Leader BUILDING
where they will have their exchange.
They expect 90 be in readiness TOT
business bv tho 18th OF the present
month They have nearly an the equip
ment now ready and waiting for them
in their HEADQUARTERS and 10 VIII be piac-
ed I'm position in a few DAYS
A BIG MEETING.
There is a big religious meeting in pro-
grtss az New Bethlehem church in Dnes-
farneld county. There will be services
hold every night this week The meet
inzs are cond lcted by Rev Mr. Harrison.
/ of Fulton Baptist church and he is ably
assisted by local preachers OF that de-
/ nomination.
Monday evening Mr Fred Lamb. pastor
OF Branohs church preached 20 larg'
ana attentive audience. There are d
number n people from this city who nav
been attending these meetings and severa
OF them have taken very prominent part'
On tho work. --,,,r
The TAftls Reds and TIE Devils HAlf
Acre played game " ball Monday even
ine with a score Of y %