Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-14

Manchester, thence along said corporation
| line to Maury street, thence along inc
southeasterly lire of Maury street ana
Maury street extended TO the eastern line
of Broad Rock road. thence along the
said eastern line of Broad Rock road 70
| Belmont road. at Branch's cnurcn'
| thence along Belmont road to New CouEr
house road at western corner OF
west, thence along northern line Oh sa,u
New Courthouse road TO Falling Creek
thence down the northern line OF Faiiing
creek TO James river, thence up line OF
James river to point OF beginning.
Election District No. 2-Polling place
will be at Jones's Store, In Swansooro.
This district embraces the territory
| bounded by lines commencing at the point
where the northwestern line OF Maury
street leaves the corporation line Oh MIL
chester, thence along said western me
of Maury street and Maury street extend
ed to the Broad Rock road, thence oo"h
the western line of Broad Rock road 10
the Warwick road, thence up the north-
ern line OF Warwick road TO the Man.
chester and Falling Creek turnpike,
thence along the northern line OF SAID
turnpike to line of Midlothian District
thence along said district line to james
river thence down James river to cor
porate line of Manchester, thence along
| the south or corporation line TO the point
OF beginning on Maury street.
Election District No. 3-Polling place
will be al Pulliams Store, on the New
road This district embraces territory
bounded by lines commencing at 'he
western line of Broad Rock road at
corner Of Warwick road at Paui 5 Iarm,
thence along said western line OF Broad
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church. thence along the western line Oh
Belmont road TO New Courthouse road
at lines of West and kedder,
thence along the southern line OF SAID
New Courthouse road to Failing creek,
thence up Falling creek to Midlothian
District line, thence along said district
line to Manchester and Falling creek
pike. thence along southern line or SAID
pike to Warwick road. thence along
southern line of Warwick road TO point
of beginning on Broad Rock road.
The registrars, clerks, and judges Tor
these voting precincts will be named al
the present term of the County Court
BOYS CLOSE CALL.
Harold Kastlerlan, lad 10 years OF
age. narrowly escaped drowning III ,he
river while bathing Sunday night' pul
was rescued, though, in an UNCONSCIOUS
Harry Cross and several other boys Vi
their age from this city, went down 10
tho river n short distance above the
Free bridge Sunday evening, about
o'clock. and undressing, plunged IN. WINNIE
wading about Kastleman stepped mo
a hole. and. being unable to swim, went
70 tho bottom. He sank the second
time before Cross. who is an expert
swimmer. happened to notice what hau
befallen him.
crasninp Kastleman around the neck,
Cross held his head above the "d'er anu
gave the alarm. Others of the boys
came to the aid of their drowning COM
nanion and dragged him out on the bank
He was partially unconscious, and be-
came i'll from the effects of the water ne
had taken into his lungs. However, ne
had fully recovered yesterday from the
effects OF his well nigh fatal step.
NEWS OF INTEREST.
II IL reported that the Marshall Cotton
Mills and the Richmond Standard Spike
Mills will resume work as soon as the
water i'm the river is high enough to per-
nit them to do so.
AT the Marshall-Miils are empHyed
about 40 hands. Some of them have lett
for other places to engage In their prahch
OF work but most of them will return TO
Manchester as soon as the mill starts up.
The spike-mills also engage large
number of hands. They are mostly
skilled workmen, and command good
wages. After these mills start 10 work
the only idle plant on the river line Will
be the Old Dominion Cotton-Mills.
The police were busy yesterday In To-
eating the owners of dogs and goats
who have not paid the tax and secured
the medal on the same for the corning
year. They will present all delinquents
before the Mayors Court on Saturday
next. All citizens possessing these AMI
mails had best be on the safe side and
pay up. BY doing so they will keep out
of trouble.
The examination of applicants for the
position of assistant principal Of the city
white school will be held by Superin-
tendent ID. L. Pulliam, beginning this
morning at 10 o'clock, in the cambridge
School building.
Frank Henderson was fined 81 by Squire
Tyson in the Police Court yesterday
morning for disorder in the street
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
The Hastings Court will be in session
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. b. H. Morrissette left yes
terday for Norfolk
Mrs. l.. NJ. Latham and family left yes
terday for Washington, where they VIII
spend several days
Miss Mary Harris, Of Powhatan Court
house. is stopping with her cousin, Mrs.
]. b. Goode, on west Twelfth street
Mrs Willie Stratton, of Powhatan, Is
visiting her aunt Mrs. W. T.. Harris, 400
west Fifteenth street.
Mr.. j. C. Wilburn and wife are visiting
Mrs w. L. Harris, 400 west Fifteenth
street
Miss NJ. NJ Harper has returned to her
home, Jonesboro'. y. c., after a delight
full visit to her aunt, Mrs. NJ. j. Gates,
407 Cowardn avenue.
Mrs. r. Il. Darlington. OF Selma. n. c.,
is in the city. the guest of her sister,
Mrs. A. c. Harding. on Thirteenth and
Stockton streets.
Rev. Charles n. Van Houten and family
left yesterday morning for Ashland, where
they will spend the coming week. Mr..
Van Houten is assisting Rev. DR.. Har-
rison in series Of meetings. They will
return home on Saturday.
A negro man entered the house Of Mr..
Charles Tatum Saturday night and stole
a suit of clothes but before he could get
off the premises the family were aroused.
and the thief dropped his booty and
made his escape through an open window.
Miss Bessie Birdsall, of Fredericksburg.
Va. is spending a few days with Miss