The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-06
PAVING HULL STREET.
auE Ribs OPENED m THE MAN
CHESTER SrREET COMMITTEE.
The Contract VIII Probably Re Awarded
nj q Meeting To-Day-Bereh oil MS
Reaso-A small Fire--Briefs.
u.xorvs,,, Buer.r. RICHMOND TINES.

e. II sims (chairman). and Mcssrs NJ ~
Campbell Mathew Morton W. j. hur|
and w. H. owens.
The Engtnecrs report OF bills and eX-
nondituros was read. approved and re-
.erred TO the Council. His hscal report
was also read. approved ana .,, rS'c''o''
Tho next business was opening bids Tor
having Hull street from Second TO FIJI
tecnth streets.
Those presenting bids were +. McGram-
pan Albright. Mittcndorf. Il. X. GOODWIN.
killings. Fletcher. Peter Donald ana
Charles Gasscr.
BY resolution tho Engineer was re,
uuestcd TO tabulate the various blos an"
report the results at an adJourhou h''o'
Ing this afternoon at > O'CLOCK ,..
The matter OF curbing and paving
Tenth street from Hull 10 the rear OF 'he
Auditors Office was discussed ana "e-
fcrred until tho meeting TO-DAY.
Tho Engineer was instructed 10 pur-
chase two lamps for his oihcc' 49,.
REREF"r OF HIS REASON.
There was some excitement anons '.o
ladies I'm the neighbOrhood OF fllteeh,n
and Decatur streets last night An O'u
d.rkev bv the name of Armstead Ihoinas
had suddenly gone crazy ana imagined
that some person was trying 10 burn MIN
Ills cries for his supposed prosecutors
not 10 harm him were pitiful. 't,c
pbone message was sent TO 'nlei-oi-i
lice Iipscomb. who took the old man III
charge and locked him up IN the station
house. .5o,.
Thomas had made application yesterday
Cor admission TO the almshouse and had
his permit I'm his pocket when locked up.
FpWORTH LEAGUE MEETING.
. There will be "A mass-meeting OF inc
Junior Tpworth League at Asbury church
next Sunday afternoon. At O'CLOCK
This meeting will be under the Junior
Leagues of Central church, West-End
church, and Asbury church. Rev. w. y.
Williams. of West-End church. viii make
an address. and Miss Nettie Clayton viii
recite. The public is invited
A SMALL FIRE
There was a small fire at the residence
OF Mrs. Ellerson. at 1l06 Decatur street,
Thursday afternoon. The servant had
been engaged in washing some clothes.
She had line stretched across the kitch-
IN. and hung the clothes on the line 10
dry. She had to leave the kitchen fer a
short time and when she returned she
found that some Of the clothes had fall
len from the line onto the stove and
had caught fire. which set the kitchen
on fire. The blaze was put out with
a few buckets OF water. The damage was
very slight.
MARRIED IN BALTIMORE.
Miss May Murrell was married in Bal
Tin ore Thursday afternoon 10 MI VIM.
X. Price OF that city.
They arrived In Manchester yesterday.
and are the guests of her kinsman, COun-
Gilman II. c. Nelson, on Decatur and FIJI
teenth street.
The bride is a great granddaughter OF
Mr.. Beverly Sizer. who in ante-bellun
days kept the Sizer Hotel at the corner
OF Fifth and Hull streets.
Her relatives. who reside I'm Manchester
at this time are the descendants Of the
first settlers Of this city. Manchester
was then known as Rocky Ridge.
Viola Florence the only child Of Mr..
Isaac T. and Mrs. Addie Il. Bowles. died
Thursday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock at
the residence Of her parents on east
Seventh street.
Viola was nine months and twenty-one
days She was a winsome child. and the
light of the household.
Her funeral will take place this
Afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
Rev j. O.. Babcock. of the Fffth-Street
church. Will ofiiciate. The interment will
be In Maury cemetery
EMBARRASSING FRIENDS.
Mr.. Stafford Betty entertained his
young friends at the residence Of his pa
rents, on Decatur street, Thursday night.
II was in honor of Mr.: Betty's sixteenth
birthday. As he Is quite young. he only
had his young boy friends to assist him
in celebrating the day.
The time was pleasantly spent i'm games
and at IL o'clock refreshments were
served.
Mr. Darcy Hardgraves entertained his
friends to hop at his residence Oh east
Third street last night.
LIVING AS SQUATTERS.
There are several tramps who have
built huts on an island opposite the city
pump house Last week this settlement
was composed of three houses.
Tie inhabitants are In good. healthy
condition. and are apparently contented
with their lot in life. The high water in
the James has played havoc with this
settlement the past few days.
IL has washed one Of the houses away
and keeps the other squatters from get
ting TO their homes.
\ VALENTINE TEA.
The Little Workers Of the Presbyterian
church viii have a valentine Tea" at
the residence of Mrs. Frank Fitzgerald.
Monday. the 18th inst. Refreshments will
he served free by the little misses. Lut
they expect each person to make a silver
Offering at the door.
At the request Of many frien Is, the
Ladies' Aid Society of the Presbyterian
church will give another of their delight
ful oyster suppers at the church. on the
Path OF this month. An who attended the
last one will be pleased 70 hear this.
in \ BAD PREDICAMENT.
A knight of tho road called az Por-
ter-street residence Thursday night and
sent in the following note:
MIR. or Mrs:
Il am stranger here and destitute
and unwcll. ] was not allowed TO stop at
the station house. VIII you kindly give
me few cents for bed"
He said, when seen at the door, that
he was without money. and had asked an
officer 10 let him spend the night in the
statiOn-house. The officer said the sta
ton house was no longer a lodging place
for travellers IL was gcttin,; late. and
the stranger thought IL was time ne was
securing quarters for the night. He said
that he came from New York and in
tended going 10 Newport News to look
for work. lie added that he had heard
that there were ten applications for every
vacancy there.
The investigation Of the shooting oc
Isaiah White. which occurred In Chester
field soon after Christmas. was not gone
into Yesterday as was expected. squire
next Friday If Isaiah f. well enough 10
appear In court. As a result of the shoot
ing the negros arm was amputated sew
cf,. weeks since.
meeting of the members of the Man
chester fire department will be held In
f1remen's Hall tonight. Tie object OF
this meeting Is to make arrangements
for an entertainment TO be given soon
10y the hrenen
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
Mr.. John Clarke Of Pleasant Hill, ~ c.
who has been visiting the family of Mr..
J. S. Sykes. on Porter street, returned
home Thursday night
The prayer service az Clopton-Street
Baptist church. which has been held all
this week. still grows in interest A COLI
lection will be taken up Sunday morning
10 pay the debt on this church
Mrs. 5. Il. Hobson. of Buena Vista, Va.