Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-17
WILL DECIDE TO-DAY
DEMOCRATS OF MANCHESTER TO
HAVE A PRIMARY.
RACE BET'EEE OWEN and ROBERTSON,
Only the Two Manchester Candi-
dates to BE Voted for-Car-Load of
sonaI and Other Items.

The Democratic voters OF Manchester
Will. through to-day's primary. express
their preference between Messrs. H. B.
Owen and B. NJ. Robertson as TO which
shall be nominated for the House of Dele
gates. The names OF the Chesterfield
and Powhatan candidates will not be put
on the ticket. Both Of the city aspi-
rants are good men. and the fight will be
between the personal friends OF one gen.
tIeman pitted against those OF the other.
Each candidate claims Manchester's
delegates and expresses himself as con-
! fident of success.
The polls will open at sunrise and close
at 7:3O p. VI. Immediately after that
| hour the City Central Committee will
meet and will receive the vote from the
judges of each precinct. Here the vote
will be certified and If any question Of
mistake arises as to the correctness Of
the count, they will be recounted. Messrs.
owen and Robertson were on the streets
yesterday greeting friends who to-day
Will support them.
Powhatan has already elected it's dele
gates to the convention, Manchester fol-
lows to-day. and a great part Of Chester
field Tomorrow. Hancocks Store Pre-
cinct and Swansboro' have a joint pri-
mary on Monday.
THE HAY CAUGHT FIRE.
There was the promise Of good blaze
at the yards Of the Richmond and Peters
burg railway yesterday afternoon about
l O'Clock, originating in the catching Of
a carload OF hay. The feed with which
the car was filled up was as dry as pos
sible. and before any one noticed IL one
end Of the car was in a bright blaze, burn
ing cheerly. The force at the yards and
round-house were quickly az work, and
streams Of water were soon playing on
hay and fire alike. AT this point, how
ever. II seemed that the whole train
would go. and that a very disastrous
fire would result, and a phone message
was sent TO the city pumping station to
keep good supply Of water in the huge
tank on the hill. The brawny men in
a short time saw something Of the fruits
of their labors. and by working yalianty
finally overcame the elements. They not
only confined the blaze by their hard
work to the car In which the fire origi-
mated but even saved some of the feed
in that from the flames.
AN EXCITING RUNAWAY.
An exciting runaway occurred on Co
wardn avenue last evening, In which
the occupants Of the buggy. a gentleman
and a young lady. were both thrown out
and considerably bruised. though neither
seriously injured. Mr.. Clarence Walden
was driving the buggy along the broad
avenue. when his horse took fright, and
jumping off with terrific force. broke out
OF the shafts and upset the vehicle. Be
side the unpleasant experience TO the oc-
cupants Of the buggy and the bruises
they received. the vehicle itself was al
most splintercd.
OFFICER FOSTER AGAIN IN TROU-
BILE.
It seems hard for Policeman Foster,
OF Richmond to clear his skirts Of trou-
bic I'm SwansbOro' He has just passed
through a trial being arraigned before
the Chesterfield Court for carrying con-
cealed weapons. and now Mr. Ben
Hatcher. the plaintiff in this case, asks
Squire Charles r. Jones. of SwansDoro',
to place Officer Foster under bond to
keep the peace with him. Mr.. Foster
and Mr.. Hatcher own adjoining property
near Swansboro', and line fence between
them has been n source OF contention he
tween them. In the recent case against
Mr.. Foster. the officer was discharged
y
a policeman was State officer. and
could carry pistol anywhere in the
States limits.
The question of peace bond or not will
be heard and decided by Squire jones
this morning
THE COTILLON CLUB REORGANIZES.
A meeting Of the Manchester Cotillon
club was held Wednesday night when
tho club was reorganized for the coming
season.
officers were elected as follows: Mr.
w. c. Pulliam. president; SIR. II. l..
Bate. vce-president Mr. l.. VI. Fend-
ley. treasurer, Mr.. W. =. Patteson. secre-
tary. and Mr. William Morris sergeant
alarms. 1t was agreed that the newly
organized club will give the first german
of the season on the night OF October
22d. which will be a grand opening for
the season.
Mr. A l.. Sampson. of east Twelfth |
street met with painful accident while |
nj work at the Southern shops Wednes-
dav. In attending To his duties m the |
shop he stepped on a plank, In which a |
t.rce nail was protruding, and il was inn |
bedded deep i'm his foot He went to |
his home. and DR.. Dorset was sum- |
moned who rendered the necessary medi- |
cal attention. 1t will be some days be- |
fore he will be able to resume work.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr.. Alex. Eastwood, Of Hull street, is
quite III at his home.
MIR. NJ. A. Rightsell has returned home |
from a uleasant trip TO Powhatan county. !
Mrs. c. S. Sutton. Of Salisbury. n. C..
Is visiting her parents at No. Ills Hull
street.
Mr.. w. T. Crostic. who has been con-
fined to the house by sickness for the
past six weeks. is able TO be out to-day.
Councilman ". r. Hart left Wednes-
dav for Baltimore. 10 spend a few days
in the Monumental City.
The teachers were engaged yesterday
in enrolling new scholars in the public
schools. They will resume their regu-
lar studies on Monday.
Judge h. A. Hancock will open the Cir
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