Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-24
THE BOND APPROVED.
THE MANCHESTER COUNCIL AC-
CEPTs THAT OF MIR. COLE.
OTHER ITEMS FROM The SOUTH SIDE
Several Cases of Interest Before the
Mayor-FUnernI of Mrs. Wilkinson
90 Take Place TO-Dny-Chesterfield
Circuit COurt-PersOnaI, sc.

A special session of the Manchester
Council was called for last night at ESQ
o'clock. There were present Messrs. John
O.Bricn presidenO, W. w. Pool, w. T.
Hart. j. r. Green. n. O. Randlctt, Mat
thew Morton. II. c. Nelson, w. =. Brad
lsy. and r. l. Patram. The object fer
which the honorable body assembled was
70 consider the bond offered by the newly
elected City Scavenger Mr.. b. c. Cole.
The bond met with the approval of the
proper committee, and was passed from
the committee to the Council. It was APP
proved also by that body. Another pur-
pose in calling together the City Fathers
was a petition for the transfer of the
plat Of land upon which is located the
Richmond Woodworking Company's plant
from the Henrico Sanitary Company TO
the gentlemen Of the woodworking COM
pany. The petition was granted and the
Council adjourned.
JUSTICE TO ALL.
The case Of John jefferson, JT., 1.-THE
lr5therin black" who took the Sunday out
ire DO Mr. Rcdford's expense, was in the
Police Court yesterday. and John was
fined s. and costs. But Johns day came,
for Mr. BEDFORD, against whom he had
referred charges for striking him on
The head. was fined $3.50. John Jefferson
took Mr. Redford's horse and phaeton
and went for an outing with three OF MS
friends for comrades. was finally ioand
ly Mr.. Bedford and given a pounding over
the head. This was the pounding which
cost the donor $3.50.
FOL, md
furnishing house was fined SO and costs for
distributing bills on the street, which,
unless under the direction of the city bill
poster. IS against a city ordinance
Wiliam +. Ferguson and j. Talbot
Skinner the two young men whose pusl-
l-Hc pleasures were unceremoniOusly
broken into by Policeman r. =. Smith on
Monday. were each fined ST.
The funeral OF Mrs. Lotue WILKINSON
which was announced for yesterday al
4 o'clock. has been changed 10 this morn
ing at l1 o'clock. at Clopton-Street Baptist
church as first announced IL was
necessary 20 make this change to carry
out the dying request Of the deceased.
She wanted her brother. Mr.. ElwelL OF
Denton Mich. 10 be present at her
funeral. This gentleman left Denton yes
tsrday, but he will not arrive here untll
today al S.f5 o'clock on account OF miss
sng the train at Cincinnati The inter-
ment viii be made in Maury Cemetery.
CLAYTON VS.. BARNEY SUIT.
The Circuit Court Of Chesterfield county,
with Judge Il. A. Hancock presiding Is
sun in session. For four days the case
OF Clayton VS.. Barney was heard. ana
has been decided, the verdict rendered In l
favor Of Clayton for 1855 and requiring the
Barney estate TO release deco OF trust |
for the amount Of $3.50 held on his nome /
ly the Barney estate. Judge James NJ. !
GREGORY and Mr. Phil. V. COgbill repre- |
scented Mr. Clayton in the suit. The suit
was brought for wages alleged due cay
ton
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mrs. Rebecca Martin, of No. 1913 Perry |
street. Is quite III.
Mrs b. Martin, Of Hallsboro, is in the
city. the guest Of her sister, Mrs. Is. 4.
Walden, on Porter street.
Rev j. O. Babcock has returned from
Dsuvue. where he has been attending
the Methodist Conference.
Mrs. j. W. Jones, Of Salisbury, n. c., Is
in the city. the guest Of Mrs. Charles
KimbrOugh on west Twelfth street.
SIR. n. A. Cogbin. Of Chesterfield, has
returned from the Methodist Conference,
where he has been as delegate from
the Methodist church at the Courthouse.
There will be a dance given in Chester
field county on the Petersburg turnpike
by a number Of young people Of this city
tomorrow night.
Rev w T. Hurt. pastor Of the Stock
ton-strect Baptist church, and Mr.. Joseph
Davidson left FOR Powhatan county Mon
cay 10 visit the home Of the parents OF
Ar. Hurt.
Mrs Harry y. owen, OF Porter street.
continues quite 81.
A l.ttlC child Of Mrs. ID. p. Tucker, OF
Porter and Eleventh street, was severely
burned with a dose Of concentrated I've,
which it administered TO itself Monday
Dr. Ingram was called before the young
ster found relief or its mother knew what
he matter was.