Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-20

vs.. the City Of Manchester, Juusi'.". tn,t
entered for the city. The court NOUS IT, IT,
the ordinance of February =. i''o,
posing tax by way 'of rentai cnaa 10
against these companies OF per p
for the use and occupation OF the ,,,rs
~, their noIes ia valid. since It impairs
no contract between the city ana saip
companies. and IL not void as beins ~,
unreasonable charge. IL Is the usu'.
charge I'm cities. including Richmond. am
although Manchester has not so ialse
population as Richmond, II has ie"e,
paved streets, and the poles are ar
nearly all on the paved streels Vi
CITY. one of them-Hull street-Deiis w
chief business fhoroughfare OF the c',s a.'s
the other. Perry. leading TO the Richi'o"u
and Danville shops, and is very ihuD :
used The CITY Council deemed vi.
charge a reasonable one, and whereas Wy
courts will interfere in cases OF the ul'-
reasonableness of ordinances, tney
10th to interfere with the .lesisiauHe ~
erection in this particular whicn Is Ioue,
i'm municipal councils. AS to the risn'
the City Council to exact the zee !" '"s
ordinance claimed, Judge ingram sds
what he said I'm the case of Richhoii"
Railway and Electric Company vs. 'n'
city Is equally applicable mere.
Jl MGtD lIlL i iNNtN'
A car of the Perry-street line loaueo
with picnic people en- route Tor fores.
Hill. Jumped the track yesterday upou'
4P. NJ. near the south end OF free prlus,'
where the Richmond and DahVliie -
road passes under the car hne' Lne'e
were many ladies on the car. and Tor
,r,oroort excitement was considerable, but
very fortunately the car. in leaving tne
track went TO the left and towards the
middle of the street rather than 10 the
nearest embankment. The moiorman "as
very cool. and his calm demeanor u'u
much towards quieting the passengers
DEATH OF MRS. WEIsIGER.
Mrs Emma ]. Weisiger, relict OF
DR. Weisiger. Of Chesterfield, ana
s,onmother of Mr.. Joseph Weisiger, of TINS
citv died AT her late residence, about elgn.
miles from Manchester in Chesterhel"
county. Sunday afternoon at O'Clock.
Her funeral will take place at HopeWeh
Methodist church this morning AT IL
o'clock. Mrs. Weisiger leaves the follow
ina, children to mourn their loss AliSS'S
Mary and LiZette and Messrs. .. Il. anu
walter Weisiger. and Mrs. Il. j. Elicit
of Pocahontas, and Mrs. w. u. warren
of Richmond. ,,e I'm
John King. a negro from Halifax couh-
~ who was prominent In the late CHRIST
mas riot that occurred on Hull ana
Seventh streets. was arrested Sunuds
morning by Chief-of-Police Lipscomp ahu
officer Alexander Wright. The ponce
have been looking for KING an TINS NM
and they received information ,nde
had returned to the city. when they went
af.or him and made the arrest. lie was
hailed bv Squire W. ID. Lithgow, and ms
case will come up before Mayor Maurice
Tomorrow morning. King was a very
prominent member Of the offensive siqe'
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr.. w. II. washington left Sunday ior
Caroline county, to visit his parents
Mr. Ceorge O. Fly. who has been quite
sick and Is now confined TO his bed, Is
renorted 70 be somewhat improved
Matilda Book, a colored lunatc, was
taken 10 the asylum, near Petersburg
yesterday. -.
The Easter german by the Manchester
Cotillon Club has been postponed from
last night until the 3Oth of the month
Miss Winnie Winfree, of Petersburg, Is
visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. r. Picinni, on
Hull and Fourteenth streets
Messrs. w. II. BEDFORD. Fred. Wright
and William Pearman, of Newport News
have come home to spend their Easter.
Rev. r. C. Elliott and Miss Lille Drink
ard. of Lynchburg. are visiting Mt. anu
Mrs Babcock. at the Fifth-Street Metho-
dist parsonage.
township another voting precinct VIII De
SETTLED by Judge Clopton at the next
term of the Chesterfield County Court.
II was his intention 10 have this mat
ter settled before the spring election, but
the time Is so near that action VIII not
be taken for this election.
James Ahern. the young man who was
thrown from his horse Friday evening
and quite badly injured, is now fast I'M
proving.
The flooring I'm nail warehouse OF the
ola Dominion Iron and Nail-Wo rks, on
Beu Isle. gave way on Saturday evening
and about Leo kegs Of nails rolled down
the hill and good many went into the
race. Hands have been put TO work 10
get the nails out of the water.
There were a number OF Easter-egg
hunts by the different Sunday schools
Yesterday: The West-End Methodist
church held theirs at Mrs. Gary's, on
Hull street. The Clopton-Street Baptist
church's was held at the residence of the
pastor. Rev. DIR. Haight Stockton-Street
Raptist Sunday-schoo. in the church
ward. Asbury Sunday schools was oppo-
site the church building.
This evening the bazaar held by the
ladies' of Meade-Memorial church will be
opened at full blast. The engaging little
play. penelope" will be presented.
The Easter services in the Manchester
churches were attended by large con-
gregations. and were very interesting.
| Special musical programmes were rem
| dered i'm nearly all of>them.