The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-11
AXE OF RETRENCHMENT.
SALARY ol JUDGE ~ THE nus
TfNGs cOUgT 10 BE RPn"CBD'
Meeting of tho street Commiftee"''
Nebictt Quite IIi--Desth ofSo""s mem
meth McRae-- Other southside No"s
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W. O. Randlett. ". W POOL Mathew
Morton. NJ. A. Campbell; H. = n Meincn y
l.. Patram John Ltz. w - pi""'cS' d.
X. Green and W. II hurt o....,
Tho clcrk was ordered TO make contract
with the Souihside Telephone COMPANY ,ni,
10 supplv service in future. and the Ben
pcople we're ordered TO remove their
Messrs A. Knorr. s. ID. Atkinson and
Ira w Aley e onraaeSS ,S 0e Soiyo and
oSLnd far "a donation OF so for the bene-
m Of Tho poor fund Of the Camp.
The request was granted.
Mr. Morton presented the following res
...rbof the salary OF the Judge OF the
Ifuefinas Court be reduced from Sl.@D 10
81 On. the same TO take effect on the hrst
The matter was freely discussed and
from the tone OF the members II would
nc believed that the Retrenchment com
mittcc would favor cutting salaries OF INC
city officers for the next year MT MOT
ton expressed himself as being satisfied
that Judge Ingram was not receiving 100
much salary. but was OF the opinion that
the city was not able 10 pay the sum the
Judge Of the Hastings Court was now re.
cclving. The resolution was adopted and
every member present voted for II.
THE STREET COMMITTEE.
Previous 10 the session Of the City
Council last night the street committee
met IN the office Of the City Auditor.
Those present were Ncssrs NJ. A. Camp
hell I'm the chair. ana Messrs w. r. Hart.
J. r Green. Matthew Morton. and w Il.
Bradley.
Several minor requests were presented
90 tho committee and attended 10. hut the
only practical business was proposed by
Mr.. Morton. and was as follows.
Resolved. That the resolution Of this
committee adopted on the LIST day Of Octo-
Der 1891 be approved and adopted ms the
final action Of this committee. and that
Messrs. Ambrecht q Mlddendorf. the con-
tractors. be notified Of this action. and
that the city Engineer be instructed If
requested go 20 do. 10 go over the work
with said contractors and show 10 them
the portions Of the work which are de-
The resolution was adopted and the com
mittee adjourned
DIR NEBLETT ILL.
Dr Nchlett member Of the Legisa-
ture from Lunenburg county. was taken
20 81. Luke's Hospital last night and an
operation performed upon him for apen-
6icitis
7 Or Nebicti had been stopping M Ford's
Hotel. In Richmond. during the session
81 the General Assembly. Thursday night
he was feeliir badly and came over to
his sisters Mrs Or S. l.. lngrams on
Cowardin avenue. DR.. Lawrence ingram
was called IN 10 treat him and pronounced
his trouble appendicitis. The sick man was
taken IN the hospital 10 have the opera
ton performed. He is said 10 be a very
III man
DEATH or MIR. MRAE.
Mr.. Kenneth McRac died yesterday
morning while being taken 10 the Virginia
Hospital. an Richmond. To- have an opcr-
alton performed on him Tor appendicitis
The deceased was taken sick ABOUT ten
days ago. At first his Illness was supposed
70 be bad cold. and later IT was thought
he was threatened with pneumonia. About
o'clock yesterday morning he was taken
suddenly worse and several physicians
summoned 10 administer TO his wants 10
decided that 10 an NJ Of
appendicitis. He was informed that the
only chance 20 save his life was to have
an operation performed.
At this he was advised that he would
possibly die and the physicians gave him
little hope for his recovery.
He insisted that the operation should
be performed
About 1880 o'clock an ambulance drove
up 20 his home on Porter street near
Seventh. 10 take him 10 the Virginia
Hospital Kind hands tcnderly placed him
therein and the vehicle was slowly driven
90 the hospital. Among his friends who
accompanied him were his physician and
Mr. and Mrs. A. Royal.
when the ambulance reached the hos
pital and just as they were ready 10
take him in ;he building he breathed his
last.
The arrangements for the funeral have
not becn competed.
Kenneth McRae was the third son OF
the late &. {. McRae a lawyer Of prom
inence. and a man who held positions Of
trust within the gift OF the people Of
this city. For a number Of years the de-
ceased was reporter on the Richmond
State.
He resigned this position TO accept
place with the Lone-Distance Telephone
Company when they established an office
fn Manchester.
Mr. McRae was born and raised I'm Man
chester. where he was well-known and
loved by all who had the pleasure Of
his acquaintance. lie had many friends.
but no enemies.
The funeral will take Mace this after
noon az 3 o'clock from the Presbyterian
church. Rev. Charles y Won HOuten will
conduct the services. Tho interment will
be made in Shockoe Ilili Cemetery.
The following young gentlemen will act
ms pall-hearcrs. Messrs j. Robert Pcrdue.
Jr.. Charles Friend. Ernest ". Wells
Samuel Patteson. Minor Bronough VIII
liam y Cox Willis Pulliam. ana Robert
Porter.
LIVELY RUNAWAY.
Manchester had lively runaway yes
terday morning. and the consequence is
that Mr.. ". Il. Childress. "a farmer Of
POwhatan county, had a rib broken and
there were several wagons badly damag-
ed.
A wagon and team. owned and driven
by George w Trent of Chesterfield, be-
came frightened and ran away on Cowar-
din avenue. 10 ran into the team Of Mr..
NJ. Stein. which caused his horse TO run
away This horse was driven by Albert
Fortune 10 only went a short distance
before IL ran into a post and young For
tune was thrown out The horse kept on
his way and ran into the WAGONS of Mr..
Chlldress and Mr.. 4. n. Davis both OF
Powhatan. Their wagons were turned
over and Mr.. Childress fell underneath
the body and was dragged some distance.
He was taken 20 the drug store of Friend
Bros and on examination Or. G.. w.
Friend discovered that he had one rib
broken. His wagon was not hurt. but the
vehicle OF Mr.. Davis had the running
gear broken. Mr.. STEMS horse kept on
until n ran into an electric pole al
Friends corner. where its running gear
was broken TO pieces and tho horse was
released from his incumbrance. He was
caught shortly afterwards, but sustained
only slight damages
ORRELL ACQUITTED.
Squire c. r. Jones. Of Swansboro. tried
John Orreil yesterday morning for cut
ting William Hicks. both white farmers OF
Chesterfield. After hearing the testimony
the Squire discharged Orrell.
THE FIRST MAYOR.
Dr. l.. n. Chiles is I'm the city visiting
his relatives and friends. For a number