Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-25
LIKE COOLING DOVES.
MANCHESTER AND THE OVERALL
MAKERS AGREE AT LAST.
OTHER ITEMS FROM The SOUTH SIDE
Mason's Observe 81. John's-Day-A
Fine supper, "Led- by His Honor.
Mayor Maurice-The Hagan Tan
merry to he RebuiIt-PersonaIs.


Mayor Maurice-The Hagan Tan
merry to he RebuiIt-PersonaIs.
The special committee from the Man
chester Council appointed to negotiate
with the people OF the overall plant helC
meeting in the Council chamber las
night. and received an interesting com
! munication from Mr.. A. J.. Adamson
who represents the manufacturing people
When the Council met last a contract
WIS adopted by that body to govern thu
relations between the city and the Sc
cond party, but there was a clause i'm this
contract, an amendment. which the latter
had never seen, and so. of course, had
| not agreed TO. Upon the question whe-
Their they would agree TO it or not huns
| the whole matter The Council adjourn
ed. but Mr.. Adamson was requested to
inform the gentlemen of the nature OF
| the clause, and to report TO the com
mttee as soon as he had received their
reply. This he did last night. The
amendment provided that the overall peo-
pie should satisfy the Finance Commit
tee as to the payment of the entire rent
for the five years OF the lease by bond or
otherwise. Mr.. Adamson said TO the
committee that his people were quite will
ing to assent to the amendment, and 20
accept the whole contract as already
agreed to by the Council
The coming TO the city OF this enter
prise, representing thousands Of dollars
IL
now a settled thing. The last obstacle
has been removed. It only remains for
the Council to hear Mr.. Adamson's re-
port from the committee and for a few
minor details to be settled. The Council
will be called Monday evening at O'Clock
to hear of this very satisfactory outcome
of the whole matter, and also TO hear re-
ports from the special committee on the.
Semmes-street viaduct and the Street
Committee.
CELEBRATE ST. JOHN'S-DAY.
The Masons of Manchester last night
celebrated st. John's-Day with very en-
ioyable exercises. The Masonic Temple
at Seventeenth and Hull streets was light
ed from top TO bottom, and the attend
ance of members of the brotherhood was
excellent. The officers elected recently
for the next term were duly installed.
Later came the supper, which was an ele-
CANT affair. II was presided over by his
Honor. Mayor Maurice.
James Spencer a colOred youth, OF
about II, was kicked on the head by a
mule yesterday at the brick-yard, near
the jail, and DIR. Lawrence Ingram was
called to see the boy. The skin was torn
off the boys Uranium, but no damage, as
far as the Doctor could ascertain. was
done to his skull. The agent for the So
ciety for the Prevention Of Cruelty to
Animals has not yet reported what in
jury was done to the mule.
There will be preaching at Fifth-Street
Methodist church tomorrow morning by
Rev. w. A. Langhorne, and at 8 in the
evening by Rev. Thomas E. Reynolds
The pastor, Rev. George H. McFaden. is
at the convention of the Epworth
Leaguers at Norfolk.
AFTERMATH OF THE FIRE
Yesterday did not clear up the mystery
as to the origin of the $4,000 fire which |
consumed the j. c. Hagan tanning plant
IN this city Thursday afternoon. There |
was never any fire kindled in the build |
Ing where the flames started. and il was |
positively forbidden all employees of the |
concern to smoke in this department |
The only plausible suggestion is that a |
burning cinder from a locomotive of the |
which runs near the plant |
might have done the work Employees |
are reported as saying that wind was |
blowing strongly in that direction.
Mr.. Hagan said yesterday afternoon |
that he would rebuild just as soon as the
iebris could be cleared away and the
put in place.
The books Of the company are I'm the
safe, which is now in the heap of ashes,
and it is at present impossible to esti-
mate the exact loss. 1t will, as stated
morning in these columns,
amount to $4,000 The insurance aggre-
gates $4,000.
TO WIPE OUT THE DEBT.
The Catholic ladies of this city, in an
meeting held Friday night
It the schoO-house at Fourteenth and
Perry streets, decided to make a gigantic
fort and wipe out the debt which re-
Mains on the building. This effort will
axe the form of a bazaar, TO be conduct
ID later on in the summer or the first
# the fall The following ladies were
lected as officers Of the proposed fair,
nd they will begin their work at once
o have everything in readiness: Presi-
ent, Mrs. Joseph Mittendorf; Vice-Presi-
lent. Mrs. John Dunn; Treasurer, Mrs.
William Baggett; Secretary, Miss Flor
rec Gallagher. Bishop Van de VyYer
las promised the Catholics of the city
o build them a church and give them a
riest regularly when they have paid for
heir school-house.
Mr.. and Mrs w. w. Simmons, of No.
)S west Sixth street, are sorrowing over
he death of their little daughter, Ara
nnta Frances. yesterday morning. The
uneral will take place this afternoon at
o'clock.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
DIR. II. B. Lusk, of Beach, was in the
ity yesterday.
Mr.. Thomas Palmer rendered his asso-
ates and few friends an outing at
1arwick's Spring, near Failing Creek,
Deputy-Treasurer and Tax-Collector J.
. Goode, of Chesterfield county, has been
isiting the people Of Swansboro' during
he past few days.
The Manchester School Board will meet |
the white school-house next Thursday
vening at o'clock to elect the teachers
both white and colored schools for the
ext session. A meeting of the board
as held Thursday evening, and the bills
n the last months expenses were APP
-oved and ordered 10 be paid.
Rev. NJ. Ashby Jones pastor OF Leigh
rect Baptist church. Richmond. preach
for Rev. j. A. Sullivan at Oak Grove
lurch last night.
y