Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25
In OUR SISTER CITY.
MANCHESTER PEOPLE FEEL LAND
GRABBERs' CLUTCHES.
COUNTY WANTS A new SCHOOL.
Chesterfield and Powhatan Talking
About "CIubbing" for n New Public
SchOoI-Death of Mr.. King-Rev.
MIR. Spencer's Anniversary.

Manchester has had experience now
law passed by the last General Assembly,
and If peoples expressions may be taken
as an index to their feeling. the new en-
actment has not improved much upon a
closer view.
On Friday the four months given to
those who were notified that their land
would be bought expired for the bellevue
| Land Company and several individuals.
| This land company has fifteen lots. which
the Roanoke people sgnifed their inten-
ton of buying. and claim to have notified
| the company in due form. The State
| taxes on these lots amount altogether to
about 5000 A representative Of the Roa-
| noke syndicate has written the Clerk OF
| the Hastings Court OF the city that he
| will be here Monday TO pay these taxes,
which will be equivalent to purchasing
the land.
Colonel Maury, of Richmond, is presl-
dent Of the Bellevue Land Company, and
it is understood that he and his company
will make a vigorous fight in 'he courts
before one inch is yielded to the enter
prising people of the Southwest.
The several individuals whose time
would have expired have come forward
and paid their back taxes and the S he
sides. making the revenue of the land
grabbers small
1t now turns out that these people will
not get so much real estate in Manches-
ter. after all. In the last days a great
many of the persons who were notified
have come forward and paid up what
they owe-only always the So extra. There
are less than thirty who have yet to pay.
DEATH OF MR.. KING.
Mr.. Maurice NJ. King. youth OF 20
years, died at his home, No. 3l4 Hull
street last evening at Z o'clock, after an
Illness of two weeks
Mr. King had been a resident Of Man.
chester for about fourteen years, coming
10 this city from Richmond az the age OF
g. He was the son OF Mr.. John =. King.
and was a young man OF many noble
traits Of character and very popular.
drawing people quickly TO him. His early
training was received at st. Peters
School. Two weeks ago ne was stricken
down with typhoid-feyer. and though his
parents and DIR. Archer did all that
loving hearts and medical skill could sug-
gest he sank rapidly. Besides mother
and father. the deceased leaves two bro
thers-Messrs. John J. and jeremiah
King-and one sister. Miss Mary A. King.
The funeral will take place from st.
Peters Cathedral tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock. with requiem high-mass. In
terment will be made In Calvary Gene
terry. Mr.. Joseph w. Bliley prepared the
body for burial.
Arthur Carroll and George Andrews.
two white men. were run in by Captain
IApscomb yesterday afternoon as suspici-
Gus characters. The men were In the
Southern railway yards. They are tramps,
who owned up to being citizens OF New
York.
WANT A NEW SCHOOL.
There will be joint meeting Tuesday
nfxt at O'Clock. at the residence Of Mr..
X. A. Justis, nsar Bethel church. in
Cbesterfit ID county. OF the School boards
from Midlothian District. Chesterfield
county. and Huguenot District Powhatan
county, to discuss the feasibility OF estah-
fishing Joint public school on the border
line between the two counties. In q