Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-12
A NEW ENTERPRISE.
COMPANY TO DE ORGANIZED TO
MAKE SHIRTS.
THE MUNICIPAL PRIMARY TO-DAY
Reduction Of Force ut Southern
Shops-FuneraI of Mrs. RandIett--
Mrs. Thornhiii Reported Improved.
Before Mayor Maurice.

Three gentlemen from Richmond were
In the city Saturday. and under tho
cicerone OF Mr.. A. l.. Adamson, went over
the city. 1t has been credibly statSd
that these gentlemen were looking for
a suitable site on which 10 erect shirt
and overall factory.
some days ago Rev. benjamin Dennis,
! rector of Meade Memorial church. stated
| through the papers that he wanted TO get
| the names of $50 white women OF Man
| chester who were unemployed. out VINO
were willing TO work. On Friday the
statement was made by him that he had
secured the desired number Mr.. Dennis
| frankly said that the condition had been
| imposed on him OF securing this NUMBER
of unemployed women before work would
| be given any. He has done his part
| and IL is confidently stated that inc
J presence OF the three gentlemen IN Man
| chester Yesterday afternoon Is an earnest
| that the other side are going TO do theirs
This factory OF clothing is 10 be TO-
Gated IN Manchester, and Is 70 De AIS
! tinctly a Manchester enterprise. Ohiy
Manchester labor will be employed, anu
probably a Manchester gentleman VIII
be the general manager. Mr.. Dennis
has been assured that the persons VINO
have So Interested themselves In the mat
ter mean business. and will go TO work
with the least possible delay. Employ
ment, all told, will probably be given 20
more than 300 persons.
FORCE REDUCED.
When the employees Of the southern
shops quit work yesterday afternoon
change went into effect by which their
number was decreased and those re-
naming required TO come on to-day on
a nine instead OF an eight-hour rule.
The exact number OF workmen affeced
by the cut could not be learned, although
il is understood to nave been htteeh.
The cause OF the reduction OF toice IL not
the lack of work at the shops, out mo
necessity TO keep within the amount al
lowed this particular department. ny tHo
company's officials. The plant al present
employs between five and six hundred
men
PRIMARY TODAY
The Democratic primary for city OFF,
cials takes place to-day. and from pres
ent prospects 1t will go of very quletly'
| The list of candidates remains the sam'.
| and no great interest is being manliesteu
| in the contests. where they occur lhe
| following is a list OF the voting places To-
gether with the judges and clerks at
each:
First Ward-At c. f. Fischer's barber
| shop. Judges-C. F. Fischer ana HOrae9
Berry. Clerk-Frank Armistead.
Second Ward-Jury-room i'm rear OF the
| Hastings Court room. Judges-A. heamS
| and A. Knorr. Clerk. Il. Gibbs.
Third Ward-At No. 1900 Hull street.
Judges-M. A. Rightsell and J. l.. PETITE.
! Clerk-George w. Ely
| Fourth Ward-At the brick house on
! west Thirteenth street, near Hull street.
! Judges-F. A. Lamb and X. y. FRENCH
! Clerk-E. G.. Shipley
NJ NTTnTCE'G COTTRT
| Ouite a number OF unworthes were be-
! fore Mayor Maurice yesterday morning
| 10 receive the rewards due OF their mis-
| deeds Hester Fowler (coloredD, one OF
! the familiar figures before his Honor, was
given sixty days in Jail for holding rp
| William Taylor, also colored, Oh Seventh
street, Sunday afternoon, and robolns
| him of $50. The robbery was quite up
TO the usual standard Of highway AFFAIRS
| Of it's kind, for Hester defended her III
gotten gains with an open knife after
! having rifed her victims pockets
John Henry, who, it developed. was the
| negro who broke into the office Of the
! BEDFORD brick-yard last Thursday night
and stole a lot OF carpenters tools, ana
other articles OF hardware. was sent on
10 the grand jury. Sunday, while Mr..
| j. T. Herrin, the company's superinten-
dent. was walking up the Southern raul
| road near Belle Isle. he met negro VINO
! had on his hat and spectacles. He took
| him in charge and brought him 10 the
! station-house When his case was called
this morning John Henry could not eN-
| plain where he got the things found on
| his person, and he was sent on.
James Harris cursed and beat Julia
| Carter and was assessed $50. Both
parties were colored.
FUNERAL OF MRS. RANDLETT.
The funeral Of Mrs. Martha Satchheld
! Randlett, of No. sol Cowardin avenue,
who passed away Saturday night. after
a protracted illness, took place yesterday
afternoon at o'clock from Meade-Memo-
rial church. The remains were taken 10
Petersburg for interment.
! Mrs Randett was married Thursday
! morning last. when II was known TO her
and TO her family that she was on
! her deathbed. and her death, while
great shock, was not unexpected. she
was a young woman OF deep and feryent
piety.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Miss Helen Mckinney is the guest OF
her kinswoman, Mrs. George Il. Gary
Mr.. George X Worsham. OF Powhatan,
is in the city visiting his aunt, Mrs. W.
| T.. Hines No. 1l5 east Tenth street.
Miss Mabel Bradford Whine, or ola
Point. is in the city the guest of Miss
Ellen Brodnax, of No. 1870 Porter street.
A carrier-pigeon stopped at the farm
house OF Mr. Z. c. Davis, OF the county,
a few nights since. 1t was completely
exhausted. On the leg OF the wanderer
was a silver ring with 80, j. j. b., hss
Adyices received here yesterday from
| DIR. l., r. Thornhill announce a slight
| Enforcement in his wifes condition and
| give hope of her recovery. while an
improyement IS reported II is intimated
that the estimabe lady Is not yet out OF
| danger
The Chesterfield County Court convened
Yesterday at Chesterfield Courthouse, for
| it's April term, with Judge Clopton pre-
! siding.
Mr. II. w. Blankenship, OF Selma, y.
! c.. Is in the city spending the Easter
holidays with friends.
| MIR. Basil b. Winfree and family. form
erly OF Midlothian. are now residents %
| this city.
Mrs. W. F. Whine. who he's been visit
ing Mrs. Sarah A. Morrisse;te, " Twelfth
and Porter streets, left for her nome, az
Old Point. yesterday morning.
The funeral OF George Langdon, the
| infant child Of Mr.. and Mrs. $. =. Jones,
wiz take place this afternoon at $50
O'clock from the Fifth-street Methodist
| church.
HAYPDEy-sIDNEY COLLEGE.
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