Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-17
BEYOND THE RIVER.
WARM FIGHT OVER A SMALL POSI-
TIoN IN swANsBOR0'.
Mr.. BOWEN MAY OPPOSE DR.. GILLIAN
veteran County Treasurer May Have
strong Contestant I'm Mr.. II. A.
Bowen, n Manchester Merchant
Fire in IL. g. u. Yards-Other Items.

There is a decidedly warm fight going
position of Scavenger. and appearances
look as If 1t will continue to increase in
interest until the die is finally cast
The participants in this fight are Messrs.
f. Eggleston and Addison Bowen. Both
| the candidates have circulated petitions,
which have been signed very literally by
| their friends, endorsing them for the po-
sition. Judge Clopton. of the County
Court, will make the appointment at the
| December term of the court
Mr.. Harvey Bowen. who has filled the
position. resigned at the October term.
COUNTY POLITICS ASTIR-
Already politics are astlr in the county,
! and next spring promises to bring a great
| awakening OF Chesterfield. 1t is already
| talked Of that Mr. X. A. Bowen, a we'll
| known and prominent citizen of the
county. and merchant Of Manchester,
| will oppose DR. j. i. Gillian as County
! Treasurer. IL Mr.. Bowen does come out,
| one or the hottest fights the county has
seen i'm long time will follow. DIR. Gil
liam is exceedingly popular, and IT would
take a gigantic struggle TO dislOdge him.
tated is the election Of the five super
yisors of the county These. save two,
are avowed Democrats. One is a Repub-
lican, and the others politics are not
known. Opposition to all of them will not
be surprising.
FIRE IN THE r. AND z. YARDS.
Fire broke out in the sand-house of the
Richmond and Petersburg yards, of this
city, last evening about o'clock. but was
put out before much damage was done
The Manchester Fire Department was
called out and responded promptly a
valiant fight on their part and the rail-
road men soon got the flames under con-
troll The loss. il was stated at the Rich
mond and Petersburg office last night,
was slight and fully covered by insur-
ance.
The flames are thought to have started
from the heat generated for the purpose
of drying the sand.
Robert Glass, q cOlOred tramp. was ar
rested last night by Special-Oficer Y. II.
Robinson, on the charge Of trespassing on
the Southern yards. He was locked up
until this morning.
ELECTION COMMITTEE MEETS.
The Council Committee on Elections
met i'm the Council chamber last night TO
receive the bills of the late election. There
were present Messrs. L.. NJ. Nunnally
chairman, r. l.. Patram, and s. Il. Jones.
The bills were approved by the commit
tee and ordered TO be paid.
The Cemetery Committee has been call
ed 10 meet this evening in the Office Of
the City Engineer, in the Leader building,
to hear the complaint Of a citizen Of the
city of the depredations on one of the
graves of the cemetery by dogs. The
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and may be far-reaching, as it may en-
tail on the city to put an iron railing
around the cemetery at great expense.
sOLDIERLY DRINKS IN COURT.
]. X. Kramer and Milton OKain. two |
soldiers of Pennsylvania regiment |
which passed through the city on Tues |
day, were before Mayor Maurice yester- |
day morning on the charge of being |
drunk and disorderly on the street, and /
were each fined $3.50 They were accom- /
panied by two colored men, who were /
fined 81 each.
Wilbur Turner went to jail for twelve |
months for being drunk and disorderly
on the street.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
The city post-ofIice is now supplied with
electric lights.
Judge T. NJ. Miller, OF Powhatan, was
in the city yesterday.
Mr. w. II. White is still detained at
his home by sickness.
Mr. ID. l.. Toney returned home yes
terday morning from Bremo Bluff, where
he was called on a business trip.
Mr.. w. b. Childress, of Dispatch, Pow
hatan county, arrived in the city Tues
day night on a business trip.
Mrs. l.. d. Bradshaw, of Birmingham,
Ala. is a guest Of her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. A. c. Brands, No. $50 Bainbridge
street
THE MORTON-HAMNER WEDDING.