The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-15
ELECTRIC ROAD
IN MANCHESTER
Committees to Investigate the Trans
fer System.
THE FIRE HORSE INSTALLED
He Makes His Omcial Trial Irip-KeN.
Mr.. Badly Writes that lie VIII
Arrive Soon - Supposed
Brass Thief Caught
Manchester Bureau. Richmond Times,

Iu2 Hull street CBeatte Block.
Recently there has been some COM
plalnt from the citizens with reference ~
the transfer system from the HUI sure
line. The question will be investigator
this week. Committees have been ap-
pointed both from the Business Men
Association and the city Council Inc
trouble will. no doubt be put at rights
when Il is presented 20 the street Nal
Company.
The new horse for the Manchester tlre
Department. was installed yesterday az
ternoon. He was formally hooked 70 me
ne,y hose wagon and made his official
trial trip out Hull strelt-to the coast
Line trucks. followed and frightened oy
the juvenile growth of the city, Inc new
horse Is "A magnificent animal. ddIh
iron gray over sixteen hands high. lie
has not been bought, but the committee
! is well pleased, and he will no DOUBT DC
purchased. ....
MIR. YOUNG LEAVES.
Mr.. ". II. Young will leave 'o-'lsn'
over the Chesapeake and ONO for Tai
sons Kansas. Mr.. Young goes as agent
for The Richmond Locomotive Works 10
deliver a new engine 70 the missouri
Kansas and Texas. This engine Is me
last of am order Of ten. designed by VII
liam OHerin, superintendent mouVe
power -.....,...
DR. Mathews received a letter yesterday
from Rev. Mr. Baby in which ne sall
he would re0ch Manchester the hIst OF
this week. lie will preach at bamprlabe
street church on The fourth ana hI1n sun
DAYS OF this month. The parsonage Is pc
ing put IN perfect repair The contraet
| for repainting has been let 10 MI. W. w;
Jones The Ladies' Sewing society VIII
repaper the whole building
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
Miss Gertrude Weisiger left yesterday
for jefferson. Powhatan county, Where
she will have charge Of q graded school
Mr. John :. Haldon, Of south ROCKY
Mount. North Carolina, Is WISHING MS
friends I'm the city ,.,.,.
Miss ora Johnson, of Crew. Virginia
IS visiting Miss Alice Hall, on Fourteenth
street.
Mr. Lesley Irwin is confined TO his home
on McDonough street as result OF an
accident which happened last Nednesuay.
| lie was working on the stone wan wnleh
| As being built just under Mayors bridge.
He was struck by a mana cur lO"uoN
with two tons of rock.
For some time the brasses OF the cars
on the Atlantic Coast Line have oeen
missing. NJ the rate Of five or six pieces
every night. This brass is very valuable
being worth from fifteen 10 twenty cents
| ner mound and the loss has been consid-
erable 10 the railroad. Yesterday morning
Cant. Lipscomb caught a negro named
william Green. who had on his person
| several pounds of the stolen metal. lie
WAS tried before Mayor Maurice yesterday
morning. AZ this was the second time
Green had been up on the same charge
he was sent to jail for ninety days.
CARNIVAL COMMITTEE
Now that the date has been hAed ana
the people have some definite time IN
view for the great Carnival and street
| parade, much interest is being taken III
| Nanchester's showing on that great day.
| THE committee on the parade have per-
sonallv visited nearly AN the business
men Of the city and 20 the call they have
| responded literally, with but few exeep-
tions.
Those who have not contributed. and
| also those who are preparing h9ats ior
| the occasion, or II not preparing tnem.
! are willing TO do So are requested 10
| call on one of the following gentlemen.
who constitute the Carnival Committee
| OF Manchester. Mr.. a. j. Daffron. chair
man. 4. l. Adamson 70. C. Beattie. T.
e. Cersley, and William GratznowsNy.
Manchester's place in the procession j.
| right next iO doe band wagon.
The business Mems Association VIII ne
! called Tor next Tuesday night. al which
| time the plans for the carnival viii take
! on form and color
TO-DAY SERVICES.
Church notice. St0ckton-Street church
| Preaching al II a. NJ and AT p. NJ
Morning subject: THE Conversion Of
Soul" Evening subject: "The Broad and
| Narrow Ways"
The regular services will be held ri
| Central Methodist church to-day by ths
pastor, Rev. J. G. Reed.
Rev j. c. Kinchow will preach al
| Clopton Street Baptist church to-day.
! Services at West End church to-day
| Sunday-school at go 4. NJ. Services al
| II A. NJ. and p. NJ, by the pastor, Rev
| Chas. d. Crawley.
| Epworth League meetings at $3.50 and
| z. NJ. All welcome.
| Preaching at the Presbyterian church
| this morning at II o'clock and In the
afternoon al O'Clock. Sunday-school al
| 9:l5. All welcome.
| Cowardin-Avenue Christian church,
| Preaching at II A. NJ by the pastor, FL
| der ]. A. Spencer, on "Ihe Higher Chris
| tian Life" and at 8 p. NJ. on Why and
| How Should Gods People be One2" sun
| dav-school at 9:l5 A. NJ. and Endeavoi
| mating ar 7l5 p NJ Public cordially