The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-06
BUSINESS MEN
OF MANCHESTER
Large Attendance and Many Matters
Were Discussed,
SEMMES STREET IN DARKNESS.
Mr.. Clarence Voolfolk Better Last
Night-Dcath Of Mrs. Mary \.
Brands - Annexation Dis
Cusscd-Notcs.
Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times
liz Hull street. Bcatie Block.

ill., Hull Street Bcatue Block.
4 meeting OF The Young Mems Business
Association was held last night at Toneys
HaIL Being a regular monthly meeting
The attendance was rather large.
A considerable amount of discussion was
enjoyed. The report OF the street-Car
Committee Was heard. but not having
completed IT'S work the committee was
continued. a Committee ON Permanent
improvements was appointed The recent
Improvement made by the city ON i"eiith
street was not approved 10y Dee assocla-
ton 10 was stated they had only moved
one Of the best block of Twelfth street
over 90 Clopton.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
The Finance Committee held its regular
monthly session last night n the Council
chamber Accounts for the past month
were aurroved and other routine business
transacted.
LIGHT SEMAiEs STREET.
Al the last meeting of the Council
resolution was offered hr councilman
I-tz and adopted. providing Tor neiter
Hching of several streets oI VI Inche- Ter.
The fact that au electric liant Na- mucn
needed on Semme- street, It Doe corner
OF Nnih' was par 49,.
Weeks nave passed '.l '' ' l a..
HFIH- "N ''i'
darkness.
MIR VOOLFOLK BETTER.
Mr. Clarence Voolfolk was somewhat
better last NIGHT His condition FOR tho
las, few days has been alarming. but last
night there was slight change for the
better
ABOUT ANNENAIloN.
Tho reonenire of the question of the
e,ravatf.n of Manchester has occasioned
.,5or,tlo comment from both sides Of
.f. T,,,.s Tbouob mo- authentic step has
tl... LIN an he eoutbside the general
continent is i'm favor of the union Of the
two cities
me comm ''' ,o,,,. ,,.ill ma
ITO ID, '." "u' - d. min be nre
oouni, pe l'IIe''e" ut
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DEATH OF MRS BRANDS.
A.. Mary s Brands. one OF the OLD
49,. ,..tl.,t. of Manchester died yestcr-
7..,. ,,,r,ir.- az ...U O'Clock at her late
i,,'r,, an Inc corner OF ninth and Iull
streets
Mr.. pr9rdis was i'm the niuetieth year
80 l..r ... r,r r.rtv wears sine has
,f,.,,.t.r She ,,4s born an
.-. l,,.,li. yto. dfa8 about tbirtv-thfee
,.,..,. no.,
M. f,~,rJi- ioin,d the Methodist
church when She was fourteen years ol0
and mn to her death she has been "a
,.,r.-o, rated and Jealous member She
f.lr4s ra.~ children and ID score or more
Grandchildren. Her children are Mrs. W.
d. Anderson. Mrs u. j. MauneL Mr. A.
C.. Brands and Mr.. W. bl' mus .,... ..
Ihe iunef1 "'' ..t.. .5.
'ch'f'i Metii""i't ,li..l ,+ I,i.. ae,er
was lHe Que "'i.i t... p.,
noon "l I'm t.. ma. d.,
- i'''"' 100.
M'uI- ''"''
TOOK TIE CASH.
...o~, bo,. .pat.hed ihe cash ba.
,,-'-. netirG Inc counter at -he store of
Mr.. d. Nichols Yesterday morning
Tba bl,- contained about $3.50. The negro
entered The store and asked f0~ sardue7.
Rein, tor5 tbev did not keep them. boz
t,r,.f and Iaft line store. standing ON th,
l.,t.id. rntf Mrs Nichols had gone into
tt, b,et room He then stepped quietly
FL, .,osin and behind the counter. wher.
The money sack had hung mmoIestcd for
ID wears until Yesterday. In leaving the
.tore he struck The counter making a
Noise which attracted Mrs. Nichols at-
t,.tior She made I'll dash for the thief
huf b, fbe rim. Sine reached the street
XIX me- ,.,+ ~ t-ostt f~,,, tho sudden
..'i ,'...'.,-,l.,, I'D mas. ,.,..l.r..
80 .t ,f.,..., ,,,..fi .r,.~ ,l,, 80.
III ,,iss-,,,oar'.5 o,,t ,r1irtcentb stree,
RI .,e IT,. - b.,t "a srrc-f his
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Judge Hancock IN his decision rendered
Monday az Chesterfield Courthouse, In
the case of the Commonwealth VS. Eyler
sustained Judge Clopton OF the County
Court An appeal Will be taken 10 the
Supreme Court OF the United States.
John Branch. CHARGED with breaking into
box cars on the yard Of the Atlantic Coast
Line i'm Manchester and wanted there OF
that charge for the past two weeks. was