The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-31
A SMALL FIRE
IN MANCHESTER.
The Political Situation in Chesterfield
County.
SERVICES AT MEADE MEMORIAL,
Paramount Street lmprovcmcnts-To
Construct a Sewer ON twentieth
sirect-Othcr News of Interest
from the SOuthsidc.


ili2 HulI street. Bcattie Block
Yesterday afternoon about o'clock
considerable excitement was occ'slohon
on lower stockton street by smah hie
81 The residence of coloTcd "o"'""
named charlotte Parsons.
The FIRE department promptly respond
% and the flames were quickly eNin-
guishcd with "a loss OF about $40 Inc
.rc was caused by am oNcrheatcd stove.
Another alarm was turned In from
the First ward about o'clock, bat il
proved 10 be false alarm.
GOOD FRIDAY SERVICES.
The following IS the programme for
Good Friday services 40 Meadc-MemoTal
church to-day at u o'clock.
professional. Hymn $40. Neniie, Gloria
Tatri. Benodictus. Hymn ll3, sermon by
rrv. Ben Dennis. hymn zoe. Recessional
Hymn fif ......l...
COUNTY POLITICS.
The candidates for office in Chesterfield
arc getting numerous. and things ABOUT
svansboro and the upper section of Man
chester are becoming warm as the GATE
for the primary draws near.
DR.. J. Il. Gillian the present county
treasurer. IS q candidate for reelection
and ne has for his opponent Mr.. J.. b.
Robinson. Both gentlemen are popular
and their friends are making all sorts OF
claims.
For Commissioner Of Revenue I'm the
First District there are two candidate
Messrs r. T. Woodhn and W. B. Taylor
Messrs G.. ID. cole. Mosny Puiliam, and
W r. Grant are in the race for con-
stabulary honors for the Manchester
District. and this fight Will probably be a
merely fought one.
Mr.. r. A. Bowen. the present county
90 chic district is nfUuNfU
ly Mr. L. W. Alley.
II Is very probable that tho successful
candidates al The Democratic primary
will have opponents from the ranks OF
the Peoples party in the general cleo
ton. The Republicans will have no cam
didates in the field.
The Peoples party will meet within
week 20 make nominations for all the
offices.
city Engineer 1Apscomb Chairman Of
che Sewer Committee O Brien. and super
intcndent Of Sewers Harry Bourne went
over the ground on Twentieth street be-
tween Hun and Bainbridee streets ycstcr-
DAY afternoon 60 ascertain the adN.sa bl-
ity or practicahlNty OF constructing
sewer At that point
FUNERAL OF MIR WANMACk.
The funeral of M. @. r. Waymack
was held ~ the grave in Maury
o'clock Rev. O.. y. Van ioutcn conduct
Ing the services.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
The CITY Engineer report of work
done during last year shows the following
permanent Improvements:
In the month of March tho corner
blocking and curhing the north side of
McDon0ugh 40 Twelfth street.
In April. tho guttering west Of Thir-
teenth street from cambridge IN an alley
in rear Of r. a. Bowers store.
In MAY curb and corner block setting
at Twelfth and McDonoueh streets, War
ner Moore & co.. pipe 10 r. and p. pike.
paving gutter east side of Thirteenth
street between cambridge and Porter.
In June. Ninth street sidewalk east
side.
In July. paving west side Of Seventh
street from Decatur 20 stockton, west
side OF Cowardin avenue from HUH street
e. Powhatan street
August. four corner blocks for streets.
On October 9th the finishing touches on
three blocks from Second 10 Fifth on
Decatur street macadamized.
on January 3lth. the m1cadamizing Of
one block from Hull 90 Decatur street. on
Seventh street was completed.
The total making 753 l-3 square yards.
covered al a cost Of % LILO cents per
square yard.
PERSONAL AND NOTES.
Mrs. l.. w sanderson. of west Elev-
enth street. continues extremely il.
The Junior Epworth League OF West
End VI L. church will give "a Dairy
entertainment al Cersleys Hall, Swans
boro. tonight
Mr. j. A. Nichols who has been very
il for several days was considered
slightly better last night.
Davis Council NO &c. Jr O. l.. a. NJ.
met In regular session in their rooms IN
the Odd-FellOws' Hall last night when
routine business was transacted.
Miss Florence wood entertained a num-
Ter Of her friends al tea last night at
her residence on Hull street