The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-18
MUCH TROUBLE
IN MANCHESTER.
Bursting Water Pipes the Source Of
Annoyance.
AND ALSO Of GREAT DAMAGE
Farmers Are Feeding the STARVING
Birds in ChestcrficId-Good Work
Done on Hull Strcet-fer-
sonais aud Briefs.
Manchester Bureau, Richmond lim,esi
Illg Hull street. Bcatue bIoeA'

Manchester Bureau Richmond Times
ule Hull street. Beatue BLOCK
The water-pipos are bursting where
they vcrc not shut of and are causing
great damage 90 property holdefs.
Thursday night MIR Jas. b. Cloptvh. oi
No. 1914 Decatur street, had ms pipes
TO burst and flooded his house lie Sc
cured the services Of plumber out
neither could find the stopcock. and ai'er
dragging around In the ice ana I'D the
snow for nearly am hour without sue
cess. Mr.. Copton was referred 20 the
Superintendent OF Watcr-Power 10 locate
the shuton and render him the necessary
assistance.
Ia the meantime tho water was buigng
from the floor above 10 the ground
floor. coming down the steps and through
the ceiling and in amy manner possible
making its hcadway below. Mr.. 'lopion
will sustain damages from the bursted
pipe 10 the amount OF from 500 20 S49l
Had he known the location of his shut
OF the water could have been turned on
and this great dimculty avoided
The pipes in the residence OF Mr.. +. TT.
wells burst Wednesday night and did
damages TO the amount of about so.
The store Of Mr. h. G.. Brosddus on
Hull street sprung leak Thursday
night AMI let considerable water ln ms
store.
4 great many Of the citizens have had
men engaged in removing snow from the
roofs Of their houses. This is more es-
pecially necessary with the hat-rooi
buildings
The people in the First ward who en-
gage In fishing for a livelihood during the
season have been engaged in hauling up
their floating palaces out of the way OF
the expected coming frcshet which they
expect as soon as a good thaw begins.
FEEDING THE BIRDS.
some of the farmers OF Chesterfield
Are looking out for the birds in the coun-
~. The way the weather has been dur-
Ing this extremely cold weather has made
A. very difficult for them 20 get any
thing 10 cat and these farmers are look
Ing. after their wants as we'll as they
can.
Mr. T. q. Hatcher who owns the
Coxendale farm. found two coveys o.
cartridges few days since that were
nearly starved He took them in charge
end has attended 10 their wants ever
since.
DOING GOOD WORK.
city Engineer James A. Lipscomb did
fNIfNulN WNlA ai'lih nun aNiN'N a'"tN.
day. and the people who have 10 use this
thoroughfare will rise mp and call him
blessed lie had a force of hands engas-
cd opening the drains an along the
street which allowed a bold stream 20
make fits way 10 the river as fast as IT
fh8wed out.
The people had terrible time in get
ting 10 their homes from their places or
business Thursday night The snow mad
melted and when walking mp the street
they would invariably get over their shoe
tons in water and I'm many cases mp TO
their waists in ice and water When they
reached their residences they were in
most cases soaking wet ln many In
stances they attempted TO hire grocery
wagons for the want Of something bet
ter nut the merchants had put their
teams mp for the night and would not
krlng them out for love or money
BRIEF MENTION.
The Hustings Court Of Manchester will
convene I'm regular February term next
Monday. with Judge John IT, Ingram on
the bench
Asusual. there were no cases before the
Mayor i'm the Temple OF Justice yesterday
morning. 4 number OF poor people were
IN attendance with the request mat they
have fuel donated to them. These re-
nue-ts are invariably granted.
NJ. John VI. Moles Is stin detained az
his home. on west Twelfth street. by
sickness.
The spike MIL on the water line is
frozen up and viii not resume work until
the bad weather disappears.