The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-11
MANCHESTER AND
PETERSBURG ROAD
Contract Given Out and Work to Be-
gin Soon,
ROUTE OVER THE TURNPIKE.
Middle District Association Closed It's
Meeting Two Deaths YESTERDAY.
Council Meeting Tonight.
Othcf News.
ROUTE OVER The TURNPIKE.
Manchester Bureau. Richmond Times.

Manchester Bureau. Richmond Times.
lil2 Hull street. bfaftie block
The contract for the building OF the
Manchester and Petersburg Electric line
has been given 20 Dir. *. j. Simmons.
one or tnc stockholders OF the Richmond
standard Spike and lroa Mills.
According 90 the contract the work on
the road is 10 begin within thirty days
from the 18th Of July. and TO be Hni~.eG
within four months from that time.
Tomorrow being tho limit specified ia
the contract, work viii PROBABLY be be-
gun al that time
mo contrac, was given out by the Ola
Dominion Construction Company. al the
head OF which Is Mr.. }. T.. Short, OF New
York Mr. Corbin Warwick OF Rich
mond. IS also interested I'm the road.
ROUTE OF THE ROAD.
fhe route OF tie proposed road Is along
tho Petersburg turnpike between Man
chester and Petersburg.
several months ago those Interested
81 the construction of the ro0d appeared
before Ole County Supervisors Of Ches-
teT7cd and were granted the right or
way through that county They after
ward formulated a draft Of the proposed
route drought the city Of Manchester
This draft has never been presented 10
the city Council. bot II viii probably
be 'aid before that body at an early meet
ing.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Tbe city Council viii meet in regular
session tonight at $50 O'Clock In the
CouAcn CHAMBER
Ile Committee on Buildings and Lands
"" meet mis- evening before the Council
assemblies. The matter of granting the
request OF The Richmond Wooden Works
Company in reference 10 closing 4u un-
used street adjoining their plant VIII De
discussed
the Finance Committee VIII also meet
before the Council
COLLAR-RONE BROKEN
Frank Broadnax. the eight-year. old son
OF Nr. and Mrs a. W. Br0adnaN. 1924
Porter street. while playing with his
companions Wednesday afternoon. had
The misfortune % ran and fracture his
c0iiar-bone and shoulder blade
Dr. Lawrence Ingram. the family ply
sician. treated h.m and he o. getting
along quite nicely.
MIDDLE DISTRICT ASSOCIATION
AT $3.50 O'Clock Yesterday afternoon the
session OF the Middle District AssoCa-
ton came 90 an end after the subjects
Temperance" and Missions" had been
discussed.
A vote of thanks was rendered the
and the newspapers for their hospitality
and courtesy.
some of The deier tes returned TO their
homes yesterday ana others VIII 60 To-
day.
4 large amount Of work OF general IN
fcrCst 10 the denomination was trans
acted and much good win result from
the devotional exercises incidental to the
various sessions
Yesterday morning the association as
scmnied az e:lO O'Clock. Tine usual devo-
tional exercises took up tho first half
hour Routine consumed some time fol-
lowing
The report of the Executive committee
was presented and accepted
A resolution offered by Mr.. Joseph r.
Davidson. of Stoekton-Strect church.
concerning the liquor traffic ELECTED COM
siderable debate The resolution as final
~ adopted is as follows.
Resolved. That this association feels
no abatement Of interest in the great
cause Of temperance. and that we URGE
upon our people that every individual
church member shall so live. a. 10 give
constant rebuke 10 promoters OF the whis-
key traffic"
section OF the resolution. which was
stricken out reads as follows:
That 10 u.s. the sense Of this body that |
Christian ,,aorra eb,r,ld NOT o,oo,o a.,
the manufactures and egla ~ so,,i 5cst~o..
ing lfouors ana maj we nrre mon o,,r |
churrhes that tbe, sbou ,ot - d.
their ner,bereti-, ne,so,s ,,f,, ,,e.rs,s. -, |
fhe making ben5ii,, soii,re -. H.
Ing intoxicating drinks ass a beverage"
vorcS ne reto,.sil. 80 a., .',..i Ia
and snoi,o I'm a@@1-i,,. Nil, 49,. ,..'...
81 WAS ,raniro,,,si,. .fr,.,,..,, am
10 "a vote '"'
A manor ON ,Nurie,ors pou.e r,,,a,,
WAS read nv D~ D. 81 .rror,.t.ff -,
discussed by Rev J. eulrv.,
DEATH OF MIR CRAWFORD.
Mr Charfes Crsu,fe-e anon n Iona.
fitness. died m The O,5 D,,,foi,, 10
tan yesterday MORNING an $40 O'Clock
ased thirty-four wears
The deceased had bann 81 enffare- NTH |
a complication of troubles for about n,ree
wears. Juet ono vearr AGO. ho 49, 80
60 the hospital for an operation. but was
700 weak TO stand TO- The immediate
cause Of his death was malarial fever
lie leaves wife. but no children. His
VIE Was Miss Marin Patram. sister OF
Councilman r. l.. patrnm
The remains were brought 10 hts home
BOZ fhis city. Dos east Eighteenth street
yesterday morning by Funeral Director
N0rrisfetfc The funeral Will De from |
the residence at 4 O'Clock this afternoon
Rev. j. A. Sullivan conducting the ser
vices.