The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-07
CITY CONTRACTS
WERE AWARDED.
The Cox Company Gets the Black
smithing, R.A. Bowen the Feed.
DEATH OF MRS. JOHN CARROLL.
Mary Richardson, Colorcd, Declared
to BE Insane-Basc- Bali Cranks
in Manchester
SOuthsidc News,
Manchester Bureau. Richmond Times.
l1l2 Hull street. Bcattio Block.

ll12 HUI street. Boatte Block.
A meeting Of the Council Committee on
Streets was called FOR last night for the
purpose OF approving bills and award
ing contracts for feed and for black
smithing.
The meeting was called for o'clock,
but Il was nearly before the co mmittee
got together with Messrs Matthew
Morton chairman, Ranilett oBrien
and Green present
Bills and pay-rolls amounting 10 $500
were approved and ordered TO be paid.
The contract for furnishing feed TO the
city stables for three months was award
cd to Mr.. r. a. Bowen, the only bid
der. and the Cox Company was given the
blscksmithing work for the next quar-
Ter.
The report Of the City Engineer was
read and approved.
The Finance Committee also met at s
O'Clock with Mcssrs w. W. Pool CHAIR
mani. Matthew Morton. j. O'Brcn
and J. r.. Green present only routine
business was transacted.
DEATH or MRS. CARROLL.
SwansborO. on the River road. near
Twenty street. died at 1880 o'clock
yesterday morning after am illness OF some
DAYS. with pneumonia. She was about
fifty-hve years old and leaves. besides
her husband. foslr childrcn-Mrs. Maggie
Hogan Mrs John Tolor. Miss Mary Car
roll. and Mr.. John Carroll all OF Man
chester
The funeral will take place from st.
Peters Cathedral. Richmond. Monday
morning at 10 o'clock.
CRAZY COLORED WOMAN.
Mary Richardson. a colored woman. was
taken with dementia yesterday morning
and created considerable disturbance In
the vicinity OF Twelfth and Porter streets.
She was taken 20 the 'station-house and
confined in a cell and it was determined
that her mental condition should be eN-
amined into. Squire Litngow held "a
commission of lunacy and the woman
was declared 10 be insane and was or
dered 20 be sent 10 the asylum She Will
he confined in jail in the meantime.
The woman's condition Is sad one.
She was recently deserted by her nus
band who left her with am in-
FAINT and this trouble is be-
leved 10 have caused here arrangement
While IN the cell she uttered awful cries.
calling upon her baby 10 come TO her'
and gave indications Of very much
overbalanced brain.
FUNERALS YESTERDAY.
The funeral OF the late Mr Giles +.
Williamson. who died Wednesday even
ing. took place from BainbrIdge Baptist
church yesterday afternoon at 2.5O
o'clock
The remains Of Miss Ella F. Woodbridge
were Inferred iu Maury cemetery from
Clopton-Street church at II O'Clock yes
terlay morning
LIKES WEDDIGE.
Manchester is full Of baseball cranks.
and they watch the movements Of the
magnates and players as closely as Samp-
sons fleet watched Cervera I'm speak
inc Of the makeup Of the Richmond
team for next year one of the most ar
dent thus expressed himself.
"NVeddidec. OF Norfolk, is INC acqui-
sition 10 the team. and I'm my opinion
bo wo1ld make good substitute for
Dundon al third With klopt an second
and Wrigley az short the inheld would be
superb
TRAFFIC. DELAYED.
Traffic ON the Perry street car line was
delayed for quite a while THURSDAY night
because of the spreading of the rails on
Perry street. near Tenth. Inc weather
was very disagreeable az the ume ah9
many would-he passengers were loIceu
10 stand out III tine lHtil "N
corners and AT the Richmond terminus
FOR nearly an hour.
personal AND NOTES.
A delightful cOtillon was given by MISS
Sarah Harvie's dancing class a. Leader
Hall Thursday night
,r,bcro wore no cases before Mayor
Maurice I'm his court yesterday morning.
There are a number Of cases Of the
numps in the city. ,,,
Mr. ROY Turpin will open a coullon
class al Leader Han this aiter-
noon from { to 7 o'clock. These classes
viii he popular. as Mr.. Turpin himseH
mas "a large circle of friends.
Mr. oscar b. Enright of Danviie mas
returned home after a pleasant Visit TO
friends i'm SwansDoro.