Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-29
IN OUR SISTER CITY.
MANCHESTER NEWS CHRONICLED
FOR DISPATCH READERS.
SEVEN1H-ST. SEWER WILL Be FIXED.
street Committee OF the Council De-
cfdes Upon This-Car COMPANY TO
Pay One Half of Expensc-DeIight-
ful scotch Tea-Briefs

The Council Committee on Streets OF
the city Of Manchester held meeting IN
the Office Of the City Engineer in the
Leader building last evening at 7.30 o'clock
and decided on certain street improve
mcnts. There has been a good deal Of
complaint Of late about the condition Of
the sewer at Seventh and Perry streets,
and the street-car company and the peo-
pie living in that vicinity have been
greatly annoyed by water standing almost
knee-deep there after every rain.
A meeting Of the committee was held
there some days ago and the City Engi-
neer was instructed TO see the officers OF
the railway company and learn how much
Of the expense of repairing the sewer
would they pay. as the fixing Of it would
be a mutual benefit 20 company and city.
Captain Lipscomb stated 20 the commit
tee that the company were willing 20 pay
half the expense The committee. there
fore, Immediately ordered the work TO be
done without delay.
Those present al the committee We're
Messrs Matthew Morton chairman. j..
e. Green. W. T. Hart. Captains John
OBrien and James 4. LipscOmb.
The Board Of Health was called 10 meet
1T the Council chamber last evening at
r 80 o'clock
The joint body Of members of the Coun-
ell and the Board Of Health is called 10
meet at 1870 o'clock this evening.
a PLEASANT EMBARRASSMENT.
The Scotch tea" given last evening az
The residence Of Dr. w. =. Mathews, No.
1902 Bainbridge street, was very plea
SAINT affair, and despite the downpour OF
rain about o'clock the attendance was
very good. The 'tca" was given for the
benefit Of the Ladies Sewing Circle "a
Bainbridge-Street Baptist church. The
social and musical features Of the evening
were much enjoyed The musical pro-
gramme was I'm the hands of Messrs. o.
ar Lehman, Thurston Cardoza, Mrs VIII
liam Snelburne, Colonel w. *. Mathews.
and Eddie Burton. quite a nice sum was
realized for the Ladies' Circles benefit.
MR.. FRIENDS INJURY.
Mr. Herbert c. Friend the young gem
tleman who was thrown from horse on
Monday morning and had his collar-bone
broken and himself severely bruised was
resting quietly and well yesterday
though yet very sore. The injured young
man is a son Of Or. George W. Friend,
and a brother Of Messrs. Charles l.. and
William w. Friend, the Hull-street drug
gIst. but is at present a resident OF New
port News He was i'm the city on a
visit. and while here rode up to Clayton,
TO visit his sister, MIS-. j.. a. Alien, VINO
resides there lie was coming back Mon
dav morning on horseback. when az some
distance from the city the horse SHE'D
violently and suddenly, and the rider was
thrown off. His injuries are by no means
dangerous, but be Will not be able TO get
out inside Of month. Re is being at
tended 10y his father
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mrs. Charles l. Petit who was re-
Gently operated ON, ls now convalescins.
Mr.. John Moles continues III at his home
ON Twelfth street. near Perry.
Mrs W. l.. Sanderson, OF Oh east
Eleventh street les quite ID.
Mrs. Wlmena Fair of Richmond, is
visiting her son. Mr.. y. W. Fahr, No.
1871 Decatur street
Rev :. L. Grimsley, of Richmond. vii!
preach at ClOpton-Stfeet Baptist church
next Sunday morning and night.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination
will meet in the Council chamber tonight
at 1880 o'clock.
Rev DR.. r.. j. Wllingham Of Richmond,
Va, will preach at Bainbridge-Sueet Bdp-
fist church tonight at 1.i5.
The revival at Central Methodist church
continues this week the pastor Rev. j..
c. Reed, doing the preaching. There have
been some eight or ten conversions