The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-08
THE P0PULISTS
IN MANCHESTER
Mr.. Joseph W. Holt Probable Nomi-
nee for the House.
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS
A Big Enterprise Secures Charter.
Rev. W. w. Sisk Accepts the
CaiI-Dr. Matthews Sick.
Personals and Briefs.
Manchester Bureau. Richmond Times,
1li2 Hull Street (Beattie Biock).

lli2 Hull Street (Beattie Biock).
The committee OF the Populist party
held another meeting in Swansboro last
night at o'clock to form plans and
confer about the coming canvass. Plans
are not yet agreed on as 10 the candidate
for the House. There will be no candidate
for the Senate. Many members of the
committee. as we'll as other citizens. de
mand the nomination Of Judge Gregory
but the Judge has so often declined the
use Of his name, It is thought that MI
Joseph w. Holt will be the nominee.
The friends OF Mr.. Holt may be induced
to Join in the demand on Judge Gregory
At the last interview had with the Judge
he still declined, and was greatly in
favor of Mr. Holt. Ii is not yet known
how the matter will work Itself out.
Resolutions were adopted reaffirming
the principles on which W. J. lfryah was
nominated for the Presidency, pledSins
the efforts of the party 10 secure the
establishment OF those principles, de-
olaring that legal tender money should be
issued by the general government alone,
and that United States Treasury notes.
based on the wealth and credit OF this
nation. are the best money i'm the world:
denouncing the practice OF taking chill
dren under sixteen years Of age 10 do
york ,- s1-+1- es which should ~ done
BY able-boded persons. endorsing the
course OF Governor Tyler in exposing
machine methods: returning thanks 70
Hon W. A. Jones for his address dealing
with the congressional record OF Senator
Martin: requesting the representatives In
the next Legislature 10 vote against Sen
ator Martin calling for an antitrust law;
declaring for the election Of President.
Vice-Presdent and senators by direct
vote of the people.
The resolutions conclude as follows;
LAND-GRABBERS LAW.
we herby demand the unconditional
repeal Of the twin statutes, known as the
Walton Election Law and the Land-Grab-
hers act: and that such laws shall be
passed in their stead which shall pro-
vide for the collection Of taxes in a con-
stitutional manner and without fleeing
land owners for the sake Of syndicates
and bond dealers: and that an election
law shall be passed which will afford
equal voting privileges to all taxpayers
and voters. aud reflect the honor f our
state, suppress the vice Of corrupt cleo
tions. and invite capital and population
to virginia instead Of driving them
away.
I'VE pledge ourselves to support any
man who may be named by the Peoples
Party OF Powhatan or Manchester and
ask their cooperation with us"
The charter for a new enterprise in the
city Of Manchester was granted by Judge
Ingram. OF the Hastings Court Friday
and recorded In the clerks office yesterday
morning. The company Is known as the
Eureka Furniture and Manufacturing
Company with q caDital stock OF not less
than $4,000 and not more than Slopw.p.
The company VIII engage I'm the manufac-
ture Of furniture Of al kinds. also carts,
wagons. etc The stock OF the company
viii be divided ~ shares Of 500 each. The
corporation Is not 20 own at anytime more
than 100 acres OF land.
The principal Office = 10 be In Man
chester. The organization IS Mr.. Landon
p. Jones. president: Mr. William Gratz-
nowskv vlce-presdent: Mr. Jessie D.
Lawrence secretary and treasurer. all
these gentlemen have their homes IN Man
chester.
THE DIRECTORS.
The board Of directors is Landon =.
Jones. William Gratznowsky. Jessie u.
Lawrence Charles T.. Wingo and James
d. Crump. The last two gentlemen hVe
In Richmond
The plant Is situated just outside the
corporate limits. near the Richmond Wood
Works and Johnson's Foundry. in build
ing owned and built by the company Tor
the purpose. force OF twenty men are
AT work now and Will be- largely Increased
in the near future.
Mr.. Gratzn0wsky Is foreman Of the
works and g. a good man IN the right place.
The attorneys are O'Ferral and Registeri
who have put the charter through
MR.. SISK ACCEPTS.
Judge Hancock has received the letter
Of acceptance from Rev. ". W. Sisk, who
has had under consideration for some
weeks the cal 10 Clopton-Street Baptist
church. Rev AR S.sk accepts the call but
cannot take hold OF his work until about |
tie first OF December
Dr. W. =. Matthews Is confined 10 his |
bed and has been so since Friday |
when he came home from his morning |
visits. Re is considered % right sick man. |
and his family and friends are uneasy |
lest he shall suffer right serious Illness. |
Last night ne was somewhat easier.
The County Road Commissioners met |
yesterday morning az the courthouse TO |
discuss the question or the extension OF |
Ninth-street road on into the county. The |
rood now in question is to run from |
Whitby on to the old colonial site Of /
-Warrick The commissioners appointed |
by the court are T. =. West. Geo. W Bit
tie and william r. Brooks.
THE CHURCHES TO-DAY.
Services at West-End church to-day
Sunday School at go a. NJ; ser !
Woes at IL A. " and 5 P. NJ. by the
pastor. Sev. {. D. Crawley Epworth |
League meeting. at $3.50 and 2. ". AL |
welcome.
The Ladies Aid Society OF west-End
church vii meet at Mrs. Amelia T. /
Manns on Ciopton street, tomorrow
evening at o'clock.
Tnere viii be prayer-meeting at the
City Home this evening at
O'Clock, conducted by the Epworth Leas. |
uers OF West-End church.
The usual services will be held at Cen
trial Methodist church to-day. Sun
day-School at 9:l5 A. NJ. preaching by |
the pastor. Rev. ]. c. Reed, at II A. NJ.
and : T. NJ Fourth Quarterly Conference |
Monday night. The month of October is
Sunday-School missionary month. when
all the collections go To the cause of mis-
sions
stookton-street church-Servlces at II
A. NJ. and at p. VI. At the morning |
services will occur the anniversary of
the Sunday School An interesting pro.
gramme has been arranged Some inter
es'ing addresses will be made
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