The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-18
LITTLE SICKNESS
IN MANCHESTER
Fewer Cases Of Illness Than Ever at
This Season.
The CITY is CLEAN AND TRIM.
Politics Are Slow in the Manchester
District - One Candidate for tho
senate aud Five FOR the House.
Other News.

Manchester Bureau. Richmond Times,
Iil2 Hull street. Bcaluc BLOCK
The absence Of much sickness Of Sc
rious nature. and the general healthy
condition OF tho city are subjects Of
p.essaut comment 40 this time. This
state Of affairs is largely due 10 me
clean condition Of the city. brought about
by the excellent work Of The street de-
partment and the Board Of Health
Dr. Ingram. president Of me Board Of
Health. feels much encouraged at the
condition. OF things. and says tnat theie
agc fewer cases of Illness in the city ihan
ever before at mis- season of the year.
POLITICS il MANCHESTER.
Political talk m Manchester Is al
minimum. ana DO one would think thai
an important election was rapidly APP
preaching
4 state Senator and two members Of
the lower branch Of the Legislature are
q be elected.
The counties OF Powhatan and Chester
feld ami the city OF Manchester embrace
fhe legislative district. and Powhatan.
Chesferneld and Goochiand together with
fhe city constitute the senatorial district.
For the Senate but one name has been
mentioned. that of Mr. Phil b. Cogbill. OF
Chesterfield Court House Commonwealth
attorney for that county.
For the House there are FIVE candidates
Messrs. u. l.. T0ney and Harry owen.
o. Manchesi or. carter Harrison. Noble
Jordan and Pleasant Finch. of POwhaian.
Mr.. owen was d member OF the last As
scmbiy and Mr. Toney was a member
several years ag0.
The city Committee has ordered pri-
mary election for September eth. but no
action has as set been taken in the coun-
ties.
GIVEN TEN DAYS.
A young negro named Eddie Johnson,
who hls been trlmping about Virginia.
and whose home IS az 10S Gallagher street
Roanoke. came into town Thursday
I'll hsd TN bis possession "a ladies' gold
s.atoh that the attempted % dispose o.
Heing strange durkey IN a strange
pace. Captain Iipscomb thought 10
wise move 20 take charge Of him as a
Suspicious charac.e-.
When questioned as 10 how he got pos
session Of the Wa De stated that II
bolonge IN his mother. an Roanoke.
E9d'c was sent 90 JAN Tor ten days.
The case Of Henry Hall and Willie
Baugh. both colored. came up before
Mayor Maurice yesterday morning and
was disposed or
Baueh was charged with cutting Han
with knife and Han was charged with
carving a concealed weapon
Baugh was sent on to the grand jury
and Han was fined SEQ.
HAD A GOOD TIME.
A delightful hayride 20 Moore's school
house 81 esterheld, was given Thursday
night by party OF young folks OF Man
chester IN honor OF the Misses Crowley
OF Washington. y. c.. who are visiting
the Misses OBrien on Cowardin avenue.
Amusements were INDUCED I'm until a late
hour, when the party partook of an ele-
giant lunch provided for the occasion.
The ladies present We're: Misses Mar
guerite and Alice Crowley. Lucille and
Leila O'Brien. Louise Clayton. Florence
Hawkes.. Of Portsmouth. Annie Taylor,
Elsie and Mabel Crooks Bernice Fair.
Katherine and Lula Baird.
The young gentlemen were: Messrs
John p. Llpscomb. Allan \. Pettigrew
john w. Justice Bynton b. and Mark r.
Lloyd. David Perdue Lorraine ana Thos.
NJ. Fendlcy. Jr.. Clifton Robertson, How
ard and Ernest Lovcff. Norvel Belts Of
Richmond: Arthur and oscar owens Vic
Tor Hague and Samuel Moore.
PERSONAL AND NOTES
Mr.. J. d. Robertson has gone TO Peters
burg 20 spend a vacation of ten DAYS.
Miss Ethel Harding and Miss Annie
Jusls. o., Powhatan, arc visiting Miss
Julia Scages. Of Fredericksburg.
Misses Maggie and Alice Crowley, Of
d. c.. are the guests of their
cousin. Captain John O Bren, Cowardin
avenue.
Rev. Charles n Van Houton IS spend
ing his vacation I'm Burkville.
Assistant Postmaster John Fisher IS
spending the remainder Of his vacation
with his nephew. Mr.. r. IT, Bruce at
Chula, and with his niece, Mrs. y. \.
Bass IN Amelia
Mr.. J. II. Nichols continues quito H.
The funeral Of Miss Kate o. Cox took
Mace from Meade Memorial church at
l.20 o'clock Yesterday afternoon and the
intrmcnt was IN Hollywood A large
congregation o. sorrowlng friends was IN
Attendance