Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-17
WANT MORE CARS.
THE COUNCIL WILL ASH "
CREASED ACCOMMODATIONS.
OTHER ITEMS FROM MANCHESTER
~. Percy Fuaua Painfully HUT
peotbs OF Mr.. Matthews NV"
uu.t,c.s-Nen TO Mcet-Per-
sonaIs and Briefs.


Tho Perrv-street and Hull-street cars
~ Manchester are greatly crowded De-
tween c and 7 o'clock morning ana eve
ming.
,rho comnanv owning these lines keep
an extra car on during these hours. but
members Of tho City Council VINO traVei
carly I'm the morning and in the evening
| say the crowds are not yet accomnlo-
| dated The company will be asked by
| the Council to put on another extra cai
n, each line for about two hours each
day. The crowded condition Of the cars
&c more noticeable now than II"
weeks ago before the summer cars "e'e
,st,en of. The winter cars viii not carry
so many passengers. Many OF these pas
/ sengers are young ladies who have 10 20
70 Richmond TO work. They Just have 10
take the first car that comes. There Is
no "waiting for the next" They nave 10
stand uD going to work. while at work
an day. and then stand up going back
home GiA
BUSINESS MEN TO MEET
The business Mems Association will
hold an important meeting this evening
at SIS o'clock.
As usual. the meeting will be held IN
Toney's Hail. All the members OF the
association are urged to be present
Business OF considerable interest VIII
como up.
Mr.. Percy Fuqua had n PAD acciueht
Yesterday morning
fe fr71r1oTr01
factory of the Stacy Brothers, at Third
and Hull streets. He had his lett mana
caught in the machinery, and 1t was bad
~ crushed.
Drs. Rroadnax and Merchant were call
Cd 10 see the injured man. They ampu-
tated two Of the fingers az the first JOINT.
Tho wound was dressed then and later
Mr.. Fuqua was doing very well
DEATHS SUNDAY AND YESTERDAY.
Mr.. J. IT. Matthews IS dead. Mr. Mat
thews died Sunday night at Q o'clock at
his residence, 52i west Ninth street, aged
IS wears after a lingering Illness. The
funeral took place yesterday afternoon
from the above number, conducted by
Rev. J. A. Spencer. The interment was
made in Oakwood.
Mrs. Lucy MCGEE. wife Of Mr.. James
MeGee. died yesterday morning at $3.50
o'clock at her residence. 2l5 Everett street.
She leaves q husband and one child. She
was n member OF Stockton-Street Bap-
fist church. from which place the funeral
will be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The interment Will be made In Maury
Cemetery.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr.. John p. Goode and family. OF Pow
hatan county. are visiting I'm the city
Mr.. John Hidden Of Rocky Mount, who
has been visiting friends in this city, re-
turned home yesterday.
Miss ORC Johnson, Of Crewe. IS visiting
Miss Alice Hall, on west Fourteenth
street.
Mr.. J. W. snellines, Of Swansboro', IS
out after several weeks sickness.
Miss Bernice Fair has returned homo
after n delightful visit Of six weeks 70
6cousvile. Va.
Mr.. c.. w. Bowen. Of Ninth and Decatur
streets. who has been quite H. Is i'm
proving
Mr.. W. IT. Young left last night over
the Chesapeake and Ohio railway for Par
sons. Kan.
Mrs. Robert Caperon IS extremely ill at
the residence Of her brother-in-law, Mr..
]. J. Jones, 10i west Fifth street.
Miss Gertrude Wcisiger left Saturday
for jefferson. POwhatan county, 10 take
charge as principal Of the graded school
at that place.
Mrs. Coke. sister OF Mr.. r. d. Overton,
who lives on Perry street between Eighth
and Ninth streets, died Saturday at Cay
ton, Henrico county. The remains were
shipped TO Burkeville.
Mr.. Lesley Irwin is confined 10 his
home, on McD0nough street, as a result
Of an accident which happened last We'd
nesday He was working on the stone
wall which IS being built just under
Mayo's bridge. He was struck by n hand
car loaded with two tons Of rock
The Jail Commissioners-Mes Angus
tine Royal, George +. Gary. and Or.
u. W. Garnett-met yesterday and in
spectod the Jail. They reported TO the
court that they found the sanitary condi-
ton Of the Jail excellent. The twelve
prisoners confined Export that they are
we'll fed and humanely treated.
The Manchester delegates 20 the State
Council Of Juniors left yesterday by the
afternoon train OF the Chesapeake and
Ohio for Cape Charles, where the council
Will meet to-day.
The congregation OF Stockton-Street
Baptist church has undertaken repairs 10
their church. a new baptistry will be
put in. Mr. John w. Clary has been
awarded the contract.
The horse which the Fire Department
has had on trial since Saturday was re-
turned yesterday morning. The horse IS
an right, but the committee did not wish
20 purchase until the Board Of Fire Com
missiOners sanctioned the deal.