The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-31
BETTER STREETS
IN MANCHESTER
The Committee Considering the
Needs of the Year.
THE DEATH OF MRS. B. P. VADEN
She Passed Away Yesterday Morning
Aftcr u Short Illncss-A Manchcs-
ter Boys Arrest in Cincinnati.
Other Items.
THE DEATH OF MRS. B. P. VADEN
Manchester Bureau. Richmond Times.
1ll2 Hull street, Bcatuc Block.

eAAeAtNNtFAfA BUREAU ttlNAiAlNlu AAIltrs
1ll2 Hull street, Beatuc Block
The Street Committee met last night on
the city Engineers Office in room so. L..
Leader Building Mr. Matthew Morton.
the chairman. presided and there was a
fuIi attendance Of the members
\ large amount of routine business was
transacted and All bills contracted by
The committee were approved for pay
nent. Nothing of special importance
was brought 70 the attention Of the
committee. Chairman Morton expects to
have a meeting called during the coming
month 10 have general talk as 20 the
amount OF money ms committee Will ask
Tor during the coming year Tor street
Improvements. This committee is using
The rock crusher every day now. and are
matchmaking the streets as fast as pos
si0le. Wherever a street has been com
pleted II has given satisfaction 10 the
,ommittC
REV. W. W. LEAR SICK.
Ills many friends ia this city will be
sorry 10 learn of the continued illness of
Kew. " ". Lear pastor of Market
street Methodist church I'm Petersburg
ne mas not been able TO ON his pulpit for
several weeks
for the past four years Mr.. Lear was
The oe-ovcd pastor OF the Central Meth.
odist church ia this city and was sent
20 petersburg az the last session of the
Virginia Methodist Conference. While
"a resident of Manchester. he made MANY
friends who Will De glad 20 learn Of his
restoration 20 health.
Ihe southern shops Will take holiday
to-day and the whole plant will be- shut
down for tWenty-four hours. This Is
"ohe 70 come within the regular monthly
appropriation allowed 20 the wase-earn-
ers. Heretofore these hands have 5een
working nine hours per day. They will
Deslh on Wednesday next by working
nine and half hours and as soon as the
"Ss grow longer they will work ten
,'ouIS per day. This plant works long
hours during the summer months and |
snort time during the winter months
FALSE CHARGE
Some people have trouble M nome |
NHl'e DINERS go 10 Cincinnati where thev |
nhA trouble without looking for IL. a |
~" oays ago two young men OF this CITY |
Went on on pleasure trip I'm the norm |
ern and western portion OF the country /
rev days since they MANAGED 10 sion
Tor day or so in Cincinnati. While |
'heIr robbery occurred and the police |
ano detectives We're on the alert 10 eaten |
The robbers.
One of the Manchester bows ut a cer-
tam portion Of the day went info a sa-
Don TO get glass OF beer While there /
stranger came in and informed him ne
was under arrest The prisoner was
lhunder-siruck ana as was his usual
habit when excited ne threw his hands
pehlnd him He was told by the officer
70 hpld Them in front, which was done IN |
snort order Tho southern boy was then
told why he was arrested. that there had !
heen big robbery ana ne was suspected !
of having been a party 20 the crime. The
'haige az first amused tho Virginia boy.
hut then no began 10 think he was "A
stranger ia strange place and many
miles from home. Then he became wor-
riel, as the outlook was not al an plea
SAINT. At last he put on his thinking
cap TO see how he could get out OF his
trouble. and being Red Man Of some
prominence at home ne sought members
OF that order who in a short time got
him out Of his dilemma. His next move
was 10 catch the cars for Virginia ana
his home IN the old Free STATE lie reach /
ed home last night a sadder but q wiser
man The next time be takes an outing /
no viii go 20 Chesterfield Courthouse or
ocean View. where he is well known ana
VIII nave no chance OF getting into trou-
bic.
DEATH OF MRS VADrN.
After an Illness Of a little more than
" eek Mrs Bernard =. Walden died yes
terdav morning az ha'f past s O'Clock al
tho residence OF her husband. No. MS
Porter street T1wul
Last Sunday a week ago she was taken
suddenly ili with the grip. terminating
In acute pneumonia and congestion Of the
lungs u was apparent In the very be-
rlnnlg that her illness was of the most
serious character. and from the first the
,ravcst apprehension Was entertained I
Is 10 her recovery. !
Dr. Isaiah White. OF Richmond. was
allied Into consultation with Or. Lave
'cnce Ingram. or this city and the best =
medical attention and most careful nurs- ! I
az failed 20 check the disease that was D
ieadiiy sapping the vitality OF the pa G.
lent
Ms. Vadcn was Miss Lucy Nelson
'uDleti. dauehier Of the lamen;ed James {
4 Suhlett and Lucy Nelson Page. Mr.
Iublett was widely known in this cOmmu- / =
ity and throughout the State. having .
'een one Of thc pronrletors Of the old
Dottswood Hotel in Richmond years ago 4
he waH one Of five sisters. the four sur "
iyinR/her being Mrs. Judge John II. In
RAM Mrs John W. Arlington. Mrs. B.
iariin. % Chesterfield. and Mrs w. w.
iichaux. 81 Powhatan. 3,
Tho following rs ire list o. pail-bearers. :.
Nessrs 4 r Weisiger VIM y Ball.
: u. Owen, Lacy fendley. r. T. Walden,