The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-07
A NEW MINISTER
FOR MANCHESTER
Rev. E. v. Badly Has Accepted the
Call to
BAINBRIDGE-STREeT CHURCH.
He Writes Letter to Mr.. A. &. Wat
kins-wilI Be Here October
15th-Mrs. Caudle Is
Still Missing.
BAINBRIDGE-STREET CHURCH..
Manchester Bureau. Richmond Times

lil2 Hull Street (Beatte bloChl' .
Rev. H. V. Badly has accepted the can
extended him by Bainbridge-Street Bap-
fist Church.
His letter of acceptance was received
Yesterday morning by Mr.. A. c. Watkins
the Secretary Of the Church Committee.
Mr.. Baldy stated in his letter, that he
would be in Manchester, about the l0th'
of the month. 80,
His family would follow him. with IN
a week or so after his arrival.
He stated his name was under con-
sideration, with reference 10 call' py
a Western Congregation, but that ne ieit
that his work should be in Manchester
This letter will be read to the congrega-
ton tomorrow morning after the Ser
vice.
THE h. Y. p. U.
A meeting Of the Baptist Young People
Union will be held tomorrow evening at
4 o'clock at Cambridge Church, an address
will be made by Mr. Hill Montague OF
Richmond, who is President of the
Richmond and Manchester Unions.
A meeung OF the reading members oil
the Populists party was held Thursday
night in Swansboro. Owing TO the IN
clemency of the weather the attendance
was not large, but enough was said 10 give
an accurate forecast OF the result of the
nnal committee meeting. which will take
place this evening. 1t was decided
that only one candidate would be put IN
the field that being Mr.. Joseph A. Holt
Of SwansbOro, who will run Tor the House
Mr.. Holt is a prominent and popular man
in his section. The Populist party thinks
he will be its strong man TO run the race
At the meeting tonight, resolutions
will be adopted, endorsing VIM. j. Bryan
and opposing Senator Martin. The com
mittee will advocate the repeal Of the land
grabbers law and the Walton election law,
advocate direct legislation for better
free school system also law preventing
children under fifteen from working In
factories,
TAKING DISPOSITIONS
Dispositions were taken Thursday be-
fore Commissioner Maurice, at Judge
| Gregory's office IN the divorce suit of Mrs.
Ida NJ Fowlkes. She sues for absolute
divorce. The case will come up for final
| hearing at the next term Of the Hastings
| Court. 1t Is stated that the evidence for
the plaintiff is very strong.
The horse belonging 10 Mrs. Tingle.
who keeps the fish and oyster house on
Hull reet. became frightened on north
Hull street yesterday morning and ran the
! full length of the town. No one was hurt
J The wagon was smashed up generally.
! and he only left single-tree on Hun
| street
JOINT MEETING.
The ioint-meetir Of the Building and
Land and the Finance Committees was
| held last-nght ir OBJ. Council Chamber
A full attendance was present. The
| plans and questions appertalning 20 the
new City Hall were discussed. The
/ whole thing was referred to the Finance
! Committee, which will meet some night
! next week.
After the joint meeting the Finance
Committee held a rather lengthy session.
/ The report Of the City Attorney, Judge
! VIM. D. Clopton, on the taxation qucs-
/ ton with reference to certain property
! belonging TO Randolph Macon College
was presented. The Judge in his report
stated that the property was exempt, In
that, it belonged 10 an educational IN
| stitutiOn The Council was requested to
provide the necessary legislation 10 have
| all this property taken off the tax books.
The bills before the committee were APP
proved.
The regular Saturday afternoon German
Club will give its opening dance this
evening at Leader Hall, beginning
at 4:30 o'clock.
Work on the Richmond. Petersburg and
| Carolina road IS being pushed right along.
There are a hundred negroes and almost
as many mules ard scrapers on the line
now.
S. Ullmans Son has been awarded the
feed contract by the city Council FOR the
| next quarter. This Is the second tiihe
this firm has gotten it.
4 "a al rlarst "a hnfnW i
| Quoted at Fifth-Street Methodist church
BY Rev. Mr Hayes of Bowling Green,
! Va. The meeting has been in progress
| since last Sunday. and much good has
been accomplished.
County Court opens next MONDAY
| Judge William l. Ciopton will be on the
bench. on docket are some important
railroad cases.
COTTON FACTORY.
Should the CALICO Mills be occupied az
cotton factory. it is probable that the
growing OF cotton may be attempted III
Chesterfield county.
Cotton has been planted In various Sec
lions Of the country with good results.
The experiments have proven quite sat
lsfactory, and next season cotton-srow-
ing Will be experimented on deliberately
| With cotton growing at their doors the
factories OF Richmond and Manchester
IL is believed. can successfully compete
with those I'm any section Of the coun-
try. and IL IS not unlikely that within a
very few years this may be a great cot
I ton-eoods manufacturing centre.
The nrst-class shipping facilities and
other advantages. including climatic con-
ditions, are declared by those interested
in the matter to be excellent for the cot
ton-growing and ootton-manWaclurlnl
Industries.
AS an indication Of the condition OF The
soil for otton-growing. there Is a striI
OF land at Clopton station, upon whict
was swept. from freight cars, a lot o.
cotton seed. These seeds grew and -four
ished. without cultivation. and now th'
plants are covered with large. luIurian
cotton bolls.
STILL 4 MYSTERY.
Mrs Caudle has not yet been found
every place in Manchester that she wa
at all likely to visit was inquired at yes
terday.
Her disappearance is indeed sing
ular. no one seems TO nave heard o
seen her II nothing is heard from he
by to-day Chesterfield County Will b
searched for the missing woman.
The programme at the Christian Churcl
last night was highly appreciated by
large audience.