Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-20
SIX NEW OFFICERS.
SPECIAL POLICEMEN FOR HoLiDA's
CHOSEN IN MANCHESTER
BODY OF Mr.. COLE IN THE CANAL.
This Death-Trnp Gives Up the "'''-
ing Man-DrownIng Was Aeei"s
taI-swansboro' People want ~
water-Other News and Briefs.

The Manchester Police Commissioners
held an adjourned meeting last night anu
elected six special policemen Tor INV
Christmas holidays.
Those chosen are as follows; William
Haynes, First Ward; J. b. Nuhhaiy
and T.. J. Hewlett, Second ward W. Il.
Smith, Third Ward; George T. Milsteao
and Edward Waymack. Fourth ward
These officers will serve the city all during
the holidays. They will be provided with
batons and ribbon badges of Office.
A full meeting Of the commissioners
was held. with Mayor Maurice In the
chair and Secretary Hart at his post.
THEY WANT CITY WATER
The bill offered in the Senate by MI
p. V. cogbill, OF Chesterfield, to permit
the city of Manchester TO run it's water
mains one mile into the county, and its
effects upon Swansboro' people, was tne
subject of discussion on the streets OF
swansboro' yesterday. The meeting ol
the citizens on Monday night was aiso
talked of a good deal. A false hnpaes-
sion has gone out about the matter. A"S
people of Swansboro want the city OF
Manchester TO run its pipes into theH
town, and appreciate the immense aoNdi
tage they would have then In case OIL
fire, when the Manchester Fire Depart
ment would Certainly come to their ald'
but they object mainly 20 the Husungs
Court OF Manchester having control Oh
the mains. They want the County Court
OF Chesterfield to have control ana Juris-
diction in any cause arising on account
of the mains.
About forty citizens Of Swansboro' at
tended the meeting at Dorsett's drugstore
Monday night Mr.. William g. TAYLOR
was made chairman OF the meeting. INC
gentlemen present discussed the bill con-
siderably and the Objectionable features
were pointed out.
Mr.. w. w. Baker, Of the House OF Dele
gates. was present. He noted the oDJec-
lions, and when the bill gets TO the House
he will endeavor TO have the features
which are being criticised eliminated
II has been suggested that the impress
sion would be created that people OF
swansboro' did not want water during
the Christmas holidays.
COLE WAS IN THE CANAL"
The body OF Mr. w. w. Cole was found
i'm the Manchester canal yesterday morn
ing about 11:45 o'clock. Mr.. Cole was a
driver for Todd & Justis. He had been
missing since Saturday evening. The iact
of his unaccounted-fOr absence from MS
home on Fourth street, this city. was
reported to the police. Their theory at
once was that he had fallen into that
| death-trap the canal.
| The canal was not searched until yester-
day morning. Mr.. r. Hawkes. and Der
nard Smith, who were in a boat. were
the first TO see the body. IL was lying
at the bottom OF the canal at a point
about a hundred yards below the foot
bridge leading from the Todd q Justis
mill to the Southern railway tracks. MIA
and slime covered It. 1t was drawn into
the boat and covered TO await the COM
ing Of the City Coroner, Dr. J. W. Brod-
max.
Coroner Brodnax viewed the remains
about an hour later and decided that
death resulted from accidental drowning.
The body was turned over 10 the son-in-
law Of the deceased Mr.. w. L. Green
wood. It was prepared for burial by 3.
| II. Morrissett & Son, undertakers.
| The funeral will take place to-day from
| the residence of Mr.. Greenwood. on Perry
street. but the hour has not been decided
upon.
| Deceased leaves seven children. They
are MIS-. Greenwood. Nellie, Lily, Alice,
| Bessie. Eddie, and John. The latter lives
! in Goochland county.
| Inc WIG bl lilc utt'd0pt i'o bNNAi @~'N
! some years.
ELDER WAS FINED.
Mayor Maurice hv.d a regular session of
his court yesterday morning S;t'e
His first applicant for justice was chr
| Elder. Elder. as published in the Dis
patch yesterday morning, was charged
with assaulting and beating William Mas
sic. Mayor Maurice fined Elder s..
Harvey White (coloreD was fined 81
for carrying a concealed weapon. and sent
to Jail for sixty days as a suspicious char
acter II is thought that he Is the party
who has been breaking the windows Of
the merchants on Hull street
Randolph w. Robertson (coloreD, foi
being drunk and disorderly, was fined $
PERSONALS And BRIEFS.
Mrs. Vaughan IS quite Ill at her resi-
dence. on upper Hull street.
Mrs. G. A. Raines and daughter lef
yesterday at noon for Danville. Va. an'
Goldsboro'. y. c., to spend the Christina
, holidays.
Rev. Or. Starr. president Of Randolph
Macon Academy, will preach at Firth
street Methodist church next SUNDAY
| night