Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-17
MAY0'S BRIDGE SAFE.
WILL DEAR A CAR LOADED WITH
sIxTY-FIvE PEOPLE.
OTHER ITEMS FROM OYER The RIVER
Manchester Cars Will Go Up to
Recommendations Taking ~
Hand I'm County PoIitics-Finney
Dies-Death of Mrs. Carter.

The citizens Of Manchester ana Klch-
mond who have been apprehensive OF
passing over Mayos bridge may now, In
the opinion of Colonel c. =. T.. Burgwyn,
the civil engineer. quiet their fears. In
q recent letter to the Mayos Bridge ana
Land Company, he states that he has eX-
amlned the arches, floor. beams, masonry
&c of the bridge since 1t has been re-
Gently repaired Of the injuries resulting
from the freshet. and considers 1t sate
to carry an electric car loaded with sixty
five people.
John Brockwen was arrested yesterday
by Policeman Smith and locked up, on the
charge of being drunk on the street ana
unable to take care of himself lie had
fallen and was quite badly hurt He VIII
appear before the Mayor this morning.
NO FURTHER TROUBLE.
CAPTAIN A. b. Guigon. counsel for the
Manchester Railway and Improvement
Company, writing to Judge William !,
Clopton. Of the Chesterfield Court ana
Mr.. p. V. Cogbill. Commonwealth Az
tornev. SAYS his people will obey the Or
dor ~ the court to maintain a ten-min-
frfpg' schedule lfOIl AlOii FE'eN
Swansboro' to the Manchester limits
ot,ing I'm all respects the same service 10
the neople of SwansborO as enjoyed ID
the people of Manchester. He ADDS tha9
tho tracks OF the line from the Manches-
ter limits will have to be repaired iIs''
but this will be done at once, anu 'ne
cars will then begin TO run through
PEOPLES PARTY TAKING a HAND.
The Peoples party of Swansboro' Is
determined To take a hand in county pom
Tics this spring. They have recently hela
another meeting. and expressed their pre-
ference for persons to fill certain ohices'
Mr. r I, Cersley. merchant or swans
boro' was nominated for the Boaiu VI
| eunerv<|rs from the Manchester DIS
| ,,ict Mr. lanes Raines was nOmlha'eu
for MAGISTRATE. The list of nominations
will be completed al another meeting u
b. held next week or sooner.
Alexander Finney. who was so pnuiy
injured at the Tredegar-W Works on W.
negdav died early yesterday morhihe
from his injuries
FUNERAL OF MRS. CARTER.
The funeral of Mrs Victoria carter
Wifi Of Mr.. f. c. Carter, or TINS cry
who died at the Virginia Hospital ~
Richmond at ll15 o'clock WeoIi'so'l,
night. will take place this afteri'0oh az %'
The Fffth-Street Methodist church az 20
o.otoctr The iuterment will be made III
! Naury Cemetery. ,..,. e..,.,
| Daceoeod was a member Of Fifth-Stree'
church and her death causes much sor
rov omong the members and her many
| sriends She was taken 10 the nosp'a
| COMO DAVIS ago and operated upon ior
| dcenerate malady she was 81 year ~
o,-, ord a native Of Caroline county, bu
i,9d heen a resident OF Manchester mor'
than twelve years.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr.. J. A. Harrison, Of swahspoio co''
tinues critically ILL., ~.
Mis- Ida Lynch. of Florence. 5. c. wh'
has been visiting in this city mas re'u' ]"
ed to her home. ,o-,
At the regular drill-night at the Amor
,o-niebt Captain ogden will annouhc,
his appointment TO the office oil ioui'
corporal. now vacant. .,,,.
The services at central Metilouln
ob,,rcb have continued during the week
There was a good congressman LII,
do, rtght and services were neld dBai
last night. No., ,rc,
,,uu No 1917. will meet in called sesslo
a. Tonev's Hail tonight when Duslnes
~ an important nature will be transact
ed. 1T. a;.,. &c &
washington on business trip.
Mr.. ". y. Cox has returned to the CT
from a trip 10 Norfolk on legal bushes
The measuring" party at the residen'
Of Mr.. 4. II. Fitzgerald last evening W.
the occasion Of the gathering OF quite
large number OF young people. Inc eV
ming proved very pleasant ana me- y
sum came down from the heights
tho uses Of the Presbyterian church'