The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-02
CITY FATHERS
OF MANCHESTER
Several Council Committees Met Last
Night.
TO ENLARGE THE CLERKS OFFICE
Streets to be Improved IN Certain Sec
tions-Nothng Done Ia Reference
10 semmcs street 80 Other
Southsidc News.
Manchester Bureau. Richmond Times,
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Manchester Bureau llC"Nn"n- -
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Notwithstanding tho sultry atmosphere
last night the Council COMMITTEES haa
fuu Attendance and considerable routine
and other business was attended TO-
The Land ana Building Committee met
in the Hastings Court room az cloeh'
with the iuil committee present nCi""-
Ing Messrs. Green Abbott. Neale, bia'-
ley and Patram. The matter OF cni'ik'hs
the office OF the clerk of The musings
Court was discussed, and suo.commi''te
~ two was APPOINTED % inquire into the
cost Of extending the office into tne court
room ten feet. and also Co CONFER Win
Judge ingram about tne matter Inc SUD
committee is 20 report at meeting OF the
comrnlttee AT o'clock on Thursday aiitI-
noon.
Tho Cemetery Committee met in the
Council chamber a. o. clock. Win MtssI''
pstram. Nunnally and Abbott ana super
intendent Abbott present. only routine
work was transacted
Those In attendance upon the meet
ing az the Street Committee were Messfs.
Morton. Hart. OBricn. Green and Neal
and City-Engineer Lpscomb. BIS were
approved and ordered % be- paid ana inc
committee decided 20 view ceTIah poI-
iions OF the city streets with the OBJECT Vi
placing the same IN good CONDITION
Eleventh street and Second street east
az Uuu will be repavcd al an early date
Nothing was done IN ference 10 ''e
condition Of Sommes sire Z.
EXCEPTION ONEKtJ LID.
Judge ingram In the Hastings Court yes
;efday morning oVerruled the iho''o" va
counsel In the case OF the Common"eail IN
against James Brown. colorcd, who had
been convicted Of highway robbery
Brown waylayed Mr. Nathan Branch
near his home on the night OF May a.
and took watch from him. lie was ar
rested later and al his trial on me "a
OF July he was found guilty and gwen
three years IN the penitentiary. JUDGE
Gregory. counsel for Brown. TOOK eN-
cepfion. but al the hearing the exception
was Overruled
This IS Browns third conviction, and
accordingly ne will spend his life In pris-
on unless pard0ned.
SQUIRE Lithgow held the reins OF JUS
tice I'm the Mayors Court YESTERDAY
morning. and several dollars were "uu0u
10 the funds Of the city treasury.
Tom Gibson. colored. beat Joe Holmes
10 the extent OF s. ~ and costs. lie KICK
cd against the price, but the Squire was
nrm and Tom shelled out.
EeDeCCa Dung ana Ammo Ai"iiNi' ~
ored got 10 fighting In me street Jnst
to make things lively and II COST 'hem
$50 each.
ODD FELLOWS.
The Odd-Feilows of MofeieYs June
ton held a notable meeting last night.
Upon that occasion District Deputy j.
G. Saunders OF Manchester, Grand Mas
Ter Bailey. OF Richmond. and several
other prominent Odd-Fellows gave them
an official visit. when fraiernA greetings
vere exchanged and interesting speeches
delivered.
personal AND NOTES.
Miss Ida Brown. 81 Porter street, Is
visiting her sister in New York.
Miss Annie Brown and Miss Addie
sneiungs are visiting friends IN Peters
burg.
Miss Frederick Lamb. Of this city, Is
visiting friends in Charleston 5. Q.