Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-06
WORK NEGRO WOMEN.
FRANK 4 son SHIRT FACTORY
MAKE THIS DEPARTURE.
OTHER NEWS FROM MANCHESTER.
Have n Lively Meet
fn2-Discuss Work on the Streets
Finance Committee Meets-Death of
Mrs. Braudis-Hricfs.

prietors OF the large satisfactory near
the head Of HUI street. in Manchester,
will largely increase the number Of coll
ored women employed in the establish
ment.
These manufacturers, like many others
In Richmond and other places. have had
great difficulty in getting sufficient white
labor to carry on their work This has
not been chargeable to low wages nor TO
the heayiness of the work to be
done but primarily because OF the great
amount OF work being done all over the
country and the crying demand for fe-
male labor.
soon after the factory began work a
large number Of colored women applied
at the factory Tor work The white labor
requested at the time that the colored
women should not be given work at the
machines in their department. Their re-
quest was granted and a large number Of
the cOlOred women were turned away. A
Few colored people have always been en-
ployed at the factory. 1t is now pro-
posed to increase the colOred element in
the factory great deal. The factory
can work about 25O or $50 hands. 1t is
proposed now 70 take on as many colored
women as will be necessary to IN out
this number. It is thought that all the
colored labor needed may easily be got
ten. The women in the factory earn an
average Of $3.50 or So per week.
BUSINESS MEN MEET.
The Business-M Association Of Man
chester he'd a regular meeting in Toney
Hall last night
President Dafron was in the chair,
with Secretary Walden at his desk as sec
rotary. The association held a very in
teresting session. Several live questions
were discussed by. the members WITH
great spirit. Mr.. - l.. Pulliam, MT. y
j. Gallagher. Drs. Lawrence Ingram and
W. p. Mathews. Mr. Gibbs. Mr.. Gratz-
nowslsy, and Mr.. Burkert discussed tie
wisdom of having more permanent street
improvements in the city. Mr. Pulliam
offered a motion that u committee oi
three be appointed TO investigate and re-
port back to the association how the
streets Of the city may be most expe-
diuously and economically improved per-
manenty. The motion was heartily ca.-
RED, and the committee Will be appointed
by the Chair later. The work which
has been going on on Twelfth street be
tween Huh and Perry was very general
IS discussed. Several members criticised
II. saying that the excellent foundation
of the street mad been dug up and a
much poorer foundation put in its place.
Others commended it, and one speaker
said he knew pike made like this to
last a hundred yeats Several called at
! tention to the engineering in various
parts OF the city and some criticised it,
while others spoke words OF common Ia
| ton for l..
FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETS.
The Council Committee on Finance heid
a meeting last night and transacted rcu-
/ tine business. Those present were Cap
/ tain w W. Pool chairman. Captain
John OBrien. Messrs. Mathew Norton
and l.. w. Nunnally. Judge Clopton, City
! Attorney, was present, and City-Trea-
| surer J. w. Bronaugh, j., acted as clerk
! Of the committee.
Two very respectable men got on a
drunk and "tare" yesterday afternoon.
They We're arrested b. Policeman Smith
and locked Up.
DEATH or MRS. MARY BRANDS.
Mrs Mary 4. Brands. an aged and
much-esteemed resident of this city,
PASSED away yesterday morning. Her
death occurred at the residence OK her
son-in-law. Mr.. W. D. Anderson, Ninth
and Hull streets, at 1925 o'clock
Deceased was in her S9th year She
/ had been sick about two weeks, and her
death on account of her advanced age,
was not unexpected MIS- Brands had
been n resident Of Manchester about
forty-nve years. She is survived by the
! following children: Messrs. y. c. and
Wellington Brands, Mrs. w. ID. Ander-
son. and Mrs. Henry a. Mantei.
f.t.r af nave
| grown up around her, also.
Mrs. Brands was n member Of the
Methodist Church for three quarters Of a
century The funeral will take place al
| Central Mel Cdist church this afternoon
at O'Clock Rev. J. G. Reed, the pastor
will conduct the service. The inteIment
Will be made In Maury Cemetery.
WORK or SNATCH THIEF.
A youthful negro snatch thief robbed
/ Mrs. j. II. Nichols Of $50 yesterday
| morning. The yOungster entered the
store of Mrs. Nichols, at 10. 1902 HUI
| street. about 10 o'clock, and asked for
! some sardines Mrs. Nichols told him
she did not keep sardines, and the di-
minutiye negro Tie proprietress also
turned to go to the rear of the store
| She heard a rustlirg noise, ana, turnine
/ sharply. saw the boy leaving the store
]
fore she could give the atm the boy
! had gotten out of sight. rhe bag con-
! tanned between $3.50 and $.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mrs. II. j. Nunnaliy is much better.
Justice ". d. Lithgow is detained at
| his residence by sickness.
Mr. Dent. who was burned by the ex-
plosion Of gas, was better yesterday.
| The Cemetery Committee will meet to-
| morrow afternoon at o'clock.
Mrs. Henry Tanman and Mrs. Amanda
! Jones. OF Powhatan county, are visiting
| friends In the city.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of the Clopton-
Street Baptist church Will meet this af-
| ternoon at 8 o'clock at the residence of
Mrs. Walter Jones.
The committee appointed from the
Council to investigate the street-car SER
vice will meet IN the Council chamber
this evening at o'clock.
Mr.. J. Alfred Crooks and bride (nes
| KnorD have returned home from then
bridal tour. They will live at the bride.
home. 22 east Tenth street.
Miss Cogbill, Of Chesterfield county
who is q guest Of Ar. Frank Fitzgerald
had the misfortune 10 fall Monday, ar
ternoon. while walking in the yard, 2nt
painfully sprained her wrist and arm
Dr. Ingram was called and reduced The
injuries.
John Branch. the negro charged be
fore Mayor Maurice yesterday mornins
with breaking into a car of the Atlantic
Coast Line. was sent to the grand jury.
The Chesterfield Circuit Court has sus
tanned the County Court IN the appea