The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-12
CITY COUNCIL
OF MANCHESTER
Amendment TO the City Charter VIII
be Acted Upon.
Mr.. GI BsAND MISS KEEsEE.WED
Amendment to the City Charter Will
Mr.. GlBBsAN D MISS KEESEE.WED
Polly Brown was Arrested Granet
Jury Summoned for Hastings Court
Monday News, Personal and
General, OF tho South Side.
11l2 Hull Street, Beattie Block

1112 Hull Street, Beattie Block.
Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times,
The regular monthly meeting of the
City Council will meet tonight at $50
O'Clock. To-niSht's meeting will be an
important session. Besides the regular
rourine business, there are one or two
other questions which will be introduced
The amendments to the city charter, as
recommended by the Council Committee.
will be read, and definite action taken.
If the amendment is passed it will be
by a very small majority, as there are
many who think the governing body of
the city is, as it stands, sufficient in
! number. Some say make the number
still smaller. and let two or three gather
together with one accord.
Other business concerning the street
improvements and street lighting will be
insisted upon
Inc Light Committee will meet at 7:15
O'Clock this evening.
GTBBs-KEESEE-
Mr. James E. Gibbs and Miss Minnie
l.. Reese were married Wednesday night
at the home of the bride, in Richmond.
Mrs. Gibbs is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William N. Keesee, who were at
one time residents of Manchester
Mr.. Gibbs is young business man of
the city.
FOLLY GROWN UNDER ARREST.
Polly Brown (colored) was arrested last
evening by Captain Smith at her home on
the Petersburg turnpike. Polly has been
fighting shy of the officers for q week or
so. About two weeks ago there was a
disturbance out on the pike, in which
Doll, IL I,
eral shots which rang out on the still
night air, but failed to take effect in the
body of her mark, and for that careless
ness Polly will be tried TO-DAY.
POSSIBLY GILLIGAN.
| Mr. J. D. Clark, who lost his horse.
| and buggy, near Beach. Chesterfield ccun-
| ty, about two weeks ago. thinks now he
has 4 clue to the disappearance. He has
! had information from Chula, Amelia
! county, stating that horse and buggy
| answering the description OF his was
| driven through that town few days
! ago The man driving the horse was
thought by many to have been a. c. Gill
! ligan. charged with the murder of Mr.. c.
| 3. Turner. of Isle of Wight county. The
I description given of the man was identi-
cal with that published of Gilligan. The
clue is being followed, and it is thought
may result in the recovery OF the horse
and the capture OF Gilligan.
GRAND JURY.
The following citizens have been sum
moned on the grand jury FOR the>neXt
term of the Hastings Court. which opens
Monday. January 9Th: w. o. Rundlett.
s. 2. Jones. F. H. Fitzgerald. John S..
/ Sykes, Az; Evans. &. w. Nunnally,
: James T. hot. j. E. Redford. Geo 3
Ely. A. D. ShotwelI. T. a. Davidson and
/, r. T. Cogbil1 (colored). There are seve-
+, raj cases that will be before the jury.
! Hull street, from the r. and P. rail-
road crossing to the corporate limits,
| has been repaved after standing open
some time in consequence of the street.
railway company putting down new rails.
The Board OF Directors of the Man
chester Building, Loan and Trust Com
pany met in the bank building Wednes-
! day night and attended to the regular
| routine of business that comes to their
| attention.
| Manchester Lodge of AIasons will meet
at their temple. corner Cowardin avenue
| and Hull street. tomorrow night at
O'Clock. Worshipful VIM. j. Morris
settle has called the lodge at that hour
owing to the great amount of work ex-
| pected for the craft at this meeting, when
several candidates will present them
| selves.
PERSONAL AND BRIEFS.
Thomas Scott and Abdeil Cottinger, col
ored. were arrested Wednesday and sent
| to Jail yesterday morning for fifteen days,
charged with petty larceny.
Miss Willie Flournoy, of Decatur street.
\ is improving, after several days of indis-
position.
| Miss Ada Cheatham entertained num-
Der of her friends Wednesday night: among
| those present We're: Misses Fannie, Let
tie and Bessie Thacker. of Richmond:
Annie and Minnie Newman. Agnes Smith,
Ida Cheatham. Florence Williamson,
Mary and Bessie Robinson, of PhiladeL
| phia. Pa. The following gentlemen:
Messrs. D. Smith. z. L. Wilton. II. E.
Kidd, NJ. D.: c. l. Newman Clifton and
Howard Thacker. of Richmond; A. D.
Cherry. Capt. Burrs and L. l.. Prunne
Miss Ora Harris, of Scottsville. is visit
| ing Mr. and Mrs Archer Pettigrew. in
| Swansboro.
Sergeant Fitzgerald who has been quite
| i'll for the past week. is improving rapidly
! Mrs W. H. White, who has been quite
| sicl. for some days. remains about the
| same