The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-19

Mr. Ernest Stump left last night for Bal
timore, where he will be married to-uas
to Miss Kate Vernon Hamilton, Oh ttf'''
city They will return at once anu ma
their future home on upper Hull street
MRS. BEATTlE VERY ILL
Mrs. H C. Beattie was reporseo az tte
night as not being SO well us thiou ;s;r;.a,
day. Her cond ton is extremely cri'i'"''
NEW ORDINANCES.
The new ordinances, which will II
adopted, govern the operation OF 'ha
Richmond Passenger and Power Cohip,its
in Manchester. are being sei'ei any 49,
cussed, and it is the general oeliei 'ns'
their adoption will meet with SUM t1e,: W
position on Friday night. III. Nillal..
2. Mathews, president OF the BUSINESS
Men Association, when asked ioi 'l.5
opinion on the new FRANCHISE, gave o"'
the following interview:
4 have seen the proposed new -
chise asked for BY the Richmond Passeh-
ger and Power Company, and am salts
fed that our Coucil will not grant them
what they ask in it. because 1t con
templates granting them an lnoe1ilii.e
right; no limit of years is mentlonea' II Is
filed with uncertain terms such as isd
sonab.e time for completion OF the CON-
tract, equipment. etc; 1t does not re-
quire additional cars in the carly morn
ing and late afternoon hours, nor LASER
schedule, nor cars on the connecting
tracks on Seventh Street to run up hun
Strest and over the free bridge: it does
not make plain just what the citys ana
the companys rights are. but cloaks
them under the title of the various pro-
visions now existing, and which no man
in the city knows, and about which SO
much constroversy now exists Read
section fourth of the proposed ordinance
and see what it means. The city by that
section would lose the control and power
over the company, which is to be great
~ desired, and in fact will be demanded
by the citizens. There are many good
features, but very many that were in
the proposed franchise that was sent to
the company by the committee of the
Council which the company has entirely
cut out i'll this, their ordinance.
DEATH OF MRS. GIBBS.
Mrs Mar j. sp - . rs o'clock
yesterday morning at her home. in Ches-
tertleld, near Belmont Mills. Mrs. Gibbs
was siXty-one years Of age. and is sur
vived by her husband and one son. The
+, Eera will take place at Matoaca this
afternoon at 3 o'clock.
AN OLD RESIDENT
Mr.. Robert Anderson one of the oldest
residents of Chesterfield county. died very
SUDDENLY Monday afternoon at his home,
in Bon Ar Mr. Anderson was eighty-one
years of age. He had not been confined to
his room. but up to the time Of his deaf tn.
was thought to be in MS usual health.
He was walking in the yard when he was
seen to fall. and before those near could
reach him he had passed away.
Mr. Anderson was born in Richmond
where for 4 number of years he was in
business. being a member of the firm of
Wells & Anderson, box manufacturers. He
married Miss Sallie Wells, of Richmond
For siNty-eight years Mr. Anderson has
been a member of the Methodist Church
and for forty years has woral;ped at Prov
ideuce church, in Chesterfield county
Two sons-Messrs. William and Walter
Anderson. who are employed at the W. r.
TrigS Ship-Iards, in Richmond, survive
him.
The funeral service will take place at the
home this afternoon at O'Clock.
Little Miss Ellen Hardin had her finger
badly crushed in a sewing machine Sun
day morning.
morning at 10 o'clock. Judge Ingram pre-
siding. The erroneous taX-aSsessment Of
the Richmond Cotton Mills was refunded
Captain A. C. Attkisson appeared for the
defense.
REV. w. w. sIsK.
Rev. w w. Sisk. pastor of Clopton-
Street Baptist church. has recently de-
clined an offer to accept the editorial
mana cement of a well-known religious
journal Mr.. Sisk declined to talk con-
corning the offer yesterday. 1t is under
stood that he was requested to recon-
mend some one to fill the position, which
he has done And in speaking of the
recommendation Mr. Sisk said he he'd
Given a good man his Endorsement. but
had not heard tha decision of the manage
ment Of the paper.