The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-10
THE AS PLAN
IN MANCHESTER
Request Made Of the Council Last
Night.
Request Made Of the Council Las
MRS. FORTUNE WANTS DIVORCE.
Death Of Miss Roberta Cheatram-Dr.
Merchants Horse Runs Away.
Southsidc Personal aud
Brief.
Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times.
1112 Hull Street, Beattie BLOCK

| Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times.
1112. Hull Street, Beattie Block.
The regular monthly meeting of the
City Council was held last night in the
Council chamber. There were present At
the meeting Councilmen O'Brien, Morton
| Bradley, Green, abbott, jones' Patram,
Utz, Nunnally, Hart and Pool.
The regular monthly reports OF the
City physician, Almshouse Committee,
Police Commission, and other routine bus
mess were first disposed OF.
Mr.. w. B. Peasants was appointed TO
| fill the vacancy on the Board OF water
Commissioners caused by the resignation
| of Mr.. G. IA. Carr.
The tax rate for the coming year was
fixed, and $500 was appropriated for
clerk for the tax assessors.
The resolution from the Young MEN,
Business Association asking the Council
to reconsider its action upon the city
charter in the creation Of a Board OF AL
dermen. The Chair ruled that the matter
could not be re-opened by the Council at
this meeting, in accordance with rue
SO of the laws governing the body, the
sense of which is that no matter con-
sidered by the Council and acted upon
can pc re-opened within sixty days at
terward, consequently the subject was
postponed for consideration at the next
regular meeting of the Council.
The committee appointed by the Coun-
Gill; at its last meeting, to investigate
the cost of examining the books Of the
city officials, was continued, and upon
the motion of Mr.. Bradley, the whole
matter postponed until the next meeting.
alr. tNunnally proposed an ordinance
granting a frapchise to .Messrs. e. 8.
Turner, Geo. %. Gary, A. J. Daffron, w.
p. Mathews, f. II. Wells. Clarence Va
den, A. L.. Adamson and Augustine Roy
all, to operate an acetylenc gas plant in
the city. Mr. Adamson was present and
explained to the Council their undertake
ing, stating that all things, financially
and mechanically, had been arranged
and that they were prepared to go to
work as soon as the franchise is granted.
Work upon the plant is to be started
WITHIN sixty days after the right is
given, and to be completed within four
months.
The matter was referred to the Com
mlttees on Light and Ordinance, with
instructions to take speedy action and
report to the Council at the earliest con-
venience.
RAN AWAY.
The bay mare belonging to DR. Mer-
chant took her constitutional yesterday
afternoon down HUH street. She was
left hitched on Upper Hull street, and be-
ing frightened, broke and ran. smashing
the buggy and doing considerable dam
age otherwise.
NO CHANGE.
At late hour last night there had been
little or no change In Sergeant Fitzger-
AIDS condition.
DEATH OF MISS CHEATHAM.
Miss Roberta Cheatham died at the res
dence of her mother, Mrs. Ann e. Cheat
ham, No. 1915 Hull street. yesterday morn
ing at 1 clock after an illness of several
months. during which time she suffered
much pain, which was borne with that
patience and Christian forttude so
beautifully exemplitied in her modest ard
sweet young life
She was p years old and had been
living in this city for the past twelve
years and had endeared herself to every
one.
The funeral will take place to-day
at O'Clock from the Oak-Grove
Baptist church, OF which she was
a most useful member The interment
Will be in Maury cemetery.
DIVORCE WANTED.
morning by Judge Clopton~in the bill for
separation asked by Mrs. Dora NJ. For
tune from her husband, Mr. John w.
Fortune. Mr. and Mrs. Fortune have
lived in Swansboro for a number of years.
REV. MR.. SPENCER.
The Danvlle Register pays Rev Mr..
Spencer, who has recently left CoWardln
avenue Christian church in Manchester.
the following complimentary notice:
Rev j. A. Spencer, the new pastor Of
the Patton street Christian church.
preached his first sermon in that capacity
Sunday morning and addressed the con-
Eregation. He made a very pleasing i'm
preston at both services His text for
the morning service was: Christ
is all and in all.''-Colossians third chap
ter eleventh verse. 1t was simple,
earnest and persuasive presentation Of
the subject, the pastor making winning
appeal to his hearers to emulate the
great evangeiistic apostle. In the even
ing the service was a Bible reading with
practical comments from the selection
letter to Timothy the epistle penned In
his Roman dungeon just before he was
made a martyr to his cause.
Mr. Spencer is an easy. fluent sneaker.
a man of marked sentleness and thor
ough conversation, and adds to his edu-
catlonai equipment. a keen insight into
human nature and rare :adaptabilty. He
breaches the gospel in all its simplicity.
His remarks following the evening SER
mon added to the pleasant impression he
has made.
PERSONAL AND BRIEF
The docket was light at the Mayors
Court yesterday morning. William Wood
son. colored, arrested Thursday as 2 Sis
f,,;c All Nh anta nf
town.
Mrs. ]. W. Hawk, of New Jersey, arr
rived in Manchester Thursday and is
at the bedside of her brother, Sergeant
Fitzgerald.
MI. SIGMA RHO.
Exercises Upon The Reopening of their