The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-20
GAS FRANCHISE
WAS DISCUSSED
Committees Took the Matter Up, But
Adjourned Over.
HOLLY LoWERy SENT TO JAIL.
Thc will of Sergeant Fitzgerald Adj
mitred TO Proba.c- Bakery Sold.
other News and Personal
From the southside.
HOLLY LOWERY SENT TO JAIL.
Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times
,11n XIII Street Eelttle GlOCk

,,orc,,astor bureau, Richmond Times.
11I2 Hull Street, Seattle Block.
u.La ioI,qt meeting. of the Light ana ordi-
nance committees was 3eid last night III
the Council chamber, before "h!cl "ds
presented the request Tor 'i!c sa-S p4ail
franchise for consideration.
OF the Council committees there were
present Mcssrs. Patrarn. Bradley, MI
ton, Jones and Nunnai!y. Judge 1iopeoii'
C2tv Attorney, was also present. leie,c
appeared before the committees in oeIa!t
Of the gas plant, Major Turner. OF Ne"
York, who is interested in the enterprise,
and NIessrs Adamscn, Gary, Wells,
Walden and Danron
The matter was discussed in Il general
way. Judge Clopton reading and COM
mentinS upon cerea-n portions OF tlie c'!''1-
ter
The committees asked for more time
in which 10 weigh carefully the matter.
and it was decided that copies OF the
franchise Should be made and tcrn!Shed
each member. No action was taken !ast
night and the meeting adjourned until
Friday night, at which time they VIII
meet ready for action
IN JAIL.
Holly Lowcry, who IL few weeks ago
was reported as having cloped with Miss
ter Of Mr. j. w. Crowder, of Fourth
street. ana married her in North Carolina.
was brought back to Manchester yester-
day morning on the early train from Dan
VILE.
Lowery was arrested on the charge Of
having abducted the girl with improper
purposes. Upon arriving mere, the pr!s-
oner was taken at once before Mayor
Maurice tor trial The trial was al
v1D ram
with Lowery back to the city yesterday
morning. appeared as a witness. Both
PARTIES stated that they I7ad not been
married Lowcry was sent 30 jail to await
| the grand jury term of the Hastings
| Court.
Charles Lewis (colorcd) who took IS
cents from S. Ullman's Son. was sent to
! jail for ten days.
| Alex White (coloredl was charged with
/ stealing coal from the railroad. His
! case was continued until to-day.
! Charlie Waite (colcred), who broke SAL
| two weeks ago. was brought back from
North Carolina Sunday and sent down
for two months.
SERGEANT F'lTZGERALD'S WILL.
The Hastings Court was in Session YES
| terday. this being the beginning of the
| February term
! The resolution upon the death OF Ser
| geant Fitzgerald, drawn up by the com
| mittee appointed by the bar and officers
| OF the court of Manchester, We're read
| before the court Yesterday by Mr. Charles
! J.. Page. The resolution was spread upon
I! the records of the court
| The will of the late Henry Fitzgerald
| was admitted to probate by the. Hastings
| Court yesterday morning.
| The will was written by Sergeant Fitz-
| gerald himself, and dated July 81, 1891. He
(, left property amounting to Sl3.6i6. lie
| appoints as executrix OF his will his wife,
Eliza J. Fitzgerald and requests that no
| security be required of her. He wills to
his wife the property on Hull street. in
| which. he lived. together with household
| goods and furniture. His interest in
the Purcell Land Company; 30 feet Of
| land in the AIerose Land Company: 40
shares of stock in the Building, Loan and
Trust Company Of Manchester ten shares
of stock in the Mechanics and Merchants
! banl, and any money that he may have
had in bank or on hand is also left to
his wife He further states in the will:
Il also desire the amount due to me by
the First Presbyterian church of Man
| chester be not collected, and the church
released from all demands that may APP
pear against them
To his daughter. Mrs. Hawks is left a
house and lot on Fifth and Decatur
streets.
To his son. Mr.. Alexander II. Ftzscr-
aid. is left the property on Eleventh and
| Porter streets.
To his son, Francis Fl. Fitzgerald, is
left the house and so feet of land occu-
MED by him on Hull street.
To his daughter, Mrs. Mary j. Smith, IS
left two lots one SO feet on Porter
street and the other 80 feet on Fifth, be
tween Decatur and Stockton.
1snsOLUTIONs ADOPTED.
At the Presbyterian church a memorial
service was held on Sunday morning
70 the memory of the late Henry FitZ-
| gerald.
Resolutions to his memory were adop-
ted by the Sunday-school, in which for
| over 80 years he has been an officer and
worker Addresses of great tendernSS
we're made. exhibiting the love the school
had for him.
Resolut ons We're also adopted by tbs
session and congregation at the regular
! morning service. the pastor making az
address appropriate to the occasion.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mrs j. c. Donnelly continues very
| SICK at her home on Perry street.
The Pastors Aid Society of Cowardin
\ Avenue Christian church will have {
| called meeting on Wednesday evening q
the church. at which time all member:
are earnestly requested to be present
Miss Estelle Eudd. of Powhatan county
is visiting Miss Irene Bass, of Swans
boro.
Mr. John H. Clements is yet very s!cl
at his home in Swansboro with no sign
of Improvement.
Mr. George Thomas Atkisson. of Greens
boro. N c.. came home Sunday morn
ing on a visit to his mother in lSranshoro
a large audience heard Rev. w. W. SIS
at the C!uYton-Strset church on Sun
day morning, preaching on Christ knock
ing at the door y deep feeling wa
manifest at the conclusion of the ser
mon Mrs. Is. A. Hancock sang YER
sweetly and tenderly what Shai IN
Answer Beg" The Lords Supper wa
administered after the service. Iner
was no service at night
Mr. s. II. Morrissett. who has been de
tanned at his home in swansboro
the past week, is Improving.
A pie party will be given :, to
night at the residence OF Mrs. linda Tay
lor, in Swansboro.
Rev. Mr. Thompson, the new field sec