The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-08
A LAR.GE FIRE
N, MANCHESTER
Much Damage TO the Stock and Store
Of R. A. Bowen.
ELECTION BILLS APPROVED.
The Clerks Met gain Last Ni=ht-No
arrests Reported OF the Jail
Brcakers-Strcet Commit
tec-Personals.
Much Damage to the Stock and Store
ELECTION BILLS APPROVED.
Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times,

No. 1llo Hull Street, Beattie Block.
Fire broke out last night ABOUT 500
O. clock in the feed-room on the SECOND
floor Of tue grocery store OF n. A. Bowen
on Thirteenth and Hull Streets. Inc IRE
originated from a lamp, which was oelhS
carried through the room. A oale OF my,
falling. struck the chimney, knocked II
off and the flame caught the hay, spread
rapidly and before the fire company re-
sponded to tue alarm, the interior OF tie
room was abIaze, and the flames nao
reached the window castings on the OUT
SIDE, which caused it to look tor Tine
as though the who'll block would go After
the arrival of the fire company, they
fought well, and soon the bright flames
issued no longer from the windows, put
clouds of dense black smoke rolled out,
showing ttlat the flood from the nose was
doing the work.
The fire was so located that it was hard
10 reach. the room being filled almost to
the ceiling WITH hay. flour and other gro
ceries, but it was by good work gotten
under control. The damage was thought
last night by MI. Bowen to be something
near. $1,000, which is fully covered by IN
surance. The property and stock are IN
sured WITH Mr.. a. L. Adanson in the
following companies: Virginia Fire ana
Marine, Virginia state, and the L.Verpooi,
London and Globe. Stock that the fire
did not reach was damaged greatly by
water.
PUSHING IT ALONG.
The clerks of the city interested IN
securing in Manchester the closing of all
places of business at o'clock in the
evening, met lat night at No. 122l HUI
Street. The meeting was largely attend
ed, and the committee appointed at the
last meeting to visit the merchants and
,,l,, of hn
posal, reported that all merchants in the
city with one or two exceptions. had eN-
pressed themselves as being willing to
close their places at 6 O'Clock. Another
meeting will be held soon, to which the
propretors will be invited 1t seems
that the scheme is going through, and
that during the summer months shorter
hours will be observed.
BILLS APPROVED.
A meeting of the Election Committee
was held last night in the Council Cham
Der, there being present Messrs. Bradley.
Nunnally Utz and Patram. All bills OF
the recent election, with the exception OF
a small amount due Mr.. L.-W. Chatham,
We're approved and ordered paid. Mr.
Cheatham's bill was returned to be prop
erly certified.
The Street Committee met yesterday
evening at o'clock at Eighth and Nc
Donough Streets for the purpose of con-
tsiGerlnS certain proposed changes az
that point in the tracks of the Atlantic
Coast Line Raliroad. me committee VIII
report the result of the meeting TO the
Council at It's regular session to-hlsht.
CONDENSATION CASES.
After hearing the evidence IN the wat
kins condemnation cases yesterday morn
ing, Judge Clopton and the counsel IN
the case, Judges Ingram and Gregory, Tor
the plaintiffs, and MessrS Netis ana
Page, for the Richmond. Petersburg and
Carolina Railroad, visited the ianl. Inc
case Will be continued to-day.
NO TRACE OF THEM.
1t seems that the prisoners who es-
capped Tuesday night from the jail at
Chesterfield Courthouse have made good
their liberty, as not one Of them has
yet been recaptured. Sheriff GIL mas
been on the hunt for the last two days,
but no arrests have been made.
MIR. pool, WILL REMAIN
NJ w w Do, VIC +o,, ,,.aa1,. 90,
+andared ~ To CIR Co,1,ci, his rssio1a.
lion has recon si6ared his action and Will
l remain a member of the body for his term.
Recognizing Mr. Pools worth as repre-
sentative of his ward many of his friends
that through their influence and sOlicita-