The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-16
CHARTER CHANGE
BEING DISCUSSED
The Question Again Being AgItated
in Manchester.
MONEY LOST AND FOUND,
Mr.. II. NJ. Farmer, OF Chesterfield,
lujnrc,i-Dca,h of 4 hoy la swans
horo-Clnrcii Scrviccs-Scws.
Personal and Brief.
MONEY LOST AND FOUND.
Manchcs,cr Bureau. Richmond Times.

Manchester Bureau. Richmond Times,
No. llus Hull Street.
The proposed changes in the l.tiartcr of
The city OF Manchester IL again being az,i-
1ate5 and by the presentation of the
matter TO the Council Friday night. by 4
committee from the MuSiness Mems AS
ISOLATION, II has bee, brought before the
people afreSh.
il will be well remembered that during
the last session OF 1he Legislature this
question WAS considered seriously and
edvocatcd strongly by the association, but
was killed in the Council by good ma
loIity. Watcher the council VIII main
tain rs former attitude towards the meas
llres IS mol known. but il IS certain that
The Business Mons Association VIII al
'vncaie with renewed vigor Tie charter
changes. The matter vii! be acted upon
within the coming week.
LOST AND FOUND
After ALL Mr.. leayy Sims, 81 WINTER
peck considers himself the luciuest man
IN Chesterfield county. When in MancheS-
ter last Thursday he had a check cas!ied
NJ the Mechanics and Merchants Bank
for $751; which amount he placed in his
inside pockei and started for his nome
The drive was .. long one. and NJ sans
thought no more Of his cash until reaching
his residence that evening. when, sup
posing he still had his roll. he walked
ont TO J.ay off some hands on the place.
II was then he discovered that The money
was missing. The house was searched
and the road he had followed from town
was gone over for several miles back,
but no trace Of the pockct-book was
found. The search was given up for the
might and early Friday morning Mr..
e r Gill. Of Sisinquarter, friend and
,leiglbor of Mr.. Sims. started TO town
10 investigate and advertise for the lost
money
Mr. Gill was riding ana keeping an eye
on the road when, much to his surprise,
when he had ridden about five miles in
this direction. he found the lost pursa
and in it the money, undisturbed. 1t had
evidently in some unacrountable way
slipped from NH. Sims pocket.
PASSED THROUGH
rsle-ball passed through one wall
and q. window of n, rear room in the
home of Captain Bailey. in Mason's Park.
Friday night. Where the shot was fired
from no knows. as those in the
house heard no report from the gun.
Fortunately. no one was in the path of
the ball. 1t passed through wall and
window. and was found in a tub Of
water in the yard.
MIR FARMER HURT.
MI X. l. Farmer, of Chesterfield, while
at work at a saw-!nl near Drewry's Bluff
Friday. was struck by a piece of lum-
Der from The saw and had his collar-bone
broken, receiving other injuries about the
neck and chest. He was treated by DR..
Cheaiham. AT one time Mr.. Farmer made
his home in Manchester.
DEATH OF A BOY.
Earnest Bartlcttc the son of Mr.. IVES
ley Bartlette, OF Swansboro. died Friday
night at his fathers residence. at 1l:G5
o'clock. Tie cause Of lis death was TYPHOID
fever, from which he had been i'll several
weeks. he was nine years of age
The funeral viii take place from the
house this afternoon at 2:3o O'Clock.
lnterment will be made in Maury Gene
terry.
The tnfant child of Mr. and Mrs. ].
Walthall. of No. 30 East Ninth Street
died yesterday morning at 10 o'clock.
Funeral Will take place at the house this
cvering at $50 o'clock Burial Will be
made in Naury Cemetery
CHURCH SERVICES.
Central Methodist Church: sunday-scool,
az a:l5 a M: preaching by the pastor
Rev ]. c. Reed. at II A. NJ. subject:
Building the Walls Of Jerusalem: P
NJ. sharp, subject: Wine is a Mocker'
No service at night. Ii is confidently ex-
pected that the arrangements for light
ing the church VIII be completed next
week
Bainbrldge-Street Baptist Church. Rev.
i. Y. Badly, pastor-Sunday- at 9:15
a. M DR.. ". Z. Mathews, superintend-
ent. Preaching a II A. NJ. and 7:SD p. NJ.
by the pastor. Theme for the evening SER
mon: ''kneeling to Conquer.
There viii be the usual services al As
bury Methodist Church to-day. Preaching
both morning and might by the pastor,
James T. Green.
Rev. w. w. Sisl will conduct both ser
vices at Clopton-Street Baptist Church to-
day.
Services at West-End Church TODAY.
Sunday-school at $50 A NJ Services at
il a. M and 2. NJ. conducted by the
pastor. Rev A 9. Bergman Epworth
League meetings at and p NJ All
welcome.
Rev ]. S. Wallace will fill his pulpit at
the F1tth-Street Methodist Church at II
A. A. and g:45 p. NJ. Epworth League
service ut 7:15 p. NJ
An alarm OF fire was sounded at o:1O
o'clock yesterday afternoon from No. ia
Seventh Street, Manchester occasioned b,
the burning of chimney AT that place
Personal AND BRIEF.
Mr.. Thomas ]. Talbot. recently of Dan
Vile. has moved to Manchester and vii,
make his future home al No 1906 Decatur
Street.
: Mrs. c. A. Raines is quite sick at her
home in Swansboro, Va.
Mr. Morren knowles. who has been
Very III at his fathers residence in Swans
boro, Is improving slowly.
Mrs Minnie Purcell has returned from
a visit of several months TO friends and
relatives in North Carolina and Will spend
the winter with her sister. Mrs. Emma c.
Wlinurn, No. l126 Bainhridse Street
Inc delivery wagon belonging 10 Bur
kert Williams was turned over Fri
day afternoon at Eleventh and Hun
streets. causing considerable excitement |
there were fpllr men i'm tba o.auo,, 81 ,bo |