The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-30
DEL les in
Che TERRIFIED.
Instructed For Judges Hancock and
Ingram.
CITY CENT RAJ COMMITTEE
Miss Wen, Elected apabhs-seLool Teacher
News, Personal and
Brief Items Of Man
chester.

f Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times.
No 1fO2 Hull Street.
Precinct meetings. Wee neiu esterday
afternoon in Chesterfield and Powhatan
counties for the election Of delegates to
the District Convention for the nominal
ton of delegates to the Constitutional
Convention, to meet in Manchester on
April 11th- The meeting in Swansboro
elected the following six delegates to cast
four votes: Joseph II. Middendorf, John
w. Moore, J. {. BEDFORD, Thomas r.
Owen, c. P. Pool, and r.. E. Criddle.
The delegates were by resolution IN
structed to vote for Judges 3. "A. Hancock
and John FL. Ingram.
The meeting was presided over by Ben
L. Owen and we'll attended by the citi-
zens Of the village. The meeting at Oak
Grove precinct held yesterday morning
elected Messrs. l.. W. Chatham and r.
y. Kemp delegates. Both gentlemen are
staunch supporters of Judges Hancock
and Ingram.
CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
The City Central Committee met last
night in the Office of Chairman Robert
S. Rives, with the following members
present: Chairman Robert S. Rives, Sec
rotary Charles Burkert, w. j. Osterbind,
A. W. Farley, J. Is. Rudd, w. a. Rand
lett, w. D. Ferguson, and r. S. Lamb
Mr.. Rives reported that he had secured
voting places and registrars. The follow
ing judges, clerks. and registrars we're
elected: First Ward-J. W. Criddle, L. C.
Nunnally, and C. F. Fisher. Second
Ward-A. Ilnorr, w c. Lee. and {. ~.
Pickett Third Ward-R- f. Davis, John
Robinson, and NJ. a. Ritchell. Fourth
Ward-Henry Ferguson. Willis Pullam,
OF instructions to the judges. the COM
mittcc adjourned to meet next Wednes-
day evening at o'clock in the same
room.
The union class meeting of the Metho-
dist Churches of Richmond and Manches-
ter will meet at the Methodist Institute
at Nineteenth and Main Streets Sunday
afternoon at o'clock.
MISS WELLS ELECTED.
The School Board has elected Miss
Bessie Wells to fill the vacancy in the
public schools caused by the resignation
OF Miss Susie Fulks.
Miss Wells is the daughter OF Mr. T.
Wells and is Il graduate of the City
High School and also the State Normal
School, at Farnlvi'le, where she complet-
cd the course in February.
| Mrs. w s. Taylor, of No. $40 West Thir-
teenth Street, lost her purse containing
Il large amount of money in silver and
currency last Wednesday afternoon be-
tween 1 and , o'clock. The purse was a
brown alligator combination book. a lib
eral reward has been offered for its
return.
MYSTERY SOLVED.
In the opinion of the officers. the mys-
| terry Of several robberies which have
| been reported at Mr.. NJ. A. Campbells
store, on Twelfth and Hull Streets, has
been solved in the arrest of "Bossy
Hunt, a little negro boy about fourteen
years of age. The little negro was caught
a night or so ago with a key in the
front door of the store. which easily
turned the lock- He has evidently had
| the key for some time, and had been
entering the building from time to time,
as on several occasions upon opening up
! in the morning the clerks have found
| things disturbed and small articles mis-
sing. The boy was sent to the refor-
| matory from the Police Court yesterday
morning.
| DEATH IN CHESTERFIELD.
! Miss Kate Elicit died yesterday morn
| ing at AIS o'clock at the home OF her
| nephew. Mr.. Charles Elicit. III C c.,'s.
! field county, near Tomahawk Church.
| Miss Elicit was in the fortieth year OF
| her age.
The funeral will take place from Toma-
! hawk Church at o'clock this afternoon.
A mass-meeting in the interests OF the
| .Anti-Saloon League will be held on to-
morrow afternoon in Leader Hall at $50
| o'clock. The meeting will be addressed
| by Rev.. f. Gayle. Of Richmond. after
which the Committee on Organlza ton
will make its report and an organization
completed Mr.. w. II. Owen Will pre-
| side.
! The Key. Mr.. Hays will preach at Fifth
street Church tomorrow night. The re-
| yiyal services will continue all week.
All welcome.
The Inter Nos Club held an important
meeting at the home Of Miss Moselle
Gregory Thursday night Mr. Emmett
| Gregory, Jr, was elected treasurer OF
| the organization and it was decided to
hold a club picnic at Harnishs farm
Easter Monday.