The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-27

WORK ! /. ON I THE |.
PETER BURG LINE LIN
A.Force Of Three Hundred Hands on
the Grading.
NJ u N &c IpAL POLITICS. 7
Seven counciimen TO Be Elected.
Ford, the Injured Man, in the coun'
ty Jail...Personals and Briefs,
from Name e ster.

Manchester Bureau Richmond Times,
NO. lIuZ Hull street. }
Five hundred tons of steel rails nave
been received ana are being placed alons
the right OF waySsof the Rlchmohd anu
petersburg Electric Railway, upon which
the. work OF grading is being pushed
ri pidly.
over three hundred hands are employed
on the line, and it the weather permits,
within sixry days the grading will be
finished.
There are three divisions at work on
the road, and the contractors forcing the
work SO as to complete it in the given
time.
a COW belonging to Mr.. Walthall, which
had been missing several days was found
with her throat cut Monday afternoon in
a field beyond the Davis brick yard.
There is no clue to the perpetrator of the
deed.
SEVEN coUNcILMEN.
Municipal politics are now being dis
cussed and in view of the tact that seven
members of the City Council are to b..
elected at the spring election. which oc-
ours on the 23d OF May. there will bG
aroused much interest.
The Councilman whose terms expire
are:
First Ward-W. Nunnally. appointed to
I'LL an unexpired term; Mr.. Jones term
expires.
reelected by the Councils; Mr.. M: Mn
nally., term expires.
Third Ward--Mr. Fair. filing an I'M
expired term: Mr.. Abbott, term expires.
3 Fourth Nard-Captain O,Brien. term
expires. No opposition to these has yet
been announced, but it is generally re,
are to be plentiful. The Virginia Demo
cratic CluD is soon to organize Tor TIE
campaign, and will, no doubt. take an &C
tive part in the election.
karnpS OF NOEtn :.IO-
lima. are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. e. g. l Il
ley. i'll Swansboro.
tUkD IN, JAIL.
Gus. IS. Ford. the young man VINO vas
found Sunday afternoon at Chester hi'lt
murdered, was removed yesterday TO
the Jail at Chesterfield Court-House;
where he was made comtortapie;; ana hie VIII
ord can be thoroughly investigated. foLu
is under the care OF DR.. Drewry, VINO
considers his chances TOR ~, reconery i, onse
yesterday to see tnats ms prisoner was
made comfortable.
Robert Goodman, who accidently Shot
himself in the leg, is recovering.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mrs. Annie L. Pugh is quite sick at her
home, No. SIS West Eleventh Street.
Mrs. r. 3. Bate, who was operated
upon a few weeks ago at the Virginia
Hospital, is recovering and will probably
leave the hospital the last of this week.
The Hastings Court was not in session
yesterday but will convene to-day.
The Manchester Lodge, knights OF
Pythias held a meeting Monday night and
Initiated five new members. Other APP
plications were received. The lodge con-
tinues to grow.
The case of Hobeck VS.. Warwick, in
volving a dispute occasioned by War
wick's forbidding Hobeck to cross his
land to remove wood, which he had pur-
chased on the right Of way of the Sea-
board Air Line, was heard by Squire
Cheatham Monday. After lengthy
argument by the attorneys in the case,
Judges Ingram and Gregory. the warrant
was dismissed. An appeal was taken
by the plaintiff.
The Ladies Aid Society of Clopton-
Street Baptist Church will meet this
afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home of
Cora Cosby.
Miss Susie Daffron, who has been
spending some time with her brother.
Mr. A j. Daffron. will leave to-day
for her home in Philadelphia
Mrs. A. E. Curtis, who has spent the
past two months visiting her children in
this city, returned to her home at Boyd
ton, Va, Monday.