The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-08
ERECT MONUMENT
To- FALLEN HEROES
Confederates of Chesterfield Or
GAME for This Purpose.
COMMITTEES ELECT cHAlRMEN
Busy Night in Council Circles in Man
eheser-city Assembly to Meet
To-Night-PersonaI and Other
Items from Manchester.
COMMITTEES CHA'RMEN
Manchester Bureau. Richmond Times.

many sons OF Commentaries .ieI a
Chester Court House yesterday Tor the
purpose of putting on foot plan TO
erect a suitable monument on the court
green to the memory Of the fallen heroes.
Hon Phil V. Cogbill called tho meet
ins to order and Mr.. John S. Taylor
was made chairman. with Captain 5 a
Mann as secretary. The following exc
cutive committee was appointed: AIessrs
c. H. Short, William l. Clopton. John S.
Taylor. p Y. Coebill, J. Z. Parkinson.
". ". Baker. j. N Gregory and John
S Bransford. This committee has the
power to increase its number by three.
and Is also empowered with authority 10
solicit subscription for the erection OF
the monument to the heroic dead of
Chesterfield county.
Short addresses were made by Hon.
John H Ingram, Hon. P. Y. Gogbill,
Judge William CIopton. and Hon. John
Lamb. After the business Of the injecting
was transacted, Mrs. p v. Cogbill and
Mrs Bell S. Pilkington, assisted BE- Misses
Cora Hewlett and Page Snellinss, fur
nshed an elegant dinner for all present
which was highly enjoyed
CHAIRMEN OF COMMITTEES,
The Council Chamber fairly swarmed
with newly elected members of the two
branches OF the municipal government
last night Seven committees were meet
ing in the same room Tor the election of
their respective chairIneIl The Finance
Committee. conceded to be one of the
most important committees OF the Coun-
ell. elected Mr. w. 3. Bradley chairman
and Mr.. J. r. Perdue sub-chairman. Mr..
Bradley has for the past year been chair
man Of the Finance Committee of the
City Council. and has made a most pains
taking officer Mr.. Perdue is a splendid
man for a position on the committee.
The Cemetery Committee elected Mr..
". .. Ferguson chairman and Mr. j. Is.
Rudd sub-chairnan. The Ordinance Com
,nittee selected as their head Mr. ]. 7.
ABBOTT and in case he does not come, Mr..
c. l. Petit will fill the chair. Mr.. W. E.
Gill. Jr., and Mr.. r, i. Patram were
chosen chairman and sub-chairman OF
the Election Committee. On the Fire
Committee MIR. Aaron l.. Sampson and
Mr.. Perdue were elected Mr.. John Z.
Utz is the chairman of the School Com
mittee.
On Building and Lands Mr. r. V
Owen was chosen chairman and MIR. L.
B. Tillery sub-chairman. Messrs. c. {.
Cox and L. 8. Tillery was elected chair
man and sub-chairnan of the Light
Committee.
A night in Wall Street, as experienced
by some fifteen or twenty negroes, Was
poured in the ears Of Squire jordan. sit
ting in Police Court yesterday morning.
Henderson Randolph. Ella Jackson. Paul
Robinson. Mary Z. Morton, and Ambrose
Morton We're the original ones taken in
tow by Officer Wright. Just after they
were arrested there was business a, plent
for Squire Jordan in the WORK of issu-
ing warrants. Henderson was shearei of
a Y; Ella Jackson squeezed out an IS bill
by placing her furniture in jeol&ld,';
Many Morton could not furnish the re-
ouired S. and will have to wait for some
friends: Ambrose Morton and Paul Rob
inson were separated from $3.50 gold
pieces
Stock took sudden jump late Satur
daY night, and there was at once a
general rush In the melee several lambs
were seriously hurt, while the bulls and
bears escal,- "a with SINAI, INJURY.
BURGLARS AGAIN.
An attempt on the part of two negroes
to enter the home of Mr.. Mcnamara on
Twenty-third Street Saturday night
about Il o'clock was thwarted by the
screams Of Mrs Mcnamara, who heard
them as they tried the rear window
Looking out she could plainly see them,
and at once awoke the neiGhbors by yell
ing for help. The negroes ran off and
have not been seen since. This is the
second time within the week that Swans
boro has been visited by thieves. their
first appearance being successful in SO
far as they succeeded in stealing pair
of pants and Sl2 from Mr.. Manor
SOME DANA Il.
Manchester Sunday afternoon was
x.isi1ed by the worst windstorm seen here
for wears. Trees were blown down and
in some instances roofs Of houses taken
off, while telegraph and telephone wires
were sadly tangled. In consequence
thereof. the phone service Of the city to-
dav is not up to the standard.
cow belonging TO Mr. Nunnally. being
kep+ at Mr.. Alleys Just on the suburbs
NJ the city, was struck by lightning and
killed instantly.
DEATHS .oF y DAY.
Tho remains of Mrs. Mary Brook. who
died Friday night at Hailsboro, reached
the city Sunday morning and Wee
taken in charge by Undertaken L. a.
RGNen. The funeral was from st. Peters
Cathedral Sunday afternoon. conduct
ed by the Rev. Father Waters. Inter
ment was made in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
The little child of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Johnson who died Saturday. was buried
Sunday afternoon in Mau,y Cemetery.
Sadie Catherine, the infant child of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Crosuc, of Swans
boro died Sunday morning. aged nine
months and six DAYS. The funeral was
from the residence on upper Hull
Street yesterday afternoon at 5 O'clock,
conducted by the Rev A. =. Bergman.
Interment was made in Maury Cemetery.
SCOTT is DEAD.
No more will Manchesterians hear the
voice of Scott" the old boot black. No
more will shoes be given a patent leather
shine and New York touch. Scott has
gone to his reward. He died last Fri
day at the city almshouse. after being
i'll for only about two days. There is
scarcely a man or woman in Manchester
WHO has not heard or even seen Scott
az he walked the street daily. swinging
his box over his shoulders and singing his
song which ran thus:
Give you a New York shine and patent
leather tech:
You'll be satisfied with a half dime, paid
correct and jest.
Slime rem insight and out-of-sisht, Use
a hard hitter from de South
lie was the most familiar figure on the
street and no boot black OF the city
could come near him in the matter of
shiljne shoes. On his death bed he
uculd not let his box be removed from
his side.
MEET TONIGHT.
The City Assembly meets tonight for