The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-02
many SPEECHES
IN MANCHESTER | Il. R.
Citizens and Candidate Address
Virginia Club.
ARE BEe G; N n ING 10 PAY up.
.Aspirants for Office Hand IN Their
Names-l ection Of Electric
Line Ordinance Commit
tee Meet Other items.
ARE BEGINNING TO PAY UP


Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times,
d No. 1902 Hull Street.
The meeting last night Of the Virginia
Democratic Club was characterized by 4
few speeches made by gentlemen who are
cot aspirants for any office, ibut VINO
want to see the city prosper and con-.
nue. on its upward stride. MT. IL =
Wells made the first talk, urging the
clLlzens TO stick together and Du!id up.
,le city. He said in unity there was
trength, and he wanted to see all the
nen III the sound of his voice get to
yether and elect to office those most ca
able, regardless of any personal friend
hip. He was not speaking in the in
crest of any man, but for the general
good Of the city. Mr.. D. L. Pullun made
a good talk, defining a plan whereby
Manchester could be made the most in
yiting spot on the globe for manufacture
aSrs. While the future Of the. city looked
bright at this time, he wanted it better
IN the future; he wanted more induce
nents to capital
Then came the candidates for the va
rious Offices. For the mayOralty Messrs.
II. a. Maurice and D. l.. Toney spoke,
and for commemorative attorney all
three candidates-Messrs. w. c. Puifan,
r. S. Rives and c.. L. Page-spoke. and
here were short talks by Messrs. J. W.
Barrett. for the Board from the Fourth;
L. 8. Tillery, for the Board from the
Second, and a. l.. Sampson, for City
Assembly from the Second.
The City Central Committee met last
night in the Mayors courtroom and
heard from u few candidates.. who placed
their names on the list Tor the primary.
The next meeting of the body will be on
he It'll, when at o'clock T. NJ. the list
will close. Nothing was done last night
further than transact routine business
am ~ Oh ward
% get the judges of their wards ready
y the next meeting.
REFERRED TO COUNCIL.
The Ordinance Committee met la st night
the Council Chamber. The matter of
flowing the Standard Oil Company to
erect a. tank in the lower part Of the city
came up, and the question Of whether a
man -on one Of the committees to which
the subject was referred serving on both
would have one or two votes was dis
,ussed. The matter will go to the Coun-
Ill for decision. The ordinance of the
Fire Department as to the pulling up OF
the street and not notifying the depart
:nent was recommended to the Council.
INSPECT TURNPIKE.
A committee from the Board of Super
visors of Chesterfield county met yester-
lay morning and took a trip down the
new road to Petersburg. The object OF
.he meeting was to inspect the turnpike
which the company agreed to put III Sooo
,epair after they had torn 1t uD me
MEMBERS of the board found the road IN
fairly good condition. and made lew
uegestions to the officers of the road
Tho committee which went down yester-
law embraced Messrs. r. A. Bowen, L. a.
hewlett and ]. w. Nunnally. together
With the Comm onwealth's Attorney Of the
,ounty. Mr.. T. II. Wells. and the manager
f the company.Judge HaneA
Before Mayor Maurice yesterday morn
--g there was the largest docket for some
inc The case of Mrs Simply and Mr..
md Mrs. Wiloushby, for creating 4 DIS
surbance on West Seventh Street, Went
over until tomorrow, at the request CT
both Sides Among the witnesses i'll TINS
asc is Mrs. Inez Pelticr, wife of Dr. l'"l
Ter the man who two Wea;:s s'"c i''ar.
lied her in the Richmond Police Court.
Georgia Davis (colored) was fined s 81
ror being drunk on the Street. Ill this
,ase Addie Fegranl, an old negro, came
IN as a witness. but in the testimony it
vas shown that she had made the woman,
trunk She was, therefore, taxed 80
william Casey and Dan Ryan, two
ramps who are familiar to the court,
.,ere allowed to so with a warming
For assaultins Mr.. Peter Walton, a
,oung man of Swansboro, two negro mel.
we're fined $3.50 each. The case OF Prlc~
4;urruss, William Burruss and Thomas
doore, for assault on one Albert Raab
vas continued until this morning on &C
.ount of witnesses not being present.
GO TO NEWPORT NEWS.
Mr. Bassy Bate, the genial and efficient
manager Of the Southside Telephone Com
,any, with headquarters in Manchester,
~, wifi u he
,a,n.y and left yesterday for Newport
News where he will accept Il similar
1osition with the American Telephone and
Telegraph Company. Mr.. Bate has been
with the company here since they started,
and nut into operation the first phone
in Manchester He is exceedingly popular
with those who know him, being one OF
the social leads in the city. His posi-
ton with his new company is more lucra-
tive, than this, and is but an evidence OF
the good workmanship OF this young man
MARRIED IN WASHINGTON.
Mr. II. II. Burrows. a wel.-to-do yo,lnS
merchant Of Manchester, and Miss BESSIE
Mays, Il popular young lady, LETT Moi
day morning on Mrs. Gill's excursion to
Washington, where they were married IN
the afternoon. Mr. Burrows conducts
grocery store On upper ) Hull Street, "ncre
by strict attention to business he mas VOL
Tor himself an efNIlDle reputation. MISS
Mays is a Well-known young lady, having
many friends. The young couple will
make MancE ester their home.
POLICE REPORT.
The monthly report of Captain Lips
comb, Chief of Police, for the past month
is as follows: arrests by Chief II, by
officer Jones 10. by Officer Smith II, by
officer Wright %, by Libscomb and
Wright.3, by Jones and Smith 4, by Jones
and Wright /, by Special Officer. J. Jones
!. by Gill and Blankenship. specials, !.
The total arrests for the month. Il; of
these for felony there are 6, msdemeanor,
10; ordinance violations "A; lunacy 5
and tramps 2.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Miss Julia Beal, of Cedar Hill, is visit
ing the home of Mr.. A. w. Fair.
Miss Bernice Fair, daughter Of Cou;l-
oil hr {e. t|,oE II,