The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-19
MORE TAI K hBUUT
SPRING ELECTION.
When Manchester Primary viii
Be Held is the Question.
ABOUT THE FITZGERALD CASE
Politics Are Warm ng Up ow-nsboro Schools
Closes snail ire in slerx Add.
ton o.ner it.ms o. Nsws
From n.anea.sttr.
ABOUT THE FITZGERALD CASE


LING The minds OF the people, and they
ere anNiouSly awaiting tho action of the
City Central Committee. Mr. Robert
French is the chairman of tins con.ntt-
Ice. bat he has not called any meeting
locking 10 the fixing OF the date. The
matter OF when the primary Will be held
IL OF much Importance TO the voters and
candidates, hence the interest mani
Tested.
The primary VIII hardly be called be
1"rc the 4.Jn OF April, which VIII give
The candidates ample time 10 see all
81 their friends and poll a heavy vote.
Interest, for the time being, has sub
ridcd in the defalcation case of the for
1Hcr clerk OF the School Board, +. II.
fitzgerald, in which the sum of probably
5000 will he found 10 be missing.
At the time the matter was brought TO
HE attention of the public there was u
cannon for an explanation as to how so
much money could have been obtained
by the clerk without the detection OF the
president OF the Board or the chairman
of the Finance Committee OF the Board.
Some of The members spoke of holding
:; meeting Tor the purpose Of trying TO
determine who was to blame fo: the
7ransa ctions and 10 explain TO the pub
lie.
At the last meeting OF the Board there
was question Of who was to blame, and
30 settle the matter the City Council was
asked to investigate and place the CEN
sure where ii was due. TO this end every
orc looked until Friday night when the
Council returned the communication,
saving that they We're powerless legally,
&c investigate any affairs OF the Board.
4''n- 'aing separate and distinct from the
Council.
III. case is now resting with the spe-
cal committee appointed at first. to see
1aa chr
This committee has not made a final re-
mort yet owing to the fact that some of
the parties who live out Of Manchester
lave not been heard from. That the to-
ial amount missing Will so to five thous-
and seems to be the general impression.
In this cannot be learned from the com
,nittcc, whose members are very rcucenr
ABOUT CANDIDATES.
Politics are warming up. Each day
finds the candidates now in he field hard
tai work among their constituents, and
small Gatherings are seen on the corners
and in the stores where the question OF
who Will come out for the different
1,iaces is discussed. The general impress
rion is that there will be more candidates
Than there are positions. and every man
VIII have 10 make he fight of his lie
ii he wants to again hold office.
+ Fo,, the rnavoraltv there are as Vet only
two NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. II. a. Maurice
md CAPTAIN A. c. Attk'sson. Mr. Man--,
.icn feals confident of reelection.
CAPTAIN htttissun has held the othce OF
communicating Attorney for seventeen
sen-s and at one time was NaTor
Messrrs. W. c. Pulliam and Robert S.
a2i,res arc the cont estants for Common
srealth's Attorney. and both being we'll
t,nun Young lawyers. the fight will be
Interesting TO watch
Isnr CITY Sergeant the foht cannot be
LII, for
sa'd 10 have assumed definite shane LOT
tro-a are s:x cand'Aates out. with like
ta,ood that +1,e~e, Wit he about fnr- more
prboea in The field are NessrS H"~hert
yra~g,,so, c. 3. Davis. ]. G. Saunders
s. Avis. J. l. Galloway and Cary
French.
REC SrT ALTON BOOKS.
That there Will he a new set of regis
tration books now seems certain, ior the
men who will have to get transfers are
faying that they do not 'hink tiiat 4.
is fsfr to make them pay twenty cents
IN order To get a transfer, when new
Books should ne hau.
In the event that there are no new
brooks it will be u good thing for the
registrars, for they Will have a iot Oh
transferring to do by the recent challs
fng of the ward boundaries, and 1or
every. transfer given ten cents is charged
and the same amount when the cltzeh
llaces his transfer in the next ware
There is some discussion on this suelecI
and much interest is being. manifested,
liot only by the people who will have TO
transfer, but by those Who are now reg
fstrars. and until the question is settled
definitely there will be questions ASKED
aud murmuring heard.
The Richmond Passenger and Power
Company is now running a special car
on the liull-Strect line which makes con
s,cctinn with the cars of the new eleculc
line TO The Cockade City, and this gives
the citizcl.s of the road better Sched-
ulc. for there are now six cars on liiiS
road. with this special one,
When the cars OF the new line arrive
Mt the turnpike this car is standing wait
ling 10 receive the passengers and take
them to Richmond While this is good
rcr the passengers Who want TO make q
good connection. Yet ii has tendency
Ito make the farmers go to Richmond 10
euend their money aud not IN
EEianchester. Tho snow has greatly nam
y,srcd tho schedule of the line 10 Peters
7lurg for the past two days, but IN the
near future they will run schedule that
will be entirely satisfactory to the pubic
of both citizens and the farmers who 1--we
vlong the line.
Two frame buildings in Marx Addition
were leyeled TO the ground yesterday
afternoon by a fire which in some man
ner broke out in one of them. The Fire
department of the city We're notified, but
Ebcing out OF their reach they did not
20. The fire burned rapidly. and two
small negroes who We're in one of the
|honses narrowly escaped With their lives.
III. damage will amount to about $3.50.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
NJ. w. T. Leasold. who was paralyzca
lrome time ago. and since has been in a
ivory critical condition. was reported to
h. somewhat worse last night
Mr. Ben Baber continues TO improve
and in a few weeks viii have entirely re-
,a,tred from stroke of PARALYSIS.
Miss Esther Bethel. who has Tor some
l,ime been visiting friends in Crewe, has
returned to her home in the city
Miss Ray Evans. who has been VISIT
ling Miss Bessie -Alson, has returned "a
Ser home.
Nathan Johnson. an old and respected
E,o,ored man. died Sunday afternoon. The
Eruneral viii be this afternoon de MAS
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