The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-16
WILL GIVE THE
LIGHTS FREE
Passenger and Power Company Makes
Liberal Offer.
ANXIOUS ABOUT Mr.. SMITH
Friends OF Manchester Man iiuch Concerned
About Ills continued Abseacc.
Young Men Los: heir
Bicycles.
ANXIOUS ABOUT Mr.. SMITH
Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times.

Power Company before the Light Com
mittce, which met last Fight in the Coun-
Gil Chamber. The meeting WAS called to
order by Chairman Poole. with Messrs.
Wakefield, I'roaddus and bradley ii at
tendance.
Bsids were received from the Virginia
Electrical Railway Company, Richmond
Passenger and Power CoTnyaag. Manches-
Ter Light, Heat and Power Company and
Henry Smith .ond Andrew Pizzini. The
next bidder to that OF tho Passenger and
Power Company was Smith and Pizzini.
They offered to furnish fifty lights for
tive years free.
ne bid of The Passenger and Power
Company was a surprise TO The members
and Will make a great difference IN the
expenses. saving the city in tic neigh
Dor i,ood of $4,000 in the i've years
Captain Guigon, attorney for the Passen-
ger Company, was on hand and presented
the offer of his company and assured the
body thar the work of lighting the city
would be better i'll The future than it had
ever been in the past. Mr. Todden, as
sis.sn. manager of the Virginia Electro
cal Company presented his offer, charg-
ing Sc per light
Ar. Wakefield SPOKE at length, on the
probability of there being Il niger
in the woodpiIe,'' and asked that the
committee look into Tho offer and deter
mine If there was anything IN the propo-
sition that would harm The city.
THE MATTER RET EkttED.
After some discussion Mr.. I3roadtlus Of
fered a motion referring the bid Of the
Passenger and. Power Company to the
City Council with the recommendation
that it he accepted
Mr.. Wakefield offered an amendment
that the motion be set aside. and the
committee go into executive session This
was voted down and the motion of Mr..
Broaddus prevailed.
This lighting Of the city free for five
wears and giving twenty moro lights tnan
there arc now, struck the committee IN
Il tender spot. and the extreme Senerosl-
~ CT the Passenger and Power Company
came in time needed. and tho saving
of $751; in the allotted time will reduce
the taxes and probably be the means Vi
placing more police on the force lncre
nrc only fifty lights in the city now.
The City Council will possibly hold
call meeting some time this week and act
on the oftti.
BICYCLES STOLEN.
Mr.. w. l.. Prentice, the popular LOST
nnan, and Mr.. r. G. Wood, the well
Known clerk in Weisigel's drug store
had their bicycles stolen from them yes
terday while hunting on the Petersburg
Turnpike. The two young men went
down in the country on their wheels, and
after going in the main road for about
two miles dsmounted and left their
wheels In clump of bushes near the
roaL After hunting for about an hour
they returned to the place where they
left their bicycles TO find only the
tracks left. The loss of the wheels de
stroyed the pleasure of the hunt, and
the young men sadly trudgcd back to
the city, where they reported 10 Officer
Avis of Swanshoro
Mr.. Avis is at work on the case and
hopes to capture the thief in a. few days.
The wheels were valued at $25 each.
STILL MISSING.
Tho disappearance Saturday night of
Mr. II. G. Smith, the butcher on upper
Hull Street, is yet Il mystery that the
police cannot solve Mr.. Smith came by
the police station Saturday night at a
late hour and said he was afraid to so
&c Richmond alone and would like to get
some one to so with him, stating that he
had q large sum of money on his person.
A cab was called for him and he was car
ricd TO Fifteenth and Franklin Streets IN
Richmond. His family are very anxious
about him and have asked the police to
help them find him. it was learned that
his family live on Twentieth Street be-
tween liull ana bSIlibfldSe, ana HIS
place OF business WAS at No. 1923 Hull
Street.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The committee appointed from the
Manchester School Board at their last
meeting to look into the accounts OF Mr..
T.. Il. Fitzgerald. who is now wanted by
the authorities for emhezzlement of a
large sum OF money from the Southern
Railway met last night II the school
\ C1,,,t,I
i. NJ. GSunnaiy in attendance Mr..
Bailey. the president of the board. was
also present. The committee went imme-
diately into executive session. and the
result OF the Investigation could not be
learned The fact that the minutes were
not posted for two years has given n new
interest to the investigation. The full re-
1ort will be made to Il called meeting OF
the School Board in a short time.
CHURCH LECTURER
Under the auspices oH Tie Young Mems
League OF the Isainp:idEe-Street Baptist
Church a series OF lectures and soc!aI en-
te,tainments has been inaugurated, which
promises much profit and pleasure TO all
who will take advantage Of these opportl,-
mites. The Young Ladies Aid Society OF
the church also cooperate IL this move
!nent- The course embraces 4 series of
parior lectures by the pastor, ana a series
of free public lectures by distinguished
men to be invited, as occasion and circuln-
stances suggest. The pastors parlor lee
lures are TO be given one each month IN
The first week OF The month at the resi-
dencc of some of the members of the
church After the lecture light refresh
nents are served. and the remainder CT
tho evening is spent in "a social way.
The lllsiic lectures. open 10 every one
free of charge. are to be at the church,
one lecture each month in the third week
of the month. thus alternating with The
pastors 9earlor lectures The first OF these
public lectures will be given on next
Tuesday evening 1t S o'clock by DR. ". Il.
IL Smith. Ills theme will be The faii
cr Quebec IN this lecture Dr. Smith
tells in a thrilling way the story of one
of the most epoch-lnaiiins events IN
AmecicaA history. Everybody cordially
Invited.
The Chautauauan Literary and Scien-
llc Circle will meet tomorrow night at
he home OF Mr.. Bailey on cambridge
,trcet. Mr.. 3. j.. Smith will be the
RAIDER. taking as his subject "A Zig-las
tourney Through Italy"