Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-28
Manchester
and
Chesterfield.

+ Great strides are to be made by the clt-
zens of Manchester in the future towards
getting manufacturers to locate theli
plants in the city The first meeting with
view to discussing plans was held last
night al which several speeches were
made Those present were Messrs. D. W.
Barrett c. L. Petit. A. j. Sampson. II.
c. Beattie, A. ]. Daffron, and q. W. Gray.
Messrs Barrett, Daffron. and Beattie
spoke at length on how to get Industries
to locate in Manchester.
Mr.. Barrett said he had talked with a
gentleman who had tried to get the Con-
tinentsl Tobacco Company to remove It's
Richmond plant to Manchester. He refer
red to the excellent facilities TO be had by
such plants by being surrounded by all
the railroads that enter Manchester. He
thought that all the labor necessary could
be gotten. and that if manufacturers
would locate in Manchester more working
people would move to the city TO live. He
wanted the presidents Of all the railroads
entering Richmond and Manchester to be
invited TO the latter place with view
10 having the excellent facilities shown
them for manufa curing cars and wheels.
He contended that car wheels can be
made in Mapchesters at a smaller cost
than in any other city.
TEMPORARY. ORGANIZATION.
The following committee was appointed
with a view to comforting with the heads
of large plants and getting them to locate
in the city: Messrs. j. ". Barrett, G. L.
Petit. and A. J. Daffron
a temporary organization was formed
with Mr.. J. W. Barrett as chairman, and
MI c. L. Petit as secretary. Another
meeting will probably he held one night
this week.
Several members of the committee, as
appointed by the City Assembly. failed
to attend the meeting last night. and it is
hoped that they Will be present at the
next meeting.
! A prominent gentleman said after the
meeting last night that the Business Mems
| Association had been handicapped hereto
| fore on account of the City Assembly and
| Board of Aldermen failing TO act with
| them in inviting manufacturers to locate
| in Manchester. Now that there is no
apathy between them, they hope to work
| along anicably and be able to make Man.
! chester a greater city by their efforts.
1t was announced last night that adj
vertisements would be placed in Northern
| manufacturing journals enumeratins the
! advantages 10 be obtained by manufac-
turers who locate in Manchester.
STOVE WORKS ACCIDENT.
| The accident which resulted in the
| death Of Mr.. w. +. Whitehurst, at the
! Chester Stove Works. yesterday afternoon,
| cast gloom over the Worknen in the
| plant. Mr.. Whitehurst was popular among
| his associates. y full account of the dis
treSsiEg affair appears in another column.
MANY ARE CONVERTED.
The protracted meetings which have
been in progress at the Clopton-Street
Baptist church for the past two weeks
have not been discontinued as announced
i'll the press On the other hand services
are still III progress every evening, and
| there have been many evidences of inter-
est and substantial results. Up to this
time thirty or forty persons have profess
ed conversion and the church has been
very much stimulated and strengthened
ny the interest awakened. The pastor.
Rev. w. ". Ssl is conducting the ser
vices. The public is cordially invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maury Perdue, who have
been on a bridal tour of the North, re-
turned to Manchester yesterday.
AN ENJOYABLE DANCE.
a most enjoyable dance was given In
the Leader Hall last night under the
directianspf Messrs. Lery Latham. James
Paulero. and Clinton Waymack. A large
number CT couples from both Manchester
and Richmond were present and danced
! until late hour. Among the young ladies
were Misses Annie Young. May Taylor
Maggie Turner, Bertha Crowder, Ada
Crown, Susie Burfoot. Grace Sale, Ruth
Totty, Julia Shuman, Lillian Fitzgerald
Miss Maud Hawley, Minnie Priddy, Ada
Cooke, Essie Titmus. Blanche Duke Ce-
les;e Duke, Misses Mooring, Blake, Geor-
sic Lyme, Robertson, Carrie Burns, Hager.
and Ada Cooke.
The young men present were Messrs
Chester Lloyd. Thomas Morton. Linwood.
Lloyd. Frank Cooke. d. McInnerney. John
Kahn. John Wiltshire Clarence Bottoms.
Charles Childress, Edward Vest, Marvin
Lumpiiin. Joseph Paulero. Blackburn, Cox.
Jonn Clayton. Lcckett, ard others.
WEDDINGS NEXT WEEK.
The wedding of Miss Lula Regina Jones
and Mr.. John Henry Latham. which has
already beer announced. will take place
IN the Presbyterian church. at $50 o'clock
or Tuesday NIGHT of next week. The Off
ciating minister will be the Rev. Jere
Witherspcon. Of Richmond.
a pretty home wedding will be that Of
Miss Bessie HaskIns Holland and Mr..