Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-03

nothing Of an offensive nature. except tina
muddy sediment from the water. was
found in the tank, not even a stick as
large as the little finger being found
therein, and we also certify that the re-
porter who made the report having stated
to the board that he got his information
from young man of Manchester, ths
young man was sent for. and being exam
med in the presence of the reporter. denied
that he gave any statement to the effect
that dead kittens had been taken from
the water tower. but stated that he had
told the reporter that three of four years
ago he had seen dead kittens and dead
cow hung up in the trees and debris after
high water; and further, from the size of
the valves of the pumps and the meshes
of the strainer over the intake. we find 1t
would be impossible for anything larger
than 31s of an inch to pass through the
pipes into the tower. and that from the
height of the tower dio feet, it would hs
exceedingly improbable. s not impossible.
for boys or evil disposed persons 10 put
them in at the top of the tower. We fur
Their find that no dead animals of anv kind
had been recently found in the vicinity OF
the water tower, except one dead fowl
more than 200 yards distant from the
water work.
TWO-FIFTHS REGISTERED.
| J. T. Abbott. who was one of the regis
trars in the Third Ward, said yesterday
| that not more than two-ffths OF the reg
ulac voters of Manchester have registered
! under the new Constitution He declared
| that the registrars could have finished
| their work in a day, instead OF taking
| fifteen days to do it, II the voters mad
| come to the registra ton headquarters on
| the first day they were opened. The total
number of voters registered was Loci
| Only sixty-seven colored voters were reg
istered The total number of whites was
95t. The voters of Swanshoro will be reg
| istered in the store of Jones and Clement
| to-day and tomorrow.
| NEW SCHOOL TO OPEN.
! The new school building which has bsssa
erected to accommodate the children who
have been crowded out of the cambridge
| Street school. Principal Alexander Fl.
| Fitzgerald is making preparations for tina
opening of the school next Monday. The
new building was erected within two
weeks.
FUNERAL, OF LULU FERGUSON.
The funeral OF. Zulu Marion Ferguson,
the S-year-old child OF Mr.. and Mrs. Johi
Ferguson. took place yesterday Afternoon
a $3.50 o'clock. The service was conducted
| by the Rev. E. v. Badly and the buria
| was in Maury Cemetery.
| PERSONAL. NOTES.
| Mrs. J. w. Walthall and Mrs. NJ J.
Cheatham, who have been visiting tia
| family of Mr.. o. ]. Cheatham in Florida,
| have returned home.
| Misses Bette and Gertie Walker, who
have been on trip to Washington, havs
! returned home.
! The Rev. Thomas E. Waters. rector OF
Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic church
is gett.ng ready to move into parish, which
| is nearly completed.
| Miss GIyra Wood and Mrs. r. C. Wood
are visiting Norfolk this week.
| Mrs. S. 3. Morris announces that ths
tacky party. which was to have been given
| by her last night, for the benefit of thu
West-End church. has been postponed.
| Mrs. Caroline Preston, who suffered a
| stroke paralysis few days ago, is i'm
| proving.
| Mr.. James v NunnalIy. who was injur-
ed by being thrown from his sulhy on the
| boulevard Wednesday, was able to be out
yesterday.
William c. Abbott and Miss sallie
Lynch. who are wel-known here, but arc
residents of Danville, were married In
Pelham. N. c.. Wednesday