The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-07
They Held a Very Good Meeting
Last Night.
A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT
Has His Arm Broken While at Work in
Richrnond-Little Child Has Mar
row Escape from Street Car.
Other Manchester items.
Bureau, Richmond Times,

Mems Association. Despite the Indictment
weather there vas a good-sized attend
ance of members and much business OF
Importance was transacted.
The feature of last nights meeting was
the discussion by several gentlemen as
to the progressiveness of Manchester
and how to continue the same Mr.. DAT
from made the report of the Traffic Com
mittee He said he had been unable to
hear from the superintendent of all the
roads coming into Manchester, yet he
had been placed in communication with
them, and by the next meeting he
thought he would have some report to
make, which would greatly remedy the
rate of freight now brought into the
city. Under the head of permanent i'm
provenlentS, Mr.. Daffron wanted to see
Fourteenth Street paved from Perry to
Porter Streets. This street is curbed
and paved from Hull to Porter Street,
and u church being situated on the cor
ner of Fourteenth and Perry, the other
square could be paved with very lit
tie expense. AS to the advertising OF
the city, a committee Of six were APP
pointed to see that all merchants and
business men Of the city who CORE
spond have on their envelopes the ad-
vantages of Manchester.
SprnklnG streets was discussed Sew
eral members brought to the attention
of the association the fact that the cars
created a lot of dust, and they saw no
reason why the streets could not be
sprinkled by the company. The associa-
ton paid all bills and transacted a lot
of routine business. There were present
twelve members
FOR CLEAR WATER.
At a meeting last night of the Water
Commissioners there was very little
business OF Importance transacted, the
meeting adjourning to meet again on Fri
day one week A communication from
Mr.. J. p. Robertson, representing a fill
tering firm, was heard, but no action
taken, owing to the fact that Mr.. Rob.
ertson could not satisfy the Commission"
ers as to rates, etc The city wants to
secure some means of having the water
for the city filtered. and for this pur-
pose the meeting last night was called.
a filtering concern of New York was
heard from, through their representative,
Mr. G. S. Wells, but terms were not
suitable. The consensus OF opinion
among the members seems to be Tor pet
ter water than they have had in the
past The next meeting, when some
thing definite will be done. will be very
interesting to ManchesterIans.
NARROW ESCAPE OF CHILD.
But for the heroic work of Motorman
Catlett, of a Hull Street car, last night
Manchester would have had a death AS
the car, III ClliISe Oh 1Nlololiiittii S|s.AiSaI
and Conductor Hawkes., was between
Eleventh and Twelfth, on Huh, little
child, not over three years old, dashed
out into the street directly in front of IL
Motorman Catlett reversed the car, at
once stopping it within two inches OF
the little tots body. Pedestrians held
their breath, as it We're. when the little
one started across the street. thinking
no possible power could stop the car III
time to save the child. When the car
was brought to a stop, the people VINO
had witnessed it drew a long breath and
-showered the motorman with best wishes
The tot ran across the street to her home,
not knowing what 4 narrow escape she
had.
DIR. PELTIER IN CANADA.
Manchester has apparently lost the
presence of DR.. Joseph Peltier, whose
appearance in the city some months ago
and his career since that time have ere
aled much interest. He is said to be now
in Canada His child-wife, Of Manches-
ter. is at homo with her parents.
HAD ARM BROKEN.
While attending to his duties as yard
conductor of the Atlantic Coast Lire in
Richmond yesterday at $3.50 O'Clock y. NJ,
Mi Walter A. Deitrick, young man
of twenty years, living in Manchester,
was very painfully hurt. having his right
arm broken at the wrist and sustaining
several bruises about the body.
The accident occurred at the above
plcC CO. and was caused by Mr.. >Deitrick
missing his footing on top of car, pres
cipitating him between two cars to the
81, und His arm struck on the ties and
was broken. DR.. Robins. the road physi-
SIN, was called and had the young man
removed to the Retreat for the Sick, in
Richmond, where he was made comfort
allie. Later in the day he was brought
t. his home at 1911 cambridge Street,
this city Mr.. Deitrick will be confined
o his home for some time. In Manchcs-
ter he is one of the best known young
men, and the news of his accident reach-,
ed the streets in some instances greatly
exaggerated.
SUIT AGAINST BANK.
In the Circuit Court of Chesterfield
slit has been Instituted by the City
School Board of Manchester against the
Mechanics and Merchants Bank for the
SUM of $4,000. The institution of the suit
has been expected for several days The
board claims that the bank is responsible
for the checks drawn by the former
e.erk of the board Mr.. T. II. Fitzgerald.
SEINE WAS RUINED.
A fishing party composed of N1essrs.
c. a. Pickett, Sam Pool, and Willie Cal
lagher, three popular young men of the
city, had an experience on the James,
amid thunder and lightning Monday night
that neither will want to- take again
soon In a small boat the three embryo
fishermen were hauling seine behind
them, thinking they would have fresh
behring's for breakfast. The ripple OF
the waves served to SO keep their at
tention downward that no thought was
given to the small dark spots on the
sky. When these spots began to in
crease, finally combining into one large
cloud. SO black and terrific in its ap-
pearance. one of the gentlemen glanced
upward. 7 believe we are going to
have some rain The others thought
likewise. A pull to the shore was COM
menced. Too late. Too late. was the
warning, and the bowling wind bore
down upon them, vivid flashes of light
ming cut across the heavens for mo
ment, allowing tnem to lock at the roar
ing water. and then leaving them in
total darkness, lighting against the tur-
bulant stream and the binding rain.
THE BEST LlNIMENT.
ST have derived great benefit from the
Of ~ hal n g Oai POL