The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-24
POLICE FORCE
OF SWANS ] ] ||;'|'!
Movement on Foot to Have More
Officers Placed on Duty.
.oTHER.ITEMso OF MAN CHESTER j {.
Two Marriages to Take Place X Night
Miss Browning to Become Mrs.
Bartlett; Miss Binn, Mrs. Bowen.
School Board to Meet.
HER.ITEMs0F= MANCHESTER.
Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times, I,
No. 1102 Hull Street.

Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times,
No. 11O2 Hull Street.
A movement is on foot among repre-
sentative citizens of Swansboro to secure
for that town more police protection .than
they have at.present, Officer "A. >. Al
Wis is the sole keeper Of good oLner
there. and some think In view or the iaet
that the place is growing i'll popuia.loh'
and though reEretfully said, In laWless-
ness as we'll, two officers Wouid zl'a've
their hands full III attending to the GRIM
mails and law-hreakers of the little SUI
burbar place. In this movement there
is no reflection upon officer Avis. for ne
has made a most estima BILE .ofncer. anu
his fight with two negroes there seyeial
Years ago, when he killed them ootn, ~
vet fresh in the minds of the people. De-
yclopments will be Forthcoming W1lnti1
the next two weeks, 1t is thousnt.
CRUSADE ON WHlskE1
Manchester seems just now on the eve
of q. tile of the pastors and the liquor
dealers It can be said with g. degree OF
certainty that a crusade will be 1naugu-z
rated soon, and made especially aBa1isl
grocery stores where whlskey IS also
sold The pastors preached on the SUI
iect say: this manner Of selling Wn1shes
is far more damaging to the young men
of the city than therregular saloons. 1nes
L
grocery store where whiskey IS SOFA When
the same young man would not dare be
seen in a bar. The pastors Of several
churches will take the matter up next
week. and a war on the men VINO st!l
groceries and whiskeys will be made winch
will in the leastprove interesting to Man
chesterians.
$3.50. WORK OF JURY.
IN the Hastings Court Tuesday alteI-
6jSnNSod
Hall (colored), charged with cutting an
other negro, was acquitted. Judge vi.
c,lopton represented him. Harvey Crew
dup. the negro who shot Messrs Roger
Scott and Peter Walden in zSWansboro
some time ago. was ConVlcted ons-.tle
former charge "a nd sentenced to seven
Years in the penitentiary, He was nor
tried on the latter charge. but will beithls
week. Charles Jones (colorcdD, for steal
| :ne clothes from the house of w. M. AL
| Ion. was convicted and given thirteen
| months in the penitentia ~. Lewis Dow
den a small negro boy. charged with
| stealing, was sentenced to five months IN
| jai! and fined one cent
MARRIAGES TONIGHT
Miss Fannie c. Browning and Mr.. Chas.
L. Bartlett will be married tonight at
the home Of the bride-elect. No. 1418 Baln-
| bridge Street. The ceremony will be per-
! formed by the Rev. H. H Moore, pas.o:
| of sCowardin-A Avenue Christian Church.
Miss Browning is the daughter IF NJ.
and Mrs. Charles Browning, and a very
pretty young lady. Mr.. Bartlett ls very
popular in the city and Swansboro, Where
he has lived for years. After the -cere-
mony q reception viii be rendered the
] happy couple. They will make the's l u
! ture home in Swansboro.
s. marriage of interest to Ma 'chestc-
srians will take place tonight in Swans
| boro when Miss Kate Binn will become
III. bride Of Mr.. Willie Bowen. The mar
! riage ceremony will be performed by the
! Rev Father Waters at the home OF the
bride-elect. Owing to the recent death OF
/ the brother of the bride there nave oeen
! no invitations issued.
RIDING ON TENDERS.
Special Officer Overton. of the street
car. line, Yesterday morning arrested two
! persons who were standing on the fender
| OF a car, bound for Richmond. Merely
boys, the Mayor set them Tree when
/ brought before him. 1t seems that the
! company has a rule that no person snail
ride on the tenders of the cars aud any
/ yiclator seen is arrested by Special Off
/ Ger Overflow. who is employed by the COM
! pany. Two men were arrested some time
ego. after they had paid their fares. In
/ the Police Court they were discharged,
/ and a suit came near being brought
gai11st the company
I The meeting Of the School Board to-
night will be of special interest, Among
! other matters to be considered is that OF
1 how the city may recover the money
/ lost through r. H. Fitzgerald. as clerk
/ of the board.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
! The condition of Mr.. Poiner Pulley. who
i has been very i'll for some time,sWas re-
]. ported to be much better last night. 81
Miss Matte Shotwell is at present able
i to be out after, being confined to her
4 room for the past week.
Miss Jennie IeamaE will give a concert
over here at old Central Church tonight.
4 The concert promises to be very interest
l ing and sSunder the auspices OF the la
4 dies of the new church.
Tho City Council will meet IN regular SEES
sion Tomorrow night. and the meeting
i promises to be very interesting: There
i are several important measures to come
i up for adoption
WILL BE TROLLEY LINE.