The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-09
TABLED in
MANCHESTER
Appropriation for Superin.
! tendent'S House Not Made. 4
DEATH OF MISS cLoPToN
Estimable Lady Passes Away--Boy Sent
to the neutrality-suspicious. Of
Men Paid of at the Southern
Shops-Personal Notes.
DEATH OF MISS CLOPTON
Manchester Bureau Times. Dispatch. ,

Manchester Bureau Times. Dispatch.
No 1902 Hull Street.
A new house for the superintendent OF
Maury Cemetery IL In sight. Tho present
structure is In a dllapldated condition
and not worth repairing. us set forth IN
report from tho Cemetery Committee
recently.
AL the meeting Of the Finance Commit.
toe the request from the Cemetery Com
mlttee for an appropriation OF $l,4o0 was
fully considered and debated, but upon
motion OF Mr.. Bahr definite action was
deferred until tho next meeting OF tho
committee. Those present were Messrs.
Bradley, Abbott, Tahr, Owen and Rudd.
Each member took the greatest interest
In the matter, and each one felt and ex-
pressed himself In favor OF making inc
appropriation, but In tho discussion on
the matter difference OF opinion arose
as to whether or not the Buildings and
Lands Committee should have something
to do with tho construction Of tho now
house.
Chairman Ferguson. OF tho Cemetery
Committeci MIR. Patrnm, OF the commit
too, and Superintendent Allen, OF tho cem-
etery, we're present. and stated that they
had reached plan by which a $500 z.SS
house could be erected FOR about sl,LVo
| By utilizing the services OF the super'n-
! tendent and his men.
| Mr.. Owen thought that tho Buildings
and Lands Committee should Join With
| the Cemetery Committee In supervising
| the work, and made motion TO that
effect.
This occasoned some discussion, and
| Nj. Abbott amended this motion By req
onn,ending tho appropriation OF a,ioo.
with the proviso that the work be placed
entirely IN the hands OF the Cemetery
Committee. This caused further discus.
SION and then Mr.. Patram stated tnat
tho charter OF tho city placed the whoie
thing In tho hands Of the Cemetery Com
mittee. Upon this statement Mr.. Owen
| withdrew his motion.
He said thatShs was under the impress
] sion that all buildings under the city gov
crnment were under tho contro, o. .ns
Buildings and Lands Committee, but that
he did not wish to appear TO- be IN
! pos,tion OF going behind mo charter
MATTER WAS TABLED.
Just as everything looked favorable 70
tho passage OF Mr.. Abbott's motion. Nlf.
| Fair offered substitute that the propo-
sit!on be laid on the table until the next
meeting OF tho Finance Committee. when
| all tho details OF tho proposition could DC
presented. This caused somc moro dis
cussion. and Mr.. Bradley arose to tho oc-
casion and said ne, too. felt that under
tho circumstances tho committee should
be made better acquainted with the plans
beforo the appropriation was made.
! Mr.. Rudd and Mr.. Abbott both urged
the committee to make the appropriation,
as a new house was needed badly. ,ano
delays wereenot good things to make.
| The question was called. however. and
upon n vote OF two to three the matter
| was tabled. The vote was In favor o.
Mr.. Fairs motion: Ayes-Bradley. Faht
and Owen; noes-Abbott and Rudd.
Aressrs. Ferguson and Patram and Su-
4 perintendent Allen retired gracefully.
The Council Will meet next Tuesday
/ night, when the question will probably be
brought up on the floor. In the rnea ntime
oil the details will be put togetner by the
4 Cemetery Committee, and 1t Is probable
that the FINANCE Committee may be called
In special meeting before the Council
meets to take some action to present t.
that body.
DEATH OF MISS CLOPTON.
IN tho death of Miss Charlotte Septimia
4 Devereux Clopton regret comes into the
hearts of many OF the citizens OF Man
chester. She was III for several months
and died about & o'clock yesterday mo:n-
Ing. The funeral will BIO from St. Johns
Church, Richmond Mt o'clock Sunday
afternoon. and the burial will be In Hol.
lywood. The services will be conducted
by Rev. r. A. Goodwin, of st. Johns
assisted by Rev. Benjamin Dennis. OF
Meade Memorial Church. Manchester.
She was the daughter OF Judge John
B. Clopton, tho celebrated Virginia 5u.
rist, who died just prior to tho war, anG
was the youngest OF twelve children. al
of whom arc now dead. save one brother
Judge William I. Clopton. now city at
1 torney OF Manchester and Judge OF thf
Chesterfield County Court, and one sister
Mrs, Charles NJ. Wallace. She was tn
aunt OF Hon. G. n, Wallace and Mr. JET
ferson Wallace. of Richmond,
Miss Clopton was a member OF MEADE
, Memorial Episcopal Church. Manchcs
ter, having been ono OF the founders o
that church. but lately had been an at
4 tendant ut St. JOINTS Church, Richmond
waited woman. with an exceedingly gen
. tie and lovable temperament. and wa
: greatly loved by all who knew her. ant
her life had been given to teaching
o In later years she had been teaching II
the public SCHOOLS Of Cnests rHE county
: Mayor Maurice sentenced Robert FOX
o -yenr-old white boy, to the re
j. fprmatory at Laurel yesterday morning
The boy had been serving slx-months
\ sentence in fall on the charge OF takln
: brass from the Southern shops. me DO:
|. made an attempt to escape jail by cut
ting away several bricks In the rea
wall with a case knife and stove poker
He was detected by City Sergeant saun
ders. Tho boy has no mother, ana ~
father lives In Lynchbure.
= MEN LAID OFF.
ry,tv-ftya men have been laid OFF tenn
nora ri,y at the Southern shops in Man
@ chester, due to a scarcity OF work, IN
d men include timers, painters, cnrpen
: ters and car men, Many of the men weT
! nut on extra last fall, and expected o. !.
: be- laid off about this time. IneY "e'
9 9"'' WEST POINT BENEFIT.
!, Tickets are out for the benefit perform
= ance TO be given under tho auspices OF n
I Olympia Club for the sufferers from n, u I
/ Rra 1ult q
L loader Hall next Thursday night.
: Mayor Maurice will make a. brief az
r dress at the opening of tho performance
: and a vaudeville bill equal to any eve
h seen In Manchester will follow,
!. trhe entire receipts will go to the YVES
:. ,,..I,.I1>... - "a tho nllh hnnas TINT larE