The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-14
ALDERMEN IN
MANCHESTER
Counciln1en Are After the Pas
senger and Power Company.
Demand Better Schedule.
ELECTRIC Light QUESTION
Rural Postal Route-Mr. ]. E.
Redford Missing-Cemeter
Question-Per
ELECTRIC LIGHT QUESTION

Manchester Bureau Times Dispatch, {
f4fs5a. No. l102 Hull Street.fj
The City Council Is after the Passenger
and Power Company, and the ball was
started rolling last night in tho Board Of
Aldermen.
Mr.. Patram. who was acting chairman
in the absence Of Mr.. Peldue. introduced
letter he had received anonymously
from person signing Several Patrons"
n1a.4ng. kick against the cars. the crowd
on the cars and the schedule.
Mr.. Hooker said he agreed with the
writer OF the letter. and he thought the
company should put good cars on the
Manchester line aud give better sched-
ule than that now In force. The matter
was referred to the Street Committee.
Another question that the Councl start
ed .nLo was That OF city lighting. MIR.
Barrett, who has the reputation or LOOK
Ing ahead, as he is an engineer, sug-
gested that it would be good thing Tor
the Council to make some provision tor
lighting the city, as the free lights pro-
vlded by the passenger and Power Com
pany ran only four years more. To this
end he offered a esolution that the Light
Committee be instructed to look into The
advlsa bility of getting prices on an cleo
trio plant, and to report at Its earliest
convenience. The resolution was referred
to the Light Committee.
The ordnance coming from the Com
mon Council. granting the hight to con-
struct a spur track across Everett Street
to woodward and Sons, was not COLI
Cured In, but was sent to the Street Com
mittee.
phone company was accepted.
Those present were Messts. Patram.
Abbott Barrett. Hooker, Rudd ana du-
oa''l. BATTLE CARRIED BACK.
.1oc battle. the negro arres.yS In Man
chester as : lugluve from Justice from
North Carolina, on the charge OF criminal
assault upon woman, was carried pdcA
10 Rocky Mount by Sheriff Turner yes
terduy morning.
~ - KuhtAL POSTAL ROUTE,
Postmaster Beattle SENDS out the iol-
lowing notice. announcing the territory
and time Of the rural route: "Beglnning
al the poslottce, carrier will go south-
west and south to Hopkins Road, one
and one half miles: thence on Hopkins
Road via Courthouse road to Chester
field Courthouse; thence to Centralla;
thence to Petersburg turnpike; thence 10
Manchester; total mLes covered, twenty
three. Patrons wishing to be served should
erect boxes ana seno HdIHes W VIC SSt WV
to postottice."
FRAKER-TURNLEY.
Miss Helen Frances Turn!ey and Mr..
Charles C. Traker, OF Bon Air. We're mar"
ried at the homo of the bride. and lett
Immediately afterward on trip TO
washington. They will he at home TO
their friends on November 18th,
PERs6I'AL AND NOTES.
THO funeral of Mrs. r. D. Ahern took
place yesterday afternoon.
A Camp of Sons of Confederate Vet
erans will be organized In Manchester
shortly.
Dr.. j. W Brodna1 leaves to-day for
Mr., and Mrs. r, B. Darlington. Of
s.slma. N. c.. are~visiting Mr.. and Mrs,
A. G, Harding,
Constable Blankinship and Squire Ior'
dan have removed their office to Ninth
and Hull Streets.
Ns4 MAYORS COURT,
Mayor Maurice gave two tramPs, WI
liam Hubbard and Charles sayre, orders
tn leave the city, and they stood
not an tho order of their going.
Soma small negroes Were ordered whip
ped for breaking window glass In
Crozier's store.
TWO CEMETERIES.
The matter of putting mp PARTITION
ana er.cting two distinct gates to Maury
Cemetery was brought up In the meeting
of the BOARD OF Aldermen last night,
and the question as to the right Of thA
city In the premises was referFsd to the