The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-02
MANCHESTER
MEN ESCAPE
Hedd-on Collision Near JeterS-
Vile: Nobody Hurt.
a FlRsT-C CITY
Meeting of Fire Commissioners Last
Night-Work of the Police for the
Month--Union Picnic to Beach
Park-RalIy Supper.
a FlRST-C GLASS CITY
Manchester Bureau Times pispatcl,.l

Manchester Bureau Times Dispatcil.l
1f12 Hull Street.
Reports were received In Manchester
last night of head-on collist'n OF Two
freight trains near Jetersville yesterday
evening, between two engines, with Man
chester engineers
There was much uneasinest when the
first report was received but later II
was learned that no one wal hurt, both
engineers saving themselves by jumping.
The two men were Messrs Robert f.
Ellington and John AhernI Mr.. Ahern
left Manchester at 7:i5 o'clock yesterday
morning, and Mr.. Ellington was due TO
arrive home at 5:15 yesterday evening
Both men are very popular, and their
friends are happy that they we're not hurt
In the accident.
FIRE BOARD.
The fire commissioners met last nlght
for the purpose of considering the report
that there was disnatikacjon tmohg
the men In the department. The differ
ences were adjusted
The Almshouse Compittee met last
night and transacted rottine business.
FIRST-CLASS CITY.
Governor Montague has proclaimed
Manchester as city O the first class,
with II population of :o,678, divided by
wards as follows. Fist 20l0; Second,
PASS; Third. 300; Fourth 2,9s2
The proclamation. which places Man
chester on this basis rs as follows:
BY THE GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA..
a PROCLAMATION.
Whereas by an actof the General AS
sembly. approved Mirch 10. lVS' IL 10
provided as follows:
BE it enacted by tie General Assembly
OF virginia, That tie commissioner Vt
revenue Il the city OF Manchester be,
and he is hereby, detected. as speedily as
possible alter the passage Of this act 10
have taken and certified. in the manner
herein provided, census Of the persons
resident ii the SAL city Of Manchester
and In esch Of thu four wardy thcrehf..
And for tie purpoie OF making hosd CEN
sus the sid Commissioner Of tEe=eue Is
hereby authorized ito employ four assist.
ants. andsto pay them at the rate OF
not less tan one cent for each name en-
rolled by hem or, said census. the SAID
census shtll be SO made as TO sho" me
number O all PERSONS living In tie said
city, dividing tht same into wards. as
now desIi1ated; and the sad commis-
sioner of revenue is hereby directed 10
have the nme made and completed with
AZ, conyefent sreed. and. II on compile
tion Of sid census. It shall appear that
there ard more than 1000 inhabitants
residing the said city, the said COM
rnissionerof revenue Is hereby directed
ia make D. two copies of the said census
and ynrit the same under his oath and
forward de OF the copies TO the Governor
az the Commonwealth, and file the other
IN the clicks Office OF the Hastings Court
Of the civ OF Manchester; and upon the
I receint oisuch census, so taken and GER
tjfted III Governor Is hereby directed to
make n reclamation certifying the TACT
that the aid city OF Manchester contains
more thai 1000 inhabitants, and is city
Of the fist class under the Constitution
OF the Safe.
And wereas, pursuant to said act tho
said commissioner II the revenue OF the
city OF Mancheste. has tor"aras ,., 70
The Govenor OF tie Commonwealth
COPY OF ,aid census verified under his
oath. from which 1t appears that the SAID
cItv of Manchester contains moro than
10000 inisbitants:~
Therefde. be It kpwn that the said
CITY OF Manchester c,ntains more than
1900 Inhabitants, and is a city of the
first clas under the Constitution OF the
Given Under my handas Governor and
under TIE lesser seal 4 the Common
.vsaIth II Richmond. mis- LIST day OF
July. in he year Of our lord 1908
a. J.MoNTAGUE.
BY the Governor:
D. q. Eggleston. Secretary OF the
tat Commonwealth.
POLICE WORK.
Captain Llpscomb has Completed his
report for June, showing he following
arrests BY chief. eighteen; by first as.
rlstant. six; by second assistnt. sixteen:
Nv third assistant. sixteen; y chief and
third assistant. four; BY thirdand second
assistants. one. Total arrests sixty-one
There we're four felony cases fifteen mis-
demeanors, thirty-seven ordnance vio-
iations and five suspicious chracters
PERSONAL AND NOES.
Hester conclave will give ally sup
ner tonight at the hail. Eihth and
HULL -
street Baptist Sunday-schools VII unite
in a picnic to Beach Park, Yves Point.
or July 10TH
Victor Rudd was fined 500 YESTERDAY by
Mayor Maurice for hitting James Ryan
pyer the head with pistol,
Miss Ethel Sanders, OF Wilson cunty,
N. C.; is visiting Mrs j. P. Jones'
Miss Maude Patteson Is Yisitini In
weyanoke Charles City county.