The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-30
LEASES IN
MANCHESTER
Frank Brothers Wish to Re-
new for Five Years.
TO INSPECT THE JAIL
Negro Arrested on the Charge Of Abb
duction-Councilnan Rudd's Dis
covery-Dog Taxes Due-Fine
Work OF Firemen-Gossip.
Manchester Bureau. Times, Dispatch.

shirt factory In Manchester. the lease on
the building Of which they have held for
five years, were before the Buildings ana
Lands Committee last night for an ex-
tension Of the lease The building is
| owned by the city, and was leased by the
! company for five years, with the priVi-
! lege OF renewing for five more years or
purchase outright. They have DECIDED
upon the former. and the committee Will
meet at the factory Saturday afternoon
to arrange details.
Messrs Frank Brothers do large bus
| mess and employ several hundred per-
sons.
TO INSPECT THE JAIL.
Judge Clopton has appointed board
Of inspectors 10 visit the city jail to make
the annual inspection OF that institution.
The gentlemen named by the Judge are
Abbott and Clarence Pickett. They Will
meet at the courthouse this morning at
| 10 o'clock to be sworn in.
| SERIOUS CHARGE.
Officers Smith and Waymack arrested
| Buck Simpson, a North Carolina negro,
last night on most serious charge. inc
! man is charged with abducting q colored
I girl, Of Magnolia. N. c. He Is alleged by
| tho father OF the girl with having per-
suaded her to go away from her home to
| Wilson. N. c.. and thence to Manchester.
| Simpson said last night that he had
nothing whatever to do with the girl;
| that she left her homo Of her own accord
and went to Wilson. and that she was
| nineteen years old. He said he had not
! seen her since he left Wilson two weeks
| ago to come to Manchester to work as
| a laborer for the Passenger and Power
| Company.
Tho man was locked up for hearing
by Mayor Maurice this morning. when he
| will either be released or turned over to
tho North Carolina authorities.
ALLEGED SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERS.
Robert Casey and Henry Hart we're ar
rested yesterday by Chief Lipscomb and
Policeman Moore as suspicious charac-
ters. They were locked up for a hearing
to-day.
MR.. ,RUDD's MEDICINES.
Councilman ]. B. Rudd is enthusiastic
over discovery he has made that s,as
lead to a place in the catalogue of impor.
tant discoveries.
He has compound made by himself
which he says cures many troubles due t.
impure or bad blood. It has been triec
; with eminent success upon a number o.
his friends. who have given him the
most satisfactory testimonials. He ex
, poets to get It patented soon, and to put
! II on the market.
yDO0 lanes $50 tr5-a@
There are still large number of citi-
zens who have not paid their dog license
J for the year. The police have list "a all
: owners OF dogs. and those who do not
: pay by next Monday. Will be reportel
J and be subject to fine of S. and costs.
: besides being compelled to get the license
and the tags. Y
tlt.s1 FINE WORK.
Great praise and credit Is given the
Manchester Fire Department for the
showing they made at the fire which
badly damaged the stock and building Of
the Manchester Paper and Irvine Com
pany. at Second and --ull Streets, about
2 o'clock yesterday morning.
The flames were prevented from
spreading, and the fire was put out before
It consumed the stock. The loss. how
ever. was about $1,000. fully covered by
companies represented by j. B. Moore &
Co.. Of Richmond. The origin of the fire
is unknown.
A new building will be erected at once.
BOARD OF STEWARDS.
At the fourth quarterly conference of
the Fifth Street Methodist Church, the
Board Of Stewards for the ensuing year
were elected Messrs. j. w. Chlldress,
]. P. Jones, L, A. Bass. z, P. Nunnally,
w. W. Simmons, w. H. Snead. W. O..
Randlett.s W. r. Flournoy, G. W. Reams.
G.. W. Payne. g. A. Browning. A. j.
Walthall and G. V, Green.
MARRIAGE TOMORROW.
Mr.. John FL Waistcoat and Mrs. Mar
tina A. Mlstead will be mnrr'F at tho
homo of the bride, in Swansboro, to-mor-
row night at s o'clock. A reception Will
follow the marriage. and the couple Will
take northern trip. Miss Maggie Craze
will act as maid Of honor
PERSONAL Ind NOTES.
The arrangements for the big Masonic
bazaar to begin on October 10th. are near
ing completion. and tickets are now to be
had at prominent places
Sam Hagen was fined $40 by Mayor
Maurice for trespassng on the property
of his aunt, and was required to give se-
curity for twelve months.