Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-24
ELECTED LAST NIGHT.

morning.
ELECTED LAST NIGHT
Without much elaboration the City As
sembly and Board of Aldermen in joint
iession last night. elected sixteen mem
eers Of the Board Of Fire Commissioners,
5re members of the Bridge Commission,
he president OF the Board of Health, and
iouf members Of the latter body.
The election resulted as follows:
President of the Board of Health, DR..
e. Goran Hill.
Members OF the Board of Health-First
Ward, Mr.. Carter Jones: Second Ward,
Mr. g. K Sampson; Third Ward, Mr..
]. II. Betty Fourth Ward. Mr.. Gustave
A. Peple
members of the Board of FIRE Commits
sioners-F'irst Ward. Messrs. j. S. Wake
field, J. 3. Rudd. j. D. Reams, a. r.
Hooker; Second Ward. C. L. Petit, j. r.
Perdue. A. ". Fair. J. r. Tillery: Third
Ward. r. L. Patram. c. c.. Cox, r. V.
Owen. G. S. Grizard; Fourth Ward, J. w.
Barrett. w. Z. Gi.l, Jr. John E. Utz.
Members of the Bridge Commission
Messrs. J. r. Perdue. W. B. Bradley,
J. S. Wakefield, NJ. a Campbell, r. C.
Broaddus.
Messrs Bradley and Perdue were re-
elected members of the Bridge Commits
sion.
FURNISHING MAYORS COURT.
FIR. A. J. Da1ron, the Manchester fur
niture dealer, has received the contract
Cor furnishing the Mayors Court with
chairs. He has already delivered some of
them and the tribunal is now being put In
better condition.
Mayor Maurice is much pleased over
.lae appropriation allowed by the City
Council for putting his court in order.
The chairs were needed. as many Of the
lawyers who have had cases there in the
past were compelled to stand through
out the proceedings. The new chairs
were furnished at the request of Mayor
Maurice.
TO GIVE A cANTATA-
The Young Ladies Aid Society. the
Sewing Circle, and the Lend O'1iand
Society of the Bainbridge-Street Baptist
church have banded together to pay OH
the debt on the new organ recently In
stalled in the church. and to that end
have arranged with the Grore-Avenue
uuartette for The rendition Of the sacred
caniatat THE Peace OF jerusalem" by
Irowbridge, Thursday night. February
9Th al $50 O'Clock. in the main audience
room of the church.
BENEFIT ENTERTAINMENT.
The entertainment to be given Tuesday
aiehi by the West-End Comedy Company,
IF Richmond promises to be a success.
The proceeds of the entertainment viii be
turned over to Mr.. William Turner. the
former employee in the Southern railway
chops who is now an invalid.
The little Rosie Pcsie girl s:ill sing.
Nessrs. O'lleefe and Bernichi VIII present
their comedy sketch. There will be many
ether performers and the entertainment
PROMISES 10 be great success
FIREMEN TO MEET.
Chief ". b Crooks has called meet
Ing Of the. members of the Fire Depart
irsnt, for the purpose OF completing ar
yaneenlents for the entertainment Whlcn
IS To be given for the benefit OF Inc iite-
,uen by Mr.. Charles E. Farley. on the
right of February ed Already appli- /
cations for tickets to the performance ares
being received by members OF the depart
rnent, and the Indications are ihat the
entertainment will be great success
TWO CASES OF SMALLPOX
Whit every effort has been made by the
Beard OF Health. of Manchester, 70 pre-
vent The prevalence of smallpox in the
CITY al least three cases haxe been re-
ported to Coroner j. G. Loving. of Ches-
terfieid county, within the last three
weeks. One patient, Mr.. Richard blsnop.
e4ted of the disease at his nome near
Sixth and Marx streets. after having re-
turned there from Richmond. MI B1shoP%
thought he was suffering from erys.pelas.
The two cases that have been reported
10 LIT. LoE1NS W1tIiii Liz is1Ie ot1S ~ -, =
are those OF Miss Bishop and Mrs.
,,rfddv. who lived in the same ncighbor-
ioad IL is thought that Mrs. Priddy con-
.racted the disease while her husband
wag attending Mr.. Bishop during his Ill
ness.
So far as can be learned, not single
case OF smallpox has been reported 70
the president of the Board OF Health OF
Manchester, and there is not case OF
the disease within the corporate limits.
Strict quarantine has been ordered py
DIR. Loving and everything ,s belne cone
TO prevent the spread of the diseas sc.
MaSoNS RECEIVE DEGREES
Al The meeting Of Manchester lodge. a.
L. and A. NJ. Thsrsday night sever
al members received the Master Mason
reliance degree among those on Who.n
the degree was conferred were " =.
Mortsaeft. John C. Rice. A. L. So mpson.
G. ". Jewett, Thomas a. Fisher ana
others.
4 man from Dutch Gap brought 9
,eagonload OF live carp to Manchester
yesterday. and spent the day at 20
wardin avenue and Hull street seilas
them. Some OF the carp were limos, as
large as surgeons. Many persons WenI
10 the epot where the wagon 5000 lp efe ii
the carp jumping ahcut IN the ~ gsn.
FINED FOR FIGH
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