Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-14
MAN CHESTER /. G. CHESTERFIELD

chants to sign contracts for over $11Us |
worth OF -jeWelry. Some Of the jeWelry /
was received by the: Manchester mer-
chants. who claimed that It was not as
returned to Wichita. Letters excoriat-5
ing the alleged swindlerst and threatening
to expose them through the press were 4
sent to Wichita Some of the merchants
who said that they were. - upe. by the /
firm, are Messrs ]. T. Abbott, ca
Pickett, Charles e. Friend, and others.
TO5ACQUIREMAE CHESTERTLINE.
i Negotiations are on foot ooking to the
sale OF the southside Telephone Com
!pany, operating in Manchester and
Chesterfield, to the Southern Bell COM
apany. This proposition follows as CO.
5rollary of the bargain for the acquisition
of the Richmond Telephone Company by
the Southern Bell.
p It is understood that the deal Is still
in the air, but with probabilities all in
favor Of the; transfer of ownership of the
Manchester a' property TO the & Bell cor
3poration. According to the last publish
ed telephone directory, the Southside
company has LIS telephone subscribers.
who are served from a central exchange
located in Manchester. Mr.. John y G.
Robertson is the principal owner Of the
property.
The Bell company now operates In
Manchester, though its Manchester sub
scribers are not grouped. but scattered
through the pages containing the names
of Richm ond subscribers.
WILL SURELY BE APPROVED.
Inquiry by the Dispatch to-day warrants
the statement that there is no shadow Of
doubt that the council Will approve the
Richmond telephone merger.
Officials Of the Richmond Telephone
Company regard 1t as unfortunate that
action has been deferred. since delay
means financial 1865.
While one or two members of the COM
mittee on streets doggedly assert that
the Richmond company should be re-
8quired to live up to its franchise, the ma
7jority take a more sympathetic view OF
the situation. These latter point out that
s the Richmond company was assured in
its incipiency that the Bell company
would not be allowed competing rights lin
the city, yet in six years charter has
been granted the big foreign rival. a
member of the council is authority for
the statement that the principal owner
Of the home company has lost in the
5neighborhood of ,s76.00O 1t is felt that
the city would be ungrateful to refuse
relief now, when the outlook is so dis
couraging for. the Independent company.
STREET COMMITTEES POsTPONES.
Consideration Of the ordinance for the
merger of the Richmond and the South
ern Bell Telephone companics was post
poned Monday afternoon by the COM
nittee on streets, until next. Friday af-
ternoon. Consideration was postponed
because some of the members were OPP
posed to 'railrcading the measure
through either the committee or the
council tits evident that majority of
the members are favorable to the mer-
ger, and it is quite probable that the
and reported to the, full committee yes
terday will be recommended to the
council for passage. -s
At the meeting yesterday the Bell
company was not represented, but Presi-
dent Maupin. of the Home company. ex-
planned that he thought the provisions
OF the amended, ordinance would be ac-
ceptable to the Bell people.
AMONG THE RED MEN.
Deputy Great Saclem Charles Burkert
visited Indianola Tribe, No. So, OF Red
Men Monday night, and raised up the
following chiefs:
Sachem H. NJ. McGrunder; Senior Saga
more. George Brunning;. Junior Saga
more, c.. w. Mccain: Prophet, J. b.
Compton; Chief OF Records. Conelius S.
Wells; Collector Of Wampum, E. F.
Sampson; Keeper Of Wampu1n, J.. L..
Mum: First Sannap. Charles Burkert;
Of Wigwam, W. r. Hart; Guard of For
est. j. H. D. Johnson; First Warrior. a.
F. Holt; Second Warrior; A. A.. Avis:
Third Warrior. H. Bailey; Fourth
Warrior. w. B. Wake; First Brave. ".
H. Wilkinson; Second Brave, w. d.
Ferguson; Third Brave, W. j. Morrissett;
Fourth Brave, James Watts; Trustees,
W. B. Wake, J. S. Wakefield, and W.
D.. Ferguson.
CAUSED DISSATISFACTION
The failure of the members of the
Business Mems Association to attend the
meeting Of the special committee on man
| ufacturing sites Monday night caused
dissatisfied ion among the members Of the
city council. who are anxious to see Man
chester: go forward and build up
j. W. Barrett spoke of the lack Of In
terest shown by some Of the members Of
the Business Mems Association In the
welfare of the city. He saw no reason
| why they could not attend the meetings.
He thought the proposition of George p!
Lyon. of Woodstock, to locate his excel
sior plant in Manchester should be con-
sidered at once and that the gentleman
should be invited to the city to inspect
the site on which he contemplates To-
eating the new factory.
GRAND JURY TO MEET.
City. Sergeant j. G: Sanders is sunmo
| Ing members Of the grand jury of the
corporation court, which is to meet next
Monday to consider several important
cases, among them being Harrison Cox,
| who is charged with stabbing w. j:
Harding: Robert Ford. colored, who is
charged with robbing Thomas Moore;
Mary and Lizzie Brown, colored, who are
charged with attacking Harvey Pugh and
his wife with an axe.
FUNERAL OF THOMAS CRAZE.
| The funeral Of Thomas Craze. son of
| Mr. and Mrs. j. W. Craze. Of 1900 Hull
| street, Manchester, took place from the
| Asbury Methodist church yesterday
afternoon. The service was conducted by
| the Rev. Mr.. Rosser, who was assisted
by the Rev. e. v. Badly, of the Balm
bridge-Street Baptist church.
The burial arrangements were looked
after by Undertaken L. A. Bowen. The
casket was covered with beautiful floral
designs. The burial was in Maury Gene
terry. 55 ~ p
The pall-bearers were selected from
among the companions OF the dead
youth.
CONDITION OF THE I'LL
virgie Toney, the little daughter Of
Representative sD.sL. Toney, of Manches-
ter. is extremelys Ill at the home Of her
parents In Hull street. Dr.. 3.
Slower, Of Richm ond, was called to her
bedside yesterday and fears are now
| tat recovery.