The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-22
HOLIDAY in
MANCHESTER R /
Spirit Of Christmas Is Already.
Stalking Abroad Oil the
South Side.
TROUBLE L! AT W. A. MEALS lI:: / s:
Four Men Arrested for Engag-
ing in a Rough House.
Personal.
TROUBLE AT W. A. MEALS |lE1

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Manchester Bureau. Times Dtspatch, | ma
No. 1902 Hull Street. So
Tho spirit of Christmas is abroad In
Manchester.
With Its holly and cedar, It's bursting
bags Of produce, its packed shelves Of
toys, its plling show cases Of candy, It's
dolls with fluffy heads and squeaking
cries, its hobby horses and sleds, It's
moist window panes, with wonderful
things inside, its fireworks, its eggnogg
and its merry voices, 81 4. ;l II *
Its crowded stores. with happy, good
nutured people clbowing each other and
stepping on each others toes; its tired
clerks and its proud, busy proprlctors,
who wouldn't trade Christmas with any
other. week in the year, who look Just
as jolly as the dressed pigs and fowls
hanging out in front In the crisp air.
The tradcsmen say that the indications
arc for the best business In years. @
# Country people are doing lots OF trad
Ing In Manchester They como from
Chesterfield and Powhutan mostly, and
they come In wagons, carts and on trains.
Evergroens are going fast, and there
will be a general decoration
SOME TROUBLE.
There was something of rough house
at w. A. Meals place yesterday after
noon. AS q result various warrants We're
sworn out and several arrests were
made. "a
Mr.. Neal, tho proprietor, was arrested
on tho charge of assault ting w, j. Stone;
Stone and Emmett Beasley were arr
rested for fighting, and Willie Shopper
son was arrested on tho chnrga OF at
tempting to take $50 from B. T.. Bowman.
In each case the accused was admitted
to bail, except In the case of Shepperson.
Tho charge against him Is classed as q
felony.
Squire Jordan oftlointed in all the
cases. Policeman Moore made the ar
rests.
8 II seems that stone ana Beusley Vera
fighting, and Neal attempted to separate
them, While this was going on Shep-
person and Bowman got into an argu-
ment, and the latter claimed that tho
former had attempted. to take Ills money
from him.
For some time there was lots OF eS-
element, and Mayor Maurice VIII try
to stralghten It out to-day. a
CONFEDERATE CAMP.
Joe Johnston Camp will not meet this
week. but will meet on New Years Eve.
when a watch meeting VIII BIO held ana
light refreshments served,
This camp is In n most prosperous con-
dillon. with about sixty OF tfbe leading
citizens as members, The camp hopes to
DO fully uniformed by early spring
FUNERAL. OF MISS EVANS.
Tho funeral Of Miss Neva Helena
Evans took place from the home, IN
swansboro, at $50 o'clock Yesterday af-
ternoon. Miss Evans was thu daughter
of Mr. and Mrs, William Evans. She
died at o'clock Sunday morning, ~
NOTES. AND PERSONALS.
Mrs, J. r. Brown, who has been visit
Ing her sister, Mrs. Hubbard, at No.
1909 Hull street, has returned to H."
homo in Fernandlni Fla.
Tho Standard- Bearers Society Will give
all entertainment at Loader Hall to-
night,
erlng from the result OF the street car
accident In Richmond several days ago
Five colored men were fined by Mayor
Maurice yesterday for creating a dis
turbance in lanyard Bottom,
Mrs. r. F. lIowle will spend Christmas
( In Hanover county.
Tho Car Builders Union VIII meet on
Tuesdays hereafter,
Miss Gertrude Allen, who was hurt IN
fall from " street car last Week, IS
getting along nicely