The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-17
NEWS FROM
SOUIT| |.
City Assembly Concurs With
Aldermen in Taxing Carnival
Company Only Five Dollars.
DEATH OF. TWIN DAUGHTERS.
Mr.. Moore Puts in Claim for
Damages@Agair1st Car Com
panyBriefs,
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Manchester Bureau. Times Dispatch
No. 11ta Hull Street M
q called meeting OF tho City Assembly
was held last night to consid.r tho mat
ter OF concurring with the resolution re-
Gently passed by the Board of$Aldermen
making the tax on the Carnival Company
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There was some strenuous opposition
from some Of tho members. who seemNl
to doubt that the Carnival would be OF
benefit to Manchester and had fears as to
It's moral influence. Mr.. Berger, tho rep
3rescntative OF the company. gave an OUT
line OF tho shows to be brought here and
stated that they are In the highest de- (
gree, moral and refined.
Mr.. Grizzard mo, shat the Assembly
concur In the action OF the Board Of ALL
dcrmcn.
His motion was adopted. there being
but few dissenting voices.
The resolution OF the Board making
the firclnen special police without pay
was taken up Alr.%J. D. Realms moved
that the Assembly concur in this. Some
misapprchension arose when the vote
was called. IT resulted in a tie and the
chairman decided against 1t. Mr.. Reams
called for division and Chairman Wakes
field ruled him out OF order. MIR. Reanln
responded by appealing to the Assem- .
bly,, cheated discussion ensued. but the
appeal was taken and Mr. Reams was
sustained. His motion was made again
and carried. 4G4 I,
The majority OF the members favorS
the petition OF the ilrcmen, asking that
the license tax be lightened and the fire.
company Is much elated over Its success.
Carnival Seems Assured.
Yesterday Mr.. Berger, representing the
Hatcher Adams Carnival Company, and
a committee OF lremen interviewed Mr. \
Buchanan and Mr.. HUFF, OF the Virginia
Passenger and Power Company, In regard
to securing lights for the Carnival. They
were promised the lights free OF charge
except for the payment OF Sucn wear ana
tear as may occur
The subscription list as completed up to
date is : as follows: u. l.. Toney, II. e
Beattle, ". j. Dobbin. a. +. Donald.
Moore & Burke, James r. Holiday. II s.
~ Schwartz, Harrison Bros. Anheuser-&
Busch Brewing Company. Home Brew
ing Company, G. T. Page. E. II. Wells J.
D. Saunders. Bronaugh. "; ~.
Crostic, G. II. Sharp, George Paul, Papst
Brewing Company and the Rosenesk
Brewing Company
Deaths Of Twins.
LottIc Louise, the infant daughter Of
Mr.. f.. S. and Mrs. B. NJ. Stroud, died
yesterday. and was buried yesterday nf-
ternoon. The funeral was preached from
their residence, 4 Lee and Decatur Streets.
at half-pnst three. Interlncnt was In
Hollywood, Cemetery.
The twin sister, Mamie Bass, died on
the 18th and was buried on the 14ths OF
September. Mr.. and Mrs. Stroud suffered
a keen loss IN tho dca tbs OF their little
twin daughters
To Go to the Klondike.
Mr. Edwin Clayborne Folks has rc-
signed his position with A. T. Kidd. and
Will go with the Winston Electric Com
pany to tho KondIlte, Mr.. Folks expects
to go Saturday night
Claim for Damages.
Mr.. S. "A. Moore has put In Il claim
for the loss OF his horse. which was killed
a fnw nights ago by a street car.
The horse was IL valuable trotting mare
Lady Gladys, and was formerly owned
aud bred by Mr. John T. Branch,
Personals and Briefs.
Mrs Elma Newgert who has been WIS.,
iting Miss Nellie Angell returned last
night to her home In Ettrlcks Va.
MIR Bon Clarke still continues very III.
John TIngle and Joe Davis We're each
fined $3.50 and costs In Squire Cheat-
hams Court for assaulting OFFICER Watts
and impertinence to the latter's vito.
Walter Bowen was arrested last night
and lodged In Manchester station house
for disorderly conduct IN Forest lllll
Park,
w II. Beyans. Of Wilmington, Del,
has returned with his niece, Miss Agnes
smith, from an extensive tour to Canada.
Niagara and tho Great Lakes, and is
now at No. 40 West Fourth Street,
\ Mr. Patton. OF. No. 2]l3 HUI street.
is seriously iii With typhoid fever.
Mr. II. q. Baylss. OF Goldsboro.eN. c..
who has bAen visiting his uncle, D. a.
Jarvis, of No. 119 East Ninth Street, has
returned home.