The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-26
MANCHESTER
WATER PLANT.
Commissioners After New Pump
House and Clear, Pure
Fluid.
VETERANS 70 HAVE OUTING i N !.
Places Fixed Upon for Holding
Ward Meetings Next Mon
day Night.

Afnnchester Bureau, Times Dlspatch,l
No. l102 Hull Street
Manchester WILL In al! probability have
an up.to-date plant, and above all pure.
clear water, within the next six months.
n the plans OF the Water Commission
ers and Superintendent Sharp are endorsed
by Council, these things arc liable to
come to pass to the comfort and delight
OF the citizens.
A meeting OF tho commission was held
yesterday evening at the pun1p-house,
when plans and propositions were dis
cussed. Another meeting will be held
Friday night at tho water Office. and
in the meantime superintendent Sharp
will compile statistics and data to hc
submitted to the Board.
At that time proposition to put up a
new plant, with clear water accompani-
ment will DO considered, and II acted
unon favornbly the City Council Will be
asked to endorse the plan. Under the
proposition, the work, II is said, can be
completed within three months after the
start.
There has been long and constant
cry for clca rwater and a greater ca
racty. The present capacity Is less than
million gallons: the proposed plan Will
put 1t at about 100000.
Those at the meeting yesterday were
Mcssrs. Wells. Green and Utz, and SUI
- '''''''' CAMPS OUTING.
+. Everything Is in readiness for a big
time at the al-dny outing of Joe john
ston Camp. at Drewry's Bluff to-day.
a large number OF the veterans and their
families will go down early, and others
will follow at intervals during the morn
ing.
The party will return about o'clock
IIAYNE GIVEN A CHANCE.
Judge Clopton In the appeal case OF
Sam Hague, yesterday released the ac-
cuse,l, with a little sermon. and told
him to take another chance to make
something OF himself.
Hague has been before the Mayors
Court numbers OF times for drunkenness
and disorder. On the last occasion he
was sentenced to six months in Jail with
n bond OF 500 On this he took an APP.
peal, and In the Kindness OF his big
heart, Judge Clopton gave him an OPP
rortttnity to be OF some good TO himself
and the community.
The charge OF selling flowers without
license against ]. D. Hooper was dis
missed.
Officer Watts has sworn out warrants
for the arrest Of four young men chars-
Ing them with various small thefts. The
officer Is con fident he has the right per-
sons He has been working on the case
for SOME time, and has recovered q num-
Der OF articles alleged to have been
stolen. among them a bicycle, shot
gun, some copper wire, brass. lamps. and
several watches,
The officer is OF the opinion that the
youngsters have been operating as an
organized gang.
The case will be heard on Friday by
Squire cheatham.
Tho following candidates In the recent
primary have filed their expense accounts
with Clerk Duyal:
Mayor Maurice. sli5o: Mr.. Davidson,
:r,. {. c. Cox. $3.50: r. L. Patram. $3.50;
w D. Ferguson. $3.50: John Moore, s.:
w. 4. Bradley. $50: c. l.. Petit, $50;
c. C Jones. s2.7a. ]. T. Abbott, B. NJ.
Robertson. L. B. Tilery. W. Z. Gill, Jr..
B a. Nunnally. j. r. Perdue, J. b.
Rudd. ]. D. Reams, ]. S. Wakefield. /.
E. tyler. 81 each, the entrance Zee.
WARD MEETINGS.
The COMMITTEES al polluted for the pur-
pose of arranging for plans for holding
the ward meetings next Monday night to
elect delegates to the State Conventions:
have fixed upon the following places:
First Ward, No. COL Hull Street.
Second Ward, Corporation Courthouse.
Third Ward, Rightsal's shoe shop.
Fourth Ward Fifteenth and Hull
Streets, rear OF Moore & Burke's.
FOR CHARITY SAKE.
Thu bazaar Il, Masonic Temple last
night was successful affair Those
who took part in the entertainment were:
Professor w. b. CrIdlin. MIR. and Mrs G,
II. Jones, Miss Eva Adkins, Misses Esther
and Hattie Morrisett. Messrs. A. scarp.
John simpkins, W. J. Morrlssett and W.
]. Lewis.
The entertainment at Leader Hall to-
morrow night for the benefit Of the ci'y
Mission promises TO be fine th.ng.
Many well known entertainers OF Rich-
nond and Manchester will take part.
John Toney, the we'll known young
barber. will open an up-to-date shop
next door to the postoffice In a day or
two, and promises to do tonsorla! thlnss
In an artistic fashion.
Mr.. John r. Kuester. now with Blalr
drugstore in Richmond, Will take
position at Wcisiger's on the lsl OF me
month, at which time Mr., r, J. WOOD
Will leave for Lynchbnrg.
The Sunbeam Society OF Clopton Street