The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-10
NEWS GATHERED
.FR0MMAN.GH|E5TER|.
Two Big Factories to Turn
Money Loose OH the
Soutllside.
GLASS AS AND SHOE PLANTS "
Ordinance to Close Barroon,s at
GLASS AND SHOE PLANTS Y
Ordinance to Close Barroon,s at
Midnight Was Defeated.
Stairs Pistol Found.
Manchester Bureau, Times Dispatch, I
ll No. LIE Hull t,trcet.

Manchester Bureau, Times .Dlspa.ct,
No. liz Hui 1trcet.
Manchester is to hive In q short while
two now industries, which will give en,-
ployment to about fvo hundred people.
AT the meeting OF Council last night
two concessions were made along this
limo.
A large glass manufacturing plant Will
be established In n comparatively short
while Tho plant will embrace one square
OF property. 1t will be all up-to-date
affair, and will employ about two hun
dno dand Afty men and youths, with
payroll Of something like $500 q week.
This money and employment Will be
placed In Manchester, and real estate
agents arc already making arrangements
for furnishing residences for those to be
employed at the plant
The other Industry Will be tlrat OF
factory and warehouse for the nlanufac-
tnre Of shoes and trunks and the storage
Of the same. This plant will be located
III tho First Ward near the Mayo's
bridge entrance. The plant will cost
something like half a million dollars, and
will no one Of the main Industries Of the
city, with several hundred employees.
These two plants mean q good deal for
the city, and will help materially to In.
crease the population and number OF
wage earners Of the city.
May Do as They Please.
Tho proposition to close bar rooms at
2 o'clock midnight to a. NJ. was de-
Sfeated last night at tho meeting OF Coun-
Gil BY the vote OF to &. The result is
that bar rooms may as In Richmond.
remain open all night, 1t the business
warrants or the proprietors so elect. The
test vote OH the proposition was made
when Councilman Jones amended the or
dinance to take effect on May LIST: the
beginning of The fiscal year. This mo-
ton prevailed. and then, upon motion Of
Mr.. Bradley to adopt as amended, the
vote stood-Noes: Jones. Petit, Taylor.
Ferguson, Owen; ayes: Realns, Nun,
nally,S Cox, Bradley--5 to 1. q
Peddlar's License Increased.
The general pcddlcrs' license OF SIS was
Increased to $50 BY Council last night.
This license comes In a general way, all
classes Of peddling, from potatoes to sew
ang machines. One councilman, who OPP
posed the measure, said after the meet
ing that it meant. practically, tho shut
ting out of all peddling. 4 4 s
Found the Pistol.
Sergeant Wright yesterday evening re-
covered the pistol supposed to have been
in possession of the alleged Shousebreaker
Stairs, who has been sent on to tho
grand jury. The pistol was found in the
field in rear Of vaden's hardware store
by d negro ana turned over to Sergeant
Wright. AZ .ss s5ss IS
Wright to the Grand Jury.
Mayor, Maurice sent w. E. Stairs,
alias j. E. Wright, on to the grand jury
yesterday morning on the charge Of
housebreak king. The, man smay prove to
be a most Svalnab bic prisoner as q large
quantity Of jewelry. consisting 1t Of
watches, scarfpins, fobs, rings. earrings.
ETC., were found yesterday. III his room ut.
No, lis East Tenth. Street. This
house is occupied BY Mr.. and Mrs. n.
B. Bolton, sister and brother-in-law Of.
Stairs. Tho stuff was found In the
prisoners trunk. He has ybcen 4 away
from homo for several years. What he
has been doing during that time he will
not say. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Bolton are
very much distressed lat tho notoriety
they. have gained in tho case.
Al Stairs is charged with breaking into,
n tool house near Forest Hill Park, and
taking away a. lot OF tools, which were
found at the door OF Vaden's store early
Thursday morning, and on the person
Of the prisoner.
Mr.. o. Fl. Wells has been retained
as counsel for Stairs. b
Personals and Briefs.
Melvin Nicholas and James Chambers am or
colored, were fined SIS and costs each
yesterday by Mayor Maurice, on the
charge OF carrying concealed weapons.
They were arrested by Officer Waymack.
Policeman Moore, who has been SICK,
lis better. g
Miss Ruth Blunt is detained at home
with q sprancd wrist.