The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-29
NEWS CA THERED
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Many Meetings in Session Last
Night in Man
chester.
.PEYToN CHARTERS BENEDICT /.
"spit-Ball" Twirler Marrics Miss
Pearl Kahn-Personals
and Briefs.
.PEYT0N CHARTERS BENEDICT
Manchester Bureau. Times Dispatch

S. No. 11O2 Hull Street.
Tho Board Of Health of Mancheste:
ID mo; Inst night In regular session, for the
Grst time in several months. 1t was the
G,st meeting since the members of the
hoard we're reelected at a joint meeting
az The City Council, held about two weeks
ago.
81 mo meeting was called to order IN the
t.ff,re IL Dr.. NJ. r.. Rucker, president Of
!. the board, and Mr.. Terry Cleaton, tho
newly elected member from the Fourth
Nvnrd was chosen as secretary. He sue
Goods Mr. W. J.. PEBBLES, who resigned
some months ago.
several matters of Importance to the
Health Of the city were attended TO, ana
4 the meeting adjourned.
1t was tacitly understood that each
member OF the board would exert all the
influence at his command towards Sc
curing the creation of tho position OF SAM
tary inspector Of the city. This posi-
ton is badly needed, and has been urged
by every physician In Manchester. and
earnestly advocated by DR.. NJ. p. Rucker,
president Of the Board Of Health, and by
DR.. E. Il. Rucker, former president.
Other physicians who have served 1t the
head Of the health board Of the city are
anxious for the creation OF this office.
Remodel City Offices
At a meeting of the Buildings and Land
Committee last night In the Council
chamber, Mr.. ]. w. Moore, member from
tho Fourth Ward in the upper branch of
the Council moved to have set aside
a special appropriation for the remodel
ing OF the offices of the city treasurer
and the city auditor. Mr.. Moore will
appear before the Finance Committee and
seek the appropriation for this improve
ment. The ceiling in the two offices
has been falling for some time, and tho
general condition can be remedied SO
that the building will be much more at
tractive and at the same time more
convenient to the officials.
= The other business transacted was pure
~ routine.
Investigation Committee.
Three members Of the special investi-
cation committee to look into the alleged
bad bookkeeping system in the office Of
City Collector II. X. Reid. met last
night and organized for business. MI c.
G. Jones, Of the First Ward the origina-
tor of the motion TO appoint the special
committee. was made chairman. Messrs.
D. l.. Toney and John w. Moore We're
present at tho meeting. Nothing was
ready for business
The complaint registered some time
ago was that several employees Of different
establishments In tho city had been en-
barrassed by having their salaries gar
l!sheed for poll taxes when they had,
In fact, paid the tax.
Large Pearls Found.
While dshng down into an oyster
stew. served him at Moore's Cafe, yester-
day afternoon, Mr.. James Villemagne. a
We'll known young man of the city,
spooned UP very handsome pearl, about
the size OF The end or PERSONS thumb
He now has the treasure, and will have
IL placed IN u pin for his necktia This
is the second pearl found in an oyster
Stew IN Manchester.
Peyton Charters Benedict.
Mr. Peyton Charters. the we'll known
baseball pitcher, and Miss Pearl May
Ifalan. an attractive young lady of the
city, HE daughter of M. and Mrs. Will
liam II, Kahn, were married last night at
1870 o'clock in the parlors Of the par
sonage of Fifth Street Methodist Church.