The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-17
NEWS GATHERED.
ROM S0UTASl D
Additional 1'orccto b Put, On BE'yt
Blair-Ruehl Glass Com
parry.
REFUSES JOINT DEBATE :'t Re.
Octogcnatian Celebrates Birthday.
Lawn Party for Veterans.
Welded iii Court.
DEBATE

Mrs. Jane p Taylor, who resides on
lower cambridge Street, this city, ccle-
bratcd hcr clghtietli birthday last Mon
day In Southern Halifax, where sllc is
spending tho summer with her seven
ncphcws and three neccs, the sons and
daughters Of her brother, tho lato John
II. Adams. OF Halifax county.
A very enjoyable little service was held
at the neighborhood church In her honor.
fcicitous remarks being made by the
pastor, Rev. w. T. a. Haynes, and Sam
ucl l.. Adams, member Of the Halifax
bar, who closed by rendering his aunt
well filled purse, the gift from tho ten
of whom there were twcnty-ninc, maxi
Ing total Of thirty mine, all of whom
uffcctionately kissed the aged lady at
tho close of the service
Mrs. Traylor will return to the homo
Of her daughter, Mrs. A. j, Gallagher,
about September 1st
Lawn Party for Veterans.
The members Of the Joseph T., john
ston Camp of Confederate Veterans Will
. Get tomorrow night to arrange for a
lawn party to be held III tho yard Of
the courthouse forai the benefit Of tho
members belonging to that camp. .
| a committee has already been appointed
to draw up plans for the fete, and this
committee will report to-nght on Its
arrangements to be suggested. One of tho
most influential members Of the camp
| stated last night thai 1t was earnestly
hoped the ladies of Nlanchcster4coulds pc
| Interested as 1t is only too we'll recog-
nized that it will require tnelr help 10
make the thing such a success as can ne
hoped for. J,
The courehouse yard has been secured
| for the occasion, and II is hoped INA :
the endeavors of the camp VIII pc ihet
| with the success 1t SO well deserves.
Lily Mckinley, coored, last nignt 5s sS, =
ont q warrant for the arrest o. Ochle !,
,W,adcll on the charge of assaulting ana
striking her. Waddell was later put u'i-
dor n rrest by officer Moore.
More Men for Glass Works. ,
Seventeen additional glass blowers a...'
| thirty additional boys VIII pc pu - "
The force of the Blair Ruehl uluss ,,,n,.,-
r,ny when the company resumes wo' i.
~. sant nmber 5th. The force VIII theh
No ratcd at fifty expert bottle blowers
and ono hundred boys, which VIII Nv.
rre,sc the output from $50 gross "
i l5ttlcs n day to nearly 500 gross
i In order to accommodate the llicreaseo
4 numhcr of families that will settlc ~
. Manchester, due to the larger force " wy
rl,ss company the Powhutan Land com
n,nv has let contracts to Harper Brolhi
crs, contracting builders, to put up soHel
i up-to-date two-story frame houses d !,
. ,rwenty-first and Stockton streets. Fac!
:. of these houses will cost Sl,5Oo, ana WI
I be equipped with gas water ana Hiouc'i
, convcniences. u,
Work will be started on these build
inrs to-day. 4 These houses will be occu
J MED by the employees of the Blnir-Ruen
Glass Company.
! rhc powhutan Land Company is com
noscd of Percy S. Bosher. president
& G.. O. Ruchl, vice-president; Augustine
4 Royal1 treasurer and George E Gary
secretary
Mayor Signs Ordinances.
NInvor Maurice yesterday signed thu
ordinances appointing j. II. Abbott ant
r !, n. Hooker, members of the new clea
water committee, and b. M. Robertson
and r. II. Patram, members Of the Man
chester annexation committee,
e Candidate Pulliam's Reply.
Wills G. pulliam, candidate for til
! House, yesterday sent the following lctte
of declnation to the challenge OF r.
I,ivcs, a rival candidate, for a joint az
bate to be held Friday night in Lcade
Hall:
"Mnnchestcr Va,
. august 10, 1905.
'Robcrt S. Rives, Manchester, Va:
Dear Sir--Your favor of the 14th II
, slant, stating that you would adore!
!, the voters Of Manchester on next Frida
s Night and that you would be glad
; make any reasonable division OF time WI
NC in order that the voters may he'