The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-24
Cornelius S. Wells IS Nominated
a Z. Tor Itouscjir1 Republican
& Convention.
!. G. COOK TO OPPOSE BAKER.
Hicks Gets Three Months and
17inc-D Delightful Birthday Il
Party. III.
Manchester Bureau, Tlmes- Dispatch, |
3. .Ilg. b. a No. lO2 HUI Street.

Mr.. c. s.. Wells was nominated by tho
Republicans Of the Sixteenth Senatorial.
District III convention as candidate for
the House to oppose Mr. Willis G. Pull
liam, the Democratic nominee. j. G.
y Cook, Of 11ttrlck, wns nominated to OPP
II pose Mr.. Baker, OF Chesterfield. Mr..
Wells was placed IN nomination by Mr.
T.sII. snIthDand MIR. Cook was nominated
BY Mr.. Ncugent. .ss ~
Mr.. Wells is n popular Republican Of
$ Manchester, and has aSstrong following.
Ills nomination will likely meet With the
entire support OF the Republicans, who
expect to put up a stiff fight for their
nominee Mr.. Wells is an employc OF
Tho Southern Railroad. With whom he
has made good record. @
Mr.. II. u. Neugent was made perina-
Il nent chairman, and Mr.. LII O. Davis waA
made " secretary. Other appointments
we're made as follows: Mr.5L. o. Davis,
chairman on resolutions; r. II. Smith
press: 81 I. Mann credentials. The con-:
vention passed a resolution endorsing the
ndmlnlstra ton of President Roosevelt,
the candidacy of Judge Lewis, and the
work Of Colonel Slernp. Ii Is Ii
Gets Three M onths. 4
n 81 George Hicks (colored). charged with
cutting Spencer Inan,s another coll
orcd man, was tried before the Corpo-
ration Court Rof Manchester yesterday
and given three months and made to pay
SO fine. Including costs. There will
4 be no cases tried to-Inorrow
Joe Marshall (colored), wanted by the
Richmond authorities for fighting Dora
BlEgins in Richmond nearly q year ago.
.xl.oe fa.v, ira Ia, Mt WRIGHT In gf
night and held for the Richmond police
Delightful Birthday Party.
Miss Maggie Propst. OF Highland Park,
4 delightful reception to her Manchester
friends Friday night In honor OF her
birthday. Miss Propst entertained her
friend In d most delightful manner. games
were indugcd lnEon the lawn and In the
hcightiof the enjoyment tasteful refresh
ments were scrved. stt
Z. Among those present were Mrs. Hor-5
ner. Mrs. Propst. Mrs. England. Mrs
Kies and Misses Marie Todd, Florence
{ Doudy, Sadie Propst. Rudy Hall, Ruth
E Doudy, Miss Homer and Mcssrs. Allen
Morgan, Royal Brown, Clayborne Fulkes.
Willie Propst and John McCurley. ~
Death of Clinton Smiley
ii Clinton Alexander smiley,yhttnfant son
II OF Mr.and Mrs. Charles Smiley. died Mt
tho residence OF his parents, 1915 Porter
street, yesterday morning. The body wa:
taken n$the afternoon to A1ecklenburg
where It Will be Inferred.
Personals and Briefs.
Robert Gooding. the thirteen-year-old
white boy, who was indicted by the
grand Jury on the charge of stealing SO
from Mr.. Shelvin Flournoy, was yestcrs
day morning acquitted blythe jury.
Al Mr.. Fl. Il. Squires. conductor of the
Virginia Passenger and Power Company
was badly cut In the face Friday by
IS broken glass In the forward end Of his
car. The glass wac broken by two men
z. playing together.
Mr.. r. II. Smith, OF Clifton Forge, nc-s
5companlcd by his son Hugh, is visiting
friends In Manchester.
At Stockton Street baptist church.
y Rev DR.. Cridlin, pastor. will preach at
both services to-day. Ills morning sub
iect will be, "a Prepared Place for
Prepared People Int the 4 evening hs
theme will be, THE Dcceitfulness OF
SIM"
Rev. B. Z. Hudson will preach at both
services to-day in Asburyz church. His'
morning theme will he. "sn and It's Con-
sequences" 1Iis subject In the evening
service will be, .rhe Benefit OF the Life
and Death of Christ s
"a Mr.. a. d, Shotwell has qualified US a 4
member Of the electoral board & S
Mrs. c. r. Ross, OF Baltimore Is visit
Ing her brother. Mr.. Fl. G. Baker. OF
217 West Eighth street
Mr. b. F. Hamilton has returned from
trip to Philadelphia and Wilmington.
q Del. 5 s '9 "A t AS Ii
q The following criminal cases are set for
trial during the remainder of the term
q OF the corporation court as follows: Err;
nest Farmer, Tuesday, Ross Sutton,
Wednesday,; Arthur Smith and Henry
Jones, alias Johnson, Thursday; John.
Spencer. Friday; William Kendell and
Walter Windsor. Saturday; G. Buckncr.
alias John Wilson, and Vance Harris Oc-
tober Cd; George w, Morris October 3d.
The Cole md Reynolds Dog and Pony
Show will appear III Manchester on Oc-