The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-13
NEWS GATHERED
FROM S0.UTHS|DE
The Pintsch Gas Company
May Locate in Man
chester.
lSUPERIN TENDENT'S
Pay Of Firemcn Incrcascd-The
Smith, Case Cones Up
This Morning.
Manchester Bureau, Times, Dlspat CHI.

No'si102 Hull Street. j
The Pintsch Gas Company wants to
locate a plant In Manchester. The COM
pany has branches In sixty-two cities
& OF this country. Their plan is to stp-
ply gas to railway companies. and the
\ paint II established here. Will simply be
a means OF supply for the various rail-
way companies that center here.
Nearly every railway company In the
country uses this gas on IT'S passenger
trains. .
The establishment of branch plant
here would necessitate the expenditure
OF a large sum OF money, and the en-
/. ployment Of a score OF men.
Tho proposition was presented to tho
Council last night. explained by Mr.
John ]. Blake. OF Richmond, and refer
red tosthe Committee on Fire. of which
Mr.. c. c. Jones is chairman.
Cannot Increase Pay.
The city, through It's CVouncl, de-
cided last night that the condition Of
the exchequer was such as to prohibit
any increase In the salary Of the SUPER
Z intendcnt of public schools.
35}a This decision was reached through at
tention being attracted to It by q letter.
from Secretary Brent. OF the Board OF
& Education, who wrote that the Man
chester superintendant's election had
been held up until the next meeting to
civ the city time to look into the mat
ter OF raise to a sufficient sum to
allow the superint endcnt to devote his
entire time to his duties rs superlntend-S
ent. The matter was laid on the table.
Physicians Must Report.
. An ordinance requiring physicians to.
9s,,e ,,S "a
typhoid fever was dopted by; the Council
last night The ordinance provides for
a fine for each case. The object OF the
ordinance IS to provide better arrange
I ments for Keeping the health statistics
Y OF the city. !!
"A report from the Finance Committee
opposing the proposition OF sufficient
"a sum to pay the medical experts In the
y Smith case was also adopted.
Pay Increased. 5
The wages OF the two house men OF
the Fire Department were raised $500
month last night, on motion of Mr.. Jones
The Finance Committee recommended
the increase.
Olympia's Entertainment.
Arrangements have been completed for.
the annual entertainp>entso OF the Olympia
Club The entertainment will be held
II al Leader Hall on the night OF the 25th
OF this month. and will be for the pleas
ure 81 ftlic Numbers aud their friends
Besides members rof the club who will
entertain. afcssrs. I,onnie Wilson. James
Mum and their comedy company Will
take part.
Did Not Meet.
The Free Bridge Committee was to
have met last night. but "a quorum did
not show up A meeting will be held
/ 81 1t,iN ha a.
ence with the Richmond committee.
Smiths Case To-day.
The case OF Shepherd X. Smith will
he called in the Mayors Court this
morning. He Is charged with being an,
accessory in the murder OF his child.
Both Smith and his wife appear to be
& confident OF acquittal OF any Intentional
criminal action. When the case OF
Mrs. Smith was called some days ago
she waived examination. and the case
vas certified to the Corporation Court
Funerals Here To-day.
~ The funeral OF the infant child of Mr.
and Mrs. F.. C. Jones will be from the
home, No. 119 East Eighteenth Street.
al o'clock this afternoon, and the bu-3
burial will be in Oakwood. The child
died yesterday morning at 9:45 o'clock.
The funeral Of the child of Mr.. and
s Mrs. Robert Saunders will be from the
house this morning at 10 o'clock, and
the burial will be in Maury Cemetery.
The child died Thursday night.
Personals and Briefs.
Rev. Decatur Edwards and Mrs. Ed
wards, OF fredericksburg. are visiting
friends III the city.
The annual excursion of cambridge
Street Baptist Church Will be given on
Mr.. ". A. Moore. employed at the
Southern shops. was badly bruised with
piece Of machinery YESTERDAY morning.
& To 'is not considered to be in n serious
! condition. and is under treatment at the
Retreat. ~
Masonic Temple for the benefit or
Stockton Street Church, IS doing wen N -.
tho way Of attendance.
THE PHOEBUs TRAGEDY.
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