The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-19
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Extensive improvements TO BE
Made i'll the Station
" house. ii
DEATH OF MRS. !. r. NEAL Al.

Manchester Bu5ean u r'm mes; p.,s !, pat,
Mr.. ] r. Neal, of No. 90l scnlincs
Jtrcet, died yesterday at $50 r. NJ, aged
f the cause Of death. s@ Ii
The deceased IS survived BY his parents,
81 Mr.. and Mrs. j. X. Neal, three sisters
j NIrs. Lucy Osterbind, Mrs. Ida r. King
and Miss Emma S. Neal, and six brothers
IF. s., Gill; Charlie Thomas and wyatt
s Nenl.
Il The body will be taken ut 1880 to-day!
TO scottsburg, Halifax county. where the
$ funeral will take place.
To Improve Station-H ouse.l
Tho Buildings and Lands Committee
& have decided to make extensive improves
ments TO the statlon-hotlsc, and have
advertised for bids to that effect. The
plans OF the committee embrace the ar
ranging OF two offices is the building,
one for the city engineer and tho other.
4 for the Mayor. A new cell viii be built
: between the door facing on Ninth Street
and the second cell toward the door The
4 hydrant will be removed from is present.
pos. sssss.....eGnd placed to tho right OF the
b sew cell. Wire hammocks will be placed
J in the old cells, and a cot will be used
b for The new cell. The latter will fitted
up as nicely as can be expected for a
thing OF the kind, and Will not be used
for DRINKS. These will be placed in tho
/ old cells. III
/. The, new osc will be used only for pris-
oncrsi OF respectable appearance In adj
dltion To these improvements. It Is the
idea OF the committee to put down a ee-
ment floor, seal the walls and whitcwash
Y all other places. The sanitary arrange
rncnts Of the old cells will be renovated
and modern appliances will be used for
the old ones. In all ways the station
house win be repaired and Improved.
These ideas are not to be understood
as the result Of the investigation OF the
d grand jury. They were being promul-i
4 gated long before the Investigate ton was
thought OF. or even complaints Ut the
llnsnnitary condition OF the place had been
i SO publicly mentioned. The committee
y had IA fun idea OF their duty and respon-
& sibility in regard to the matter, and were
using every effort to better the existing
conditions III Y IN 5$f 5ta
advertisements for bids had been placed
long before the recent talks which led up
to the investigation. and the matter was
delayed only by the slowness OF the bids
In being sent to the committed. There
arc now several bids In, and az soon as
sufficient number has been received the
contract will be placed.
Motion for New Trial.
Messrs Fl. NJ. Smith and Ernest H.
Wells appeared yesterday morr,ipts before
Judge Clopton, of tho Corporation Court
OF Manchester. and presented their$for-s
NAL ptition that the verdict In the case
z OF Mrs. Shepherd e. Smith, given five
years in the pcntentIary for killing her
y child be set aside.
AS the stenographIc report Of the evil
+ dence in the case had not been tran
scribed tie court could not proceed
with the matter. The report. which
y makes 200 typewriter pages. will be
Z finished next Tuesday week and Will
then be handed to Judge Clopton.
The motion will come UP again Sep.
NJ tember list, and the matter will be s.1h "
4 mtted without argument,
y, Commemorative Attorney Page was
e out yesterday, and he seems to be much
u improved after his recent prostration.
Mr.. Saunders Commended.
DR.. Merchant and Messrs. W. H.
Owens and r. c.. Broadus. jail commits
4 slonsrs. after having made thorough
inspection Of the city JAIL yesterday
handed in their report. which. In effect
5. well kept. but the commissioners adj
here strongly to their former recon-
incubation that. new closets and sewer
connections be provided. those IN use
at present being unsatisfactory.
The report closed with q commenda-
a ton of Sergeant Saunders for his ell
Client and faithful services.
The report was endorsed a ina q ru5,f
: with instructions to that body TO lake
Jmpl'and comply with he recommen da-
lions as soon as possible
Celebrate Engagement.
s. Mr.. Charles Jackson, OF No. b07 East East
MaTshn aa street. IT. Rsmssa Hull street,
Manchester, announced their engagement
last night lin q festive and appIr s ?, ads
social peoee Many Of the
prospective bride and groom were Pres
er on the occasion and all Joined in
hearty congratulations to the happy
Mr. Isadore Passamaneck was toast
master lie, toasted the engaged couple
q nppronriats speeehh IL w n,aGW " Ta those
3 By The rendition Of several songs i.
those - prSesehhr Bride we're Mr. and
Mrs ia ckson, parents Of the prospective
groom: Mir. and Mrs. Philip Bear, Mr.,
and Mrs. Samuel Meyer NJ NJ a an Mrs MIS-
!. IS Davis. Miss Anna Bear Messrs. Jo-
seph and Harry Bear Mr.; and Mrs;
Goldberg, MI. and Mrs, Klein, MI MI, . and
Mr.. and Mrs, NJ. Orlenstein. Mr.. ],
! Moses, Mr.. morris Wenstein, Misses An
ole and Leana jacobson and Miss Goldle
Gary.
Personals and Briefs,
Mr.. Jas. H. Iumpkin OF Amelia coun-3
Mr.; II, NJ Fendley Jr., has returned
from san extended trip to Buffalo and
z otl,ar Northern cities.
Examinations for CLERKS ana ND, e 1i ,isIS
July ed, commencing at nine o'clock A. y
The Patriotic Sons of America, Of