The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-16
NEWS GATHERED
FROM S0U |. | 1 {: ! /.
Suspicious Looking Negro At
5 tcllpts to Sell a Watcll
and Diamond Ring. n
RAN FROM SERGEANT WRIGHT.
Talk Of Consolidation Of Man
chester, Swansboro and Oak
Grove--Personals, Briefs.

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Manchester Bureau Dispatch,
%s.4 # u "a No. 1102 .Tlull Strect.)
Sergeant Wright got on the trail OF q
negro yesterday who, he is convinced, Is
| IL thief. The negro approached a man OF.
some prominence and offered to sell him
n gold watch and a diamond ring A
conversation was had between the two
land time. later In tho day, fixed to
close the deal. lii tho meantime, the
gentlemen got In communication With
Sergeant Wright, and that officer got
into. tile game. AS the hour set BY the.
NEGRO approached the officer hove In
I sight, and as he did SO the negro saw
him and made break for other territory.
! I1c proved II good sprnter. anu caught n,
street car on its way to Richmond, and
was for the time lost 53
The officer has Il good description OF
the man, and the police of both cities
are now looking for him. The ring which
the negro attempted to dispose of was,
apparently very valuable. On the3insldes
wore the initials "a r. and three dia-
monds werc cncased in the seal The
watch was solid gold hunting case, large
size. The negro is described as about
six feet in height, dark brown skin and
wore overalls. He said he was from
Norfolll.i IS g I'd #
Conference Committee. IL
AZ the next meeting of Council a joint
committee on conference Will be ap-s
pointed to confer with a. similar commit
tee from the Richmond Council on the
proposed free bridge question This
question was first agtated In Manches-
ter, and the city has for some time been
ready to go on with the, work. Much
credit is given Alderman Rudd and Cotn- /
Gilman Wakefield for their efforts iii The
City Assembly may be called in special
session for the purpose of appointing the
committee. Ist..5 81 u 4{ "a
lit was said last night on the streets
that an effort would be made at an
early day looking to the consolidation Of
Manchester, Swansboro3 and Oak Grove
This would make a city of q bout 10, zoo 4
popula ton. and with the great improve
5ments instlle way OF building and manu-
featuring plants the people OF the CITY
think the annexation idea a good one
Some OF the Improvements now going
OH are the erection Of three lnnnufactur-
ainE-pants, giving, all told. enployhentfto
about 6OOspeople, with n pay roll OF mary
thousand dollars. Bricklayers went to
work on the glass work plant yesterday,
and the carpenters started on the 1aG-
tory for the Darlington Tobacco Company.
The big building for the shoe company
is almost ready for occupancy.
Funeral Of Miss Payne.
Thc funeral Of Miss Melinda Payne
took place from Fifth Street Church at 4
4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Miss
Payne died at the homo of her nephew.
Mr.. & G. w. Payne, Tuesday night, aged
seventy-ones years. She is survived by
two nephews and n niece, Messrs. G. w.
and j. II. Payne, and Mrs. Joseph Fry.
The Mayors Court.
MAYOR Maurice yesterday fined Claude
Arnistead and Kester Johnson $3.50 each
for making threats against Henry Shep-
person. 4,
William Fowler was charged the small
sum OF $3.50 for being too drunk TO look
out for himself.
Toe Johnston Camp.
Joe johnson Camp will meet tonight
al their hall as usual, after when the
party will proceed in a body to the court
house. where they will hear Congressman
Lamb speak. The general public is In
vited to attend the speaking Judge
Copton will preside at the meeting.
Personals and Briefs.
4 special meeting of Henderson Lodge
Odd Fellows will be held at Toney's Hall
tonight.
All the players on the Manchester team
of the Twin City League have been In
structed to have the measurements Tor
their uniforms taken al Wright d Wood
ais before Saturday.
Mr., J. r. Corson, who is trying 10
organize a brass band. asks all who de-
sire to join the band to sec him or COM
munlcate.