The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-23
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A Justice Of the Peace Stops
a Street
Fight.
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GRADE TWENTY-FlRsT STREET
Chairman Patrain and City En-
gineer Agree Upon I'm
provclnei1t.
GRADE TWENTY-FlRsT STREET
Manchester Bureau. Tines-Dlspatol |
No. 1902 Hull Street. J

t4 ji No. 11O2 Hull Street. }
Chairman r. L. Patram, OF the street
Committee, and City Engineer Lpscomb
yesterday afternoon decided, after being
vested with the authority so to do, to
grade, gravel and roll Twentyfirst
Street from Hull to Stockton Street for
the accommodation Of the Blair Ruehl
Glass Works, which will begin operation
at the corner Of Stockton and Twenty
first on tho 9th of June. This improve
ment to the street will give the new in
dustry and outlet to Hull Street the
main thorougffare, that will equal
paved street, and 1t will cost the city
practically nothing. The grading viii be
done by city hands, who are employed
yearly. The city owns a rock crusher
and from this the necessary gravel VIII
be furnished, and the street Will be
placed in condition that Will allow OF
heavy loads being hauled over 1t with
coinnara lively little difference from q
paved street
The new enterprise will begin opera
tion on the 9Th Of June. There Will be
about fifty men employed The ma
iority OF these glass blowers have al
ready moved to Manchester. many with
their families. AS o result there are
very few houses for rent In the city at
this time H
Summoned to Court.
Half of the merchants in the city neg
locted to secure licenses to do business
within the prescribed limit and as
result score or more have been sum
moned to appear before Mayor r.. ~.
Maurice and explain the reason for their
t<,At ro1 Tit,HcnY1h O..
tcrday morning detailed two officers to
work on this particular line. and for
more than half an hour Mayor Maurice
was busy placing his signature to suns
monses. Many failed to get licenses for
wagons and these have been cited to
tell the court about the trouble day.
The Daily Fair.
Booths were placed in the Leader Hall
last night in preparation for the daily
fair, which Is to be given there begin
ming tonight for the benefit OF CoWardin
Avenue Christian Church. Each booth
will represent day in the week, and
will be presided over by some young
lady Of the city Monday will DO wash
day In this booth will be Mrs Hattie
CARRIER Tuesday will be ironing Day
and Mrs. D. G. Tatun VIII pc e, , IN inc
booth. Wednesday will be Mending
Day with Mrs. Q. II. Goode In
charge of the booth. Thursday will be
reception Day. and Miss Alice Smith
will preside over the booth. Friday, Will
be "Cleaning Day" and Miss. Florence
Jeffries will be in the booth. Saturday
will be "Baking Day. and Mrs. c. O..
Woodward will be In the booth. There
will be different programme each
night The funds will go for the benefit
of the building fund Of CoWardin Avenue
Christian Church. Sc
To South Carolina.
Mr.. Henry W. (Booner) Kidd will
leave this morning for Charleston S. G.,
to join his father. Mr.. L. p Kidd. who
has been transferred there by the Met
ropolitan Life Insurance Company Of
Richmond. Mr.. Kidd was formerly SUI
perintendent of the Richmond industrial
office. Boomer" is we'll known In Man
chester, having resided here all Of his
life. He is student of the Medical
College Of Richmond. but will finish his
studies in South Carolina.
Caught Them Fighting.
Squire II. "A. Jordan acted as a peace
officer last night, when he stopped a
fight at Eighth and Hull Streets between
Manchester man named Wilkinson
and a Richmonder by the name Of
Moran. Not only did the Squire stop
the fracas, but he summoned both par
ties to appear In the Police Court this
morning and give IN account Of their
behaviour.
Mrs. Elder Dead.
Mrs. Margaret L. Elder, widow Of r. II.
Elder, died yesterday morning at $3.50
o'clock at the home Of her daughter,
Mrs. George Blankenship. No. 1905 West
Thirteenth Street. She was sixty-seven
years of age, and had been in Ill health
since the first of March. She was one
of tho best known old ladies Of the city,
and a devout Christian. Five children
survive her They are: Mrs. Alice Rlank-
enship, wife Of High Constable George
w. Blnnkenshipa Messrs. O. B. Elder, of
Lynchburg; Willie, r. #. and G. G., Of
Manchester. @
The funeral will be from cambridge
Street Baptist Church tomorrow after.
noon at O'clock conducted by Rev.
Il. V. Badly. Interment will be In Maury
Cemetery.
To Marry Tonight.
Mrs Rosa Campbell, of No. 1921 Nc
Donough Street, will be married tonight
| to Mr.. G. N. Johnson, of No 40 West
| Seventh Street. The ceremony will be
| performed in the parlors of the home Of
Rev. G. 0. Woodward. Only intimate
1 trlends ana relatives VIII witness the
marriage. A reception will be rendered
the couple at the homo OF the groom, on
Seventh Street, after the ceremony. which
Is to take place at o'clock.
Police Court.
Mary Jane Stark, ginger-cake-col.
ored negress, was fined $3.50 and costs
yesterday morning for being drunk Sat
urday night. Mary Jane had a yelling
| drunk and she yelled murder. Olllcel
| Waymack, In running to the house to
ascertain the trouble, struck against q
clothes line and was thrown back sew.
eral feet. He was not seriously injured
Willie Giggins, n white man. was fined
IS yesterday morning for swearing In tho
presence of lady.
! A white man named McLeon paid $2.5(
for being drunk
Continued Ten Days.
The case of Sonny Goodc. the negro
charged with stabbing George Lockett
another negro, in the back Saturdn,
night. was continued in Police Court
this morning for ten days, Goode haf