The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-18
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Buildings and Land Coir1innit:tee
Award Contract for Station
Eousc.
NOTICE TO DEMOCRATS d !: No RI ] $
Auction Sale Next Ftielay-Meet-
ing 81 Good Roads Com
lnittee.

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Muncllestcr B,renu, Times y spntch, |
Iy # No 11O2 Hul Street.
The Buildings hnd Lands Committee
met last night and awarded the contract
for repairs ana improvements to the
station house to the Bvrket and Williams
Company, Of No. 1923 Hull Street, for
s31. 35
Messrs. B. NJ. Robertson and a.. j..
Dnffron wcro appointed committee TO
look after the station house.. i5Vf
Tho Ordinance Committee met and re-
quested the city attorney, Mr.. G. u.
Page, to draw up a plan of election.
whereby the people may vote on the
COW ordinance.
Good Roads Meeting.
There will be un important meeting
of tho Granite and North Chesterfield
Good Roads Association August sd at
p. NJ, ut Granite, Va.
Everybody Interested in good roads is
cordially invited to be present There
are many things TO come UP relative to
good roads, and the discussions will be
important and Interesting. Some promi-
nent speakers will be present, and an
interesting evening is anticipated
Notes Of Election.
The primary election will be held on
Tuesday, August ed, at The several vot-
ing places, beginning at sunrise and clos
ing al. sunset. Only Democrats are en-
titled to vote In this election, and thoy,
must be duly registered and must have
paid thir capltation taxes for 1903 and
1901 prior&to May Z, 1905, except In cases
where they, are exempt from payment
of such taxes, In order to vote, and cx-
cept In cases where the voter has paid
such tax for 1904 or 1905, in order to be
registered, this being the first tax assess
able against him.
The official list of persons who have
paid such taxes, which will be in the
hands of the Judges, shall be the evil
dence of such payment. @f3
The local candidates are: for the House
Of Delegates from Chesterfield alone,
w. w. Baker; for the House from Man
chester, Powhatan and Chesterfield, W..
c. Pulliam and r. S. Rives.
Auction Sale of Lots.
B. #. Hamilton and Company will Of
fer for sale on August 25th, twelve lots,
fronting thirty feet. on tho south Side
fronting thirty feet, one the south side
OF Madison Street, between Stockton and
Everett Streets, with q depth OF eighty
seven feet.
The property is wcll located, being
only two squares from Hull Street, be-
tween Fourteenth and Fifteenth Streets,
near the center of the city.
Annexation Committee.
Tho city clerk or Manchester has off,
cially notified City Clerk B. r, August,
OF Richmond that the Manchester an
ncxation committee is prepared to meet
1.-THE Richmond body ut whatever time
they may designate. n
Mr.. ]. E. Williamson Dies.
Mr. J. u. Williamson died at 6 O'Clock
Yesterday morning at his residence No:
Col Hull Street, after a short illness He
was slxty-four years of age.
Mr.. Williamson was born in North
Carolina, but came to Virginia early In
life. He served throughout the Civil
War, and was a member of Joseph i.
Johnston Camp, Confederate Veterans. of
Manchester Hc was married twice--first
to Miss Katie Hubbard. From this union
! there We're four sons-Messrs. j. W., T..
| c., r. H., and w S. Williamson. Ills
second wife was Mrs S, A. Brashear.
IIo was employed as Waterman by tho
Scaboard Air Line Railroad.
The funeral will take place this after
noon near Rice's Depot, on the Norfolk
and Western Railroad. The remains Will
be taken there OH the noon train.
Personal and Briefs.
Mr., and A1rs.'J. r. Williams have re-
! turned from an extended visit to Bruns-
| wick county.
| Misses Pearl and Ruby Winfree, OF
Drewrys Bluff left yesterday morning
to visit theIriupcle, II. NJ. Winfree, in
Amelia county,
Mrs. Alice Madison and children Of
Newport News, are visiting her aunt,
Mrs. Ellen Barnett, No. 400 West Four
teenth Street.
Mrs. G. r. Vaughan and her two daugh-
tiers, Minnie and Louise, are visiting IN
Columbia.
Mr.. Walker, Of No. 800 semmes Street,
| is i'll ut his homo,
Mrs. A. S. Andrews and children nrc
visiting Mrs y. c. Brooks. In Peters
| burg.
Mrs. H. r, Farinhot, OF West Point
is visiting Mrs. C, w. Tompklns, of I1ast
Ninth Street,
Miss Eva Fnqua, of Drewry's bluff, Is
| visiting her sister, Miss Pearl Fuqua
Of 1929 1-2 Hull Street
A large party OF Elks left yesterday
| evening on tho excursion to West Point
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