The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-01
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city are $proyarbials 1tia polite force orc,
alert md ca1nblee
4 u. III PIblfcA Schoo1Es system.

city q TO PRO Blu no poice ~ orcSe IN MI
alert md ca1,nble l, IF
I Plblfcs school System, 5a
Tie public schools Of tho ic nd "a ~
Stiiriijlys conducted, and are foreef,il md
efficient The teachers seflre capable md
ltrouress the course or instruct ION ace
8corduit best tile lio III saitt sys- I
steins ofSinodern public seliDols, he build
Sings gnnsl equipments scxcellph t,8At,d tl,c
results most "a 5000 SCHOOLS
7slioldf aid do edd, tnlclt to Tie nc ytlll-
.&5Tho School board has cob temrlat ted for
sotne tinin the erection and equiptrlei y
5otS i High school building, III liith lie
higher nlnssesl cpud &be lodged and nc
Scomoantcd Tito council nlso
iii favor Of orcetior All. rccogtlliia y
fitsB necessity. ana hat twill sbce ently
,protnotiye or dvaiice1net,t y and PROGRESS
It'd the schools. II has beet stgg TIN
when bullt L 1T sliall bo up.to-dnt to In all
8resnects, and Sthatlit shall DO COTS tructed
SO that ste tuition rooms on the ppeaf
floor Gun be, by means of nm 9atj,is PIE
thrown Into t,es large q sscilig}
bly, ia1lswhici, can Fibo Used not only
for tho purposes 81 lthe schools but also
for public gatherings Of tho people y It has
MISC been suEgested ;thut nh t1ual course
sofF1eotures, TO be free md made ut rao-
tive and interesting by Illustrate on &flnd
music, be delivered 8l1y. several 81 olir own
citizens iii 4 this assembly hall and 8to
Swhir}, nll tho people Shall BIO invl And
IN thls connection slitls been deem 90
visable ir& tho same can be roperl COIL
ductcdsto establish, by degrees, q. lbrary,
and TO Keep open q ro ON II \ TINS new
building be trail md 40
vantngeousy located VI ~ tho A. =
and Old could gather 70 read and study y
ana enjoy pleasures 10 enc
Scinl intercourse and speciality M
SSggAn act ofHthe General Asse NIB " has
been passed permit ting no school GI3oard
to borrow money to- build this sciloo
5ti It has been sugg that his his
school $b.nidng be placed on he beauticul
llotant tho corner Of Eleventh and Balm
bridge Streets, one OF the most 8ol evnt ed
ara Commanding sites In tho Il md
most admirably suited for%tllo purp IS
This lot Is owned by the ity,Sand ltss .
dedication to- this most worthy p'u pose
would assure the success OF 4 he under
takfngSif 6the City Council I'D vised that
tho CITY guarantee the bond Hhc PnTe
5tn9he secured a,by Il deed Of trust on tho
building #and lot Universal sentiment 1 ~
seems iii favor OF this bull ding W NJ i VIII
needed for the oM9G,s
terests Of md aff ORD It he people
residing here una lilo sc sWfo d. Ee
INDUCED to come here sbyfits erection M
equipment a. high school 5rallkln VII
the very best In the country MI
\ The Churc hes.
$irrhe churches of tic city lave smado
decided improvements during tho PAST
fcW years. chester is no tabl " blessed
considering It's advantage with excollent
church edices, here are sslxteen cautdi
Sbuildngs8ln he ity-ten white ~ slx
5colorcd. No more beautiful IN sttuc lures
than the Central Nlethodlst corne18 Of
Porter ana thirteenth Streets; the Pres.
sbyterian & cornerSs q fit Porter I'd AZ Tenth
Streets, and the Cath olic4 Church corner
OF Perry and Four ahu tlle
3Bainbrldge Street n it's t: II recently $ex-S
stensiyeiy7 renodeled and sflnel yS euu pped,
IRE found In any save II he largest icit ties:
,yrlie other church buildings are credit bic,
and Iii most instances ~ cry tractlve
ana colnmod lous Mead 9 SM enloriia
Church OF the 3 I! been
most attractly rea rrns IS g s a ,3t
and Observation-Disclosures n N n ho u building
called tAsbury8 Chapel !" It tho corner of
GIightccIth8 and Il Everett 4 Streets, where
Y hs con g,rcg ri lion Of Methodsts worship.
Is a beautfult and attractive on I'd anfl an
ornnrnent to- that part OF the 81 y
good or rs pren,ehing.tLnne
word Sof Goa Is lousl arrlctl out ini
satlsogthese ssancttiaries, and II he religto
life tho III now ms i has beer 1ns
tho Yea III past, active and Influential (,
Fine Light and Heat Company.
SG{ About fye years ago the NJ nchesstaqia
Light and + Power Co1nphily optatned 81;
charter. and franchise from the Clty4Goull
Gil, its business being to suppl " gas g:
Its customers This Y olnpan has pros!
pered ana IS grad Mug Sf fl yor-
itc Sinstitution7 iii tie clty. fur
$niehod i'd most $eXccllen Z and II gives "a
light Of brilia,lee and st lead iness, " ioh
$uttructs much attention and appl'eo iativci
comment. NThis company:3 is prepnred 70
furnish gas to toll, and yat ffls the
most commend Gable, I to ffurnlBli IT at cheap
rates, 80 tha It Is within the reach Of
Enll who arc sWil lin ITO ma ip On b e1torI
to Sprocurotit.6 h; zSSs S3i I'll 8
Fine Banks. By!
II Manchesterfis blessed with, and 8bencr--a
flted by, two most prospe rus, proc ress--a
fslves and finely managed bnnk s7i--Ihe Al g.
5chnnics ana Merchants Bank: and The Bank
az Manchester Il Tho. first named was es-y
atabllshcd I'm 1850, and under the conduct
4 of its most capable and courteous cashier
Mr., \, II. Pat teson, and Its gllant ana.
8cficlcnt directory, this mos worthy m m
stltution llps sprospered and grown IN III
stluenco aud popularity until It. has bo--s
come a mos potent factor iii tho ;clty's3
life and destiny. Il Is yearly increasing.
in financial influence, and has tbe fore
;itg n most prosperous 5outloo i. HI 4.
81 The sister Inst tutioii, Tho Bank Of
Manchester, whilo younger, having been
started In 1903 has attained a vide and
Increased popularity, and done a m osti en-
lccllcnt work III tho city. and has mn crl-
ally augmented the banking l facilities Of
this community, and has become EaslnostS
Contemplating and emerge tic IN fiuence y LOT
tho bctterment &oCEithis cIty.G II is most
efficiently managed bylits5 polite nnd com,
spetcnt cashier, Mr.. Clarence Walden and
capable directors, and from al 3uugurlecss
has before tia bright future, W.
The New Free Bridge. AK;
5sTherc is In contemplation tho erection
OF ;lSnow Frpc Bridge across the James
on the present site Of tho #old Nlayo's%
Bridge. This is to bei n! t!rst-cluss bridge
In all part lGnlars-a fine ST eel structure
strong, durable, with granite{paved road
way, and suitable 10 the travel md trans
2portntlonS or this city and Richmond, and
built SO that the public can have easy
and rapid transit from city. to city, This
fla has far