The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-07

public is cordially invited to the services.
Rev C. o. Woodward. pastor OF Cowar-
din Avenue Christian Church. Will deliver
an address to men only in Leader Hall
this afternoon at o'clock. His sub
ject will be THE Twelve Gates" The
meeting will be under the auspices of the
Railroad Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton.
AT West End Methodist Church to-day
the pastor. Rev. ]. 7. Routten, will I'LL
the pulpit at both services. His morning
subject will be: What the Human Heart
Longs For" and at night he will speak
from the subject, "The Old Times and the
New"
Funeral of Mrs. Hancock.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Frances
Hancock, who died at Green Bay on
Thursday, took place from Bethlehem
Church. in Chesterfield county. Friday
afternoon. and interment was made In
tho family burying ground.
The services were conducted by Rev.
Joel Tucker. The pall-bearers Were DR..
C. j. A1cTyre r. Il. Hewlett, Captain i.
G. Winston, W. It. Hancock w. a. Jacob
and John II. Wood. the last two being
nephews of the deceased.
Clear Water Committee.
Shortly after the Clear Water Commit
tee of the Manchester City Council met
last night, tacit understanding to be-
come sleuth-lke executive permeated the
atmosphere, and there was forthwith is
sued an edict that everything except bon;,
fidc qualified members of the municipal
Legislature be reminded that their abb
scnce was earnestly insisted upon, or II
their presence in the meeting, an honor
bound agreement that whatever was
printed would be in accordance with the
mandates of the dictatorial City Fathers.
The Times Dispatch man left. After
he had read Ills bid for the building OF u
filtration plant for the puriicationlcf the
water served to the citizens of the city,
Mr. Freeland Howe, Jr., representing the
Pittsburg Filter Manufacturing Company,
as chemist and bacteriologist, took his
departure. This was about o'clock.
At IL o'clock the Clear Water Commit
tee was still in session Between these 4
hours the members, along Will: one or Two
other members of the Council who were
not made members OF the committee,
heard petitions from some four or five
concerns who wished to build filtration
plants. From among this lot the COM
mittee will make a recommendation, and
this recommendation will he that a filter
Ing plant be erected by the city on q site
on james River. in the vicinity of the 4
present pump-house. There will be no
settling basin. This is out OF the ques-
ton with the committee. Some place
where the coagulating process can be-
demonstrated will be chosen and Will be-
sent to the Council for adoption. And
then will come the rub.
The proposition Of adopting the schema
of getting clear and sparkling water from
Cheste rfield county, from Forest Hill
Park and from various other sources that
have since almost time immemorial been
talked OF and written about In Manches-
ter, were given n hearing. The commit
tee thought best of the filtration plant.
And they at the same time thought 1t
expedient to withhold from the public
the nature Of tho bids and the maps that
were presented by the various people
that came Mr.. Freeland Howe was the
only representative present. hut there
were plans from other concerns.
The members of the committee present
| were Messrs G. c. Jones (chairmnn,
IA. r.. Hooker. Taylor. Wakefield Messrs
Rudd. Patram and Lindsay, members OF
tho Council, but not members OF the
\ Clear Water Committee listened to the
deliberations, but did not have vote
upon what was being done. /,
II after II o'clock the committee nd
'1ourned without making any recommen-
dutton. A meeting will be held again
next Friday night, and then some plan
i will be agreed upon. n \. 5s a w NJ
Personals and Briefs.
| MIR. a. A, Burton Is III at his. home In
IVas afuasyal sof Mrs, shllls -WIels'ssr,
III