The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-20
NEWS GATHERED
FROM S0UTHS|DE
Lively Interest Being Taken III
City Election OIL
June r.
REPORT ON PUBLIC HEALTH
Emphasizes Need Of Public
Health Officcr-Nlrs. Payne
Dics-Pcrsonals.

Manchester Bureau, Times Dispatch,
1l02 Hull Street.

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Rather more than lively interest Is
being taken lns,tlic city election, which
Is TO be held on June 12th. Several now
candidates have come out ana all Of the
present members are standing for re- cleo
ton. This fact makes the running Of
the different candidates some what In
terestng ana exciting. Tho last day
upon which filing OF notice may take
place is before Tuesday evening next
In the Third Ward Mr.. A. A. Adkins,
who has been filling an uncxpircd term.
has filed notice Mcssrs. Lindsay and
COX. both lncu,nbcnts, will run. and tho
name of Mr.. sam Jones Is also mem
toned for councilman from this ward
Mr.. X. l.. l'atram will run for alderman
The contest IN tho Fourth and Fifth
Wards promises TO be very interesting.
In the First Ward Mr. j. S. Wakefield
has opposition In the person OF Mr.
Leroy Brown. who sta young man just
making his start in politics.
IN the Fourth Ward Mr.. Dick" Fer
gnsson has opposition III the person of
Mr.. II. V. owens. The latter Is a
strong man and has already served a
period In the Council. Mr.. Ferguson has
faithfully. represented his constituents all
through his terms and has been the
HuliloI oL many pOpulaT measures a s
he has now the confidence OF the people
whom he represents. IL liz believed ana
predicted by his followers that lie will
he returned Will, n large majority
Those who have already filed notice
OF their candidacy arc Mr.. j. S. Wake
field and Mr.. Leroy Brown for tic Coun-
Gil, and Mr.. An r. Hooker for the Board
Of Aldermen. from the FRS, Ward: Mr..
i. a. Eunnally. of the Council, from
ho XNur ri. Z r
G. G. Cox and A. A. Adkins. for the
Council. ana Mr.. r. l.. Patram for the
Board. from the Third Ward: AIessrs w.
5 y. Ferguson. r. V. Owens, for the
Council, and Mr.. John W. Moore. for the
Board. from the Fourth Ward.
Mrs. G. w. Payne Dies.
Mrs. George ". Payne died at 7:4o p.
NJ. yesterday In her residence, Eighth
and Decatur. Streets. Mrs. Payne had
suffered two strokes OF paralysis and at
last succnmbcd. ~
The funeral will take place this after
noon at 1890 o'clock from the Fifth Street
Methodist Church. Interment will be III
Maury Cemetery
Report on Public Health.
The report Of DR.. E. T. Ruckcr, chair
man Of the Health Committee has been
sent to tho press
DR.. Rucker says In his report that in
spite OF the steady increase OF popula-
ton. the yearly number OF deaths has
remained about The same for the past
fourteen years, when the registration OF
Deaths was first begun. He says There
were during the last year 232 deaths, as
compared with COZ OF the preceding year.
or death rate. figured on the estimated
population Of $4,000. OF 1888 per thou
sand. This Increase Is accountable for
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time there were thirty deaths OF infants
from single disease while in 1904 there
were only six" The report further on
states that from n study OF the tables
appended. detailing the various causes
OF the 2s2 dcaths. one sees a far too large
proportion Of deaths that ought, and can
with the corporation OF the Mayor, the