The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-23
The Post-Office Site Is Yet an
Unsettled PROPOSE
ton.
WHO WILL BE POSTMASTER?
Congressman Slemp Not in
Washington and Appointment
Is Dcfcrrcd-Pcrsonals.
Manchester bureau. Times-Dispatch.

to now post-oficc building will be- erect
ed at Eleventh and HUI Streets. Mr.
4 L. Adamson. real estate dealer Of the
city. vino was offered $1,000 for the prop
erty az this corner. has declined thls
proposition. lie wants $1,000 for the
property. and he viii agree 20 cut tho
grade down % the level of tho street
But as to reducing the price two thou
sand dollars, Mr.. AdamSou craws the
line.
This puts the matter again up To the
eathorities in Washington. and an agent
viii likely ..sain Dc sent 20 Mauch, ster
l. look over suitable sites II site
more favorable than Eleventh and Hun
Streets can be found. Il IS Iro.a able that
the Post-ofIice Will be located on this
site Otherwise. fl is thought that The
additional two thousand d9uars VIII De
paid uy tine government.
Appointed After Xmas.
The appointment of q postmaster for
M1rche9teg win not Doe made until after
fnr holidays. Congressman Campbell
Siemp ls not in Washington at this time.
and tho President is NOT expected 90 ana
nolnc. tho name ~ the postmaster for
tee city wnti he las q consultation with
tie kerlhliear leader from the Ninth Con-
Ercseipral District ~ Virginia. The son
a. ihe Congreeemau was seen in the ma
tlonal capital la7t week hy several prom
fuert Republicans % Manchester
parentheticauy. Il may boz said that
th"fe are several very ugly charges reg
i-tered $50 washington against certain
o.ii-l..ii i'i lAt position ~ postmaster
a. MancreTtrr. one Republican 81 arr
i-ag,rg H. i'r,, 's an 'e =, =, ana ,.t e,oa IS
til. other v-he, ,hfs fs a,,, 49,, a.
always something sensational An expose
s. likely 20 be- made in ta.s city within
O. short time
Increase Their Salaries.
-en i"e '''hel meets after the first
O i"r year il Us more taan likely that an
"''lll''--ee Wal oe oheiel authorizing
'en per cent increase in The pay o. the
lfe7@re-,e~ er1 tt's ,i,.' III -i Iotai i9r
follow in do footsteps ~ tie cif,- on
tle north bank Of Tie James.
I.r1vat.s Boo Manchester receive So Dor
month They have been getting this much
for years. They got this much when the
cost ~ living was much cheaper than 81
s. now Sergeant Wright man no has
Gone as much for the city as any officer
s. IT, only receives 50 q month Captain
IaT,sc onn. Who not only ls CHIEF OF Police,
mo ls -7ponHiole Tor tne department
'-' VINO iH Clerk OF me fo4ice commission
'''~ ''-i''i i'-,i'e % ''- ol'''e
..'i..''s : pc, 1ii.'H.' ana ~ f-Islil'et'
SO" 90 So - i'.,'l-
49,, - -. 800 ,.-,,, 1'. am ~, 80 80
-. ~, 80. 10 ~ '-- ~
Cap-aln slrscornh has filled theun-who
would WORK for that amount
There "ili D' IN ordinance. ana This or
'.h"uD- WI" propose a sweeping fhante.
Small Bows Arrested
Ernest and vsflie Heider. OF Syronsroro
fourteen and eleven years old. respective
L. were arrested Yesterday morning.
charged with entering the store OF c.. T..
Thorpe. 81 Swansbor0. They were locked
up at the Manchester jail. but were balied
g. the afternoon. after the mother OF the
boys had appeared before Squire Cheath-
am and entreated him TO release them
until Friday
Christmas Music.
Special christmas musical prograns
80 So. 49,, 60. e.. i,,.''i
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-" 49,. ~.......
i-''' 9r-I'N l~r~
'I-tn N..-htaIs' Ny Matthew's quartet
ne ~" ol tne SnepHrrds tbiumen-
'e.n, .s nm, no llV' IL CAlne Upon
tIic Mianisht Gear chant The Lords
irayer 'NaIhsj hymn. NO lo.. Joy u
the oilH oH'Itoiy' quartet. Arise.
H"ine' Tor Thy Lisht is Come Reedl;
sermon. oy the pastor DIT F. y. Badly;
anthem. quartet Hail to the Lords An
onfed tschneokerl. hymn. No. 49,
Awake Ny Soul; organ postude. Mr.
N''''''"s ,..
organ voluntary Lar. Mathews; volun-
vary quartet mere Were Shepherds
(Gounod). hymn NO az. BE still Ny
Heart onertory. quartet Shout the
Clad Tidngs' (Danksl. hymn, No. Al. Il
Love 20 Tel the story, sermon. 10y Dr.
=. " Badly; anthem, quartet. Behold.
I Bring You Good Tidnss"; hymn. No
~. Take the Name Of Jesus with YOU;
organ postlude.
The following singers COMPOSE the
quartet: Mrs Railey shifflet. Mrs Allen
Pettigrew; Messrs. r. Il. Burton and
William J Morrisett. Mr.. w x Nratbov,s
organist and director
~,
negro w oman Drunk.
Ella Hilton. one Of the oldest ,ooro
women of the city. and who Is personalI,,
brown TO ninc-tenths Of T. q r.eid..r,s