The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-20
NEWS GATHERED
FROM S0UTH5IDE
.Council,nen and Commissioners
Consider Filter Plans Of Many
Varieties.
EACH REPRESENTATIVE HEARD
Medical Student Who Boarded in
City Disappeared Personals
and Briefs.

Manchester Bureau, Times Dispatch,
11u2 Hull Street.
From seven o clock last night until al
most twelve o'clock the members Of the
special clear water committee Of the City
Council, together with the water commits
B!oners, sat in the Council chamber and
listened to argument from representa-
lives Of the different filtering establish.
ments in advocacy of various plans foc
the erection OF q filter for Manchester.
The contract for the erection Of the
filtering plant for the city was not given
out last night, the councilmen and COM
missoners wishing time In which to
consider each bid and TO fully investigate
each plan. There Is q great difference
between. the bids and as between the
/ highest and lowest bid there is a great
gap. Each filter establishment represent
tative was given plenty of time to argue
for his company and the committeeman
were attentive listeners. Many members
of the Council who were not members Of
the committee were present, and several
prominent citizens rena ined until late
hour to hear the different plans dis
cussed.
Attend Memorial Services.
Members OF Joseph e. Johnston Camp.
Confederate veterans. will participate in
the memorial services at Hollywood OH
May 30th An invitation from the r1o"
lywood Memorial Association has been
received by the Manchester camp ana
at the meeting Thursday night, when
Commander Judge William l. Clopton
presided, 1t was decided that the camp
would attend. 1t Is the desire or tn.
officers Of the camp that there will be
asyGood an attendance as is possible
Three Good Actors.
Aaron Belcher. Colonel Bill Allen and
Z Bill Hart, amateur actors of the CITY.
vii be the attraction Tuesday night, the
2lth, at the bazaar in Cersley's Gall I'M
der the auspices of Washington Camp,
No. 81, Patriotic Sons of America.
The three gentlemen have given en-
tertainments in nearly every hall in
Manchester and many In Richmond They
always please. Colonel Allen sings and
impersonates the old-time negro. Bill
Hart can do dancing stunt that Is
hard to beat and he likewise sings Aaron
Belcher is second to Polk Miller with the
banjo and he has a rich and melodlous
voice. The three working together in
black face specialties, are team that
few professionals have any the best
OF. &l
The bazaar in Cersley's Hall will open
on the night Of the 2sth and will con-
tlnue for one week. An elaborate pro-
gramme has been arranged.
Mr.'Freneh in City.
Mr.. Rohhrt T.. French. a well knows,
gentleman of the city, who is now man
aver for the Bradley Construction Com
pany. Is in the city visiting relatives.
He is located at this time near BEDFORD
City. where the company Is doing work
FOR the Norfolk and Western Railroad
Mr. French is chairman of the CITY
Democratic Committee, but will nave
nothing to do in the spring election for
the reason that no primary will be held.
The election will be held on June 18th,
and the candidates are now filing their
notices with Clerk Duval, Of the Corpo-
ration Court.
Ira Jones Fined.
Ira Jones, a white man, chnrgen with
being disordery and with keeping a light
er in the river where men conErceat e1
and got drunk, was fined $40 and REQUIRED
to give security in the sum OF 500 for his
good behavior for six months He went
10 isl! in default OF the fine and security.
The police have OF late received numer-
Gus complaints agains this lighter kept by
Jones. The wives Of several men have
reported 10 the officers that their hus.
bands went there and remained in a
drunken condition for days at q Time
Sylvester Jones, the white boy. ordered
to the reformatory last week. has appear.
ed his case to the Corporation Court and
will be given a hearing at the next tern
of the court
Personals and Briefs.
The carnival will close tonight. II has
drawn very large crowds TO the city
more than a thousand people having az
tended each night,
Messrs. Joseph G. Toney and Benjamin.
ChildreAs, of Powhatan county, were "
the city yesterday on business.
Mr.. Ernest Loving, a very popula
young man of the city. IL confined to hit
home with sickness,
Mr.. Morris Griffin, OF Atlantic City
IL visiting relatives IN the city.
vi Mas I2ya Stanley, OF Oak Grove. VIII