The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-11
NEWS GATHERED
FROM S0 j / D. |:
Real Estate Selling Rapidly III
City, and III the
Suburbs.
HAVE THEM BEFORE MAYOR
HAVE THEM BEFORE MAYOR
Telephone and Telegraph Com
panies Mist Paint Poles.
Personals and Briefs.
MANCHESTER Bureau, Times Dispatch

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Manchester Bureau, Times Dispatch
110a Hui Street.
Real estate In Manchester and IN the
territory lying contiguous to the city Is
rapidly increasing in value ana neopIt
from other States are each day pllrchas-
| Ing homes or buying lots for Investment
Nlcssrs. Hamilton and Company lavo sold
forty-fivc lots In swnnsboro IN what is
known as 1Iockndays and Burforts nd
dltions. The lots brought good prices and
were in The main sold to moi No are
working either in Manchester Or IN R'ch-
mond
Scmmes Aven,ic leading to Forest tiiil
Park Is rapidly being built up ana WI
within few years be to Mhncleslel
what Leo District Is to Richmond.
Marx Addition to the east OF Manches-
Tor and lying around the territory KNOW
as Oak Grove, is being built up ana ever!
day real estate changes hands mere.
Many spectators have, it is said, Vlslleu
the city recently and purchased scores
OF lots in the suburbs with q view or
selling them within year NJ sreatt
profit. ..,,,,
Augustine Royal and Company VII
soil at public auction on next thurs.
day {: large lot of personal property AZ
tho late residence of Captain Hugh i.ohS
est at Lee Park, near Granite. INC lhrll
will not be sold, but will be rentezt1of
one year.
Appear inPolicc Court.
OFFICIALS Of telephone and telegraph
companies operating in or through Man
chester have been summoned to appenr
hefnre Mayor Maurice this morning 10
show cause why they should not pc flncd
FOR violating an ordinance of the CITY
recurring them to have all tho poles along
Hull Street painted.
K The ordinance was introduced 1lrsl III
the Board Of Aldermen by Mr.. lerd'ie'
ana was readily passed by the CouheIl,
a1t became effective on April oth, anu
therc have been no steps taken BY inc
telephone and telegraph companies 70
comply with its provisions.
Work Closed Down.
The cylinder head or the main engine
IN the pudding department OF thc Ola
Dominion Iron and Nail Works pie" out
Wednesday night. and rs a result some
more than a hundred men we're Idle yes
&terday. .
The damage to tho huge engine cannot
he fixed for more than a week, ana me
employees will have q holiday
THOSE who we're near the engine when
mo cylinder head blew out are con-
graduating themselves that they we're
not injured Indeed, IT seems almost
miraculous that no one was hurt by the
accident.
Carnival Next Week.
THO Pierce Amusement Company will
omen a carnival III Manchester next Mol
day. and will be here for tho entire
week. Tho tents, the aerial swings, the
cnro,lsal. tho monkey show. the side
show, the peanut man and the big tent
will all be located on the vacant lot near
Fifteenth and Hull Streets.
There arc several good features with
The show, and it will be pleasing to the
Manchester people for one week.
Personals and Briefs.
Miss Isabel White, OF No. S12 Balm
bridge Street, Is confined to her home
with sickness.
Deputy Sheriff J. P. Goode. Of Chester
f,o,d county. was in Manchester ycster-
day on business.
Rev. Decatur Edwards. Of Frcdcricks-
burg, who has been visiting friends in
tho city and attending the convention
of Odd Fellows, has returned to his home.
The Rev. Asa Driscoll, former pastor
of Fifth Street Methodist Church, who
has been very III at his home IN liamp-
ton, Va. is reported as being very much
better.
John Lewis n negro, paid s. yesterday
morning for the privilege OF beating his
young vito once.
Mrs. A. ]. Hurt, principal Of the Chcs !
terrified county schools, will close her
school to-day. The commencement exer
ciscs Will no held tonight IN the Ma
sonic Temple In Chostev Messrs, ], D.
Eygleston, Rev. Mr.. Priylor and z. N.
Friend will deliver tho medals to the
pupils. These, witt, MI. r. Y. Cogbill.
will be tho Judges Of the oratory.
The residents OF Chester Will hold a
mass meeting Saturday night with tho
view to working sentiment in favor OF
high school for that place noxt winter.