The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-25
NEWS GATHERED
ROM S0UTHS|OE.
Assembly Will Build Pest est
Eousc OIL the Outskirts
Of tho City.
SUCCESSFUL ENTERTAINMENT
Beautiful Tribute to 5t1lc Late Mr..
Perd,ic Personals and
Briefs.
Mnnchcstcr Bureau, Times. Dispatch,
@ 1102 Hull Street.
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IL special session last night the City
Assembly decided 10 recommend the crec-
lion Of Il pest house on the outskirts OF
the city, aid with this end In View
awarded n contract to Mr.. Frank Fry
for the building OF the place. The cost
is not to exceed $1,000.
This was the principal business attended
to ut the meeting OF the Assembly last
njght. The Almsl1ousc Committee Will
decide upon The site for the pest house
which will be n permanent building "
which ali or the smallpox patients may
4 he cared for
Aicssrs. Toney, Nunnally and Taylor
were appointed n special committee IRON
The lower body 10 confer with a COM
m,t,ce of two from tho Board Of Alder
mon with reference to the retaining IN
Manchester Of the stephen Putney plant.
III is understood that the only reason the
shoe manufacturing plant has for gong
~ Richmond Is that the Atlantic Coast
Time Railroad will not accord the proper
facilities In this city. This joint commit
tee will wait upon tho officials OF INC
railroad and seek TO Keep me iutheS
plant in Manchester.
58ata For Sam AlleH.
iNotnit outstanding tthc fact that several
people who had promised TO PC p!esent
and assist In tho entertainment 1aiied 70
Put In an appearance. the ncncnt SNOW nov,
in Toncy's Hall Last night for MI. sam
Allen, the veteran minstrel man. was
ycry decided success. and thosc who VII
nesscd Tho production were more than
rcnaid for their time and expense. y
,rhe hail was tiopnted to thc&occas sion by
Mr. d. r. Toncy and the crowd that az
tended did not represent IN any way the
number OF tickets that were sold.
y. Mr. Allen himself. for whom the benen,
vas given, was one OF inc PrIlc'fa'
actors, and he kept the. audience IN
constant roar for more tnan an h 'l
Divorce Granted. @
In The Corporation Court yesterday
morning Mrs. MarysE. Pr!ddy was grant
ed an absolute divorce from her HUSBAND.
Il Ernest l.. priddy tDesertion was tne
ground for the divorce. According 70 the
depositions IN tho case. tho leaintin, VINO
was represented by Mr.. Charles l.. age,
Of tho city, had been deserted for three
ycars She was allowed to tnke her
maiden name. Mary E. Vaughan.
Tribute to His Memory.
The viii of the late w. T. Perduc,
witch has been filed in the clerks office
~ TIC CORPORATION Court of tho city
9lnavcs an estate valued at $4,000 to his
widow. Mrs. Annie sE.@,Perdue and their
son. Mr., Harvey r. Pcrdue.
The letter below was written by Rich.
,rond friend and expresses In small
way the manner in which the deceased
was held Nv ali who knew him:
Il .Richmond. Va, April %. 1906
"Dear Mr. Pettlgrcw:
3 "When old Manchester lost Tom sPcrdue
shc lost good and true man. put
heaven gained another citizen. | knew
him in Lees army, when mems Souls
wore tried, and Tom stood the test. We
knew when we needed men that we couid
count on him Quiet, unassuming. brave.
chlyalrous, but notssvery demonstrat1vc,
,ve knew he could always be found. ana
that was where duty called him. He was
nv friend. we ate together and marched
tngother and smelled powder together;
olways kind and considerate and modest,
ma hest OF all always soldier OF the
cross, He was wounded ut bloody Gettys-
h,;rp captured when Lee lost nearly all
Ills men, at Sailors Creek. was taken
Ia n Northern prison. I did not 70 with
him there, as was more fortunate. but
= feel safe In saying that he conducted
himself Ike II true Confederate soldier
there. His walk since the war has been
aloye rproach. Kind and thoughtful ana
rodly. he set good example to all who
knew him. do not doubt that no is
row where our Saviour has prepared
place for him.
Yours, ETC.,
IS. C. WE1s1GER,"