The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-20
NEWS GATHERED
FROM S ( d I J. |
Lively Interest Being Taken II
City Election oil
tunc II.
REPORT ON PUBLIC HEALTH ] !.
Emphasizes Need Of Pub Public
Health Officcr-Nlrs. Payne
Dics-Pcrsonals. ..
1tanchcstcr Buren,l, 'rimes- Dispatch,
l--'TT liO2 Hull Street.

1iO2 Hull Street
Rather more than lively interest Is
being taken ins3thc city election. which,
Is 10 be held on June 12th. Several new
candidates have come out ana all Of the
present members are standing for Ie-clcc-
tion.t This fact makes the running OF.
the different candidates somewhat III
tercstIng ana exciting. The last day
upon which nlng Of notice may take
place is before Tuesday evening next
III the Third Ward Mr.. ~. A.. Adkins
who has been filling IN 3llncSDrcd term,
has filed notice. Mcssrs. Lindsay and
Cox, both 5lncuinbcnts, VIII r,il,s ana the
name Of MIR. Sam Jones Is also mem
Z toned for councilman from this ward.
Mr.. X. IT, l'atram will run for alderman.
The contest IN The Fourth and Fifth
Wards promises to be very Interesting.
In the First Ward Mr.. J. s. Wakefield
has opposition IN the person OF Mr..
z Leroy Brown who isfa young man just
making his start in politics.
In the Fourth Ward Mr.. Dick Fer
gusson has opposition III the person or
Mr.. II. v. Owens The latter 10
strong man and .l,hs already served a
period IN the Council. Mr.. Ferguson has
faithfully represented his constituents all
through his terms and has been the
rnuthor or many popular measures. As
he has now,the confidence Of the people
whom he represents, it is believed and
predicted by his followers TINT lie VIII
he returned with Il large majority.
Those who have already filed notice
OF their candidacy are Mr. j. S. Wake
field and Mr. Leroy Brown for the Coun-,
ell, and Mr.. AS r. Hooker for the Board
OF Aldermen. from the First Ward: Mr.
IT,. A. Sunnally.,5tof the Council, from
the Second Ward: Mcssrs. H. a. Lindsey,
c. G. Cox and A. a. Adkins. for the
Council, and Mr.. r. l.. I'atran1 for the
Board from the Third Ward: Messrs. W..
y. Ferguson. n. V. Owens, for the
Council. and MIR. John W. Moore. for the
Board, from the Fourth Ward.
Mrs. G. w. Payne Dies.
Mrs. George ". Payne died at TAO p.
NJ. yesterday In her residence, Eighth
and Decatur Streets. Mrs. Payne had
suffered two strokes OF paralysis and at
last succumbcd. ~
The funeral Will take place this after
noon ut a 80 OF clock from the Fifth Street
Methodist Church. lnterment Will be IN
Maury Cemetery. q
Report on Public Health.
The report of DR. +. r. Ruckcr, chair
man OF the Health Committee. has been
sent to tho press.
DIR. Ruckcr SAYS III ms report thal ~
spitc OF the steady increase OF popula-
ton, the yearly number OF deaths has
4remnined about the same for the past
fourteen years, when the registration OF
de;iti,s was first begun. lie, says. There
were during the last year 232 deaths, as
compared with eo5 of the preceding year
or a dealtl rate figured on the estimated
population Of 1900 OF 1888 per thou
sand. This increase Is accountable. for
fr- ,1,,rt, tI,ut
time there were thirty deaths OF infants
: from Il 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 o32 deaths. one sees far too large
proportion Of deaths that ought, and can.
with the co-opera ton OF the Mayor, the