The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-09

MONEY is APPROPRIATED
Death Yesterday OF Sergeant
William, Walsll--Personals
and Briefs.

Manchester Bureau, Times, Dispatch.
City Asscmblymen OF Manchester
agreed last night to authorize tho appro-
priation OF $500 for tho advertisement OF
the city nj the jamestown Exposition.
Two hundred and fifty dollars more was
asked for but an amendment by Mr. l..
Il. Brown, OF tho First Ward, to reduce
tho amount met with the unanimous
appreciation of the members Of the lower
body.
This was the principal question for the
consideration of tho Assembly, although
there we're many other matters which
attracted considerable attention. The re-
port of the Committee on Light, RECON-
intending that the city pay S5l.75 for each
arc light. the number not to exceed sew
enty lights for one year, was adopted.
Tho Virginia Passenger and Power
Company has for five years furnished the
city lights free of charge.
The contract was made when there
WAY great opposition. Now 1t is pro-
posed that the city shall purchase It's
own lights, and when new light Ia
needed at any crossing the people |
have to bear the expense,
Ali in Accord.
The Industrial Committee" of the
Council with the members of the ''Citi-
zens' Committee" OF the city. met yes
tcrday afternoon. and 1t was decided |
that the city should appropriate s750I
for the advertisement OF Manchester |
!, The resolution was offered. and Chair
man A. a. Adkins, of the Assembly,
said that the sense OF all present was
that the amount asked for should be
donated
q mr.
MI Z. II Wells representing the com.
inittee, which wanted the city adver-
used properly Mt the Jamestown EN-
position.
IN an impassioned speech Mr.. Wells
sara, IN the beginning that he wa Is
IKE the label on the bottle--not In
1t. &c wished at first to deny thn
assertion that the Citizens COMMITTEES
was antagonistic to the members OF the
Council. 'On the contrary, he az
| claimed. I'VE ask the Councilmen to
act In conjunction with u.s. We have
tried to act ! nfairness to our city ana
with courtesy to all the citizens Of
Manchester. whether those citizens
| be Councilman or not 1t was the unani-
| nous opinion that the city be repre-
! scented at the Jamestown Exposition
| There Is perfect harmony between tho
| members of the Citizens Committee and
| the Industrial Committee of your body.
1
| thing that will be of better advantage,
| that will advertise Manchester more,
than an exhibit at the exposition. If
| we are living in city we must pro-
| gress. You have to push yourselves
! If you wish to be pushed. We want
( more manufactures here. Already
this city is the most thriving of Its
! size in the State. and IL we only go
/ to work 1t will be the greatest Of any
| small city in the Southern States.
Every dollar that you give for an
exhibit at the jamestown Exposition
will bring back twenty, aye, one nun
! hred fold. have all I have In this
world invested here. and ] am ready
and willing to invest 1t all in the fu-
tnre Of my adopted home"
AT the conclusion OF his speech the
vote was taken and the $500 was APP
proprlatcd, the rules being suspended
so that the resolution would not have
| TO 60 to the Finance Committee The
Board OF Aldermen on Tuesday VIII
| have to pass finally upon tho ques-
| ton. -Four of the members OF the upper
branch were in the Assembly last night
and they We're In accord with the sem
timent of the assemblymen- 1t Is be-
| ,ievcd that there will be no opposition
To the resolution when it comes up
Tuesday evening.
The advertisement that will be given
at Jamestown Will be In the shape or
a pamphlet which will be got out by
several we'll known writer's, and which
viii got forth the advantages Of manu-
facturers who desire to locate IN lhe
South
Aged Citizen Dead.
Sergeant William Walsh. eighty-fve
wears of age. and one Of the Oldest anc
best-known residents of the city, died al
his home at Eighth and cambridge Streets
Yesterday morning at 1850 o'clock Fie
had been III for several months, and MS
: death was not wholly unexpected by rs
friends.
Sergeant Walsh was born in Dublin
ireland, in 1923. and came to Manchester
when only thirteen years OF age. ~
served with the Elliott Grays, Malone
Brigade and was gallant soldier fo'
several years he was member OF th'
Manchester City Council, and took
! great interest until the time of his re
/ cent illness in the future Of the city. I'LL
: was a member Of ST. Johns Lodge, NO
30. A, i. and A. M; Manchester Roya
Arch Chapter, No. 46. and OF Manchestt
Lodge, No. s43, B. r. o. II, He was al
4 engineer on the old Richmond and Dan
q vile Railroad for number OF years
: tionary engineer at the Southern shops.
Few citizens of Manchester did no
know Sergeant Walsh. He was Of
genial disposition, and made friends WIZ
all. lie was married twice, but Dot
: wives are dead, He leaves no childre
u nor any near relatives,
y The interment will be made IN iolly
II wood, and the Masons will have charg
% OF the ceremonies.
L.. u. PEBBLES, the man who marie
Miss Nellie Fowler, Of swansboro, afto
; courtship lasting about one week, an
who deserted her In a mysterious mann
some months ago. was kicked TO deaf
Il NJ mora