The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-05
NEWS GATHERED
ROM S0uTH5|DE
The Forbes .Abattoir to Be Lo-
eatcd on the Manchester Side
OF River.
SITE is NOT YET MADE KNOWN
Alleged 10 Have Deserted Vile.
Increase Pay OF Firemen.
Wedding Announced.
Manchester Bureau, Times-Dispatch.
So HOP Hull street

No. 11d2 Hull Street
The announcement was made yester-
t;lS that Mr. w s Forbes. Of Richmond.
whose application for the privilege OF
constructing and maintaining an abattolr
in thar city was refused by she Council
committee on Thursday nish7, viii erect
his plant in Manchester instead. 1t Vas
stats,i Yesterday that Mr.. Forces would
come TO Manchester in 2 week or two 10
fsri,t the construction OF ms plant
which Is 10 cost about $4,000 he
rrotnises that The plant VIII prove
valuable addition 70 the city's industries
and that il viii employ large nurnoes
a men at remuneratiys wages IR= site
Se!aetsd FOR the plant. II one has YET
ben selected. j not announced
NJ P o. Ccxen. formerly Of Iyvettth.
-ea- perry street. where ne lived with
rs Bride. formerly Miss Mary 5. chalk
ler. has deserted his Nife. and notified
he- that he never wili return and live
with her again.
According 10 friends OF the deserted
wife she is very much surprised at the
actions OF her husband and at the letter
she received from h!m from another State.
saying that ne would never return. The
couple have been married about three
months. Coxen left home about Christ
mas, and later it was ascertained by his
III Richmond, where he had been en-
ployed as an electrical worker, and did
not say whore ne was going.
Considerable public attention Was at
tracted lust before the marriage Of this
couple by her having CoXen arrested on
a serious charge, which was subsequently,
dismissed
To Increase Salary.
The Finance COMMITTEES held an inn
rortant meeting last night at $ o'clock,
and the chieflflEcuss ion was as 10 an
increase OF -r,ay-"o- the fremen, Mr. %.
H. Wells said he was requested by the
firemen to say something on their behalf,
and declared that their salaries should be
increased, because they try all in theic
power for the hetterment OF the city,
and in ease of a fire or false alarm
they have TO go. disregardng the weather
or the hour, or anything else.
He also said that most of the firemen
arc employees In the Southern Shops. and
If any one failed TO 20 To the ire he would
have to pay as fine. the moderate sun
Of 10 cents.
Mr. Robertson, a member, declared that
the iiremcn in Manchester had been doing
exceedingly well, ana Increase of pa!
would not, OF course, hurt them.
Mr. ]. p. Reanls, a member ot the com
mittee, also said that the firemens salarj
ought TO he raised, and that the chic
should get SO per month; assistant CHIEF
$40 per month, and the runners, IS pc
month This motion was carried through
without opposition
After considerable discussion, anothe
resolution was introduced to increase tn
number Of tirenen The present nurnbe
is ten, as follows: Two chiefs two sts
tionmen and six regulars TIE amend
nant offered Was to change the numbe
trn TO sixteen, having six substitutes, an
every time they attend q fire each &c,
rs cents. This motion was passed. also
Those present Mt the meeting wer,
Messrs. L. r. Brown j. j. Reams, J.
Rudd. +. NJ. Robertson, w b. Bradl4
and w. D. Tillery.
Dowdy-Barnes.
The engagement Of Miss Bertha Grf
Barnes, of Rocky Mount and Mr.. Isaa
IT. Dowdy, of the Same place, has bee
announced and Tho marriage viii tai
place January Us, 1907. Mr. Dowdy is
prominent business man Of Rocky Noun
Miss Barnes IS an attractive younp Lar
OF the same city. She was born ar
raised in Manchester and has maj
friends and relatives in this city. 81
9 has been living in Rocky Mount abo
two years After the wedding they "
make their trip abroad and then retu
To the former place, where they "
make their future home,
To Build Backyard.
Nh. ID. ". earle. formerly Of /
Nntn-sueet Road, living In the
Drewry Mansion, has purchased
twenty acres OF clay land decided 10y
late Major Drewry to Dartmouth Collie
Mass. and win build one of the lars
furnaces and hrickyards in the South
the property.
The clay IL said to have been eXamn
a.
best they have seen In the South
making fine and durable bricks, J
Garlic viii begin work in the spring, {
will have one of the largest forces {