The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-02
news GATHERED
FROM SOUTHS|DE.
Cemetery Committee and Aims
house Committee Both to Meet
This Afternoon.
ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT
Early-Closing Ordinance Goes
Into Observation-Disclosures School
to Play st. Peters.

Manchester Bureau, Times. dispatch.

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Manchester Bureau, Times Dispatch.
No. 1l02 Hull street.
| Both the Almsl1uusc ind the Cemetery
| Committee arc schcduled to meet this nf.
tcrrRon, and just what Will be tho out.
| come of tho session Is h subject Of muci
! conjecture.
The meeting of the Amsl,ousc Commit
tee is called for $3.50 o'clock at tho Coun.
ell Chamber and the committee Will then
repair TO the Almsflouse, where It's bust.
hess will be transacted. This will be q
general meeting, and temporary super
intendent Will be selected. Sergeant
Saunders, who was appointed Monday
night, was unable to serve because lie Is
already holding Office Nothing will BIZ
done concerning the investigation of the
institution, since the stenogrnphic report
of tho testimony lius not been completed.
Tho committee Will approve bills and at
tend to any other business that may need
attention.
The Cemetery Committee.
The Cemetery Committee has been call
ed to meet at o'clock at the Council
Chamber, from which place 1t will 60 to
tho cemetery. Just what will develop be-
fore this meeting Is not known.
Colonel Allen, who has been the subject
OF tho Investigation Of the Almshouse
Committee, Is also superintendent OF the
cemetery, and as n result OF some Of the
Testimony he 1s likely to be questioned also
by tho Cemetery Committee. OF course
Mr.. Allen was not present Mt the meet.
ing on Monday night. ana did not make
any explanation concerning the working
OF cemetery hands on the fence built at
tho nllnshoLse. 1t Is possible that when
he S1akes his statement before the COM
mittee he will show that he has saved
the city money by so doing.
Already there have been 4 number Of
names mentioned as successor to Mr.. AL
len as su9erin tendcnt OF both institutions.
Should Mr.. Allen resign his position as
superintendent OF the cemetery, the ac-
ton would not come as a surprise.
All Out at Twelve.
In accordance with tho early closing
ordinance. all the saloons Of the city
We're closed promptly at - o'clock
The police were on tho alert and
made an inspection Of all places to see
that the screens. or other distractions
had been removed as required in the
ordinance. No violations of the law
were reported.
High School Ball Team.
Tho Manchester High School baseball
team will meet tho team from st.
Peters School. Of Richmond. at Forest
Hill Park on Friday afternoon, and the
contest promises to be most interest
ing one. In the last game played by
these two teams st. Peters won by
small score.
The Manchester nine has worked
hard since then and Is now in excellent
condition. The team has been strength
ened and it Is expected that it will give
a good account of itself.
"Aunt Dinah's Quilting Party"
"Aunt Dinah's Quilting Party" will
at Fifteenth and Hull Streets, for the
benefit OF West End NJ. F. Church.
Those wSo are to participate in the
SwansborO.
A dress rehearsal was held last
night and was q great success. To-
morrow night tho ladies Of the church
VIII give ano Their entertainment in tile
same hall
Personals and Briefs.
The regular meeting Of the Street
the Council Chamber tonight at S
o'clock.
Rev. Father Coleman, who has been
in Alexandria several days, returned to
the city last night.
Mrs. 3. A. Davis. assistant principal
IF the Manchester High School. resumed
her duties after several days absence
on account Of sickness.
The Glce Club OF the Manchester
High School will give a concert at the
The club has made notable progress.
md tho rehearsal hold yesterday after
loon was most promising.
Mrs. Virginia D. Holt has returned
rom New York, where she has been
visiting friends.
Mr.. T. M. Fendley. ST.. who has been
lutte sick for some days is much i'm
proved.
Mrs. Fred Patch is in Newark, N. j.,
where she is visiting friends.
=. who has been visiting his uncle,
Mr.. George L. Gary, has returned home.
MIA Helen Butte. of Prince George
county, who has been visiting Mrs
iary, has returned home. She was ac-
Yesterday afternoon Judge William
|. Clopton adjourned tho Corporation
Court for tho term.
n examinations ., I'M, for teachers in the
Ma IN est. public schools VIII begin
white applicants Will report at the
bred at the colored school
A, Me ys c \; Tainos, w T. Walker
~. 49,. D. : dSioI ave pcen appointed
!elesatos to the Methodist Conference
% be held at Beaver Dam. Messrs. ID q
Bryce, a "a Adkins and A. A. Thomas
we're elected alternates. -
!. Tho Monday Euchre Club met with
George 40 Gary. An unusually pleas
INT evening was spent. Mrs. w. i.
Merchant won tho first prize, Mrs.
5;ary. the consolation ana Mrs. Uranium
me BOBBY. Those playing were Mrs
SIe Mrs Uranium, Mrs. Daffron,
Mrs stern, MIS-: Baldwin Mrs. Ingram,
MIS- Garnett, Mrs. Hill. Mrs. " q
p ~ Miss Mimic Wcisiger, Miss
VANDERBILT MAN WON.