The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-16
NEWS GATHERED
FROM SOUTHS|DE
Pullian1 Pleased With Majority
Given Him i'll This
City,
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THE VOTE QUITE SMALL
Police Make Important Arrests
Here Map for Cemetery.
Personal Notes.
THE VOTE QUITE SMALL
Manchester Bureau Times Dispatch.

Manchester Bureau, Times Dispatch,
No. ll02 HUI Street.
Pulliam's majority over Thravcs in
Manchester in the primary was even
surprising to his most intimate friends
The primary passed Oft quietly, ana
only about one hnlf OF the voters came
to the polls. out OF this number Pull
liam received q. majority of %.
| The fight against Pulliam here was
mainly upon the ground that lie voted
for the immigration, bill and several
organizations are said to have
lscratched him on this account.
Mr.. j. =. Watkins, for the Senate,
had things his own way. having no
Opposition. Out of tho 3oe votes cast,
| he received 800.
The small vote pollcd here yesterday
cannot be accounted for, unless It was
on account of lack of interest. The
majority of the vote was that OF bust
ness men, and it is reported that only
a small per cent. of the workingmcn
came to the polls Mr.. Spencer Han
cock eighty four years or age. prob
ably the Oldest man who goes to the
| polls. was driven in a carriage and
cast his ballot for Pulliam.
Mr., Pulliam In speaking to a Times
dispatch representative last night
stated that he was confident that he
would receive the nomination by n
small majority. He was also exceed
ingly thankful for the support Of his
| friendszln the city and was most clatcd
over the result here.
Plat Received.
The Cemetery Committee met last
might and received the new plat or map
OF Maury Cemetery, which was ordered
TO be made by Engineer LaPradc. This
was accepted and will prove TO be n
great acquisition. number Of i'm
/ portant changes were made and tho
map Is In such shape as to DO of grea
advantage. to the superintendent and
to the public. This matter was brought
anout..as result of the Allen affair
/ which showed that such map was
absolutely necessary at this time.
Brnss Thieves Arrested.
, The two negroes Henry Hurt ant
| william White. both arrested here yes
terday by Officers Smith and Roach
i were yesterday afternoon carried t
PeMre,rsburg. where they are wanted.
from une p negr sS,sr,x came to Mancheste
i Perry Streets Hurt Jumped off the ca
and ran in the direction OF the South
ern yards Officer Smith. who was nea
fired and the negro kept UP the chase
but as he ran into the Southern yard
he, was stopped by officer Roach, wh'
halted him. The other negro was hel,
up on the car. Each one of them hat
dress, suit case filled with brass
! which they said they Were taking t
Richmond to sell. Chief Ragand hat
/ them taken back to Petersburg YES
4 terday afternoon.
Mrs. Hrocl<wcll Fined.
} Mayor Maurice yesterday morning
fined Mrs. V. A. Brockwell SIS and costs
Amounting to $3.50. because she pup
Iliciy char ged Mrs. Cora l. Traylor wilt
harboring JUNE Beach, a former citi
zen Of Petersburg. In her house ate
p o'clock one morning recently. Nj
Beach Is an employe of the America,
Tobacco Company, in Richmond, an
was not in court J. B. Traylor swor
out the warrant He and his daugh
ter. as we'll as Mrs. Traylor, cmphat
ically denied the charges.
Jeremiah Boydton. ninety-seven year
old. a native Of Suffolk. and a very ol
Confederate veteran, was found undc
the influence OF liquor Wcdnesda
night by Policeman r. P. Smith. TIL
Mayor turned the old man loose with
, out fine, got him a good breakias
and a ticket on the interurban In
to Petersburg. Mr.. Boydton was in II
same brigade with r. p. Smith durin
S the war, and the policeman pleade
for the release of his comrade.
Personal Mention.
: Mr.. and Mrs. W. +. Rudd, Of No. ]:
; Cowardin Avenue. accompanied b