The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-13
NEWS GATHERED
FROM S0UTHS|DE
Manchester Council Takes Up
Question Of Poor Telephone
Service.
COMMITTEE is APPOINTED
COMMITTEE is APPOINTED
{ c. Hall Elected Assistant City
\ Clerk-Deatl OF Young Mar
Recently Married.
Manchester Buleau. Times Dispatch.
80. liog Hull street

\ At the meeting Of the Board of Al
dernen held last night Alderman a. H.
Hooker introduced a JOINT resolution
providing that u committee pe ap,
the alleged inefficient service the
Southern Hell Telephone COMPANY u
giving it's patrons on the. southsiue.
MI Hooker stated that q iarge hM MI,
concerning the matter. and had asked
him TO bring 1t to the attention OF
Council. The committee VIII consis,
or five inemibersztwo IRON .na 'o vii
determine whether oil. not the company
Is violating It's charter. the resoiu,
ton was passed unanimously, ana
Messrs. Hooker and Patram were APP
pointed on the committee
The Board transacted much routine
business and approved bills, Those
present were Messrs. j. Il. Peruue. y. \.
Abbott j. w. Moore, b. NJ. Robertson,
e. Kud Ii Pa'ram' y r. Hooker and J. ?
halt Elected.
I In accordance with an ordinance re.
Gently passed creating the position y, Of
of the Council was held last night, and
Mr.. Clinton Hall was elected by
large majority. There was ,,. only on. one
being Mr.. Guy Markham.
Mr.. Hall has practically done the
work that will be required for num-
Der Of years, and has al way. given s,i
committees. and will also assist the
City Clerk in his routine work.
Those present at the meeting We're:
A1essrs. j. r. Perdue. j. I. Abbott, j. 3.
Rudd, r. l.. patram. b. N. Robertson.
A. r. Hooker, j. ". Moore. w. ID, Fer
susson, T. L. Taylor. Q. L. Goodwin and
j. D. Reams.
Dog Came Back.
Mr.. Hickory White. of Decatur street, IL
tI,e n -hCaC'e
hound. which he thinks is wonder ana
perhaps Justly so. Last week Mr.. White
loaned the dog to his nephew. MT q; A.
ria va. He carried the dos there on the
train and hunted two days, when he lost
the animal in field. He secured .ns
nothing of the missing dog
Much to the surprise OF the owner and TO
Mr.. Rist the hound appeared at the homo
morning. having come the entire way from
Victoria, which Is over 100 miles. The dog
also had to cross three rivers y is youns
and had never been In that section OF tho
country before nor had i. been over the
roads between there and here
Young Nan Dies
Mr. winston Goodman. OF Eleventh. AMI
Hull Streets. died in the homo OF his father.
No. $40 West Cary Street about . O'CLOCK
morning Mr.. Goodman and Miss
Belcher were married about three months
age; About a month later Ter his health. began
when he went 10 his fathers horne. remain
ing there until his death. aIr. Goodman
was about TWENTY-FIVE years old
The funeral arrangements will be an
nounced later.
Personals and Briefs.
Mr.. j A. Staples OF Waldo, Va. is the
guest OF his nephew, Mr.. J. a staples, at
No. 1870 Porter Street. sf.i.
Mrs, Eva O'Conncr of Swansboro, who
has been critically Ill. is reported ito he
somewhat improved.
officer NJ j. Moore. who has been quite
sick at his home. Is improving slowly.
Miss Helen Wei5iger is reported to lie
about the same.
The ladies of the Westminster League Of
tho Presbyterian Church Will give supper
in the lecture-room to morrow night.
AZ the adjourned Quarterly conference.
held in West End Church Monday night, Mr..
w. B. Taylor WAS elected superintendens
OF the Sunday school. This church has paid
in full all claims against It. Messrs. L. Q.
Bryce and.J. b. Johns were elected stewards
for the ensuing year.