The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-12
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FROM SOuTASIDE
Universal Spring Motor Company
to Erect Large Plant
Here
Manchester Bureau, Times Dispatch,
No. ll02 Hull street.

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The erection OF 100000 1nanufac-
turing plant will begin at the horlh.
west corner Of Seventh and Perry
Streets within few weeks, the UNI
Xeraai sprdlng Mo,or Mith Ga
tractor p. Il. Brown, OF TINS city, sAor
the building OF the plant.
This concern was chartered ~ sui.
men OF Richmond and Manchester have
secured stock. The plant Will manu-.
fncture spring motors, WHICH VIII OPP.
rate sewing machines, printing presses
said that the motor would be used
for running automobiles.
,j Mr.. w. j. johnson has been actively
engaged in the enterprise. and ~ IN
the city every day looking after the IN
terest OF the concerns!
He stated last night that Wien It rs
In operation 1t would give en!plo3lneeih zen
tolseveral hundred men and boys. The
largest In the city.
From Fairbanks. Alnsleh.
Bernard b. Robertson, son Of Alder
man B. M. Robertson. returned sun.
day from Fairbanks. Alaska, where ne
gagged in the gold mining business.
He is one of three Manchester boys
who has been most. successful In the
far north, and al this time Is the pos
Mr.. Robertson says that Messrs. John
and George Friend oT 70 ~ p 9, tne
consi derable property.
Mr.. Robertson was six weeks get
ting from Fairbanks to Manchester.
neew and he o sfasy T oWea
Will not return to the Arctic regions
season has about set In there.
Colonial Money In Hull Street.
It is seldom that any one picks up
these days avs much less less &C coin In over
century and a half old. Yesterday
Mr.. Charles Meishan. the plumber, had
made an excavation In front OF the old
ono OF his men. while digging, found
n copper piece. It is probably a co.
lonial penny. On one side is the head
OF George H.. and 1t bears the
tice." represented in the form OF a
woman.
Funeral of MIR. Farmer.
The funeral Of Mr.. Percy V. Farmer
took place. from cowardin Avenue
:. Church yesterday afternoon
ton from both the Car. Builders Union
and Davis Council. Jr. O. Z. A. NJ. We're
present. The services were conducted i
by Rev. Mr.. Wooden, assisted by Rev.
=. w. buIIldIH ana fseN. -. de. IN Inc
lnt"rlnent was In Maury Cemetery.
Mrs. Elvira D. Hicks died yesterday
at 3 O'Clock at the residence
Of her daughter Mrs. f. 3. Terrell.
1917 McDonough Street. She is sur
vived by severals sons and daughters.
The remains will be taken TO Lee,
Va, this morning for interment.
Personal md Briefs.
Mr.. John Rookey wescott will leave /
this morning for the jamestown Expo
sition.
Mrs. c. a. Raincs is i'll at her resi-
lence. No. GIG cambridge Street.
Miss Helen Weisiger. who Is critl-
cally Ill In the home OF Mrs. John
E. Utz, remains unchanged.
The Board OF Aldermen will meet
ro-night at 1880 o'clock. and the joint
session of the City Council at s o'clock.
George J. Whitworth, one OF the mo-
.ormen on the Perry Street line. on
Saturday eloped to Washington with
Miss Talley. Of Swansboro. and they
were married there on Saturday night.
They returned yesterday. and will
make their home in Swansboro
Mr.. Arthur. L. Cleary and Miss LII
lie l.. Lockett. of S23 East Ninth +
Street, were quietly married yesterday
morning at the residence Of her pa
rents by Rev. !. 3. McSparran. They
left Immediately for the Jamestown
where they willremain for
several days. Mr.. Cleary Is q machin-