The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-19

City Council Asked to Favor
Cation Bill In Legislature.
Other Matters.
Manchester Bureau. Times. Dispatch,
No.110g Hull street.
The City Council Will probably meet
IN 1peclal session some time this week.
POSSIBLY on Friday night, to consider q
resolution asking tllatla committee be
appointed to appear before the Legis-
lature IN the interest Of the Cation bill,
winch Is OF particular interest TO Man
chester because II 1t is passed the
city will receive additional taxes
amounting to nearly 10000 on rail-
road properties. Up to several years
ago the city received taxes on such
property from the Atlantic Cost Line
Railway. the Southern Railway, the
Richmond. Petersburg and Electric
Company and the Richmond Passenger
and Power Company. Now the taxes go
companies are situated.
Coast Line Fined.
Squire Cownn. sitting In tho Oak
Grove Magisterial Court, fined the
Atlantic Coast Line Railway SO and
costs for blocking Hopkins crossing
on the outskirts OF Manchester. This is
the second time within few months
that the company has been fined.
Offscer Watts, Of Oak Grove, arrested
Willis Perry, who three months ago
escaped from the convict road force
working in Chesterfield county He
Will be turned over to the State au-
thorities. He was arrested in Henrico
yesterday afternoon.
Grand Jury To-Morrow.
The regular grand Jury term OF the
Corporation Court OF Manchester will
begin tomorrow morning. The jury
is as follows: a. r. Holt, waverly
Nunnally. J. r. Green. II. b. Baldwin.
David H. Hey. T. L. Anderson. James T.
Abbott, r y. Walker, z. v. Archer
(colored), B. p. Walden. Joseph T. Dav-
idson and A j. Daffron. Thus far no
witnesses have been summoned, and 1t
is not probable that any case Of great
Importance will be considered.
Surprise Party.
The friends OF Miss Margaret Hooker
gave her surprise party in her. home
at Thirty-tirst and Hull Streets. Those
present were Misses Louise and Cath.
crime Gwathmey, Mildred and Ruth
Bass. Clare. Jessie and Stewart Dorset,
Ethel, Mary, and Thelma Clark. Rosa
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ginia Harrison, Alice Wilkerson. Ethel,
Elsie and George Gordon. Phoebe
Cook, Eunice and Willard Cosby, Mar
garet Hooker, Garland and Curtis Da-
Wis. Harry Davis. Forest Rex, Willie
Lane. Clifford and Russell Grim,
James and GUSTS Clay. Edmond Hook
er. The chaperonss were Mrs. w. H.
Harrison, Mrs. j. B. Cook. Mrs. Ola
Clark. Mr.. and Mrs. e. G. Hooker.
Church Services.
The services at cambridge Street
Baptist Church will be conducted by
the pastor the Rev. J. w. Durham.
the Collection Basket" In the eve-
ming his theme will BIO 1.-THE Man Who
Was Afraid to Put His Money Into
Circulation"
The Rev. w. E. Edwards. the pastop,
will conduct the services at the Fifth
Street NJ. E. Church. His morning
subject will be "Our Joy OF Christian
Service" At night he will discuss the
liquor question.
In Central N. E. Church the pastor.
the Rev. ]. K. Jollifr, will preach morn
ing and night. The evening subject
will be .The Obligation OF the World
to the Church In This Generation"
Church Entertainment.
An excellent program has been pre-
pared for the musical to be given at
Leader Hall on Thursday night for the
benefit of the Fifth-Street Methodist
Church. The program will consist OF
solos. duets and quartets. which will
be rendered by some OF Richmond's |
best talent, as follows: Miss Viola
Diacont. soprano; Miss Anna Nelson,
contralto; AIr. S. ]. Wingaeld, BARI
tone; Mr.. J. H. johnson. tenor: violin
lists Messrs. Edwards. and Cosby's
Musical Club. consiating OF Messrs. Ed
dock and others. Mr.. Ritchle Bacon
Will be the accompanied for the
evening.
Personals and Briefs.
Miss Sue Daffron, Of Philadelphia, is
the guest of her brother, on Porter
Street.
Miss Jennie Devoe, Of Newark, N. j.,
Is visiting her sister, Mrs. Fred Patch, /
on Porter Street.
Mrs. A. Clarence Atkins. who has
been visiting in Spencer. N. c.. has
returned home.
Mrs 2. T. Rucker, who has been sick
with grip for several weeks. is i'm
proving.
Miss Ruby Hall. while playing In [
the cambridge Street ychoolAyard dur
ing recess Tuesday, fell and broke her
arm. She is doing as we'll as could
be expected.
Mrs. Elise Gilbert Is better after
being quite sick with grip.
Mr.. John H Shotwell left yesterday
for San Francisco. where he goes on
account OF his health.
L. NJ. Crump. night guard In the
penitentiary. has been Ill in his home
here allS$the week.
Mr.. Charlie Kahn. who has been I'LL
and confined to his home. on East
Tenth Street. with the grip. has recov-
cred and returned to his work.
s Mrs Plngle. on upper Hull Street, is !
III with the grip, but Is thought to be
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