The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-02
Work Of Police.
Total Of work ,S36
"A ..l...s-. Ee,rer Eirea

i. Total of work. 49,. ...s.. 1886 1919
Manchester has been favored in many
ways and particularly in the mat
ter of fires. there having been but
two OF any consequence during the
nas1 year sd ,hs I being the shGswe
Richardson. There We're but twenty
sone calls and the actual loss by fire
Will not exceed $4,000. When the in
,aRen into shf 'fPi is phe.
nomenal to relate such II record, and
81. is largely due to the efficient work
OF Chief Crooks and his men. !.
III Clerk to Sit Again.
AT the regular meeting Of the Gene
terry Committee held last night, it was
decided that the special clerk should
sit in the Office OF the City Sergeant
beginning tomorrow from r. M. to
who have receipts for lots in Slanry
Cemetery or who have any claims
there, should make them known to the
clerk. Mr.. Sampson. who will be on
onsthe books k P OF the instituaion
IS The committee transacted routine
business and adjourned. Those pres
ssnt We're: Messrs J. W. Moore. !. B.
and H. A. Lindsay
Franklin for Assembly.
IS Walter d. Franklin. one of the most
be candidate for the City Assem-
bly, at the coming spring election from
men! from that Ward Messrs. O. l..
Goodwin and-,H A.. Lindsay. will prob.
ably run. They are filling unexpired
terms.
Mr. Franklin will make a good run.
of ability He is auditor for the Mer-
chants national Bank. in Richmond
James Womnck Dead.
James r. Wormack, son of Mrs. Vic
toria Womack. died at the residence
Street; this morning at $3.50 o'clock in
The sixteenth year of his age. He
leaves besides his mother, several
brothers and a sisters.
New Briefs nuh Personals.
The Almshouse Committee met yes.
&terdaS afternoon at the institution and
transacted routine business.
81 Messrs. Walter A. Horner, n. v.
Goode. Harvey Williams, superintend-
ent Phaup, OF Chesterfield county, and
the LAFAYETTE House last night.
Mrs. z. c. Wilkerson and children,
who have been visiting in Newport
News. are now the guests of Mrs. T.
j. TurDfn. on Porter Street.
Mrs. W. j. Carter is quite sick with
Mr.. Edward winkerson of Powha-
tan. is visiting relatives in the city.
Miss Mary Woodland. Of Petersburg,
Mr., William Tomlin who has been
visiting his sister, Mrs. Samuel Rich
ards. has returned to Philadelphia.
Miss Page Hewlett is visiting in
Snfthfield.
The Rev. Benjamin Dennis left last
night for Chattanooga to spend sew
Mrs. Virginia d Holt and Master
lack 'AfaFS,1i4nt visiting relatives
Mr.. and Mrs b. NJ Robertson are
visiting their daughter, Mrs, Daniel
Bridgforth, in Lunenburg.
Mr.. George Holt is In New York to
spend week or two.
Mr. 3. p. Walden has returned from
T'owhatan, where he spent the Christ.
: mas holidays.
!. !, Mr. and Mrs; y. N. MeRay returned
Mr.. and Mrs. p c. Zylstra are visit
s Ing their parents In Charleston. S. c..
s during the holidays.
;t Mr. and Mrs. Arthur PettiErew are
* the guests of MI. and Mrs. Pettigrew. 5
Miss Richardson has returned from
West Point, where she. spent Christ
The. regular meeting of the Hestia
y tonight at 5 o'clock
Mr.. E. r. Brown has returned from
/ Southwest Virginia, where he has been
looking after an onyx quarry which
will While os Walking on the brace of a
snicket fence at her home in Oak Grove
daughter of Chief Of Police Lipscomb,
fell. and one OF the pickets tore a
II great hole in her side. It took out
d parge piece of flesh and exposed the
hip Joint, and for some time after the
4 injury the child suffered considerably