The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-09
NEWS GATHERED
FROM l0UTHS|DE
J. p. Robinson Candidate for Po-
sition Of City Collector to
Succeed Reid.
BOY ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
Floyd Bass Shoots Young Clarke
While at Play-I,nportant
Meetings Tonight.
Mapchester bureau. rimes-pispalch.

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Manchester Bureau. Times-D ispat ch.
No. li0a nuil street.
/ On account OF the death OF City Col
lector Reid Il becomes necessary that at
sea % nee for The purpest ins
Mr.. j. p. Robinson Is the only candl.
date mentioned.
The terIn~of Mr.. Reid, had he lived
would have expired In September. Tho
expired term.
The City Assembly will meet on Fri.
day night and the Board Tuesday.
s. ths on1 ssss9n n vii posi-
Install officers.
Hanks have Installed the following
officers for Lily Council, Daughters OF
Liberty: yice-Comncilor. Miss Alice
Ssh1nrP Assistant vfs,Golns,or iss
Ella Bailey. Recording Secretary: Miss
r. r. Sharp: Guard. Miss Hattie Brow
der: Inside Guard. Miss Minerva Shen-
pard; Outside Guard; Miss NJ: J. Way y. Y.
5tatIve to State Council. Miss Emma Gill.
Police Up Tonight.
The Police Commissioners Will meet
tonight In special session. at when
time 1t Is said that charges will be LEI :
force. Already. ali of the policemen
have been summoned to testify as we'll
as Squire Henry NJ. Jordan.
.ha MANS 1ns
of the opinion that nothing more t1en
"a severe repr!mand will be. given the
officers. ,,
meet and hear the application OF Wal
{ House Se'se At '0 Tenth and
Streets; He has petition which nEane has
owners in that vicinity. which. asks
that he be allowed to erect the build
Ing. He will be represented by u. n.
appear before the committee to oppose
the granting of the permit.
hoy Accidentally Shot.
Floyd Bass yesterday afternoon ac-
cidentally shot Walter Clarke, q play
mate, in the ankle with .32-calibre
pistol. The boys were in the black
smith shop OF Bass's father. and Bass
told the boy to dance and at the same
time pointed the revolver at him. The
boy refused to dance, and In the mean
time the pistol went OF and the bull
let entered the right ankle OF the
mot seriously, wounded. The case was
an accidental shooting. and was not
reported to the police.
Personals and Briefs.
Miss Mary England. of Caroline
county. is the guest of Mrs. E. T. Utley,
Of 400 Cowardin Avenue.
Master Gray Garnett, who has been
quite sick. Is much better.
Mr.. II. Lacy Fendley has left on @
Southern trip, to be absent from the
city for some time.
Mr.. George Holt returned home Tues
day from New York, where he has
been for a week or ten days, -.
DR.. w. f. Merchant, who has been
detained at home by sickness for sep-
eral days, Is improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. c. Iylstra have re.
turned from Charleston, where they
spent Christmas.
William Deltrick has returned home
from a trip to Philadelphia Baitimerc
and Wa hington during the holidays.
Z. r. Utley, of 400 Cowardin Avenue,
has gone to Powhatan county for a
Miss Catherine S. Burk. of coving-
ton. Va, returned home Tuesday. after
u visit during the h >lidays to the Misses
Kirkham. She was accompanied ny
Miss Lucy Ilirkham, who Will visit
Hinton w. Va. before she returns.
Mrs. Marin Roberts was called to the
bedside of her brother. J. Snelllngs. In
Roanoke Tuesday. He is not expected
y Assistant tssk; Chief r. E. owens, of the
| Fire Department is quite III In his
home, 1O11 Decatur Street.