The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-07
NEWS GATHERED
FROM ,0UTHS|DE
High License Measure Up To-
Night Before Ordinance
Committee.
Manchester Bureau. Times Dispatch.
No. 1902 H,lll street.

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Manchester Bureau. Times-D Dispatch.
No. 110l HUH street.
a meeting Of the Ordinance Commit
teo has been called for Tonight, at
which time the measure concerning tho
increase in the license tnx on saloons
Will be considered
VIII recommend the passage of tho
there will be considerable opposition.
an effort may be made to have tile
reduced.
The Board OF Police Commissioners
me met iast night and transacted routine
J: T; Abbott, ". b.. FERGUSON, ]: d.
rice.
Politics II Plcn.y.
VIII niurh,r rdga the ;o, coming spring politics
Manchester. Twelve Vacancies viii
have to be filled in the city Coun-
81 !, and large number OF candidates
Will appear against the incumbents.
Those whose terms expire are:
In the Hoard--First Ward. j. b. Rudd;
SECOND e Ward L. 3. rillery: Third Ward,
y. !. Abbott, and Fourth Ward, b. NJ.
o. ln the + !, e, mbly-T'rst Ward Presi-
81 Eng q Mkni nd;;o D. IA Toney Third Ward.
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Ward, w. q. Bradley ana T. p. Taylor.
Up to this time none of tho incum.
DENTS have signiGed any intention Of
not entering ter the primary next spring.
2. Walker has been discussed as. d
9vnadat9 for tH. Il, the i, peard n Second
se three e tha rhra " 1er nnTe M
there have already been three men
mentioned as candidates, and the in-
cumbents will mo doubt have stiff
asnouncei his cand a and and ii it Inns has
been stated that Messrs. ". 7. Hart
and ]. s., Wakefield will both run. All
three Of tn csc have strong backing and
two Of them have already served In tho
In Fourth Ward It has been said
that Mr.. John Barrett Will be cam
d'date for the Board. while MI. Ezra
Moody. has been mentioned for the City
Assembly.
sues for Divorce.
pulIame wi hiI i'S " Honey entered
suit for absolute divorce from his Wiife ;,
eo ay Baker * the o s IL ha
desertlon as the ground for the suit
was married n 1902 has fer ss S,ats
f fa,s we're pers married srrs in scPanaen, Pa
Mr.. Toney was born and reared IN
Manchester, and Is nephew OF DE- l..
Toney and a brother OF Eddie Loon
ard" the black faced comedian.
Personals and Briefs.
The Manchester Kindergarten Asso-
citation will hold an important meeting
tonight at the residence OF Mrs.
Charles L Page at Tenth and Perry
: Miss Louise owen. Of cowardln Ave-
nue.. has returned from visit to New
Hestia conclave. Improved Order OF
Heptasophs, viii give a banaust; al az
Thur, day night; The co onnnnases IN
M shasEs hs t. So@ s@Rs aa %
Captain ". e. sins, of. the First
United States Cavalry. recently sta
tioned at Fort Clarke. Texas. but now
orderedEto report for duty, In the, Phil.
Grafton French. the son OF Mr.. y.
c. French. who has been at the Me-
mortal Hospital under treatment, has
recovered and is now at his home.
Miss Rebecca Courtney, of Clopton,
who has been spending the holi-iat
vile. where she Is attending the RAN
dolph. Macon Academy.
Mr.. Clarence Paul. who has been WIS.,
ting his parents. Mr.. ard Mrs.. Geogge
Paul a, ThIrteentt and cambridge
Streets, returned to the Virginia Poly-
gram from Argenta, Ark: amour CIR &
that his sisters hu bard |. J c.
holfr1. an engineer. had been killed
while in the discharge OF his duties.
No DEALS We're givan,