The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-30
NEWS GATHERED
FROM s0UTHs|DE
Doubtful Now if 1'oney Will b
Candidate for
NTayor.
N[aYor.
Manchester Bureau. rlmes .pIspateh,

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| With the primary almost at hand,
with two avowed candidates and one
probable candidate for mayor, and with
holly fought contests for the Board
of Aldermen. in the First, Second ana
Fourth Wards the political situation
in this city is growing interesting.
Politics is the all absorbing topic, aud
the attention Ia steadily turning to the
coming election Mr.. ID. l.. roney has
not stated positively whether or not
he will become candidate for mayor
and when seen lastnight appeared very
doubtful about the matter. He will
announce his decision to-day. Should
Mr. Tonev decide nor to run, as now
Mayor Maurice, the incumbent. and
Mr.. L. r. Brown. VIII be very close.
Montague to Speak.
Former Governor A. J. Montague will
deliver lecture tomorrow night TIN
der the auspices OF the Ladies Aid So
ciety of the Weatherford Memorial
Baptist Church OF Swansboro The ad-
dress will describe Mr.. Monta gue's
secret trip to South America
Arrested for Fighting.
Eddie Walker and Howard Rear11s
were arrested for fighting on Hull
Street on Saturday night. The fight
which attracted q large crowd, resulted
from an argument over a personal mat
ter Walker came out slightly tho
worse for a black eve and bloody nose.
The mon will appear for trial this
morning.
Leon Bachelor, a glass blower. is
charged with Jumping his board bill
at the Lafayette Hotel, leaving no
baggage. A warrant was issued for
his arrest but so far he has not been
located Bachelor 1t is alleged, is one
of many of his calling who have re-
Gently skipped leaving board bill
behind.
To Resume Work.
The puddle mill Of the Old Dominion
Iron and Nail Works will resume opera
tioh this morning after having bean
closed down for four months. Tho
puddlers. however go back to work
at a reduction Of fifty cents on the
ton, which means a loss Of nearly a
dollar a day to each man. 1t Is thought
that the other departments will re-
open soon.
Retaining Wall.
Work of putting down a concrete
walk and building a retaining wall
from Short Sixth Street to the Free
Bridge will be commenced in a short
tion the Passenger and Power Com
pany will have to put In cross-over
and use only one track along the
street. as it will be impossible to oper-
ate both tracks while the work is be-
ing done.
ElISs to Meet.
meeting of the Manchester Lodge
of Elks will be held tonight at its
hall for the purpose OF electins off,
GERS. Contests are expected over sew
earl of the positions, and a full at
tendance is desired. A delegate to the
Grand Lodge Of Elks to be held in
Dallas, Tex, will also be chosen at
this meeting.
Cnught Convict.
Passen gers on a car coming in from
Petersburg on Saturday reported that
a sixteen ear-old boy had captured
the negro prisoner who escaped from
the State convict road force, near Pa
tersburg. AS the car was on its way
over the young negro was seen march
ing the stalwart prisoner up the road
at the point OF a ouble.barreled shot
gun.
Personals and Briefs.
Mr.. A, l.. Powell is quite sick at his
residence, No. 713 Perry Street.
Mrs. Talbot. mother of Mr.. William
Talbot. of this city, who has been ex-
tremely Ill at her home in Swansbor
is greatly improved.
Baker Parker. who was injured by
I an Atlantic Coast Line train recently.
is Very much better.
jamie Robinson, who is at the yir-
ginia Hospital in Richmond, is some
what improved.
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