The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-26
NEWS GATHERED
FROM SOUTHS|DE
Building and Lands Committee
Inspect Shirt Factory - Ordi-
nance Committee to Meet.

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The Building and Lands Committee
held 81 special meeting yesterday ar
ternoon for the purpose of inspecting
Frank Bros, shirt factory, which Is
owned by the city. The lease of Franz;
Bros. expires In October next, and II
is not known whether or not they will
renew II. Several concerns are anxious
to secure the place. The committee
will take the matter UP at It's meeting
next Thursday night
Tho Ordinance Committee has been
called TO meet next Thursday night
at 1880 O'Clock.
Mayor Has Docket.
For the first time In several weeks
Mayor Maurice yesterday morning had
more than one case before his court.
John Barnes, a negro from North
Carolina, who was charged with steal
ing the lunches OF men employed IN
the Southern shops and in the yards,
was given six months on the road.
Thomas Raines. colored, charged with
beating his wife. was sent to the
road for six months.
David Hood q white man. for steal-
ing coal from the Southern Railway,
was given thirty days in jail.
The police are looking for a man
who assaulted Mr.. Turner in his home,
on Fifth Street between Everett and
Maury Streets. He was called from
his house on Monday night, and when
he appeared some one tapped him on
the head with brick.
Albert Matthews. colored, who is
alleged to be dope" peddler has
been arrested by officer Watts, OF Oak
Grove. He will be turned over to the
Richmond authorities, as he is wanted
there.
officer Watts yesterday arrested
Willie Simmons alias Willie Smith. coll
ored. He is wanted In Petersburg on
the charge OF shooting woman.
MT. Lourie Missing.
The family and friends are much
alarmed over the absence of Mt. c. u.
Lourie, who. according to his family,
left home on Friday morning pre-
sumably to go to Richmond TO pur-
chase fish. His wife has neither seen
nor heard of him since. Mr.. Lourie had
been employed at the Blair Glass
Works, but recently had been without
employment. His wife is exceedingly
anxious to learn of his whereabouts.
Mr.. Perdue Dies MT Beach.
N. B. Perdue, aged sixty-four years,
died Monday at o'clock at his res
idence, at Beach. Chesterfield county.
He Is survived by three sons and
three daughters--Messrs George Por-
ter Henry and Grove Perdue. and Mrs
F. C. Mitchell, of Newport News, and
Misses Lille and Virgie Perdue. He
also leaves one sister, Mrs. c. c. Cox
of Manchester.
The funeral took place at o'clock
yesterday afternoon from Second
Branches Church.
Personals and Briefs.
Captain A. J. Brooks has returned
from Wilmington. n. c.. where he went
to attend the meeting of the general
committee of the Order OF hallway
Conductors of the Atlantic Coast Line
system. He was elected general chair
man.
Mr. Henry Walden. of Cowardin Ave-
nue.. who has been connected With the
Atlantic Coast Line Railway shops here
for number of years. has been trans
fered to Rocky Mount. He left here
Monday
The damage suit of Mrs. w. NJ. Col
lier VS.. Liberty Council, No. 10. j. o.
U. A. NJ, was being heard in the Cor
poration Court yesterday, but was not
concluded. Mrs. Collier is suing for
$500. which she alleges is due her for
death and sick benefits. The case
will be concluded to-day.
The Manchester Kindergarten has
moved into its rooms, which. We're re-
Gently rendered it by the School Board.
Seven mall boxes have been set up
in Swansboro and Oak Grove combined.
A contract has been let Mr. Frank Fry
for the erection of twenty-five iron
posts for letter boxes in Manchester.
The Rev. j. NJ. Rowland will deliver
a lecture on Friday night at West End
NJ r. Church, entitled "Blue Ridge
Breezes." Tho proceeds will so to the
church.
The colonial tea given last night at
Street Baptist Church was
a great success and was largely at
tended. The majority of those present
wore colonial costumes. The musical
was enjoyable, particularly
the numbers rendered by the quartet
from the First Baptist Church, of
Richmond.