The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-10
MANCHESTER NEWS.

entering the home of Squire l.. w.
cheatham. of Swansboro, and steal.
ing articles valued at about $3G,s4z
City Assembly VIII Meet.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
city Assembly Is scheduled to be held
Friday night before the meeting of
the Aldermen, when the latter WI
act ON the annexation question tt ts
not believed, however, that the seq
sion will be lengthy. Councilman =.
w. Snellings has announced that at
the next meeting he will tender his
resignation, and 1t Is probable that
he Will do SO at this time
The Finance Committee is scheyf~
uied to meet Thursday night willis
the street Committee has been call
ed for q meeting to be held Friday ag-
ter the Board of Aldermen adjourn.
Turley Under Suspicion.
g. J, Turiey was arrested wednes.
day BY Officer Waymack on n charge
OF trespassfng. lie lis alleged to have
unceremoniously taken up his abode
at No. 1905 Everett street. and neigh
fs-tss Had ttae-satteatior uf the 0f~
fieer tn the fact when Ii was discoy~
cred that he had built a fire i'm the
house. He had slowed In one OF the
rooms many tools and Il few house,
held articles. 1t is believed by the
PRNtN8 tAaA hisbGy rs IN some WAy
connected with the recent robbery AZ
the new postofflee building. but he All
soiuteiy denies any connection. The
prisoner maintains that he rented the
house In which he Was found, and
that he intends to get married He
was sent to Jail by Mayor Maurice I'm
the Police Court Thursday morning
for ten days, during which time an
effort will be made to connect him
aF hn
Tnrley is apparently about thirty-fiys
years old
Parsonage Soon Ready,
Work on the new parsonage for thu
Central Methodist church is progress
ing splendidly. Contractor n. ID.
Walker hopes to have II completed
within ninety days.
Revival Services.
The REVEALS now in progress nd
the Decatur Street Methodist church
continue 10 attract unusually largo
congregations. They will end here
Saturday night and Sunday begin for
one week at the Asbury church.
where they will be conducted by Or.
Pfeiffer, pastor of the Central church.
Davis Council.
An important meeting OF Davis
Council. Jr. O. u. A. NJ, will he held
Thursday night at tao o'clock al
odd-Fellows' Hall, when the qucs-
ton OF changing the bylaws will
come up. A full attendance is de.
sired.
Funeral of Mrs. Toby.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary J. Toby.
wife of Mr.. James B.. Toby. former
" of Manchester. who died Tuesday
In Pittsburg, Pa. took place Thurs &
day morning at 10 o'clock from this
Sacred Heart church. Interment was
In Maury Cemetery.
Daring Robbery.
While he was watering. his horgas,
Mr. A. p. Jensen. OF Haiisboro, WAS
robbed Tuesday night of buffulo
robe and overcoat. A wagon occu-
pied by white man and negro stop-
ped near the team of Mr.. Jensen.
and while the attention of the latter
was distracted. one of the strangers
snatched the oyercoat and robe and
was gone before the owner realized
what had happened. The idenltS q
tho thieves Id unknown,
Briefs and Personals.
There will be an entertainment Fri.
day hight at the High School for rn0
benefit OF the plano fund. An att
tractive program OF musical selecs
tons has been arranged.
church sale will be held Friday
afternoon from to o'clock at the
home of Mrs. w. q. Burch, No. 1908
Everett street, for the bensilt Of this
Asbury CHURCH parsonage fund
Joe Johnston Camp, Confederate
Veterans, with meet Friday night.