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Local Matters Bonftie fire alarm and political cheers on Lipscomb victory
A 9 o'clock Saturday fire alarm drew crowds to Rocketts hill near Luther Libby’s home where tar was burned in celebration of Martin M Lipscomb’s election as City Sergeant and a favorable view for his supporters while Joseph M Carrington’s defeat drew disapproval. The Monroe Ward council race saw D Dencon ahead of Snead by one vote, with a single illegal minor vote under scrutiny.
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Rocketts Hill
Luther Libby
Jefferson Ward
Martin M. Lipscomb
Joseph M Carrington
Martin
Hobson
Joe
Monzor Ward
Monroe Ward
D. Dencon
Snead
Dencon
Barnes
Liberty Company No. 1
Phenix Company No. 3
American Hotel
Phenix Company
Liberty Company
Messrs. Barnes
Thomas Beale
Wm. J. Eppes
Eppes
Beale
T. C. Eppes
S. D. Deacon
Saddler’s
Charles Dorsey
Chattanoga
Parker
New York
Charles
Purcell & Ladd
Bennett & Beers
Alexander Buval
Adie & Gray
J H Blair
J H Anthony
Columbian
Richmond
Congress
Philadelphia
Columbian Hotel
Cary Street
Richmond Dispatch
Norfolk & Portsmouth
Augusta
Wm.c. Smith
Port Walthall
Richmond and Petersburg
Norfolk
Portsmouth
City Point
Coke’s
Kings Mill
Grove Wharf
Ar. N.B
Thos Dodamead
Broad Street
Edwards, Hickson
R. L. Hickson
Main Street
Hickson
Whitehurst
Chemical Laboratory
Baltimore
Washington
Petersburg
Lynchburg
Wilmington
N. C
Main St
WM. F. Adcock & CO
Myers & Janke
Carter
Charles City County
Orty County
Bennett d. Beers
W. H. A. Southall