The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-06-07
FROM MANCHESTER.

MENoRIAI ssOCIATION.-PurSuant TO
| call, a meeting of the citizens convened at
the Town Hall on Tuesday evening. The
Rev. w. +. Edwards was called TO the
chair and James A. Gentry appointed
secretary. Captain William I. Clopton ex-
! planned the objects of the meeting TO be
I for the purpose of forming a Memorial As
sociation for the purpose Of paying some
tribute of respect to the Confederate dead
buried in and near Manchester, and moved
! the appointment of a committee OF FIVE
on permanent organization. Committee !:
I Captain W. /. Clopton, Lieutenant L. J.
Mann, John f. Hatcher, A. Fitzgerald, and
| w. ID. Craig. On motion, Captain Thomas
| L. Gibbs was added. During the retire
ment OF the committee, in response to
calls, Messrs. Talley, Webb, G.. X. Hard
ing, and Gentry, briefly addressed the
meeting in support Of its objects. The
committee returned and reported pre-
amble and resolutions, which were adopted,
and the following officers were elected :
President, Rev. William Z. Edwards
/ Vice Presidents, Captain w. w. Weisiger,
DR.. William II. Weisiger, and +. W. Red
ford Corresponding Secretary, William |.
Clopton Recording Secretary, James A.
Gentry; Treasurer, George K. Harding.
The following committees were ap-
pointed On Ways and Means, DR.. Bro
nough, Fitzgerald, and Beasley to confer
with the ladies of Manchester, DIR. McRae,
Rev. W. +. Hatcher, and James A. Gentry.
W. G. Webb, ESQ.,, was appointed chair
man of a committee TO solicit aid for the
association. with authority to associate
with him fourteen others.
DIR. l.. r. Chiles was appointed to draft
a constitution and bylaws, and requested
to associate with him four other gentlemen.
The Rev. G.. K. Harding and two others,
to be designated by himself, were appoint
edto engage q speaker to deliver lecture
in aid of the cause.
General Henry 4. Wise was elected an
honorary member of the association.
The members of the different companies
were requested to meet on Saturday night
at the Town Hall.
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
Due notice will be given Of the next
meeting.
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.-P. Ii. and not
r. W. Gary is the Secretary of the Board
of Health. Any communications for him
may be left with Messrs. Moody & Wintree,
Hull street.
In visit yesterday to the corn mill OF
r. D. Hogan s. Co., and the machine works
of Robert Baird's heirs, we were much
pleased at the spirit of enterprise that
seems to pervade their establishments.
Notwithstanding the pressure, everybody
around seemed busy as bees. The busi-
ness qualifications of Mr.. Hogan, and James
d. Craig, commercial agent at Baird's, are
only equalled by their uniform courtesy
and urbanity. As Manchester enterprises,
we rejoice at their success.
MANUFACTURING.-T James River
Manufacturing Company have been lately
compelled to work only one-third time,
but there are hopes, however, of resump-
ton of full time at no distant day. We
were kindly shown over the establishment
by William l.. Holt, Esq, the obliging
superintendent, and were more than pleased
with the general aspect Of affairs.
STEALING IRoN.-Thc Old Dominion
Nail Works have depot and few hands
to pick up old iron over here, and as fast
as it is piled up safely, number who are
not employed pick it up and carry it off
VIII Hancock's gems dormeS have an eye
on them?