The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-08-14
FROM MANCHESTER.

MEETINGS THIS WEgK.-The Alert Base
Ball and the Arlington Social Club meet
70. night at the Town Hall at 8 O'Clock,
punctuslly. s
Hope Fire Company will meet at the same
time and place on Wednesday night. A
fnll attendance Of all who have handed In
their names, as well as others wishing to
Join, is requested.
The Joint picnic committee Of the Bap-
tist Sunday School and the Philoiogians
meet at the same time and place on Thurs
day night. -.,,.;..
of bylaws meet at their "Athenaum" Oh
Thursday night at half.past 8 o'clock.
The Philologians meet at the Athen@uin,
in rear of the Baptist church, every fnday
night. ANY number Of men OF good stano,
ing who wish to join an association pledged
to an extended dissemination OF knowledge
and practice of the true principles OF DC.
nevolence and virtue, are cordially invited
to join.
1MPROvENENTs.-Weu notice that Messrs.
Hull and Lipscombe have each had erected
as dwelling houses very neat and pretty
looking buildings on the extreme end Of
| Lawrence street, near the old coal rail-
road. Bravely the work Of Improvement
goes on. Every day we are called upon
| to note some new evidence Of thrift and
enterprise among our citizens. The fine
dwelling OF General Logan and the COM
modious factory Of Gary Brothers are ra-
pidly nearing completion. And when we
get our market-house, free schools, paved
streets, cemetery, and free bridge, Man.
chester, with it's busy factories and work
shops, will begin to rear its head among
the proudest of the thriving towns Of our
glorious old mother State.
RETRENcHNENT.-We regret to learn that
some of our manufacturing establishments
have been compelled to put off hands
and to reduce the wages of those remain
ing employed. From the usual liberality
and public -spiritedness that exists among
them, We know that this is rendered inn
pcratively necessary by the pressure OF the
times, but We trust that ii is only for
short time. If wages are reduced, arti.
cles of necessity and house rent should
also come down; but if provisions, fuel,
and rent keep up, wages should also. In
a short time we trust there will be labor
for all, with good wages, and reasona-
BILE prices for all goods we have to buy.
We have heard rllmor that the 80 old fac
tory" would resume early in the fall. This
is much needed, as many poor and worthy
persons have suffered on account OF its
suspension. We trust, however, there
will be no lighting up without extra pay,
as days work should end at dark. We
shall speak of this last subject more fully
at our leisure.
CorRr.-Edward Sullic was arrested by
Officer Wills, by order of Justice Morgan,
for being abusive to Mrs. II. Morrisctt and
refusing to keep the peace when ordered.
Justice Gentry held him to bail in the
sum of one hundred dollars, with Ballard
Edwards as security.
PIc-NICs.-Thc grand joint picnic of
the Baptists and the Philologians will take
place, Providence permitting, at Amelia
Courthouse on Wednesday, August I'D.
Tickets for those not members or attaches
of the school or association, one dollar-to
be obtained at places or of persons here
after mentioned. Messrs. w. l.. Holt,
Gentry, and Ogden were appointed to go
to the Courthouse and make all ncccs-
sary arrangements. We are instructed
by the school and association to inform
these gentlemen that they were to consider
themselves working and not an orna-
mental committee. Full particulars will
be made public after the meeting OF the
committee next Thursday.
We learn that party Of congenial
spirits, accompanied by number of Gods
best gift to man, propose enjoying the day
in most sumptuous manner at Lipscombe's
farm, near Broad Rock, 4 few miles from
this town. We wish them unalloyed en-
joyment while revelling amid bright eyes,
curls, music, dancing, sandwiches, creams,
melons, and sich. From tho we'll known
taste of the caterers ut the head of the at
fair, We imagine We may very safely pre-
dict that it will be zig thing.