The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-11-18
TANCHEsTER sTEws

SooD NEWS FROM THE INTERIoR.-We mot
yes1etaay Mr.. Beverley Hancock corn.,,
OF public schools WIZ Wy
Juse returned from q visit IN p,cb 1o,,na1 n~1
sn ats.tlGt IN the county. He renorts sfSH, tiftr
ba;r bUois III operation, that the t6umbor is
pslng daily increased, and that hv Io,I',a,,, :,
~ thefe Will not bera neiphborhood' '1,hioS
uoes not ENJOY educational iacilities -schncii
nouses are being built, the attendance
LHereat Is good, and the peopla are heo;n.
mn 1llis W Understand and appreciate the srs.
Lcin anu therefore the most beneficial re-
sutts must follow during the present Soho.
Iasllc year; III addition to this cbeerino
IeWs, we learn That the crops are good and
Il'aI lue Iecent neaVy rains did no damage
ing gathered. It is believed that Iabor r'il I'll
be plentiful another year. Perfcct orInr
exists. The people generally are heslthv
ana contented; and, particularly since thsa
election, IL Is conceded that Chesterfield
Win her varied sources of wealth, is abouf'
II the people do their duty, to enter unon
the most successful period in her history.
A Fowl RoBBERy.-Night before last n
thlef or thieves entered the premises of
Mr. A. u. Phllllps, near Stratford Park, on
the southern extremity OF town, and robbed
him OF about twenty fowls Of imnroved
breed. a few Of the fowls became fright
ened, ran OFT, and thereby escaped. Tho
thief also robbed his garden of nearly his
entire stock of large cabbage. MIR. Phillins,
who is an emplOye at Graham's Mills. has
but recently moved to our town, and being
a poor man, his loss is serious one. Petty
robberies have been frequent Of late, and
as cold weather approaches will increase :
and we would advise our friends on the
border (who do not enjoy police protection)
to organize Il patrol. We would add thai
this class of pillage is not confined to the
outskirts, but exists in all quarters. Ar
effort is to be made to induce the trustees
to put on at least one night policeman fo,
the new district.
SETTLEMENT OF LoNG-CoNTEsTED CASE
at the last session Of the Circuit Court
when the case Of hc Arthur Us. Martin wa
called, defendants counsel demurred to tn'
evidence, alleging it to be insufficient tt
prove the plaintiffs claim. Judge Weisi
ger took all the papers in the case and an
nounced that be would give his decision q
this term. 1t was rendered on yesterday
and sustained the plea Of defendant.
was known as the Martin Will-case, ant
was brought by Macarthur, who married
sister of Martin, to set aside will made b,
the father of the latter. On q former tria
the jury gave unanimous verdict for Dlar
tin, but u new hearing was obtained.
RECuRIsTENED.-The Manchester Lite
rary Society has changed its name to thI
" Rocky Ridge" in honor of the name
formerly borne by all the region rounl
about where Manchester now stands. =.
RELIGIOUS NoTGoEs.-At the Methods
church, the Rev. Mr.. Christian being alb
sent in Norfolk at Conference, his place
will be filled by. the Rev. Mr. McGlyary
Nothing special at the other churches, bu
the usual services may be expected. Th
time for the decision of the question q
to who shall have the. silk banner, a
the Baptist church, is approaching, ant
both sexes are working vigorously. Thu
far the girls have decidedly The advantage
The boys should be ashamed of themselves