The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-11
Manchester Items.

ONSERV AT1VE ORGAN1ZATIONS.-IilC lie
Conservatives of Bermuda township have
organized as follows:
Bermuda Club.-President, John 0. Per-
due First ce-Presidclt, Clay prewry,;
Second Vice-President, John Z. Farley
Secretary, It. V. Burgess.
Chester Club.-President, L. v. Rae
First e-President, Jacob Creecy; Second
Vice-P President, William Talbot; Secretary,
A. a. EIlet.
In Dale township as follows President,
DIR. n. j. Cheatham; First Vice. President,
w. r. Gill Second Vice-Presi6ent, John
S. Taylor; Secretary, VIM. Benz. Chalkley.
We have no report from Midlothian,
Matoaca, or Clover Hill. The Conserva-
tiyes of Manchester will meet ut the Town
Hall on " cdncsday night at S15 O'Clock for
the purpose Of organizing.
MEETING OF EXECUTIVE CoMM1rrEE.-The
Conservative Executive Committee met on
Yesterday ut Town Hall, Socrates Brooks,
general superintendent, III the CHAIR, and
DR.. E. S. Woodbridge was appointed Sec
retary. .E
On motion of DR.. Woodbridge, commit
tee Of three was appointed to prepare bu-
sipesS.
Committee: DR.. Z. S. Woodbridge, John
D. Elicit, and John Murphy.
The committee, after retirement, report
ed in favor of 4 nominating convention ut
Chester on the 26th Of July. Primary
meeting to be held in each township on the
22d of July. This convention nominates
for county officers and members of the Le-
gislature. The townships are allowed the
following number Of delegates: Manchester,
6; Bermuda, 8; Dale, 5. The meeting ad-
journed to meet at the Old Courthouse,
Dale township, Oh the second Saturday in
August.
Sons OF TEMPERANoE.-The following Of
ticers of Lafayette Division organized on
Saturday night will be installed on We'd
nesday night: w. L. Gary, w. p; H. G.
Burnett, w. A.; r.. II. Beazley, r. s.; =.
B. Totty, F. s.. S. NJ. Perdue, T.; r. D.
Hogan, c.: A. a. Waugh, 4. g.. E. II.
FoOte, L. S.. George A. Gibbs, y. S. The
new division has u membership OF some Of
our best citizens, and we wish for it Il ca
reer of unbouuded success.
a SUPPLY OF WATER.-On Saturday even
ing MesSrs. Henry Fitzgerald, Thaddeus
A. Crow, and A. u. Fowler, of our new
Board of Trustees, tired of the long delay
in supplying the town with water, met, BY
agreement at the Graham Works, and, with
the assistance of Captain Lipscombe, chief
of police, worked with will ut the pump
until supply Of water was obtained.
These repairs will not be permanent, butit
is trusted that the reservoir will. be filled
aud that the town can be supplied with wa
ter until the town pump IS repaired. ,.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT are under obli-
cations to the Manchester Glee Club for an
invitation to attend their annual reunion
at Branch's, on Wednesday. Garber's ON
nibusses will be in attendance at the Ma.
sonic Hall on that morning, at 6h, ut
which time and place the ladies and invited
guests are requested to be present. Also to
the committee of Manchester Council Z. of
t.. for an invitation to the banquet TO
Stonewal and other Councils Of Richmond,
at their hall tonight.
. f. .IMPRoy oyEMENTs.-Senator W. T. Martin
has purchased the house in "West End"
formerly the property Of A. B. Woodbridge,
and is making great improvements thereon.
MIR, John H. Hughes, on the same square,
has also made quite handsome addition to
his property. Mr.. Edward Vickers, con-
tractor for stone work on free bridge, has
taken possession of the Hicks place, recent
ly purchased, and designs making it very
handsome residence.
-PERsoN3L.-The Rev. j. f. Deans Is abb
sent on visit; to his home in Norfolk
county.
Sheriff James M. Moody and family are
spending portion of the heated term at
West Point.
We, are pleased to note the return to
Manchester of Mrs. John b. Clopton after
a sojourn of some months with her daugh-
ter and friends in Georgia.
SUPERVISORS MEETING next meet
ing Of the Board Of Supervisors will be
held at Chester on the 20tl inst. AS very
important BUSINESS will be considered, it is
important that there should be o full at
tendance. ~ .-a 1890
7 CHESTERFIELD CoURT.--The July term
commenced on yesterday. A number of
township officers elected at the last election,
aud who had failed to qualify within the
prescribed time. appeared, were reap
pointed, and qualified.
81. w. Bransford qualified as an attorney
in this court. Z 80
In the case of Murphy vs.. Vaughan. for
a legal detainer, a verdict was rendered Tor
plaintiff, allowing defendant possession
until January !, 1872.
DR.. Il. 2. Grymes was appointed super
visor for Clover Hill, vice Z. 5. WOOD
failed to qualify.
T. V. Burgess appointed assessor for
Bermuda township, vice james Il. johnson
(colored), failed to qualify,
James T.. Rae appointed collector Tor
Bermuda township, vice Geo. +. MarDle,
failed to quality.
THE same appointed constable, vice Au-
.....,, Er,o,,on f,.n lora,A f.iipu tn uuality.