The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-04-09
l53 and Richmond Comntandery, Il. T., will
meet at Washington Hal, Broad street, on
Thursday evening ut "a O'Clock. 81 d
MAYCHEsTER ITEMS.

BUILDINGS IN PRoGREss.--Phe beautiful
tenement house erected for Mr. George w.
Lowell on Twelfth street is receiving lbs finish
| ing touches, and will be another ornament
TO that already beautiful tboroughflre. The
colored temperance hall and the African
church will doubtless be completed during
this week. Houses for the following parties
are also in process Of erection NJ. Stern. on
Hull near Eleventh.; Mr. Morrison, two
tenements on Perry near Twelfth: Mrs.
Murchie, on Fifth near Hull; Mr.. Ira Ellis,
on Hull near Sixteenth; Mr. Joseph Mum.
on Seventeenth and Porter Dir. j. M. Moies,
on Eighteenth beyond Decatur; and in nd.
dition, there is more reftting, repairing,
fencing, painting, &C., going on than b s
been done altogether in the last ten years.
| and we have heard of over dozen other
parties who intend building this spring
and Us soon as Semmes street (or Bridge
| avenue) is opened it is expected that houses
will be built on every available foot of its
| front. ~
THE COUNTY CoURT.-The April term ,ol
the County Court commenced on Yesterday.
The day was4oecupied in hearing motions,
considering cbancery cases, and in the trans.
action Of other unimportant civil business.
The BRIcK-YARD.-W Work has commenced
| in earnest at the brick-yard, and in short
time we trust that bricks, now very scarce
and greatly in demand, win be plentiful and
| cheap.
SERIOUS Loss.-On Sunday evening the
wife of our esteemed townsman Mr.. +. B.
Howle lost, between her residence and Rich
mond, pocket-book containing nearly one
hundred dollars. Quite serious loss these
hard times.
LAND SALEs.-Mr. Il. D. Eacho has dis
posed of the lot with frame dwelling there.
| on at the foot Of Everett street, and in the
| occupancy of MIR. Samuel Wells; G. A. Jones
purchaser. DIR. u. K. Weisiger has also sold
| lot on the same street, and on the corner OF
Fourth. fronting on the latter so feet and the
former 125 feet, to Mr.. William II. CARRIER.
LADIES' FEAsT.-The ladies of the MetIo-
dist church will on Wednesday night open
| festival to assist in raising funds to pay of
portion Of the church debt. They will offer
an unusal assortment of beautiful and good
things, and will, we hope, meet with heavy
patronage. The place has not as yet beer
definitely decided ON.
The STREETs.--A petition has been sent tt
the trustees to extend the pavement on Tenth
street west as far as Perry, and will, we trust
be adopted. A petition Is also to be pre-
sented for plank walk from the olt
town line to the Petersburg railroad. A.
many persons will be greatly convenienced
we trust this prayer will also be granted
1t is believed that quite q handsome sum cur
be- raised from parties living out of towr
who would be benefited by the improve
ment.
BRIEF NoTEs.-The question of title tt
the courthouse property remains as far from
being settled as ever.
| The town has ordered the sale of the brick!
and other rubbish ut Walkers landing.
| DR.. Chiles's amendment to the ordinance
against paying iniorners one-half of fines inn
posed for violation of town ordinances has
been adopted. {
The old Hope engine has been disposed of
The proceeds will be used for the benefit o.
| the AlertS.
! The town has at last received the deed tt
| the Walkers Landing property.
Notwithstanding the attempted injunction
on the free bridge by stealing derricks, &c.
the work goes bravey on. +.
The fishing season has fairly opened
Mayo's bridge and the river and the islands
being alive with parties engaged in the sport
Gardening in the town and farming on the
suburbs and throughout the country has
opened briskly.