The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-08-15
MANCHESTER ITEMS.

| OFFICERS APPOINT THE following
officers, appointed by Judge Cox, qualified
during the last term of the County Court
George II. Jewett, supervisor, and W. Z.
| Spears, assessor, Midlothian township. S
A. Mann. assessor, Matoaca township. f.
| II. Foo;e, deputy assessor, Manchester town
ship.
| CONTRACTS AwARDED.--The street com.
mittec have awarded the contracts for inn
proving Bridge (Seventh) avenue, as follows
| For plank walk-Way and fence from Dan
| vile arch to bridge, to Henry I'll. Wrenn ;
for grlvelling for same distance, W. +.
| Fletcher: for brick pavement from African
church to the arch, to j. Fl. West. Opera
| tions will be commenced at Gnce.
| PROPERTY SALB.--Nessrs. Moody & Roy
| all report sales Of thirty feet on Fourteenth
avenue near McDonough street, at 81 per
foot, to DR.. L. r. ChileS.
| Ninety feet, corner of Eighth avenue and
Semmcs street, to George Mum, at 50 per
] foot.
The Coates farm, in Clover Hill township,
eighty-liye acres, to Franklin Stearns, ESQ.
for IS per acre.
| BOARD OF TRUSTEES. .--Rev. VIM. A. Camp
| bell, elected to I'LL the vacancy occasioned by
the resignation Of John T. Whitlock, Esq.
has been assigned to duty on the street and
finance committees. appointment gives
very general satisfaction.
| The last meeting of the Board was called
one, and the regular meeting takes place to-
morrow night.
| THE MANCHESTER CoRN-MILL.-Thel long
| contested case of the town of Manchester Us
| K. D. Hogan, involving the right of posses.
sion of the above property, has been decided
| in favor Of the plaintiff, and the mill is now
| in possession of the town.
PERsosAL.-The Manchester reporter re.
| turned yesterday from 4 trip to BrunsWlcH
| county.
| Alexander Easton, Il former well-known
resident of this town, returned yesterday,
after residence Of over SIX years in Calves
ton, Texas.
| Thomas 81. Bransford, who has been for
some time agent and operator 1T Jarrett'S
depot. Richmond and Weldon railroad, has
been ordered to Richmond for duty.
TIE GREAT AMERICAN DIAMoSD.-In an
| su cr to Il question on the subject, we would
sti:c that the only American diamond o.
considerable size, we'll youched for, was
found by Mr.. Benjamin Moore in April
! 1850, near the COrueT Oi EtSHtu afoiiuS anu
Perry street diamond HID, in this place
Mr.. Moore, who is still living, disposed o.
the gem for an inconsiderable sum.
| COUNTY CoURr.-The August term Of the
| County Court has closed 4 large amount
of civil business was transacted, but nc
criminal cases of public interest.
. MINOR ToPlCs.-The town police have
| been furnished with u handsome uniform OF
the style in Use in the city of Richmond and
elsewhere.
The next meeting Of the Jefferson Literary
Society will be held at the county court
house instead of the Athen9um.
Building, rctitling, repairing, DC, is being
continued at an encouraging rate i'll all part:
of the town.
Every department of work at the Old Do
minion Iron Works is now in full blast.
An important meeting OF the Friends OF
Temperance tonight.
The Wide-Awake Conservative Club are
making preparations for grand Ratification
rally.
The Union Guard intend to make an cX
cursion to Petersburg in short time.