The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-04-07
MANCHESTER ITEMS.

CHEsrERPrELD yEsNiRHaRH. The following
|yeniremen have been summoned in the trial
Of John Rowlett and all other felony cases
Fat tfe.ensuing term Of the County Court Of
Chesterfield: - Jnh : :" - &Ea1 #9E
q Bermuda Tornship; r. H. Willis, John
W. Jones, j. L. :Snead., .;tlt r-:t qstess ~
:, Gouer HiH.7Thomas j.. Ellis, .Caspar
Wake, Milford Smith, James A. Mann, g.
70. Mafkhanit, Watkins Clarke, Joseph P. Gill
liam, 3. T. Wilson, Charles Gregory Daniel
e. Goats, Taylor Phillips, w. y. Robertson,
William OyertoD, Joseph Phaup, w lillian H.
Watkins, Daniel B. Goode, j. j. Wilkinson,
re. a. Horner, John A. Lester. =
!. hls Aanshes g Hs RullIam, y. 7. Tins
Atidlottian.-B. J. Hancock, James O.
Martin, John N. Williams, L. W. Tunley,
Jordan H. AshbrooK, John q. Taylor. MI
PAINFUL INrsiILIasNoB. Information has
reached ManchesteE Of the death by drown.
ing, on. the 30th ultimo, Of james T. Ritchie,
in .Appomattox river, at Exeter Mills, Din.
widdie county, Va, in which neighborhood
he had been for some time employed. Our
informant states that tha deceased was de-
sirous of crossing the river on his way home,
and finding the boat ON the Chesterfield side
he disrobed-and swan over, intending to row
back and dress himself, and recross the river,
but finding the boat fastened, he attempted
TO get back to the Dinwiddie shore, and was
drowned in -the attempt. Mr.. Richie was
twenty years of age, and leaves a widow
Eand one child. He was at one time on epgi.
neer on the Richmond and Danyille railroad,
I.and wns a member of; SsHartL Lodge, No: LII
I. o. OF. ss4sg 81 ID ,i-t5, ID Is
| sTHR BURIAL OF FHANDLEY.--P. iG. Henry A.
Jordan, OF. the committee Of Stuart Lodge,
| I. o. o. F., which accompanied the remains
| Of David Handley, the last or the bridge vic
TINS, to Media, Pennsylvania. has returned.
The body was deliyered,Ito Kossutb Lodge,
10. O., F., and was inferred April I'd intfie
town cemetery, an imposing ldemonstra-
ton being made by the Odd Fellows, Red
Men, and citizens generally. Mr.. j. >. West
| continued his trip to Western Pennsylvania.
Arm Broken. - IA lad named Thompson,
| white, engaged inowrestIing with d COM
psnion Saturday morning, had his right arm
broken in two places. !, Thompson's parents
reside on the corner of Hull street and Peters
burg avenue. - 80,
1; CauRcH NoTEs.:-In consequence Of the
i-deep religious feeling peryading the coDgre7
cations at the Methodist and colored Baptist
churches, services will be. continued at both
churches every night this week, commencing
at s O'clock. ~ '7f> .l:'i''s2 .'ia .'fN '<'1ii
i The Rev. Mr.. Campbell has left to Gil %
brief,appointment in; Hanover county. .lH'i I
II OrF1cBRs eELHoTED The Union Guard
i(colcred) have elected DANES u. Worsham
captain, Joseph B. Johnson first lieutenant,
James 81. Cunningham senior second lieu
tenant, William Bailey junior second leu
tenant, and d. F. Batehe orderly sergeant! !
A sxAsH-uP.-In the attempt to weigh the
huge block Of granite shipped sat Green's
quarry the monster platform scalesiof the
Richmond and Danville2 Railroad Company,
capable of weighing 100000 pounds ! were
broken. The stone does not weigh l00, ,DO
pounds, and the accident is attributable to
some cause other than great weight.