The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-07-14
MANCHESTER NEWS.

PRIMARY CONSERVATIVE MEETING.-A pri.
mary meeting OF the Conservative party ol
Bermuda township was held at HayWard's
Hotel, Chester, Saturday at II o'clock, j. NJ
Fitzpatrick, township superintendent, in the
chair, and w. Roane Ruftin secI etary. The
following delegates and alternates were ap.
pointed:
To State Convention: w. Roane Rufiu,
delegate; II. Clay DreWry, alternate.
Senatorial Convention: James q. Jones
and j. NJ. Fitzpatrick, delegates; Samuel At.
kinson, George w. Friend, alternates.
County Convention: DR.. G. W. Friend,
w. F. Bishop, A. j. Angel, j. Nj. Renwel,
| T. II. French, John W. Jones, delegates
Thomas o. Blankenshp, james B. Jones,
| Thomas r. French, D. D. Atkins. Il. NJ.
| Robertson, james l.. Snead, alternates.
We have no report from the Matoaca Con-
| vention, which also met Saturday.
The meeting at Clover Hill takes place TO-
morrow at II o'clock A. NJ.
At Manchester Friday night, July 18th,
at 81 O'Clock.
At Midlothian Saturday, July 10Th, at II
| O'Clock A. NJ. ,-r-. ,f...-.....
The County Convention meets at Chester
July. 18th, ut II M. ~ ttif1 =
The FRIENDS OF TEMPERANcE.-At the last
| meeting of Manchester Council William R.
| Lee, president, announced the following
| standing committees for the present term:
| On GrieUdnceS.-William Redford, v.
". Wilkinson, J. Fl. Matthews, II. T.
| Newell, and W. l.. Walker. j..
| Z FInance.-D. j. Weisiger, G.. A. Gibbs
| Fl. 3. Owen. s .,.. ,.. ..- ...~..-..
Nsiting.-I. B. Gary, James A. Gentry,
| William Gibbs.
| State of the Order.-W. G.. Owen, George
S. Baugh, W. B. Weisiger. --s
A %adies' visiting committee was ap.
pointed, consisting of Mrs. Harriet Jordan,
Mrs. N. E. Day, and Miss Ida BalloWe. ,, :.
PERsoNAL.-Captain f. H. Foote, late po.
| lice justice, has been called north by the
illness of his aged father.
Nathan H. Coghill, Esq, county clerk, is
slowly recovering his health and strength at
the residence of Squire Billy Martin, Mid
| lothian township. .-... $50. .
MIR. A. l.. Winfree, who had his leg badly
broken few days ago in Dale township, is
| reported as seriously ill.
SCHOOL MATTERs.-The County School
| Board will meet at the county courthouse
o.day at IL o'clock to elect students to
| Blacksburg and for the transaction of other
| important business.
,The examination of teachers for the public
schools will take place in Manchester July
3Oth. Applications received up to that time
The session of the Teachers Institute will
commence September 10th. Distinguished
speakers will be present. /
A New Observation-Disclosures six hundred
shares of stock have been subscribed to.
| ward the establishment Of the Manchester
Bank, to be located at this place, with Ed
| ward Graham, ESQ.,, as president, and the
| remaining shares are also guaranteed; and
the bank is expected to commence opera.
tions in about ten days under most fayorab BILE
| auspices. ." -
BREAK IN THE CANAL.--A large number ol
workmen were engaged Saturday in repair.
ing bad break In the canal at the waste.
way. Operations along the water.line were
! suspended, but it is expected that they will
be resumed this morning. If the town is
not able to put the water-power in perma.
nent order it should be sold, for if continued
as at present it will be a cost to the tax
payers and source of loss and inconveni.
ence to lesseeS.
COUNTY CoURT.-The July term OF the
County Court commences this morning ut II
o'clock. No important cases are on the
docket,