The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-06-21
MANCHESTER NEWS.

CHURCH NoTEs.-The usual services at the
Manchester churches tomorrow. ...-
Rev. q. r. Harding will officate at
Branch's at IL A. NJ. and at Mrs. Blunts at
Bpm.
Quarterly meeting at NJ. f. church, Ches-
ter, to-day and tom PROV. Services all day.
Services at night at Hayward's Hotel,
Chester, by Wiley Jones, of the Norfolk
Christadelphian congregation.
A DESERVED TRlBUrE.-The lady members
aud friends of Manchester Council, Friends
Of Temperance, iuteud presenting them with
4 banner in recognition Of the good work
done and still being accomplished in good
cause. A fair will be held, and dona-
tions solicited from the friends of the cause.
Manchester Council is the oldest temperance
organization in existence in the town. The
honor is a merited one, and the efforts of
the ladies, doubtless, will be crowned with
success. "-.---. ..'t5'
STREET IMPRovEMENT.--John Walker, the
new street commissioner, has just completed
the work of improving Thirteenth and Four
tcenth avenues, and is ut work on Semmes
street. Seventh avenue, leading to the free
bridge, should he graded and improved be.
fore bad weather, or travel will have to be
suspended, the contractors having left it IN
Il bad state.
PIc-NIcs, FESTIVALS, &c.--St. Johns day
will be celebrated in fine style by the Ma.
sonic fraternity.
The annual picnic Of Friendship Lodge,
No. 20, takes place at Midlothian, and, it is
said, will be the excursion of the season.
The two Lodges OF Odd-Fellows, the
Friends of Temperance, the Belle Islanders,
K. +. Lee Club, and several of the Sabbath
schools are making arrangements for their
annual pic-nics.
The ladies of the Presbyterian church will
hold their annual festival at the county court
house, and promise that 1t shall excel all
previous efforts.
MINOR Tories - Manchester intends to
have park, but will allow good people from
Richmond to stroll in it.
The County Clerk reports q larger num-
ber of applications for permission to COM
NIT matrimony than in the month Of June
for many years past. - '-,-..
The closing exercises of the Colored High
School, with recitations, addresses, &C., takes
place at the coIQred Baptist church Tuesday
night. ..,.g..... -
The police still raid on geese violating the
GoN IL Chiy NppluiCo al
made. "n
The last meeting of the present township
Board of Supervisors will be held Monday
night at the Office of the township collector.
Times are so hot at Belle Isle that some of
the heaters and puddlers have been forced
TO suspend operations.
Matters continue lively at the Granite
Works, and large shipments of beautiful
work are made daily.
One hundred and eighty new buildings
have been erected since last assessment,
and the work goes brayely on.
Chief Engineer Cersley is able to be out
after painful indispositiou.
Nathan II. Cogbill, county clerk, is suffer-
Ing from relapse OF his late serious illness.
There is some talk Of abolishing the Office
of police justice, and saving that item OF ex-
pense 10 the taxpayers.
The president and officers of the Board of
Health continue to raid upon the nuisances
and tine heavily all violations of the health
regulations. 'n