The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-05-09
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RLHI1i"H ,,>crs N 1NSPEcToRs-PUBLlC
TIoN-'"lI.pIEs' MEMORIAL. ASSOCIATION.
RArElss ,,srr,SG--pEATu OF CITIZENS
rHI!or>rAl BROWNING, ETC.
A''''''' ,,,,c If the Richmond Dispsteh.l
lC"'T'''''' PETERSBURG, May s, 1876.
,,cp,in. Of the congregation OF the
~ stree, Baptist church, heid YESTERDAY
Byy'H' 40 morning service, the 1oiioWmg
arc, ~. .,s, were elected deacons Tor the en-
cHn'r'."",r ,n. II. H. Harris, }. IS. frosser,
>ninG I sf,1 William Rassell, Edward VIII
J, +, ,,n lain l.. Rsincy, Jr., and fhomas
wells. .,,,rc and Fairfield Oranges met at
tE S.1 ., the latter in Dlnwldd'e county,
The tt ~" and consolidated under the
on 80 ~ ~ ,Tic,crshnrg Grange, No. !. The
naMf ,, y, both Of Changers and visitors on
st'c",.'s>; was large, and there was
The u .;,,,, srrcad Of good things. Mr.. y. Z.
hoU"'' va. clrctcdmaster Of the new grange,
Snii2a, = Boc,h. ovcrseer; Mr.. Thomas
VI. no, lecturer: ami full corps OF OFF,
La", ,,..s chosen and dull! installed.
"., .Lc frs, Baptist church yesterday
y m,, +,c hand OF fellowship was given
&,'' , ,.,',7 twenty or thirty persons OF both
,cho have recently been received into
fHG 60, -rnor,cd that some changes will soon
,,.sJc in the inspectors OF the warehouses
~ ~. %i. citv--that some who now hold that
ton will retire and new ones tako their
49, fro BRIGADE was called out last night
mil O'Clock by an alarm OF ire from
n,.~f,nrd. on reaching that village II was
sn1 = norton OF fence i'll flames, orlSl-
,.,;n- from hot ashes thrown near the spot.
SooiIy number o, our colored people,
,h, have recently been brought TO embrace
r,",fnn. were baptized by immersion at the
i..;n sunday afternoon. All immense crowd
,rs. IN attendance and lined the banks OF the
raoal and basin on the occasion.
Thn Ladies Memorial Association are
,.,5;,,,, , ncrti0" this afternoon at Library
Nh ~ make arrangements for the obserT-
srrr u mcmorial-day, June 9th.
conservative mass-meet!ng will be
hi1 IN Fourth Ward tomorrow night, I'M
law ,ha auspices 81 the Old-Strcet Benevo-
law. Association, at which several OF the
nominees have been formally invited to be
nrr>rnt and speak. -,
!'rcy pr, Armstrong, Of Norfolk, will
,.rr,rh every evening this week at the Iabb-
,.rarr PRESBYTERIAN church.
p.trr Archer tcolorcd). who was stricken
win PARALYSIS at the meeting OF the Repub-
rr2r Central Committee on Friday night,
died Yesterday morning at s. O'Clock. The
frr,I..d was 4 very worthy citizen and
I,~a IN honorable character in the commu-
ri,v He was 4 member Of several orders
and societies in the city, the members OF
which turned out in iull strength TO attend
hi. funeral. which took place from Giltleld
church this afternoon. The procession was
me ~ the longest ever witnessed III Peters
b,lrc. Many white citizens attended the
church.
Nr Robert II. Brown. most worthy cltl-
Yen, died this morning OF consumption; aged
ahoitt twcnty-seYcn wears.
James T.. Mundar, aged about thirty
wears. was drowned in the river about 4$
O'Clock this afternoon. He was rowing in
small Skitf near CampbelfS bridge, at q
l,ant where the river is narrow and very
dccp. and was seen to fall overheard. Being
unable to swim. he sank, and was drowned
immediately. His body was recovered in
about ten minutes by Mr.. Richard Drink
water and brother. who drew it to the
shore. The deceased leaves 4 widow and
four small children in destitute circum-
stances.
The AppomattoN Paper Mills closed work
temporarily to-day ROBIN AnAIR.