The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-03
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There are two societies connected With the
church. The Sunday. School Missionary So-
Iciety eontrt rtbnteds during the year S75 to Stats
nissions. The ladies' sewing circle rem
GERS material aid to- the church ia her labors
| OF love. s.sst s3 &;
Presbyterian church, corner Of Fourth
and Porter streets Rey. w Ham A.. Camp.
bell, pastor. Residence, Twelfth and Decatur
streets Membership, SO. The pastor Is
also the superintendent of the Sunday school
!a.tsched to the church, which numbers i0a.
Meade Memorial church, corner of Twelfth
and Decatur. streets: Rev. j. j. Sans, rec
tor. Residence, Twelfth and Bainbridge
streets. Membership, go. a large and
fiourissing Sunday school With about 200
scholars lie connected with this church.
PHbiic Schools.
3. a.. Hancock, superintendent; o. b.
Simms, secretary. There are twelve schools
In the, city, eight sof which are white and
four colored, with an efficient corps of teach
ers. q The schools are sadly Ia need of proper
| buildings, which is serious drawback to
| their progress. The Meade Memorial school
is under the immediate control of the con-
gregation of the church of that name, and Is
distinct from the above schools.
Merchants Association.
This organization, as It's name indicates, is
composed of merchants who are banded to-.
gether for the purpose OF protecting their
business interests Dr.,A. Monteiro, presi-
dent; 81. j. Nunnally, Jr., secretary.
Seuthside Building Fund Association,
organized in 1872 on basis of 1000 shares
| of tbe par value Of 800 each j. r. Perdue,
president; L. s. Clarke, secretary W. w.
Pool, treasurer.
New Houses and Vacant Ones
During the past year new brick and 10
framed houses have been built. At present
there are % houses for rent In The hands of
real estate agents.
Benevolent Orders.
Manchester Lodge, A., F., and A. NJ,
| meets every Saturday night before the fall
moon. D. j. Weisiger, Worshipful. master !;
j. B. Walden, secretary.
Henderson Lodge, No. los, I. O. 0. F.,
meets every Monday night corner Of Tenth
tand Hull streets. Charles Archer, noble
grand; John R. Cogbili, secretary.
Stuart Lodge, No. 141, I. D. O. f., meets
every Thursday night at Weisiger's Hall,
Hull between Seventh and Eighth streets.
William Foster, noble grand; j. =. Walden,
secretary.
Jackson Lodge, No. LAG, 10. o. F., meets
at Weisiger's Hall every Friday evening. r.
P. Smith, noble grand; r. 81. Beazley, secre.
tary.
Friendship Lodge, Knights of Pythias,
meets every Thursday evening at Weisiger's
Hall. A. A. Waugh, chancellor command.
er; F. c. Weisiger, keeper Of records and
seal.
Manchester Musical Association This so.
ciety meets every Tuesday at the residence
Of alternate members. Or. i. r. Chiles,
president; membership, 16.
Amateur Virginia Minstrels: A. j. Wells,
president; G. w. Jones, secretary; mem.
bership, g..
Temperance Orders.
Rocky Ridge Lodge, Of Good Templars,
meets every Monday night at Weisiger's
Hall. A. c. Harding, c. c.; W. Fl. Shell
iDgs, secretary. ..--...
Manchester Council, Friends of Temper
ance, meets every Tuesday night at Weisf.
gers Hall. A. B. Cheatham, president; D..
J. Weisiger, secretary.
Coiored Societies.
Hobson Lodge, No. Is, A., f. and A. NJ. !:
James 81. Cunningham, w. NJ; Henry Ran.
| Evergreen Lodge, No. 1888, G. U. o. of
F.: John Hewlett, N. e.; Coleman Robin
son, secretary.
Burrell Lodge, No. 33, I. 0. G.s.: A. L.
Moore, w. c.; Anderson Simmons, secre-
tary.
Robinson Lodge, No. 1875: J. Wesley
Harris, W. c.; Robert Hays, secretary.
Friendly Division, No. ?, Sons of Tenn
perance: Bepj,min Forster, ". p; c. w.
Logan, K. 5.
ance Sallie Martin, W. A.; James Thomp'
son, secretary.
Juvenile Samaritans' Lodge, No. 8: Ro-
bert B. Baker, W. S.; Richard Goode, Sec
retary.
Rising Sons of Love: NJ. N. Woodbridge,
secretary.
United Sons of Love: Thomas Ford,
president.
Old Pheuix Society: William Randolph,
president; William Hughes, secretary.
| New Light Society: Lewis Clarke, presi-
dent. .
Sumner Literary Society: A. G. Powell,
president NJ. A. Harris, secretary and critic.
Sumner Enterprising Club: William 81.
Hughes, president; NJ. A. Harris, secretary.
koyail Keystone Club R. A. johnson,
Jr.,- president; NJ. A. Harris, secretary.
Sharon Lodge. No. Al, l. O. G. S.: Mrs.
Sally Gray, P. D.
Hobson Lodge, No. 1o7: Miss Elvira
Gaines, P. d.
East Star Division, S. OF z, No. s.: Miss
Sarah j. Farley, w. P.
West Star Division, No. s.: Mrs. Martha
Harris, W. P. -
Daughters of Love: Mrs. Sarah Edwards,
president B. 7. Edwards, secretary.
Humble Saints Society Mrs. Maria Hen
| dersop, president; 81. Randolph, secretary.
Rising Daughters Of Liberty Mrs. Wool
bridge, president; w. N. Woodbridge, Sec
| retary.
| Welcome Lodge, No. 5, Industrial Bro.
therhood: j. H. Walker, president; W. r.
Trent, secretary.
Centennial Club: Philip Richardson, pre-
sident /; j. S. Randolph, secretary.
Royal Oxford Club: M. A. Harris, presi.
dent; J. Il. Thompson, secretary.
| n. II. 0. w. Club: NJ. a. Harris, presi-
dent; j. M. Jones, secretary. =
Manchester Conmandery Of Knights Ten-
| perance: M. A. Harris, commander j. ID.
Jones, recorder. -.
Honorable Club: NJ. A. Harris, president !;
John Epps, secretary. H@@
Military.
Union Guards (colored: j. 81. Cunning
ham, captain; Charles Mann, orderly ser.
geant.
at the time of the last census-which
was taken in lS73-.he population of Man
chester was put down at 3, lao. 1t is esti.
mated that the city now contains 1000 in
habitants.
DR.. S. l.. Ingraham, city coroner, held 6
6nauesss during the year (3 whites and col
ored) besides, he viewed IL bodies, upon