The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-16
airIllnolltl nth.
,yEDNEsDA JANUARY re. 1878.
PETERSBURG.

.ySyIJ cifuRcH.MEETING--lSTE RE
porTs--sI.ecrf0S OF oPFIcERS--vIRGYSfl
PRESS AssacIATIoN--.THE CITIZENS BANK
,trSTiSGs couRT-~ITS CRIMINAL AND CfrtI
nocEgTs--rHG MARKET ORDINANCE TO Bf
TESTED.
rcorrcspondcncc OF the Richmond Dispatcli.l
JANUARY Is, 1878.
The annual Beetinc OF the congregation
stbe Tabb-Street Presbyterian church was
hold las, night REV. Or. Witherspoon pre-
.;S;no--and reports of the work OF The
cburch and its benevolent societies were
rsed 'rhe Ladies' Missionary Society,
which has 81 members, made last year S4S4
az this amount S165 was given TO foreign
and 1910 TO domestic missions-most OF the
latter to the support OF the Old-Street
church. The Dorcas Society made graft.
gyinc report of the number OF children
clothed. Ths Sunday school has officers,
81 teachers. and I4T scholars, and IS out OF
debt. The session reported membership
~ SS3. The Board Of Deacons reported
the receipts for the past year at 81, TAB, and
disbursements the same. The present debt
nj the church is 81 1850, and an effort is TO
bc made to pay it oil at once. The pastor
rcnortcd having made 54S visits during the
wear, and having delivered i34 sermons and
lectures
At the annual meeting OF the Petersburg
Benevolent Mechanics Association held last
night the following officers were elected for
fine ensuing wear: A. S. Archer, president;
!. II. Lahmcyer, yice-prcsident; w. IL.
Braytou, secretary and treasurer. After the
business meeting TIC members adjourned to
,,artake OF their annual banquet. Or the
sixty members OF the Association about fifty
were present. two or three OF them coming
over from Richmond to attend. The fes-
Invites OF the occasion were somewhat tenn
percd hv the bereavement the Association
has sustaiscd in the deaths recently OF four
nj lis members. The Association unani-
mously voted the use of its rooms to the
Press Association OF Virginia on the occa-
sion OF its annual meeting in March next.
The Council held special meeting this
afternoon and adopted resolutions OF re.
spect to the memory OF Samuel Lecture,
late member Of that body from First
Ward, and then adjourned TO attend the
funeral in body.
The annual meeting OF the stockholders
OF the Citizens Bank will be held tonight.
About the only business OF Importance to
be transacted is to take the proper action to
put the bank in liquidation. and to appoint
q suitable person 10 take charge OF its affairs
for that purpose.
II is stated that q number OF our Peters
burg printers will go over to Richmond in
day or two 10 accept positions.
The quarterly term OF the Hustings.Court,
which commences on Thursday, has 10 cases
on the CONFERENCE.-The docket and 23G on
the civil docket OF the criminal cases
twelve arc for felony. and it is likely quite
strong delegation will be sent over to the
Dauitrr.iary Mt this term
1t is understood that the validity OF our
market ordinance is to be tested. The
butchers and huckSters have made COM
plant that certain sections OF the ordinance
are violated by storekccpers by selling at
their places of business during market
hours such articles as fresh meats, poultry,
butter. eggs. dc. The parties complained
OF have employed counsel TO test the mat
ter. and see il, under their license, they are
not privileged 10 sell all articles consigned
TO them. ROBIN ADAlE.