The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-01-02

Trustces +. C. weislger, w. 7. Litbgow,
md T. n. Foster. Representative TO the
ora Lodge. which meets In Lynchburg
n February next, W. r. Litbgow. 7. w.
Geatry Is past chancellor.
RED MEN.
Indi,nola Tribe, No. so, l. 0. X. NJ,
meets on corner OF Ninth and Hull streets
p n. Hurst, p; w. A. Gibbs, w. 81; @
8 Wells. s. s.; A. w. Fair, i. s.; I. W.
Gentry. &. of H.. A. G. Gibbs, X. OF w.
Social Organizations.
LYcEUM CLUB.
Meets at Lyceum Hall every "Wednesday
,t O'Clock. c. S. Wells, president; [. F.
Lipscomb, vice-president; >. l.. rogers
secretary; w. y. Bradley. treasurer; d. +
Bradley, J. W. Owens, and W. X Charie
ton. trustees. Membership, IL.
BEETHOVEN MUSICAL ASSOCIATION.
Meets at Odd.FeIlows' Hall every Other
Friday. William !. CloptOn, president; ~
]. Weisiger. secretary; w. Il. McCrary
treasurer: T.. A. Ambold, director. Mem
bersbip. $50.
AMATEUR VIRGINIA MINsTRELs.
Asiab Merritt. president; George Reams,
secretary. Membership, 6.
TgRPsICHORgAN CLUB.
This Club has a membership OF y, and
meets each Monday night at their club
room-president' bouse-on Decatur be-
tween Eighth and Ninth streets. The FOL
lowing are the officers w. ID. Lithgow,
president: Il. p. owen, Jr., yice-presi
dent: Emmet r. DuvaI, secretary; james
Weisiger, treasurer; Josiah Burton, SER
geant-at-arms.
Sons of Temperance.
Manchester Division. James A. Gentry
worthy patriarch; William +. Harrison,
worthy associate; W. S. MOnteiro, record
ing scribe: William A. Foster, assistant
recording scribe. Rev. j. Fl. Stringfellow
is the retiring past worthy patriarch for the
term: r. &. Traylor the local deputy.
Membership, 80.
COroner's Report.
The Coroner CDr. S. l.. Ingram) viewed
fifteen bodies during the year and held two
inaue.ts. There were no pOSt-mOrtem eX-
amnatious made.
Maury Cemetery.
The following is the report OF interments
in Maury Cemetery for the year: Number
of whites, 42-25 males and II females; A
OF which were paupels: p under twenty
one years, and II between twenty-one and
eighty-,hree years. Number OF colored,
29-16 males and 10 females; II OF which
were pauperS; 10 under twenty-one years,
and IG between twenty-one and eighty
years.
Newspapers.
Manchester has two newspapers, both Of
which are published weekly. The Virginia
Courier was established in 1874. The Pro-
1rnmne is the organ Of the Beethoven AS.
socation, and was organized during the
past year. II is owned by G. f. LipscOmb.
and is published every Friday.
The Census.
The last census of Manchester was taken
in 1873, when the population was estimated
at 5.ltO. Ii l. now believed that the pOpu-
lation is between 1000 and 5000.
4 Colored Benevolent Orders and Societies.
Hobson Lodge, No. 1G, MasOnS. A. S.
Moon. w. NJ; w. III. Hughes, secretary.
Evergreen Lodge, No. ,53S. q. u. o. OF
L. Richardson, secretary.
BurdelI Lodge, No. IS, |. o. G.S. Charles
Davis. w. c.; c. III. Robinson, secretary.
hODlHSDU LDuEt. 4NOs III. H W. W. - ~
Warner Schools, W. c.; Z. II. Robinson,
secretary.
Sharon Lodge, No. SO, Daughters OF Sa-
maria. MIS-. Sally Mayo, p. D.; Mis-.
Howell, ID. OF K.
Hopson Lodge, No. Sc, Daughters Of Sa-
maria. Matilda Claiborne, =. D.; Elizi-
beth G.. Carter, ID. Of X.
Friendly Division. No. ., 5. OF L. Lewis
ID. n I
East Star Division. Daughters Of Tempe
rance. Mary StringfeIOw, w. p.
keystone Division. No. 81, :. OF 7. A.
Q. Powell, W. p; William X. Cogbll, X.
Rising Sons OF Love. Thomas Ford,
president.
Old Phoenix Society. w. II. Hughes,
secretary.
New Light Society. Lewis Clarke, pre-.
sident.
Daughters Of Love. Sarah Edwards,
president; b. +. Edwards, secretary.
Humble Saints Society. Mrs. Maria Hen
dersOn, president.
Rising Daughters Of Liberty. Mrs.
Woodbridge, president.
knights OF Jetbro. George Jefferson, i.
G. NJ. VI. NJ. c.: NJ. n. Woodbridge, presi.
dent; &. +. Woodbridge, secretary.
Rising Sons OF Liberty. Richard WOOL
bridge, president; NJ. n. Woodbridge, Sec
rotary.
United Sisters OF Love. Mary Smons,
president; b. Il. Edwards, secretary.
Rising Star. Nancy Green, president
b. 4. Edwards, secretary.
Striving Daughters of Bethlehem. Il. T.
Edwards, secretary.
Manchester Union Singing Association.
John A. Turner, president; Miss NJ. V.
secretary.
Sumner Literary Association. w. Ii.
Hughes. president; VI. A. Harris, secretary
and critic.
Multiplication Guards j. II. Gun.
ningham, captain; James S. Randolph,
orderly sergeant.