The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-12-28
NO. 154.
Briefs,

A little sou OF George ID. Pleasants was
quite badly hurt Monday by the premature
explosion OF toy cannon. He was badly
burned on the face.
There will be lecture and supper at the
Grange Hall, near LaurelIIll Methodist
church, for the benefit OF the church.
Messrs. r. b. Cbatfin 4 Co., real estate
agents, sold on yesterday the farm in Ches-
terield county belonging 10 DR.. J. b.
Wood, containing 952 acres, TO Mr.. II. NJ.
Smith, OF Colorado, for the sum OF $4,000.
A medal for penmanship, with the name
Of Miss +. J. johnson inscribed on II, was
picked up by one of the police OF the First
district, and is now at the First station
house. II was prot ably awarded by one
OF the city public schools.
DIR. Arthur G.. Cabell. assistant surgeon
United States navy, has gone to Japan.
ELECTION OF OFPICERs-ANNIvERsAR
CELEBRATI0S.-Sunday afternoon the an
nual meeting OF Leigh-Street Baptist Sun
day school was held for the purpose OF
electing officers for the ensuing year. The
following IL the result: Superintendent.
William II. Williams: Assistant Superin-
tendent. Robert B. Turpin; Secretary,
Samuel Reynolds; Assistant. William An
gus; Treasurer. j. VI. Godsey; Librarians,
William Vest and W. Il. Atkinson: Pa
per-DistributorS, J. ID. REYNOLDS and Ro-
land III. Childrcy; Registrar, b. B.
French; OrganiSt, Miss Ida Westwood.
The following were elected officers for the
primary department: A. B. Clarke. super
intendent; |. B. Timberlake, assistant;
W. NJ. Martin, treasurer.
Tho frnfhnrfpr, "a IL.
which was postponed from ChristmaS-day.
took place on Monday, and although the
schOOl-rOom has been recently enlarged,
serious doubts were entertained by some
when the exercises commenced that had
the full strength OF the school been present
the room would vet prove too small. The
reports Of the officers for the year Just past
were very encouraging to the friends OF the
school, and Notwithstanding the disadvan-
tageS labOred under for several months, the
year has been one OF the most prosperous
ever experienced by the school.
The report Of the secretary shows that
there are officers and teachers on the roll.
50; scholars, $50; average attendance OF
officers and teachers, Ga; average attendance
OF scholars, 422; number Of church-mcm-
bership, SIG; church-members i'm school,
ZDO. Ill-f>i dllfHul1t' On any NunukN,
$50; largest monthly average, j20. The
report also shows that the following were
present every Sunday during the year:
Officers. William II. Williams and George
4. GoOde; Teachers, Benjamin Bragg and
j. T. Allen; Scholars, T.. W. Crowder,
Mary Salmon, Courtney Angus. +. ID.
Lyon. +. Il. Butler, Martha Pitt every
sunday for nine years., and Mary Pitt
every Sunday for four years.
The treasurcr's report shows that the
amount collected for the year was S37G.l0,
and the amount expended S392.19, leaving
i'm the treasury Qncuding balance OF
Sl23.Gj on hand for 1880 the sum Of
Sl07.jG.
1t is usual on these occasions to have
singing and speeches, but the latter We're
dispensed with this time, and Immediately
after the reports the meeting proceeded
with the exercises which always interest
the children the distribution OF the
" good things after which the meeting
adjourned.