The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-07-01
MANCHESTER AND VICINITY.

Brief HemS.-SteWart Morrissette, az
employe at the Cedar Works in this city
met with very painful accident Wednes
| day afternoon. During the storm the VI Ind
blew some bricks frem the top Of the build.
| ing, and one OF them struck him on the
head, knocking him senseless. DIR. Ma
thews was sent for and rendered the neceS.
sary medical aid.
The terms Of office Of the neWly-elected
officers IN Chesterfield and in this city be-
gins to-day. All with but ore or two eX.
ceDtioDs have qualified.
| During the storm of Wednesday after
noon grocery-wagon belonging to Mr..
Henry Cook, Of Richmond, was blown over
| by the wind on the Free bridge. Several
persons were in at the time, but escaped
! without sustaining any injuries. The We
| hicle was turned completely over and
slightly damaged. The wind also blew the
| tin off the roof Of the Cedar Works build.
| ing and blew down q number Of trees in
Chesterfield.
The terms of Office OF Couocllmen Evans
and Robertson expire to-day. The newly
elected members are Messrs. Samuel K.
| Owens, JT., e. Y. Moore, and Andrew Gal
lagher. DR.. BrOdnaX and Mr.. Harry B.
Owen were appointed by the Council few
weeks ago TO til vacancies. They were also
elected TO I'll terms, beginning to-day.
The HusingS Court was in session yes.
terday q short while, and adjourned over
until to-day without tranSacling any bus-
ness OF special importance.
The Danvile Railroad Company are hav-
ing new buildings erected on their property
in this city. The company will mOnopolize
the land situated between Seventh street
and the railroad from McDonough to Porter
street.
Work on the colOred Baptist church is
being pushed forward quite rapidly The
galleries, when completed, will accOmmO-
date about TWO hundred persons. The con-
gregatiOn has the funds at hand to pay for
the work as it Is done.
The first meeting OF the new City Coun-
ell will be held tonight at O'Clock. No
thing OF any special importance is to come
before the body.
Mr.. Augustine ROyaII and lady left the
city yestei day for Cobb's Island.
Some OF the persons whose property
fronts on HUI street were having the grass
in the cutters cleared away yesterday, as
required by the ordinance. Those who fail
TO comply with the 0, dinance IN this re-
spect BET ore tomorrow week will place
themselves in position liable TO be fined
by tie Mayor.
The funeral Of Mr.. Henry Wrenn, the
Waterman at the Free bridge, who died
quite upexTectedy Wednesday from Da.
ralysis, took place yesterday from the Meth
odist church. The intermeBt was made Ut
M1ury cemetery.
Manchester will be entitled to only one
delegate in the Republican State Conyen.
tiOn, which meets in Lynccburg August
10th.
During the month ending yesterday
twenty-one deeds were admitted 10 record
in the clerks Office Of the Hastings Court,
and eight marriage licenses issued-tiye
white aud three cOIOred.
Coroner Ingram was called upon during
the month OF jane 10 view the bodies Of
three persons who died suddenly. All were
infants.
There was not a single alarm OF fire turned
in last month. In fact, it has been some
time since there was tire Of any cOnse-
quence in Manchester.
At present there is no. a single prisoner
10 the city Jail, and more have been confined
there for more than two weeks. This speaks
well for the good order OF the city.
The Methods Supday-schOol picnic will
be the only picnic ,bat will be given at
Maiden's Adventure 90 the An Of July.
The anniversary exercises which were to
have been held at the Methodist church last
night, and the fair whicn was announced to
begin, were not held on account Of the
storm, but will be held tonight.