The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-10-19

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MANCHESTER AND VICINITY.
80 InW Death DO Us Pdrt."--A Chcs-
tcrfeld Courthouse last Tuesday Or. Pow
hatan G. Schwank, rising young physi-
clan OF Petersburg, was united in marriage
10 Miss Jennie Clarke. for several seasons
mast one Of Manchester's leading bellies.
The happy pair, after pleasant reception
AT the residence OF her aunt, Mrs. NJ. A.
Cogbill. left on bridal trip. The bride Is
well known in musical and social circles.
Her d<cH at Mozart Hall in August last
was q most successful one, and she was for
some time the soprano Of the Second Bap-
list church choir. Her many friends IN
Richmond and Manchester wish her and
her husband all and every happiness.
Briefs.-The grand jury Of the City
Court adjourned yesterday, the only two
prcsoniinents made by II being against the
two parties who recently celebrated Sun
day BY sort Of amateur priZe-fight.
Captain Douglas Macdougal, OF the Bri-
fish steamship Glenapp, was in Richmond
on Tuesday. He at that time reported 10
Mr.. William II. Lee that his brother, John
II. Lee, OF Manchester. who shipped on
hoard the Glenapp rs fireman on the 18th
Of July last from Newport News for South
America, had died OF apoplexy when two
DAYS out at sea. Deceased Mr.. Lee was a
resident OF Manchester, and leaves wife
and two children. He was amiliwright by
trade, and had formerly been employed at
the IiaxalI-C renshaw mills, in Richmond,
and at Dunlop 4 McCancc's mill, in Man.
chester His remains were buried at sea.
Deceased was in the thirty-first year OF his
age.
Peter Brown (colored was tried before
the CITY Court for unlawfully dealing in
Junk and acquitted yesterday.
The School Board OF Powhite district, in
Chesterfield county, yesterday selected four
teachers for colored schools there.
Several stage and carriage-loads OF peo-
ple have contracted for transportation from
Manchester to Richmond to hear the political
speaking at First Regiment Hall and to see
The torchlight procession tonight.
The riverside mills and factories located
berc are getting their exhibits ready for the
State Fair, commencing on November Isl.
The Manchester brick-makers are pre-
paring clay to work this winter The
popularity Of their make OF this building
material continues TO increase instead OF
diminish.
The Richmond and Danville Railroad
Company continues its excavations 10 the
south OF its present shops and near Sew
enth and Perry streets. The space acquired
by their dwelling process will be occupied
by railroad buildings. The company is
fast getting independent OF all save Itself
in the production OF every article required
10 operate long trunk line of railway.
Parties who have sought the wilds OF
(I.oc4nrt,nIH In. Of oil no nf
game common in this locality report IT to
exist in ample supply.
A revival is in progress at the Baptist
church. and there is a deep religious feel
ing in the congregation.
The Wesiham Granite Company are
working a large force now in getting out
granite for the Navy and State Department
building and filling orders for stone from
che West. This cOrpany's building stone
IA dressed at the sheds opposite Rockets.
Chief Marshal j. +. Bradley, who will
conduct the Ragamuifin parade in Rich
mond on October 31st, has appointed the
following aids-yiZ., Conrad +. LipscOmb,
G.. :. Wells. j. III. Fortune, David Wells
w. :. Nelson, and j. +. Robinson.
During the past week Messrs. Samp-
sOn d Adamson, auctioneers, sold for
Judge William /. CloptOn and w. NJ.
Flanagan, trustees, to Major Pierre Che
valle Warwick, Chesterfield farmer, for
$2,100. and to other parties two small farms
near Powhatan depot, on the Danville
railroad, and three vacant lots on Porter
street i'm Manchester.
The Episcopalian residents of this city
contemplate the erection at an early day OF
a chapel of their faith in Manchester.
The next parade OF the Manchester Rag
amuflins will be the fifth public one they
have made since their organization in 1877.
Messrs. John NJ. Merritt and Stanley Ro-
bertsou, two young and popular citizens
who have recently been dangerously i'll,
arc recovering, to the great qualification of
their many friends.
The Swansboro' Baptist church will be
enlarged so as TO accommodate 100 addi-
tioral visitors.
The Free bridge is doing more in the
way of travel than ever before since it,
erection.
The Vivian Social Club had 4 delightful
soiree and reuEion at Lyceum Hall on Fri
day night Some of the pretticst OF Man
cheStcr's lassies appeared on the occasion.
The Old Dominion Granite Company's
store at Granite was robbed OF considera-
BILE quantity OF its contents Friday night
by unknown parties, who broke through
both the outer and inner coating or ceiling
Of the store and safely left with their plum
der.