Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-23
Game et Ashland
SOUTHSiDE MiTTERS.
EcsebUd dSocieties-iieviyoi-Personals-
Rsnrd of superyisors-" Fence Law"

RguTd of snperyisors-" Fence Law"
At the Zion-HiH Smnday-schoOl picnic,
held day before yesterday, Rev. Mr.. Lall-
rCns delivered an address 10 thc .Ose0ua
Society. Mr.. LaurenS is the originator OF
the Rosebud organization Of the state. lt
row numbers about $1,000 members. Near
Is every Methodist church IN the state has
a Rosebud Society in connection with the
sunday school. The object of the organl.
zaiion Is to develop regular system OF
Christian bcuc, olence among the children,
and TO sid the general missionary work OF
the church. There was large assemblage
81 Sunday.schOol workers at this meeting,
all Of whom seemed delighted with the
yroceedings OF tie day. The hospitality
OF the PEOPLE was more than equal to the
occasion.
News reached the city Y s;erday that n
revival is in progress at Mount liermoh
Baptist church. DR.. ID. B. Winiree Is con-
duciing The meeting.
Rev. James A. Bailey, the Methodist
minister on the Coaihcld circuit is now
holding q proiracted meeting at llopewell
church, about six mites from Chesterfield
Courthouse.
Mrs. OIrin Bass, daughter OF Mr.. Joseph
Butler. OF SWausborO', died Thursday. Her
funeral was preached yesterday by Rev.
Mr.. Williams at the West-End Methodist
church. The deceased leaves an infant and
abeart-broken husband. who. together with
hel mother and father. will never fail to re-
member one So worthy Of love and esteem.
The Board Of Supervisors OF the county
meet Monday, August 25tb. The question
/ OF extending the provisions OF what 1.
! liz I'm N a. 4 10 n0.fl
certain districts Ct the county will bc the
II ost interesting matter 10 be decided by
The Board on that day. Petitions pro and
con have been circulated throughout tbs
districts. and il is no eXaggeratiOn 10 say
| that thousands have either signed them or
expressed willingness 20 help one party
or the other. The crowd that will assem-
! bic ut Chesterfield Courthouse on MONDAY
10 take part in this fence agitation viii be
larger than any that has met there this
/ year.
The Board have the exclusive right undeI
the present statute 10 extend this law over
the entire county or any part thereof. II
only requires that majority Oi the Board
. shall be present and concur IN such acti n.
/ The ueopie have no right 20 vote on the
/ matter. At present fences are kept up aud
sto.k CT sll kinds roam at large on The
wo.tcrr side Of TIE Petersburg railroad.
while on the eastern side oi the railroad ~
fences arcrequircd, but every land-owner'~
I bourGary.ne j. lawful fence. and parties
owning stock are lioble for trcspa>s. tn,
pctItionCr, ask that instead of letting the
ralro?d remain the dividing line that tho
lire shall be from Manchester up james
river iu.t above Ho>hor's dam; thence
across TO Falling cress. following the crcel
to whde the Petersburg railroad crosse
il; thence down the railroad % Peters
&. burg.
The opinions OF the members OF th'
Board are as yet unk9own, aud the pcopl'
OF the county await their action with muc!
interest.
NJ. \. Coshill, Esq, county clerk, ha
been very uuwell during this week.
The county road law introduced b,
Delegate W. W. Baker Ia the Legislature
few days ago meets with favor among th
PEOPLE. Ii repeal. the Warwick law AM
returns 10 the old system, with the eN
certion OF n few needed alterations am
amendments.