Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-07-23
MANCHESTER MATTERS.
City School Board-Hustiugs Court Cases
SANITARY Pastoral Call.

sanitary Orders-Pastoral CALL
The regular monthly meeting OF the CITY
School Board was held at the Mayor's-Court
room last night. Present, Mr.. +. Z. u.
Farmer. chairman. and the following mem
hers: Messrs. Bourne. Foster, NunnaIly,
Moore. Carter, Weisiger. Robertson,
O'Brien, aud Superintendent f. B. Howle.
The meeting was called to order-Mr.
Farmer in the chair. In the absence OF
Mr.. ID. j. Weisiger, Mr.. Carter Weisiger
acted rs secretary.
superintendent Howle presented his an-
nual report. which was received.
A number OF bills were ordered TO be
paid.
A communication was received from
Mrs. s. A. Hall, one OF the teachers OF the
white schools. preferring charges OF I'M
fairness In examinations against Professor
Morrissette. principal OF the school. SUI
perintendent Howle met the communica-
tiOn with speech exonerating Mr.. Nor
rissette. Mr.. Morrissette. with the con-
sent Of the Board, explained the case in de-
tail, which explanation corresponded with
the statem0t made by Mr.. Howle. After
considering the matter the Board decided
to postpone its consideration until Friday
afternoon at O'Clock, when a special
meeting win be held for the purpose. The
clerk was instructed 10 inform Mrs. Hall
oi the meeting and request her attendance; /;
also number OF other persons connected
with the case.
Mr.. Foster, from the Committee on I'm
proyements and Buildings, reported con-
cerning repairs TO fence enclosing the yard
Of the white school. The committee was
instructed to examine the lease OF the pro-
perty and ascertain whether the owner
or the city shall pay for repairs which are
! caused by natural decay, and given full
power and instructed to have such repairs
made on the school premises as In the
| Judgment Of the committee are necessary.
The election OF teachers was postponed
! till Friday afternoon after the special busi-
ness.
The Board then adjourned till Friday q,
5 O'Clock Z. NJ.
The Hastings Court was in session yes
terday and the following cases were dis
posed of: Armistead Moore and Julia
| Toney, both cOlorcd. were tried for misde'
meancr; the former acquitted, the latter
| fired $40. Judge Clopton, counsel for
| Julia Toney, preferred second charge
against Armistead Moore, which will be
| heard at 10 O'Clock this morning. Mile
Mayo, colored youth. charged withsas
saulting and wOunding Marshall Rock, an
othes colored youth. was tried. found
| guilty, sentenced TO Jail for twenty days
and fined s..
The ease OF Edmund West (coloredD, FOL
petit larceny. will be tried TO-DAY.
Mayor Taylor yesterday caused to b'
published, through the Chief OF Police
orders for the peremptory policing Of eact
| and every lot and tenement in the city
within the next ten days under penalty o
the ordinance.
Rev. W. 7. DerieuX. pastor OF the Balm
bridge. street Baptist church, OF this city
has received call to Spartanbnrg. ;. &
He will leave the city tonight 10 visit th,
| field TO which he has been called. Mr.
| DerieuX has won for himself many friends
here in the city at large as well as in hi
immediate congregation, all OF whom vii
be 10th to part with him il he decides t
leave here.
Between the June and July terms OF th
Hastings Court the c,erk admitted to recort
twcnty-six deeds Of conveyance.
Rain isycry much needed, say the farm
erS OF Chesterfield.
Mr.. Thomas l.. Morrissette, Of Chester
field, is much improved and is now able t
walk about.
Dr. Wcisiger was doing a. well yesterda
rs could be expected after his trip home ol
Monday.
There will ne usual services at the cit
churches tonight.