Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-07-20
THE SOUTH SIDE.
Hastings Court-Countv Levies-Chesterfssid
Road Law-Delegntes-

The July term OF Manchester Hust-
ings Court will begin tomorrow. There
are two felony cases TO be tried-that
OF Miles MAYO (coloredl, for striking
another colored bov With baseball
bat, and William Harris (colored) for
entoring in the daytime the shop oi
Henry Jones (colored) and stealing a'pair
OF pantaloons. There are also several civil
cases to be heard. The following grand
jury has been drawn for the term: Edwin
Bourne, G.. A. Carr, X. G.. Traylor. X. B.
Taylor. Andrew Walker, John W. Hal. Il.
ID. Walker. Richard Baker (colorcdl, K. W.
Weisiger. James T.. Davidson, Alex. Me-
Crom, Charles p. Walthall, l.. r. Ellis,
OnslOw Sims, John III. Foster, William L.
LItbgow, B. W. Nunnally. Wash. L.
Walker, Burleigh Anderson, L. A. DAVID
son, G. g. Cox, James III. Cunningham,
Woodson Mann, and X. A. Cobb.
Chesterfield Board OF Supervisors met at
the courthouse Friday, 18th July, aud
made the county, school, and road -levies.
County and road-levy, 40 cents on the 800
OF assessed value Of properly; county
school-levy. 10 cents on the 800 of assessed
value of property; district school-eyy, 10
cents on the 800 assessed value OF proper
ty. These lev,es. with the State-le-
Wy, will amount to 81 on each 800 OF
property assessed, being Is cents less than
the levy for 1888. The county IL now IN
good condition financially.
The Board further determined 10 work
the county roads under the old State law,
pending the difficulty occasioned by failure
Of officers TO qualify under Senator War
wick's road law.
The Board will meet again on the fourth
Monday In this month. The committee
appointed 10 sell the county teams, carts,
wagons. and road implements, will then
make their report.
Meetings will be held In the districts OF
the county on Saturday, July 10Th. 10 eject
delegates TO the Congressional Convention
in Richmond. The county /. entitled to
fourteen delegates, distributed among the
districts as follows Manchester district. 2:
Matoaca. 3; Clover Hill. 3; Bermuda, 2;
Dale, .: Midlothian 2-total, IA.
Hon. George ID. Wise is the unanimous
choice Of the people OF old Chesterfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. A. COgbill and May and
David Moody have left for AsheyIlle. ~ c.,
where they will remain for about three
weeks. spending most OF the time with Mr..
Gilman's family. Mr.. Cogbilps health has
not been very good recently, and his trip is
made with The hope OF having II improved.
Commonwealth as. Peter Woodbridge. for
assault and battery upon Lawson johnson
near Granite, was heard before Justice
Hewlett on Thursday. Woodbridge was
ordered TO pay costs, and give bond in the
penalty OF 500, for good behavior during
the next twelve months
Mr.. Abner G.. Wilkinson, who lives near
Skinquartcr is reported quite sick.
\ telegram received Yesterday afternoon
from the Healing Sprihgs stated that DR..
We:siger continues 10 grow worse. His
recovery is almost despaired of.
There will be usual services at tne
city churches to-day, and services at the
Ninth-Street Methodist church tins after
noon, under the auspices Of the railroad
branch Of the Young Mems Christian As
sOclaiion.
DIR. u. Il. Winfree is expected to preach
al the Baptist church tonight.