Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-04
nANcms.rEn HAppENIxes.
Pusiic-schooi s.afters-observance
OF the Fourfh--personsi. dc.

A meeting Of the Joint Committee on
School Buildings was held In the Council
chamber last night TO consider matters with
relation to furnishing the TWO public.school
buildings now 10 process OK erection. A num-
| Der OK estimates were received, and several
gentlemen Offering for the contract were
present TO show the particular desirability
OF the Kind Of furniture which they handle.
/ When the committee shall have agreed upon
the kind OF furniture ii likes best 1t will re-
port 10 the Council. and then the contract
win he awarded.
Work ON the school buildings Il progress
ing fayorabiy. The brick walls are about
complete and the timbers for the roof were
being put on the building for the white
schools Yesterday. The houses will certainly
be ready for occupancy, it Is thought, by the
18Th OF September.
An adjournen meeting OF the City School
Board will be held Thursday, night, when
teachers for the next session will be elected.
All OF the old teachers wlll be retained ex-
cept Rev. A. Binga, Jr., principal OF The
colOred schools, who " not candidate Tor
reelection. IL is believed that James III.
Blackwell, who has been teaching in The
schools for several years and has the endorse
ment Of the former principal, will be elected
TO this position.
TO.DAY'S OBSERVANCE.
The Fourth will be pretty generally OBJ
served in Manchester. The city offices and
the pOst-oflice will be closed. aud many OF
the places OF business will only be kept open
during the early part OF the day. There viii
be two games OF baseball at the Ma lcbester
Park-one at $3.50 A. N. between the AurOras
and Red Stockings. and one at 4S0
p. VI. between the Red Stockings and the
IroGcads, OF SwansOoro'. There will be
pic.nics at DTewry's Mansion, Walkers
Glen. aud other places near the city, and
the Druds will have an all-daY picnic or
lawn party mt the corner OF Tenth and Ban
bridge streets. The Leader Of yesterday
announces that it will not be issued to-day
because the publishers believe IL not only
unconstitutional and Illegal, but sinful to
work either on the Fourth OF July, 18th Of
December, or on Sunday"
EXPOSITION CHAT.
Hon. ". W. Baker has been appointed
Exposition Commissioner OF Chesterfield
with two assistants from each magisterial
district Mr.. Bakers duties will be 10 see
that the $500 appropriated by the Board OF
supervisors TO arrange county exhibit il
properly spent, and he is vested with full
discretion in the collection and management
Of the exhibit, subject, however, to the ap-
provAl Of the committee.
Cornelius MINUS has been authorized to
solicit and arrange an exhibit which shall
dstnciiyelY show The agricultural and me-
chanical products OF the colored people.
The c0uaty committee has adopted among
others the following resolution: That the
county Of Chesterfield Will unite with the
city oi Manchester in the expense OF an en-
gineor's survey and report Of the maritime
commercial capacities and advantages Of the
James river as related to the shores, bound
aries, river rapids, bridgements, and present
and prospective railway system OF the two
corporations; and that they will also unite
equitably IN the payment OF The commission
er's expenses m collection and exhibition OF
the two corporations, said exhibit to be in.
dIyidually distinct, but they shall be side by
side"
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Miss Agnes Walker. daughter OF Major
joseph Walker, will leave this week for
Newport to spend the SUMMER on the Hud.
son.
Mrs. Il. VI. Hilton and her sister, Miss
Franklin. Of this city, have gone on a visit
To Halifax Courthouse. While away they
viii visit friends in Greensboro and Mount
Airy. y. G.
The Richmond and Manchester street car
line will run their ears regularly up TO ll:3O
o'clock to-nIgbt for the accommodation OF
parties desiring to witness the display Of
fireworks ct Reservoir Park.
Alta regular meeting Of Bohson Lodge,
No. %, c0lorcd MasOns, Past Grand. Master
". II Hughes presented plst-mastTr jewels
to the following members: j. Il johnson.
j. II. Holmes, Z. T. Coy, a. L. Moon, and
Richard Graham.