Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-28
sOUTH-sIDE MATTERS.
Meeting or the Manchester school
BOard-Oiher Items

The November meeting OF the Manchester
school Board was held IN the Council cham.
her last night al 7.3) O'Clock. Present
Mes,rs. +. G. ID. Farmer (prfsdenQ, -. j,
Weisiger secretary, W. l.. Robinson, >. X.
Perdue, John O'Brien, W. W. Pool, G.. a.
Carr, G.. a. Pepe superintendent il. a.
Maurice. and PRINCIPAL A. II. Fitzgerald. oi
the white schools. Principal James +.
Blackwell, OF the colored schools, came in
later. This being the first meeting after the
opening Of the schools there was much rou-
tine work to be transacted.
FOR EXPERIMENT.
An appropriation was made TO enable the
Committee on Grades TO secure the neces-
sary apparatus for proper experiments IN
chemistry and natural philosophy.
TIE ENROLMENT
The schools have now been in operation
one month and the outlook is very promising
indeed. Superintendent Mlurice's report
contained the following figures. White
schools: Enrolment, 507; average attend
ance, ass. Colored schools: Enrolment
3i6: average attendance, 800. Total enrol.
ment, Sj3; total average attendance, 'Gs'
HOLIDAYS.
A resolution was adopted providing that
the schools be closed tomorrow Thanks
eiying. Day) and that the Christmas holt
davs extend from Friday, December list
10 wednesday, January I'd.
Principal Blackwell appeared before the
board and suggested the adyisability Of
appointing an assistant in one OF the pri-
mary colored schools. Referred to the
Committee on Ordinances.
GENERAL NOTES.
Owing 10 the unsettled state OF the
weather on Monday It was decided to post
pone the sale OF the Spring-Hiil lots, formerly
announced 10 take place yesterday, until To-
morrow at noon. when Messrs. ROyall & Go.
expect 10 have large crowd in attendance.
There are 2G0 lots to be sold. Conyeyan@s
will leave tue corner OF Ninth aud Man
streets, Richmond, 1t IL O'Clock.
At the meeting Of the Chesterfield Board
OF Supervisors held on Monday Major ,b-
seph Walker was appointed a committee OF
one 10 select a suitable testimonial 70 be PEE
sented TO Hon. W. W. Baker for the faithful
and valuable services rendered by him as Tx
posiuon Commissioner. Mir. Baker deeliIed
TO receive any compensation. hui rec1m-
mended that Mr. Watsius. the assistant c'm-
missioner, be paid S100 for the valuable ler-
vices rendered by him. This WAS done.
BY a cirfiCAl tElOI u Wa. maui 10 atftsA
in Yesterdays Dispatch that Rev. j. Z. Hall
had been called TO the pastoral charge OF
the Bainbrdge-Street Baptist church,
whereas It should have been the Pres.Yte-
risn. Rev. l.. r. Thornhill has beer the
faithful pastor Of the former for over hree
years, and MIR. Hall, though just ordined
to the ministry, has had charge Of the Pres
byterian church for several mOn,hs. anil nls
earnestness and zeal are manifest. le Is
doing a good work and building " bis
church.
A petition has been circulated IN Ctester-
field aud was numerously signed asking the
Board OF supervisors to exempt the letters
burg and Chesterfield Railroad Company
from county taxes for twenty years The
Richmond aud Petersburg Railroad Com
pany is already exemp, from taxatitn, and
this company, which proposes to BULL line
from Richmond to Petersburg, visits to be
placed upon an equal footing.
Cards are out ioT the marriage at the Pres
byterian church "Wednesday Afternoon, De
cember 5th. OF 8 O'Clock, OF Mr. Gelrge G.
Ruskell, OF Richmond, to Miss Robins
Sbanks, OF this city.
The post-ofiice viii be open tomorrow
morning from 10 10 O'Clock.