Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-01
mANCHEsrER's CONTRIBUTIONS.
some Bits OF News for the Dispatch
Readers.

Mr.. A. w. Fahr has returned from
brief visit to Lyuchburg.
Mr.. A. j. Bradley has returned from a
trip North.
Hon. Thomas NJ. Miller, of Powhatan,
has been in the city for several days visit
ing friends.
Auditor J. b. Walden was at his Office
yesterday morning, though still quite in
disposed.
Mr.. Peter Weisiger, who is here on n
visit, will return to his home, in Atlanta,
this week.
Sergeant Henry Fitzgerald and DR.. J..
b. Spencer left yesterday for Charlottes-
vile to attend meeting of the presby-
terry.
Several ladies' Of this city were at the
Capitol yesterday and visitedthe Libnry
and went up into the Washington monu-
ment
4 public temperance meeting will he
held at the Manchester Presbyterian
church tonight at 8 o'clock under the
auspices of Star of Hope Lodge. Good
Templars. Colonel J. II. Miller, grand
chief tempIar. and others will speak.
There will be some good music. All are
invited.
The Manchester minstrels will give an
entertainment at Cersley's Hall Thurs
day night for the benefit of the Alert
Fire Company.
Rev. Preston &. Nash preached at the
Meade Memorial Episcopal church last
night to large audience, and the dis
course was one of peculiar interest. The
meetings will be continued during the
nights OF the week.
A meeting was held at the Bainbridge-
Street Baptist church last night in the
| interest of the Young Mems Christian
/ Association proposed TO he established
here. The interest in this movement is
growing steadily.
The people OF this city are much in
! terested in the bill now pending in the
Legislature to SO amend the city charter
that ia the absence of the Mayor the
presiding Justice shall have authority to
/ try cases of ordinance violations. The
need of such an amendment has long
/ been felt.
For several days prior to yesterday the
ponds about Manchester were filled all
| day and until late hour at night with
skaters, but yesterday the ice was rotten
and the sport was not good. The advent
| of warmer weather has caused the rapid
disappearance of ice, and the streets now,
on the other hand, are quite muddy.
The corporators of the Manchester
and Chesterfield Railroad Company will
make thorough canvass of the county
between now and the 18th of April, when
n vote will be taken on the question oI
the county's subscribing $l00, 600 to the
capital stock Of the company. Ihes'
gentlemen think they can show that i
will be greatly to the interest Of th'
county to vote the subscription.
The fire at the penitentiary yesterda,
morning created considerable eXcitemen
in this city as people, when they wer'
suddenly aroused from their slumber
by the ringing of the bells, thought th'
fire was in this city. The light shon'
brightly, and a large number OF people
arose from their couch to try and locate
the fire. The bells Mt the cotton-factor!
here and the fre.bells in Richmond
rung about tho same time, and thi
made the anxiety greater.
The corpOratOrs of the James-River
Valley Construction Company, the bil
to incorporate which passed the Senat,
yesterday, are Councilman james +
Bradley and DIR. I. B. Dorset. o
this city George Beadle, =. c. War
wick, A. Langstaf' Johnson, and W. )
Iyey, all of whom are well known here
The company is authorized TO commence
operations as soon as 100000 OF tn
capital stock shall have been subscribed
Ii il authorized to build railroads
bridges, and to do construction work o
any character