Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-05
TALK ABOUT aANCnEsrsR
Personal Items-sent ON fer House.
breaktng-New Railroad, &c.

breaktng-New Railroad, &C.
Clerk NJ. A. Cogbill, Of Chesterfield,
was in the city yesterday.
An interesting meeting of Dale Lodge,
No. 593, Knights of Honor. was held
last night
Mrs. W. T.. Moody and son are visit
ing friends in North Carolina.
Mr. G. C. McRae has been confined to
his home for several DAYS by sickness.
Miss Ophie Broaddns. Of Caroline, is
visiting Mrs. f. J. Hewlett on Tenth
street.
Misses Addie and Nellie Leonard re-
turned yesterday from North Carolina,
where they spent the summer.
Rev. William H. Christian, OF Nor
folk, formerly OF Manchester, was in the
city yesterday.
Miss Mary Wright and Mr.. George Q.
Holt were married Monday night at the
residence OF Mr.. George Scates, Of whose
wife the bride is niece. Rev. John j.
Clopton performed the ceremony and
Mr.. and Mrs. Holt left that night for
trip North.
The committee appointed by the
Cleveland and Thurman Campaign Club
to arrange for the barbecue to'be held Mt
Drewry's Mansion on the 18th held
meeting last night and arranged many
matters in connection with the reunion.
Prominent speakers and large crowd
are both expected.
In the Mayors Court yesterday morn
ing Ralph Carter was sent on 10 the
grand jury for breaking into the resi-
denceof Miss Lizzie Whitehead, on Tenth
street, and stealing certain articles.
Moses Carter and Frank Jefferson,
smaller boys, charged with the same Of
fence. were turned over to their parents
for correction. Ralph was also sent to
jail for sixty days for stealing brass, the
property of the Alert Fire Company.
The same charge against Jamrs Brown
was continued until October, as he is now
serving term in Jail for stealing lead
from the Manchester Water-Works.
1t IS very probable that q called meet
ing of the City School Board will be
held in few days TO consider matters
relative 10 opening the schools in the
new buildings which are now rapidly APP
preaching completion. The schools will
in all probability not be opened before
the lst OF October. but there are many
things for the board to consider and pass
upon before the session is begun.
The question OF widening Cowardin
avenue is again being egitated, and the
idea seems to meet with general favor.
II this is done it IS thought that the ex-
tension will be made on the north side,
and Shat the side next to the railroad
will be cut but little, If at all II this
thoroughfare is made sixty feet wide it
will make beautiful drivlng-way lead
ing from the water-tower on Spring Hill
to the Petersburg turnpike This Is
already one of the most desirable lOcall-
ties for residences in the city.
The Manchester Republicans have
elected the following delegates TO the
Congressional Convention which meets
at Henrico courthouse on the 18th }.
b. johnson. W. L. Edwards, and James
H. Cunningham. Alternates Frank
Nelson and Richard Woodbridge The
convention condemned the action of
Houston, Brady Il Co. in placing Brady
on the National Committee. The Re
publican City Committee is composed OF
the following members: First Ward
Peter Hutchinson, w. T. Edwards, and
A. Q. Powell. Second Ward-Henry
johnson, j. II. Walker, and Charles
Gathright Third Ward-W. b. Mann,
Moses Harris, j. b. johnson. and Lewis
Clarke. Fourth Ward-Richard Wool
dridge, W. Ii. Hughes, James II. Cunning
ham, and Alexander Brooks. The COM
mittee will organize at once.
The Dispdtch of yesterday contained
the exclusive announcement OF the or
ganization of the Midlothian, Manches-
ter and Richmond Railroad Company
with ex-Mayor Taylor as president Mr..
J. c. Shafer, of New Jersey, is general
manager and vice-president w. II.
DeKaDp, of New Jersey. secretary and
treasurer, and Messrs. c. p. j. Bur
gwyn, of Richmond. aud Cook Talcott,
Of New York, consulting engineers AS
stated yesterday, the road will run from
Richmond through Manchester TO Hugue-
not Springs ria Midlothian and will open
up fine country, much of which is not
now accessible to any railroad line.