Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-03
THE NEWS OF MANCHESTER.
Observance Of New Years Day
Young Ladies' Reunion
Personal. dc.

New-Year's Day was generally OBJ
served in Manchester. On Sunday ser
vices fitting the occasion were delivered,
and Yesterday was taken as holiday. The
Danville shops-certain departments at
least-BeIle Isle, the public schools, and
the city Offices we're closed, and the
post-oflice was only open from 9 to 10 A.
NJ. The stores and places Of business
were open, but the days business was
light and the streets wore hold > ap-
pearance.
During 1887 nearly one hundred build
ings were erected IN Manchester and
suburbs, among which were the Beattle
block and Mr. Nunnally's handsome
store at the corner of Twelfth and Hull
streets; an electric-light plant was cstab-
lished which now furnishes lights TO the
stores and at many places out OF doors (;
new tannery has been located
here, the buildings for which are
now nearly completed; and alto
gether the city has made a good
record in progress and improvement.
One most gratifying thing 10 the city s
financial advancement der 100000 OF
s per cent. bonds were redeemed, and Us
TO that amount were sold without any
difficulty at several points above par.
The new year is looked forward to with
much expectation, and the outlook
is promising. 1t is expected that IN the
next twelve months our citizens will see
some of the streets at least paved and
lighted by gas or electricity, and that
water and works will be established.
The merchants and manufacturers, who
have enjoyed a good year, expect bet
ter one.
REUNION.
The Young Ladies Aid Society of the
Bainbridge Street Baptist church held a
reunion last night at the hospitable
home of Mr.. w. l.. Moody, short dis
lance from Manchester. Wagons left the
city about 8 o'clock and carried a
qoodly number OF the members OF the
society and their friends. Rev. l..
r. Thornhill, the pastor Of this
church, delivered NewYear's address.
There was some good music, and an ele-
CANT supper was served and partaken OF
with decided relish. Altogether the
evening was an unusually pleasant one
to those present, and at IA late hour the
company dispersed. This society, which
was organized some three or four years
ago, is an important auxiliary OF the
church.
STOCK FROM CANADA.
A letter was received in Richmond
Yesterday from Mr. James BellwoOd, OF
Ontario, Canada, stating that he was on
his way 10 Richmond with five carloads
OF stock and agricultural implements.
MIR. Bellwood is man OF considerable
means, and recently purchased the
Drewry 's-Bluff farm, several miles below
Manchester, for So, 900. he Is on his
way to take charge of his property, and
will bring with him some OF the best
stock of Canadian horses ana cattle,
which he will use here as somewhat OF an
experiment. The Drewry's Bluff farm Is
one of the most widely-known estates IN
Virginia. Before the war it was regard
ed as one of the best plantations on the
james river, and it IS q place OF great
historical interest.
MR.. OWENS DISTRICT.
Mr. Harry b. Owen, past master oil
Manchester Lodge, No. Ia, A., L. a A.
NJ, and a member of the Grand Lodge
of Masons of Virginia, yesterday re-
ceiyed his commission as lecturer in DIS
trict No 2, embracing the following
counties Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox,
buckingham, Campbell. Caroline, Char
lotte. Chesterfield, Cumberland, Essex,
Fluyanna, Goochland, Halifax, Hanover,
Henrico, King and Queen, King George,
King William, Lancaster, Louisa, Meek