Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-15
TaE NEWS OF xAScHssTER.
Tho RcunIeu To-Day-Isss night
Meeting Personal notes. &c.

The survivors OF the Chesterfield
Troop expect TO have glorious reunion
to-day at Mr.. David Moore's farm, few
miles from the city. Many OF those
living In and near this city will 90 ont
early in the morning, and Others will
drive ont later. A big Brunswick stew
aud barbecue win be prepared. This
organization Company b, Fourth Vir-
ginia Reaiment) was made up when John
Brown made bis raid in the fall Of 1889,
with w. b. Ball as captain; w. B. Wool
bridge, first lieutenant Charles II.
Rhodes, second lieutenant; ID. h. Wei
siger, junior second lieutenant The
following are the Survivors: Robert \.
Anderson, +. w. Anderson, John Ander-
son. Samuel M. Archer, +. Jefferson
Baugh, James Bradley, Frank Brooks,
John II. Bsugh. Junius A. Clarke. Wal
ter G. Clarke, Carroll &. Clarke, James
M. Cheatham, John NJ. Cook, Andrew
Dyer. W. +. Fisher, T. II. Fisher j. W.
Fisher, David Forloine, A. 5. Fureron,
Henry 4. Gary, Sidney Graves, David
Hancock, Thomas Hancock. Matthew
Hancock, Spencer Hancock, Dixon Ma
ton, Sidney Lacy, Edward Lightly, James
A. Lipscomb, Il. T.. Manders, L. Y. Man
ders, Lawson Morrissett, Austin u.
Moore, David Moore, B. Moss, w. 5.
Moss, J. X. p. Moss, George X. Moss,
Joseph Myers, NJ. IL. Mccoy, John
Roberts, j.. A. Smith, -- Stratton. II.
Clay Thompkins (now Attorney-Goneral
Of Alabams), W. I. Iiusley, Thomas
Hbbits, Mike Walden, Charles Vaden,
William Walden. John Isaac Wilkerson,
l. Cary Winston, and GiIlis Williams.
There was quite full attendance OF
citizens at the meeting held last night
at Morrissett's Hall in Swansboro,
called for the purpose of giving express
sion OF opinion rs to the causes which
led Mr.. Joseph Bryan, owner OF tho
Manchester street-car line, 10 abandon
the idea OF using electricity rs motive
power. Numerous speeches, all well
tempered. were made, and resolutions
were adopted respectfully protest
ing against the action of the Richmond
street Committee IN requiring Mr.. Bryan
10 change his route from Canal TO Main
streets from Ninth street TO Seventh.
The Manchester aud SwGnsboro' folks
think it hard when Ninth street is the
only approach that they have to Rich
mond, except ria Mayo's bridge. that
this one should lie So DISTRACTED 10y rail
road tracks as to make Il unsafe for
street cars and vehicles 10 pass along IT..
NJ meeting Of the Democratic re-
presentatiyes OF the various districts OF
Chesterfield held at the county court
house on Monday Mr.. +. Robertson WAS
unanimously reelected county chairman
and the following gentleman zone from
each township were constituted an tx
ecutiye Committee : Manchester, Henry
Harnish Midlothian, ID. B. Wiufree,
Jr Bermuda. DIR. q. VI. Friend Dale,
john 5. Taylor; Clover Hill. J. l..
Owen Natoaca, f. +. Bockett. Mr.. ".
Roane Ru0iu was chairman of the meet
ing and benjamin +. oven, Jr., secro-
tary.
Tho Council Committee on Streets
having granted the petition OF the Dun
lop & McCance Milling aud Manuiactu-
ring Company to construct n railroad
track from their mills to the Richmond
and Danyllle railroad track the City At
torney has framed an ordinance to
protect the city's interest in the matter,
and this ordinance WIS adopted at a
meeting Of the committee held yester-
day afternoon.
The whole number Of persons regis
tered in Manchester last week was 423,
Of whom 253 were white and l7G cOlored.
The voting population OF Manchester is
about l,6UO.
The Republican City Committee has
issued call for ward meetings to be
held on tue night of August 2Sth 10 elect
delegates to the convention 10 be held at
Henrico courthouse two days later.
On the lst OF August Rev. l.. II.
Thornhil, of this city, and DR.. Hatcher,
of Richmond. were in Edinburg, Scot
land, both we'll and having delightful
time.
Messrs. Benjamin P. Owen. Jr., and
David Moore have been appointed school
trustees for Powhite district OF Chester
field.
Misses Mary and Matte Sims have
returned from New York.
Mr. j. W. Bergman, who has been
o,;t. o;,k n, abta io no ottt opain