Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-20
ACROSS TIE MoBLE JAMES.
Church Cornerstone Taken Up-ofher
Manchester Items.

Church Cornerstone Taken Up-other
Manchester Items.
The old building of the Manchester
PRESBYTERIAN church has been torn down
end a handsome new structure VIII soon
adorn the beautiful church site. The cor
ner-stone Of the razed structure was taken
up Yesterday and tho box and its contents
taken in charge bv Mr.. Henry Fitzgerald
who will keep them until the corner
stone for the new church IS ready 70 re,
ceive them. The cornerstone was lald
June 3. 1871, BY Manchester Lodge OF Ma
sons. M Y. ". Crow was master OF the
lodge and Rev. William Campbell was pas
tor of the church. Among the things IN
fhe coruer-stone were list OF the names
OF the Building Committee, photosraphs
Of Rev. Dr. Moses d. Hogo, Rey. Dr. John
L. Edwards. Rev. W. A. Campbell, and Gene
raj Robert T.. Lee. Contributions IN the
shape Of Confederate relics from MIS-. Jane
Baird (since dead. names of the Allen
family from Mrs. William II. Garnett lthen
Miss Margaret Alleu), copy OF the lIch-
mond Iispnicl Of June 3, 1871, ana a copy
of the Norfolk Vjrgini1n OF June !, ISL
The Huildng Committee were I, 9s n, To5owS5 Lows
Rev. ". A. Campbell, Rev. Dr.. l.. y. BARD;
Henry Titzgerald. William !. Bueh, and
James A. Craig. There was also IN the box
q list Of the members of the Pre5byterlan
Aid Society at that time.
COUNCIL aiEETING.
A called meeting Of the City Council VIII
be held tonight at q quarter past O'CLOCK
10 consider reports and recOmmendatlon5
from standing or special committees. such
ordinances and petitions "a may. be pre-
eouted. To fin vacancies as may be occa-
stoned by expiration of terms OF such oin-
GERS as may appear. and to announce
standing committees. ,.o
This special session is necessary because
Of the fact that 40 tine time t0r the regular
rnoctiDr there was no quorum present. -
The question of paving Porter street VIII
come up at this meeting and the Street
Committee will probably recommend lHaI
the work be done.
cHEsTTRTIELD TEACHERS.
Tho examination Of teachers for tho
white schools in Chesterfield will takeplace
nj tine Chesterfield courthouse IhuTsday
and the c0l0rod teachers examination VIII
take place Friday. The district boards VIII
elect teachers a few days after the examl-
nation.
PERSONALS AND BR1ETs.
Mrs. II. williams and daughter, Miss
Ida. are visiting I'm Pownatan county,
Rev. j. IL. 1Illcrg, who preached al
Park-Place church Sunday morning, Tor
mcrly lived here. lie u nov stationed III
Udwatcr. Virginia, where he IS DONG q
good work.
bIr. f. f. Bass. of McHenry, KY, former
/ " of this CITY. who has been visiting rela-
tivcs and friends here for several days, LETT
! for home last night.
There will he no session of the Hastings
| Court this month, and the Mayors Court
Mr.. W. /. Jordan is at Virginia Beach.
Miss Clara Ingram has returned IroIh a
plea ant visit TO Chester.
Me.srs. W. =. Mathews and kosseI
Moody left Yesterday morning for Luray
and the Natural Bridge.
Mr Thomas NJ. Miller, Of Powhatan, was
J in the city yesterday.
Miss Lizzie Bomar, Of SpartansDurg >
t c.. who has been visiting Miss Mary Ma
/ thews, left for home yesterday.
Nr. ID. j. WeiSiecr will begin the erec-
tiOu of a residence on COwaIdln avenue
Miss Maggie Kathmann, Of Baltimore,
who has been visiting Mrs. Ii. u. walker,
4 OF this city. has returned home.
Mir. S. :. Murphy. superintendent OF the
Midlothian coal-mines, was in the city yes
Miss Emily A. Keeling, Of Berkeley, who
/ has been visiting friends IN the city toi
several weeks past, left for home yesterday
morning. accompanied by MIs. Il. V. Owo-
Rev. John J. Clopton viii spend this
week in Powhatan county, preaching al
+ some Of the churches there. There VIII DC
TO services at the Memorial church
1 Wednesday night III consequence OF hi'
/ absence.
Clerk IT, Z. Duyal, Of the Hastings Court
is ENJOYING few days recreation at the sea
shore. This is his first vacation during hi.
clerkship. which has extended over pc
riod Of about ten wears
Several gentlemen from this city went
up to Bon Air yesterday afternoon to VII
ness the shooting match, in which seyera
gentlemen Of Richmond and Manchester
The reinion of tho Chesterfield Troor
Will take place Wednesday at the public
school-house near Mr.. David Moore S farm
three miles from Manchester.
BENJAMIN L. LipscOmb, OF l.lchmond
| through bis counsel, Edgar Allan Esq
Yesterday instituted suit IN the Hustlns
Court against Mcssrs. Charles Keller an'
John ". Brodnax for $4,000 for driving
over him with buggy on west Broa'
street in Richmond about year ago.
Rev. ". Luinpnn returned To the cl'l
Yesterday morning from Powhatan county
I where he preached and administered lh'
Sacrament on Sunday.
Fannie Carter (colored) was arrested b'
Chief-of-Police Lipscomb yesterday after
noon on the charge of stealing money irOh
the store of ". =. Duke.
Rev. l.. Il. Thornhill preached at tn.
Baiubridge-Street Baptist church Sundal
morning, left on the p. N. Richmond ahc
Dauvillc train, preached in the Christiar
church at Jetersville that night, and dl
ring this week Will assist in reylyala at
Union church, in Amelia county.
Mr.. II. c. Beattie left here Sunday after
noon for Saratoga, n. y, having beer
called there in consequence OF the deatl
of his nephew, Mr.. Frederick Brown who
voung man about tweuty-siX years Of ace
and has twice visited Manchester.