The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-06
MANCHESTER MATTERS.
A TALE OF TWO DAYS fHom
ACROSS THE RIVER.


ing. O..
rament of the Lords Supper was ad-
minlslered and one new member was
received.
The regular services and Holy Com
mnnion were read aud celebrated at
/ Bishop Meade Memorial Church. There
were no services in the evening. the
rector. Rev. John j. Clopton. going
over 20 Richmond 10 attend the mission
arv services at St. James Church. where
I Revs. l.. l.. Kinsolving ard j. W. Nor
ris. the missionaries to Brazil, delivered
parting addresses.
Professor Edmund Harrison. OF
Richmond College. preached at BAN
bridge street Baptist Church IN the
morning. There were no services al
night. The pastor. Rev. l.. Il. Ihorn-
hill. has not returned from his vaca-
ton.
Rev. j. Cleveland Hall preached at
the Westminster Church. on west Cary |
street. Richmond, Sunday afternoon.
An accideno to an electric car pre-
vented hi. returning in time to preach
at the Presbyterian Church. lie
preached in the morning to large con-
gregation.
As there were no religious services
at a number Of the churches Sunday
night. Central Methodist Church was
crowded. The pastor. Rev. +. NJ.
/ Peterson, preached a sermon Of unusual
power and effect.
TO BIZ PRIVATELY EXECUTED.
Friday, August 30. Simon Walker.
/ the negro murderer. will be hanged
F from a scaff0ld to be erected in rear OF
/ the Chesterfield county jail. a high
fence, it is understood. Will be erected
around the scaffOld so as TO carry out
+ the law that the executiOnOf sentence
of capital punishment shall be as private
as possible.
IL was learned that some partie. were
pettioning the Governor for a pardon
or communication of sentance TO the
State penitentiary. No petition has
been as yet presented to the Governor.
and very few names. SO far az has been |
I learned. have been attached 10 the
/ petition.
RELIGIOUS sERvIC rs IL THE COUNTY.
This morning at Branch s Church, |
which is about four miles from Man
chester. i'm Chesterfield county, the one
hundrethand sixth annual. session OF, the |
Middle District Baptist Association will
be held. The hour of the meeting is 10 |
a. NJ. Hon. W. W. Baker will be the
moderator.
Since the last meeting. Rev. ID. B /
Winfr,e. d. d.. and DR.. j. Lewis Dor |
sett have passed away. They were /
among the oldest members Of this aged |
association. For years DR.. Dorset had |
been the clerk of the board. The /
church is in the midst Of beautiful T.
grove Of oak trees. The delegates who /
will attend from Bainbridge-street Bap- /
list Church are W. l.. Moody. J. J. /
Blanton. Wash. Farmer. +. c. ID. Farm
er, Lee \. Bass and J. +. Utz.
MANCHESTER NOTES.
Mr.. Henry G. Beattie aud family have
left the city for the summer.
Sergeant Fitzgerald has in his Office
an old cannon ball found when work
men were digging the foundation of
building being erected on Hull street
between Thirteenth ard Fourteenth.
This. with other balls. were found IN
an old well. and there are some people
ready 20 believe that they were placed
there while Colonel TarletOn and General
Marc is Lafayette were lighting
around this region during the Reyolu
tiOnary war.
The Manchester Association who are
owners Of one Of the first fish ponds in
the neighbOrhoOd of Manchester in
tend rebuilding their dam at once.
This fish pond is about eight miles in
the county. The dam was broken by
the heavy strains OccassiOned ty the
recent rains and many of the larger
fish went out with the water through
the break. IL is believed that the
smaller fish remained in the pond.
Yesterday morning Rev. William +. !
Hatcher, ID. D.. pastor OF Grace-street
Baptist Church. Richmond. and Rev.
l.. b. Hatcher administered the Ordi
nance OF baptism TO about seventy con- ,
yerls. They were converted at the
great revival which has been recently
held at Bethlehem Baptist Church.
There was an immense attendance
present The baptising took place in /
the creek which flows close by Midlo t
THAN. c
Cynthia's Grove. United Ancient Or a
der Of Druids celebrated themselves {
yesterday with picnic at Alleys farm,
not far from the city, on the Nine-mile q
road. Wagons ran at reasonable hours q
TO carry people TO the farm. The pic i
nc was success. q
Mrs. COrnelia Brodnax and Misses l.
Annie and Ellen Bro1nax have return
cd to the city from Ocean View.
llr. +. =. Voolfolk has gone South to :,
live. lie has accepted a position with !
a Georgia firm. 4
Mr.. William Nelson Page has gone on |,
a short trip to the mountains. )
Msssrs. +. b. Dunford and Thomas
COllighan have gone to New York. .
Mrs. +. +. Mayo left yesterday morn a
ing TO spend several weeks at Chris q
Liansburg. Montgomery county.
Miss Maggie Walden IS visiting Mrs. y
James NJ. DOuthat at Riverside, Charles G.
Jity county.
The people living on Fifteenth street. a
between Hull and Perry, want the v
street paved. They intend petitioning a.
lie Council at the next smeeting 10 d
hat end. Il
The City Democratic Committee met u
asst night aud transacted considerable lC
business Of an important nature.
There was large crowd in attendance
It the second hop at the Bon-Air Hotel
asst night. %,
The farmers Of Chesterfield are right a.
gloomy about the crops. h.
The Manchester Ledder Is responsible =
or the following fish story "A gen -,
leman from the First ward is said TO &
rave caught a catfish a few DAYS ago. ~
he heat Of which made a sufficient ~
neal for eight persons.
Captain ard Mrs. Melville c. Keeling r.,
nd Mr., Ii. w. Keeling, OF Berkeley y,
Va who have been visiting friends in h.
his city, returned home yesterday III
-
IL takes two days now 10 make a trip T. r.
o Powhatan Courthouse and return. -
When the Farmylle and Powhatan g,
abroad Is completed, Manchestsrlan 80
an 90 TO Powhatan Courthouse in the -
corning and return in the evening ~