The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-27
MANCHESTER NEWS.
Notes and Comment. from the south side

Notes md Comments from the south side.
Eight brilliant electric lights, aRgre-
eating two hundred and thirty-hve can
dle-pOwer, are being placed in the Zen
trail Methodist Church. This Church
was lighted with electricity some time
ago but the rates were then 50 high that
the congregation did not feel that they
could afford such a luxurious Lighting
and 40 thew went back 10 the oil lamp
Ihe old Dominion Electric-Light and
Power Company having since put in
considerable new and improved machin-
erv. now furnish electric lights stsmuch
lover rate than formerly, and Central
Church ia taking advantage OF IT,
The congregation Of the cambridge
Street Bapiist Church are now consider
ing the matter OF lighting mp their church
with electricity. and. the question OF
lighting up Odd Fellows Hall exclusive
Is with electric lights has just been con
sidored hv a committee from that Order,
and this committee will recommend at
The next meeting Oftheir lodge the adop-
ton Of electric lights.
The Leqder Hall is now lighted with
sixteen mountaineering power lights,
and Nessrs Gibbs 4 Brother are con-
sjdering whether they will light their
Opera-hOuse with electricity.
Mrs. Amarvlis Wilkinson, widow OF
the late Robert Wilkinson, died Friday
NIGHT AT her home, in Hallsboro, Chester
dcid county. aged eighiy-six years. The
deceased Was a sister of the lamented
Or. sale. distinguished physician in
Manchester fifty years ago, and OF mrs.
Thomas Walden, ST., who is now living
in Manchester. at the advanced age OF
eighty-nine years, with her daughter,
Mrs 4. {. McRae Mrs. Wilkinson was
remarkably well preserved for one OF
her age and in her death there passes
away from the community in which she
lived a woman Of many noble traits Of
character. and one whom three genera
lions of Chesterfield have well known.
Until within a short while before her
death she was IN good health. and her
decease was quite unexpected 10 her
relatives in Manchester.
Religious services will be held In Gers
lev's Hall this afternoon al 3 and again
Of 7.3O o'clock. The lectures will be
illustrated and made plain.
A meeting of the joint committee OF
Cynthus Grove of Druids and Swansboro
Council. Junior Order of American Me
chanics, appointed 10 consider the feast
bilitv of purchasing handsome organ,
10 be used by the two orders In Morris
sets Hall, will meet Monday night al
Mr.. b. A Mahones store.
The Manchester public school build
ings. which have been very recently
completed, were thrown open 10 the pub
lie for inspection between the hours OF y
and II 4 VI and and 7. VI. yester-
DAY. Those who visited the buildings
declared them 10 be admirably arranged
and that Manchester now has splendid
accommodations for the children attend
ing the public schools
Captain John Gillian, OF Powhatsn, Il
visiting In this city.
Mr.. Wister Archer, Of Richmond, wa:
in Manchester Friday afternoon.
Mrs. P. c. Trsphagan, OF Denver
Col, is In the city visiting Mrs. D. d
Besttie.
The transactions In real estate in Ches
/ terrified during the past two month";
aggregate nearly two hundred thousand
dollars
Misses Russell and Dexter, OF Brook
lyn, n. Y. have returned home after
pleasant visit to their aunt, Mrs Free
Rolin, of this city.
Miss Annie May Turpin, daughter o
DR.. Thos. J. Turpin, OF Powhatan county
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. T. W. WeisigeI
of this city.
William Drumgoole, the negro VIII
escaped from the Chesterfield all am
who was recaptured, has been placed Il
cell from which he Is not likely to &c
out until taken out by the officers
There will be called meeting o
Manchester Lodge, No IA, A. F and A
NJ, tomorrow night to confer the NJ. NJ
degree on three candidates. This lodg
is in ilourishing condition and its mem
bership constantly increasing.