Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-13
MANCHESTER AND VICINITY.
Death OF Mrs. Lamb-SmaiI Fire-Tbe
TIournoy Case, &c.

Mrs. Judith Y. Lamb, one Of the Oldest
residents OF this section. died at 3 o'clock
Yesterday morning at the residence of her
son. Mr.. J.. A. Lamb, on Thirteenth street
between Semmes and Railroad. at the ripe
age of elghty-five years.
hlrs. LAMB was the widow of Mr.. Will
liam Lamb, who died about two years ago
and who for many years lIved on Belle Isle
and was valued employc Of the Old Do
mlniOn Iron and Nail-Works. Deceased
spent the greater part of her life on Belle
Isle, having lived there a half-century or
more. For many years she kept board
ing-hOuse for the Nail works operatives.
She had been nm invalid for a long while
prior TO her death, but was always cheer
ful and bore her afiiiction without muir
muring.
Mrs Lamb was held in high esteem by
all who knew her. She was very chart
tably disposed and her greatest delight was
TO contribute TO the happiness and COM
fort of the Unfortunate and needy She
had an especially tender feeling for poor
children left pareutless and raised and
educated several orphans. Only one
child survives her.
The funeral will take place at o'clock
this afternoon from the BainbridCe-Street
Baptist church, of which Mrs. Lamb had
long been member.
4 SNAIL FIRE.
A small frame house on Fifth street be-
tween Hull and Decatur, owned and Occu-
pied Ivy COlOred woman named Suean
HutchisOn, was almost totally DESTROYED
low fre Friday night The alarm was turn
ed III at few minutes before midnight and
the Alerts, who responded promptly, soon
had good stream playing on the fiames.
The structure was too far gone to be saved.
IL was practically tOtai loss, as was the
furniture in it. There was an insurance Of
i25 which Will nearly if not quite cover
the loss.
CHESTERFIELD COUNT.
The April term of the Chesterfield Coun-
" Court opens tomorrow. There will be
no grand Jury, and the session will be q
short one unless IT ia decided to 60 into
the second trial of the case OF John Jones,
charged with manslaughter. which Is not
likely.
The trial Of J. T. Flournoy on the charge
Of misappropriatine the funds Of a secret
order will probably be continued until the
June term, rs the felony charges of SINH
lar character against him will then be in
ye-tigated by the grand jury. The INSIDE
meau0r case comes up on an appeal from
decision of Justice Hewlett (colored), who
sentenced the young man to thirty days IN
iail. The report that Mir. FlournOy plead
ed guilty to tins charge was erroneous.
BRIEF ITrods.
Tho Chesterfield Cavalry Troop will have
their next drill at Dunn's Store on the 23d
instant.
The revival services at tho Central
Methodist church will be continued to-
morrow and Tuesday nights, and perhaps
All the week.
Nce,rs. George w. Toby, c. &. Wells,
and others, of this city, prominent IN tho
order of Red Mon. will attend the Grand
Council, which meets in Petersburg on the
9th of Nav.
Tho suit of the Manchester Water Com
pauy against tho city of Manchester for
one quarters rent ON account of iire-plugs,
which the city refused to pay on the ground
that the company did not furnish water
at "a fire which occurred during that quar-
ter. Will come up Tor trial at the next term
of the lusungs Court, which begins on
the 2ist instant.