Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-05
THE NEWS OF MANCHESTER.
Pleasant EuciIre Party-Dance at Granite
Personals and Briefs.

Miss n. Clay Willis gave very pleasant
euchre party Friday night at tine residence
OF Mr. d. l.. Pulliam, on Porter street. The
evening passed Oft in q most agreeable
manner TO the happy company. Miss KITTY
Morris and Mr.. g. Scott BIcRae won the
higher prizes and Miss Annie Fendley and
Mr.. Thomas G.. Mathews the boobies:
Among the guests were Misses Kate and
Minnie Drewry. Mollie Mortimer. OF Phila-
delphia Maggie Jones. OF Ashland carrie
Walden, Kitty Morris, Cabell Hancock. Susie
Morris. Annie Fendley, Annie Broadnax,
Marie Cox, Mamie Snellings, Mrs. q. Scott
McRae. Mrs. J. n. PattesCn, Mrs. George
T.. Gary, and Mrs. Drewry, and Messrs:
French. Walden. French. Thomas f; and
Herbert d. Owen, Brodnax, Snellings,
Grinnan, Thomas G.. aud Willie L.
Mathews, Ball, Cox. Morris, Welslger, Gary,
McRae. Drewry. Wyle, DR.. Scott. and Or.
Ingram.
A very enjoyable hop was given at Ora
mite Thursday night. Afeature of the eve
ming was tho music by Miss Mary Car
bough, who played and sang several selec-
tions. The dancing was very good. few
of those present were Messrs. Il. ID. smith,
George ". Carbough. Joseph Schutta,
Albert Voltair. Donald Inness, Captain
John Mcintosh, Miss Mary Carbough,
Misses Jennie and Lizzie lines, Miss
Katie Schutta, and Miss Ida Chapple.
Mr. A. f. Hardy has been appointed
missionary and colporter for Manchester
and vicinity by the Sunday School and
Bible Board Of the Baptist General Asso-
citation of Virginia. II is understood that
he will organize a mission Sunday school
in destitute part OF the city and have
evening exercises every Sunday. Mr..
Hardy was student at the Richmond Col
lege last session, preparing himself for the
ministry. but on account OF weak eyes was
compelled TO abandon his studies for
awhile.
The other teachers in the Manchester
colored schools have presented the princl-
pal. James II. Blackwell, with handsome
chamber lamp. William q. Moon, or
School No. 2, made the presentation.
The stone piers for the Semmes-avenue
bridge across the Petersburg railroad are
ready for the superstructure, and Mr.. John-
son, the Southside Company's engineer.
will leave for the North in few days to IN
spect the iron-work. The work on the
avenue improvements at other points Is
progressing fayorably.
THE case of the Commonwealth rs. John
A. Jones, in which new trial was granted
at the last term of the Circuit Court, will
come I'D in the County Court on Wednes-
dav. January 18th. Hon. George ID. Wise
and Judge James NJ. Gregory will appear
for the prisoner.
Judge Hancock will hold special term
of the Circuit Court of Greenesyille county
Oh Wednesday next. Master Peyton Iur-
per. son of the Clerk Of the Court or that
county, who spent the Christmas with
Judge Hancock. will return home with the
Judge.
Miss Annie May Turpin, Of Powhatan.
who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs; +. W.
Weisiger. of this city, has returned home
on account of the sickness of her father. :,
The City School Board have extended
the time in which scholars in tho public
schools may present their vaccination GER
tificates until the 18th instant.
Mrs. w. s. Jackson. who has been visit
ing in Petersburg, has returned home.
Miss Jennie Cox, of Chesterfield, IS visit
ing friends in Petersburg.