The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-15
MANCHESTER MATTERS.
What Is Going on Of Interest on the Other
side Of the Water.


A marriage license has been issued to MIR.
Charles Blankenship and Miss sallie
Gentry.
Baptjsmal services were held at Meade
Memorial Church sunday. Three infants
were baptized.
Mrs. w. j. Propst will leave Saturday to
spend q month in Caroline.
Mrs. s. ". Darlington, Of Halifax county,
Is visiting her son, Mr.. X. y. Darlington,
SOl Decatur street.
Mr.. Robert :. Hague and Miss Mary l..
Robinson were married Sunday night by
Rev. W. l.. Langh0n.
Mrs. W. T.. Brown and Mrs. Blanche
Thaxton will leave in few days for North
Carolina TO spend several months.
MIR. W. T.. Pitt, who has been quite sick
for the past two weeks, was better yester-
day, and left with his family for a soiourn
in POwhatan county.
Henderson Lodge Of Odd Fellows will
give picnic mt West Point on the I'D. \
string band has been engaged.
A short time ago. George Chapman (cOl-
Ored) was found guilty Of stealing wood
from the Danyille railroad, and sent 10 Jail
for a short term. Yesterday he was found
with railroad brasses in his possession, by
Onicer George W. Roach. The case will
come In iOI lfldi W eNnpNGIN.
Rev. DR.. l.. VI. Peterson preached TO q
large congregation sunday night upon the
evils OF the lottery system. His text was.
"Be not We therefore partakeTs with them"
Several days ago Officers Smith and Moles
had an exciting chase after tramp. sat
urday afternoon the tramp was captured
near the Petersburg Railroad bridge. He
gave his name as jackson. and was lOcked
up in the stauOn-hOuse. lie was given one
hour TO leayeFhe city yesterday morning by
the Mayor.
Saturday afternoon Emmett Crump and
John Clinton, two cOlored boys, got into a
quarrel near the cemetery. Crump struck
Clinton GA tac head with n rock, and was
fined S2by Mayor Attkisson yesterday morn
ing.
Sunday morning in the upper part Of
Manchester. William Mayo (cOlOrcd) began
fighting with William Baugh (cOl0red)
Louisiana Baugh, mother Of the latter. at
tempted TO part the two. At the same time
Della Dennis and Charlotte Gibson, relatives
! of the Mayo boy, also made their appear
auce. Mayo struck Louisiana severe
blow i'm the right eve with a rock, and
Dennis and Charlotte helped him. The
Mayor Yesterday fined Mayo, 3; Gibson,
81; and Dennis. 81.
George Wellington (c0lored) was fined 81
for creating a disturbance in his neighbOr-
hood.
Cornelius Harris and Joe Lampkin (bolh
cOlored) were charged with fighting in the
street. The former was fined 81 and the
latter 81.
Several ordinance cases were disposed Of
before the Mayors Court, and several Of Mr.
Cyrus BOssieuX's drivers were summoned
to appear to-day for driving over grayeled
streets.
The City Democratic Committee held q
meeting last night in the Leader building
Mr.. Utz was elected temporary chairman
and Mr.. Patch, secretary. All OF the new
committeeman from the Second, Third and
Fourth wards were present, and the delega-
ton elected i'm the First ward at Crumps
coal yard. These are Messrs. Charley II
sims, Charles Y. Green and James Cook
About an hour wac consumed IN
discussing which OF the cOmmittemcl
elected in the First ward should be seated
1t was finally decided 10 meet again neXi
Thursday night, at which time the delega
ton will be heard. These representative
r are Messrs. John W. Caudle, b. +. Faul
coner and Charles Atkinson.