Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-14
mANcn ESTER AND VICINITY.
Many Items of Interest from Across '"'
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II was reported yesterday that Now iV..
syndicate had purchased tho property known ae
the Franklin Stesrns estate at Midlothian -
Chesterfield county. for s5o.0Oo. The propery
is in the heart of the Chesterfield coal neiL nn.
Il Is understood that the syndicate boughi"
chiefly 20 develop this industry.
surveyors are at work surveying roulo ~
railroad 70 run from Midlothian 10 n point 80
HallsborO'. The distance between these w"
points Is four miles. aud the parties interest,"
In the building OF the road are also inteIes,
IN the development OF the coel-heids OF Chessea
Held There are now two large syndicates ~, 10
rating around Midlothian. ono Il a syndea.e
OF Pennsylvanians, aud the other OF New lO'A
capitalists.
There Is considerable prospecting going on
around Midlothian. A party OF about tvehs}iI
i've northern gentlemen, Interested in the o.
Midlothian mines, with which Mr. Murpny % -
connected, went up there Monday In pfFh.o
car. The object OF their visit, II Ia sal !, Wa ~
take good look at the property with a WIZ
carrying on extensive operations, and the map
ping out OF a ,ogn hGs been limited.
COURT MATHIS.
Tho Chesterfield County Court has adjourned
for The term. A n0iis pscssqui has been entcre1
by the monWealfh's Attorney In the case 81
John A. Jones. charged with assauitng D. w,
Tingie. This Was expected after the acquittol Vi
Mr.. Jones on the charge OF homicide
Complaint was m ado IN the Mayors Court yes-
terday morning By several ladies' owning piV,
porty and residing near the corner OF Third ena
Ba.nhTl1ge streets Of the dlsagreeablc our
arising from the tannery now In operation d.
the foot Of cambridge street They stated thsl
their property was bolng damaged, 10 that tno.'
tenants wero threatening 10 vacate lest the hII-
sance be abated. The Mayor continued the cess
until Friday, and went down with CITY koglneer
Nelson and DR.. :. l.. Ingram, president OF lne
Board Of Health, 70 see what could be done ]"
the matter.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFs.
Mr.. Milton Jennings, Of Goochland county
spent last night with friends IN this city.
Tho May term OF the Hastings Court, at whlch
there are one or two important criminal cases 10
be tried viii commence next Monday.
Marshall X. Peterson. the son ofskey. Mr.. Feter-
son, pastor Of Central church, was awardel
gold medal last week as tho best debater IN tue
" ashington Literary society at Randolph Macon
College.
Tho officers and teachers Of the Central Metho,;
dist sunday school have decided thst the annual
picnic shall be held q; Fcresi-hill PARK June
18th
who has been studying in Europe. writes her
mother thnt she will be homo this summer oVeh
II she has 70 return in the fall
Tho heavy rain between and o'clock last
D. rture II the Bainbridge- Baptist church
by Colonel Alexander Hogelnnd on his Woik
among the neWsboys md bootblacks. ColohoI
Hcce!snd is an earnest and Impressive spea>er
an spices mis- talks with many thrilling ihc'-
j nta from personal experience.
The following gentlemen have been clecteu
from TIE Central Methodist church a delcga'e7
D. tho laymen's UniOa Of Richmond ana HAN
chester. 10 DO held al Centenary church lhir--
DAY night for reorganization: Messrs. >. II. teI-
due. A. d. shotwell, n. J. -Weisiger, Samuel H.
owens, ". H. Owens George \. Carr. J. -
smith, Charles Walk, J. 4. Herrin. L. J. Fool'
Farncst Atwell. T. H. Betty, NJ. 9. Campbell, J
H. Smith. j. +. Rediord, and f. B. Dunford.