Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-13
A YOUNG COUPLE.
ALBERT, AGED IS, AND moLLIe HOW
AID. AGED ID, ARE Welded.
A supdsv-schooi Picnic on the Track
DsnviiIians Done by Kettle Mana
Home for Disabled Confederate.
r,ec,., telegram to the Dispasch.l

D.syuLx Va, August 12.-Albert A.
Howard. aged eighteen, and Mollie V.
Howard aged fourteen, procured mar
riage license at the Clerks office IN this
city to-day and were joined in the holy
bonds of wedlock this morning. They are
residents of North Danville, are first
cousins have no father, but the mother on
each side gave their consent to the mar
rage. This is the youngest couple ever
married in these parts.
IN ExrRKNrs.
Mrs. Joseph W. Turbeville. OF North
Danville. is IN e1tr7nis. She Is memoer
of the Methodist church. woman OF a
lovely Christian character, ana VIII DC
missed by a large circle OF iriends ana aS-
ouaintances. as well as by those IN humble
circumstances. a.,
DIR. George r. Eager. Of Admission. Ala,
arrived here this morning and spent the
day among his many friends. He left for
the Roanoke Association tonight.
METHODIST PICNIC.
The Main-Street Methodist Sunday
school pic-nicked at Buffalo Lithla springs
to-day. They carried nine coaches filled.
A message has been received that the tram
is off the track and the party will not
arrive in the CITY until tomorrow morn
ing. No one was hurt by the accident.
Rev. Mr.. Lester, congressman from this
district. preached in North Danyille last
night to good audience. :,
General G. b. Peck, vice-presldent ana
general manager of the Atlantic and Dan
Vile railway, was in the city to-day on
business connected with the company's
property in this city.
The city's sewerage gang has run across
snag on Bridge street in the shape OF a
bed OF rock. The ditch is also being Hood
ed in the lower portion by water from the
canal. IL came in sorapldly to-day ana the
earth commencing to cave the laDorefs
stopped and left in a hurry. No disaster Is
feared, however.
cRUcIBIE-KKTTLE swTSDLEB.
A party purporting to be from Peoria.
ILL.,, and representing himself as agent OF
the Crucible Manufacturing Company OF
that place, with headquarters at one. OF
Danville's china and glassware stores, has
been taking in the people Of this town and
North Danville by selling them "crucible
kettles" for preserving uses, etc. He sells
them at reduced prices. After their de-
livery, and he gets away, the purchasers on
examining the kettles find they are cracked
and have been held together by, strips OF
the fellows advertisement pasted over the
break. lie mas cTealtn reg ii yWW
here. and one of the partners of the china
house says he will help to pay for his cap
ture and punishment.
The Loyal-Street Baptist church (colored)
gave picnic and excursion to Clarksvllle
Yesterday. On the return they got stalled
on the road and did not arrive here until
few minutes before o'clock this morn
ing.
DULL TOBACCO MABEYT.
The leaf tobacco market is very dull.
there being but little doing. Receipts OF
leaf are very light and sales get through
in plenty Of time for the buyers to get
warm dinner.
The work on the Main-Street Methodist
church is being rapidly pushed and 1t IS
now thought the congregation Will he able
to use the lecture-room before the cold
weather sets in. The audience-room will
hardly be finished i'll time to be used this
side of Christmas.
PRAIsEwoRTHY OBJECT.
The ladies' are using their best endeavors
TO hold fair this fall for the benefit Of the
old Confederate soldiers. The objects to
establish a home here and to take care of
those suffering from disease contracted
during the war. and of those who have
lost limbs and are unable to provide for
themselves.