Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-22
MANCHESTER's CONTRIBUTION.
Movement on Foot to Have Chamber OF
mmerCc-Other Items.

A movement il on foot TO organize
Chamber of Commerce in Manchester and
the chances for It's success arc bright
Some Of the most philosophical md push
in, businessmen of the city are taking
deep interest in the matter and working
earnestly to further the enterprise.
A meeting for the purpose OF cfecting q
Temporary organization and giving the
scheme practical shape was to have been
held in the Lcddcr Office yesterday alter
noon ut 6 o'clock. but in the absence Of
several Of those most active IN the worthy
undertaking the meeting was postponed
for few days.
The businessmen heartily endorse tins
idea, which was first suggested by tho DIS
patch about two years ago rs proper step
10 be taken. In his first message 20 the
Council MAYOR AttBisson strongly urged
either the appointment Of a Board of Pub
lie Interest or the organization OF Cham
Der Of Commerce. The leaven has been
spreading since, and now the subject IS en-
gaging the serious attention of such lead
ING citizens as Judge William !. ClOpton,
James +. Bradley, Augustine Royal. D. j..
Tonev. -. l.. Pulliam, ". ID. Ioier. John
T.. Taylor, A. J. Bradley, II. G. Beattie, and
others.
IN THE COURTS.
The Hastings Court was engaged yester-
dav III the consideration OF chancery mat
tcrs. Judge Ingram entered decree or
dering the resale of n portion OF the Bur
foot tract purchased at recent sale. IT 10
probable that the suit of George W. Mann
u.s. the city of Manchester will be tried III
this court next Wednesday
The following cases were disposed of in
the Mayors Court yesterday morning;
Abraham Langston (cOloredl, charged
with beating Mary Moss Fined $685. in
Guiding costs. Committed in default.
Mary Hicks (colored), charged with
Keeping disorderly house, was sentenced
to fifteen days IN jail, but she made such q
strong plea, saying that she was III service
IN Richmond and wanted to provide Tor
her sick mother, that the Mayor suspended
sentence and gave her six hours IN which
to make her departure from the city.
William Harris, a colOred youth, Wassent
TO Jail for fifteen days Tor stealing small
sum Of money.
BIRTHDAY PARTY.
An interesting feature of the birthday
party given by Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur q.
Evans Monday evening 10 their youngest
daughter, Florence. was a donkey party"
in which tho following girls and BOYS par
ticipated: Misses Bette BrownleY, Of Ports
mouth: Pinkie Weisner. Gena Philips,
Eva Phillips. Mamie Weisner, Alice Muir
phy. Mary Carr. Daisy Gibbs, Lynethe Day,
BERTHE Blanton. Emma Cox, Ruth Gal
laeher. Florence Gallagher, Mamie Donald.
Canpie Clements. and Masters Robert Va
den Clarence Walden. Samuel Peterson.
Hanly Gallagher, Z. Il. Gallagher, and Ed
ward Gallagher. The prizes, bronzed
pasteboard medals, were won by Misses
Pinkie Weisncr and Mary Carr, and Mas
ters Henry Nunnally and Thomas Nelsier.
HATCHER-BALL.
Mr.. f. Thomas Hatcher. of Chesterfield,
.
married al 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon
at the Central Methodist church. Rev: l..
NJ. Peterson, the pastor. offciated. Tho
attendance Of friends and relatives of the
Young couple was quite large.
The bride. who is the popular daughter
of Mrs. Sarah 4. Hail. was becomingly At
tired in a pretty travelling SUIT. Tho
Groom, who is well known in Richmond
and Manchester, is a young Chesterfield
farmer and is popular with large circle Of
friends.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Miss Leila Mann, who has been visiting
Clover Hill, has returned &c the city.
Rev. A. L. Hardy, who has been quite
sick with 10 grippe, was able to SIT up yes
! tcrday.
to his room for two weeks with the grip, IS
still quite unweN.
Mrs Brands, the mother OF Mrs. "; d.
Anderson, who was taken suddenly I'll Mt
Central Methodist church on Sunday. was
reported much better yesterday.
Information was received here yesterday
of the illness, at Woodstock, Of Rev; I. =.
Epes. formerly pastor Of the Manchester
PRESBYTERIAN church, and son-ln-law OF
DR.. l.. Is. Spencer, of this city. Al last nc
counts his condition was improved.
The remains of Mrs. Sarah Brooks, who
died Monday afternoon at the residence of
her daughter, Mrs. Joseph Walker, near
Manchester, were taken to Orange county,
n. Y, last night for interment.' Brief
funeral services were held at Major Walk
er's residence before the remains were
taken to the depot. Mrs; Brooks was III
the eighty-second year Of her age ana was
born in the county in which she Will be
buried.