Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-04
MANCHeSTER'S NJ VS. CHAPTER.
Cut with Razor-Ciiy Com mlttce Meet
inG-PaStor Seven Yesrs-Othcr Items.

| tie Mayor Court yesterday morning. The
cgse which attracted s1ch an interested Assem-
! bly, wa Tint o. Henry Jones, Henry Porter, ana
William Greene on cOlofef} who were ALICE
| 20 have had hand ~ the cutting q dr. 4. j
| Wilkinson Saturday night noar fifteenth aa(
| Hull strcCig.
About O'Clock on tho night referred 10 seve
| raj Hhiio mon while passing along huii sire :,
| got into "a dispu'e with n nulnDer o negroes
| which W'ro staining on tho Gomez o! Fifteenth
I ana Hull After several blows bad passed .hr
/ Wilkinson stepped ap TO Try ana stop the EHfgF
( in hs clio. l. he received . gosa xix or egn
I incnas long across the back and above The Eid
I ntys. Tho weapon uscd Ma evidently razor
Ia IT penetrated "a thick overcoat together viii
| OtAer cl9t'ing.
! IN Consequence Of Mr. Wilx'nson's inability 70
/ aitcud court yasterday morning the case wa
| continued. Iha mayor Hli3gel Jones bail In The
| SUM Of 800, while Green and Porter were
committed TO Jail Jones j. a barber 10y trade
and works At Joan Bakers shop, near the spo
where the cutting occurred.
Captain Llpsromb wont up and took charge Of
Jones's ease Of raz0rs, and upon examination M
| found several spots Of blood on ono Of the wca-
| pons. This Is an important clue IN The case.
READY NOW TO VOTE.
| Tho City Democratic Committee held rpccn
meeting IN the Office Of Chairman A. j. Bradley
last night TO poriect all del as for ihe election
! In this city today. Those present besldes Mt
Bradley were Mcssrs. j.. T.. Pool {sccrotary), a.
| j. DafsrOu, James il0l.aday, Z. W. Cooke, j. h
! RcdfOrd, A. j. i'ooker, h. F. Faulkner, j. W,
| Cordio, Preston Starke, aud r. W. lass.
| After hearing reports from several sub-com
| miiiecs the Finance Committee submitted q
| statement OF the funds collected, which are sui
| ncioni - deffny tho expenses Incurred In TIE
( campaign The committee remained in es,iUi
until quito lIte discussing matters pertaining ~
| the battle OF to-day. The people OF Manchester
| Chesterfield, and POwbaten vote tor Senator
| ana tWo mombo Of tho House, and II is 'Ore-
| gone conclusion that with good vote poiled
Mcssrs. Parrish. Tonoy, and Michsu1 VIII b'
elected by large malorities.
Sir. n. T. llty1, The present senator IRON
| this district, "a Standing for recollection, bu
| tnc:s IS no regularly Republican
| ticket in tho 0eld.
PASTOR sRvEN YEARS.
| 4 large audience attended the mass-.neoting
| AT the Bainbr.da e-Stre9t blpitsi church sunday
night. IL was The asi sabbath IN the fiscal year
| and marked the entrance Of the pastor, Rev. l.
h. fhornhul upon his eighth year with The
| church
Sir. John f. Utz, financial secrotary OF the
| church road the finance report Tor the year end
| ing November Isl, after which hr George I,
| Blnt a geve n general history % the church
| Mr.. Blsuton stated that no had boon member
| for oightOen years, during which nme there had
| been niue pastors. Mr.. Joseph Davidson mad;
a report on The missionary chapel. Or. 1. J.
! Mathews. president OF The Iaraoosge Commit
| tee road 4 report regarding the parsonage
! fund. and Nr. y. A. Lamb delivered an address
| upon brCtherly loye.
! After the eefi ,cs Misscs Emma Pankey and
| RDsa Prosser. both converts OF the Baptis
| chapel were baptized.
| NJ Ihoru1il has done an excellent work n
| Manchester and hns greatly enGeare1 himself &
the people. tie is preacher oil ability and tho
! rough conservation. lhcrs have been seVera
hundred al titious since he became tho pastor
| the net gain over di-misaals. deaths, ana 10
mOvals being oyor 200.
PRESBYTERIAN MEETINGS.
| A large congregation was In attendance n
| the lresbytenan CbWcl Sunday night To hoa
| Rev. DR.. H0ge, OF lt.chmOnd. Tho ominen
| divine delivered very able address upon IN
| subject: "To Become Great We Must BE Ser
wants" lie illustrated his themc by parallel
| drawn from the political and religious person
| ages u the past 50 the 'hurcn, to iulhll hel
| misson must follow the example OF her Lord
| who. though Lord OF all, al power given Him II
| Heaven aud earth, "yet the Son Of ban cam
not . be ministeroi unto, but 10 munster an
| "a, e nis Mo a ransom for many 50 the Shuic'
20 become great mutt Ice the servant Ihes
| sersi,es viii cOntinuc Guilty. Rev. y. T. Oani
| III preached last night.
| PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
| Colonel W. 7. Giddings is out again after
very severe epeil o; sickness.
| Mr. Arthur W. Small is seriously III at his resi-
dcnce. on Hull street between Seventh an
| Ms Eunice Shores, OF Cartersvine, CumbeI
land county, is visiting Mrs. n. u. johnson, 9
| this city.
I
| Lynchhurg and Durham railroad ana located a
| LyuchDurg, WAS In Manchester day or two agI
| The Mes.rs. Pierce. Of Texas, are visiting thei
| sister. Mrs. kucker, on Decatur street.
| About seventy employees 81 tue Ilchmon
| and Banyiue Railroad Company left Mancheste
| Yesterday evening for Danville 70 repair tn
| damage demo in the wreck. =, .,
| The Richmond and Manchester street Eail
| way Company arc putting up their track alon
| Twelfth street between Decatur and Hull
| The Gospel meeting az Leader Rall sunda
| Afternoon under tho auspices OF the haiirou
| Branch OF the Young Mems Christian Ass0cs
| tion was well attended. Rcg. DIR. FAIR, "a hich
| moud conducted the services and they Wer
| particularly interesting.
| Judge Frank ID. Irving has called specla
| term OF the Circuit Court OF POwhat3n county OF
! Novembur Goth. On account OF the iil-heath o
| judge Irving he has requested Judge H. 81 hth
| COCK ~ preside for him.
| There was all-day preaching at Hopewe
| church, In Chesterfield, Sunday. Three person
were baptized. al.
/ Five negroes, members OF Mt. Olive church
/ about two miles from Manchester, were baptlle
| Sunday.
Judge Is. A. Hancock has Just returned iron
| SnS.ox county, where he held court last wcez
Several Important cOInm0n-laH cases we're near
| aud decided. In the case OF the Board OF super
| ylsors OF Sussex Is. W. q. Leayiile, late tres
| suIor and his suret.es, a Judgment was render
! cd In favor Of the county Tor S2,lSo, WIN IL
| terest from October rs, 1886. Bet@eon thirs
| ana forty chaLcory dec.ees were entered