Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-06-07
RELEASED TRoM CUSTODY.
IN THE MEcKLeNsURa COURTS.
Opening of the Y. II. C. A. Rooms-South
side Male Academy Exercises.

Opening of the Y. u. C. A. Rooms-south-
side Male Academy Exercises.
, correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
CHASE CITY, Va. June 6.-Judge Frank
D. Irving closed his spring term Of the
Mecklenburg Circuit Court this week No
contraverted cases were tried. Consent
DEGREES and orders were entered. The
health of the Judge is not very robust, as
his appearance indicates. He will hold
special term of the Charlotte County Cir
cult Court the 18th of this month.
Judge u. A. Hancock, of the Second jul
dicial circuit, will hold q special term for
Judge Irving in this county, commencing
on the 9th of this month. The writ-of-
error case of John Irwin, now confined IN
the Petersburg jail, and sentenced to the
penitentiary for seventeen years as access
sory to the murder of Captain X. G. Over
bey in April of last year, and an important
liouor-license case from this town on an
appeal from the County Court which re-
fused the granting of license, will come up
before him.
Y. M. C. A. ROOMS.
The formal opening of the new rooms of
the Young Mems Christian Association
here took place this week. State-Secretary
Williams and notwithstanding Dadmun
were present and assisted in the opening
exercises. The occasion was very enjoy
able one, with speeches, singing. music,
and lemonade and Ice-cream refreshments.
The book reception was a special feature,
and many valuable and useful books were
donated TO the library. The rooms are
handsomely furnished and well adapted to
the purpose. The association has large
membership, holds regular meetings, and
has already accomplished vast deal IN
promoting the moral welfare and develop
ing the talent for reading and ready speak
ing among its members. The town do
serves Generalization for having such
beneficial organization.
CLOSING ExERcIsEs.
The Southside Male Academy OF this
place will hold its commencement exer-
cises beginning tomorrow. Rev. r. w.
Cridlin, of Burkeville, will preach the
commencement sermon. Rev. Sterling j.
Fister, OF Union Theological Seminary
will deliver the address before the Literary
Society, &. Z. Ryland Is the salutatorlan.
and j. Aubrey Newbill the valedlctorian.
The past session OF this most excellent
school has been q very successful one.
Mr. William W. Davies, Jr., of near Chase
City, was one of tho graduates at Chapel
Hill University, of North Carolina, this
week, and delivered an grafton.
SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
of the Baptist denomination commences
here to-day. Delegates were appointed
from all the churches of the county and
a full attendance and interesting exer-
cises are expected.
Our county Board Of Supervisors, eight
in number, recently elected, are all Demo-
Gratis with one exception. 1t comprises
good businessmen.
AN OLD OFFICIAL.
Mr.. George @. Orgain, recently defeated
| for Commemorative attorney in the adj
Joining county of Lunenburg by Mr.. W.
l.. Neblett, had held the Office for nearly
thirty years.
The Soultsids Alliance (newspaper) of this
county made its first appearance this week.
The issue was q very creditable one. Rev.
| Edward i. Baptist, farmer and Baptist
minister, is editor, and Mr.. w. @. Johnson.
a farmer and retired commercial traveller,
is associate editor. Both are good men
and Democrats.