Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-05
MANCHESTER AND VICINITY.
Personal and Other Items of Interest
Anniversary OF Stuart Lodge.


Anniversary OF Stuart Lodge.
Miss Lulu Perdue. of Ettrick, is visiting
friends at Glover Hill.
Miss Leila Ballou is visiting Miss Annie
Burton. at Farmville.
Miss Susie Gregory. of Chesterfield, is
visiting friends in the city.
Master George G. Toby is visiting
friends in Spotsylvaaia county.
Miss Gertie Davis left Yesterday for
Hcnrico county TO visit friends.
Mrs. Augustine Royal IS visiting Mrs.
John Gillian, of Powhatan county.
Miss Cabell Hancock left yesterday
afternoon for King and Queen county on
u visit to friends.
Miss Lizzie Graves and Miss Alma Hall
are visiting Mr.. Henry Lyme, at River
View. Chesterfield county.
Mrs. =. +. DuYal and Mrs. L. ID. Graves
left Yesterday morning for visit to Mrs.
L. T. Hatcher, al Dutch Gap.
Rev. ". W. Brander. of Richmond.
preached an interesting sermon Sunday
night at Meade Memorial church.
slr John II. Brown, formerly of Char
lotte, \. c.. who has been seriously i'll
with typhoid-fever, is much improved. u
At the next meeting OF the CITY Council
the vacancy in the CITY School Board from
the Second ward. caused by the reslgna-
=. y. IL.
City-Sergeant Fitzgerald has gone to
Bedford Alum Springs. He has not been
in good health for some time and he hopes
to be benefited by a trip to the mountains.
Miss Mamie Huston, OF Louisville, Nv. =,
who has been visiting her sister. Mrs. i.
I. PiisOn. in this city. left for home sun
day night Master Raymond Pilson ac-
c0mpamed her. -.
Mrs. f. ". Weieiger and daughter. Min
ME, Mss Annie May Turpin. and Mr.. W.
G.. llartwell left Yesterday afternoon for
Ocean View ard Virginia Beach to be alb
sent week or ten DAYS.
Miss Lizzie l.. Crow, of Ashland. KY. ia
here visiting Mrs. a. i. Richardson. 3l2
east Ninth street. Miss Crow Ia daughter
OF Mr. lhaddcus W. Grow. who was one OF
the most prominent citizens OF Manchester
years ago.
Cornelius Mimms. the colored l@eJer Of
Midlothian, will open law -oiiice III Man
chester this week. lie will be the only
colored lawyer in Manchester. and bas for
wears been the only member OF the bar Of
his race in Chesterfield.
Chief Police LipscOmb was called on
Sunday afternoon to quiet "a disturbance
III ~ house on Holly street occupied by
negroes The little game of craps seemed
TO be the cause OF the hilaritv. The boys
were severely rcprimanded by the Mayor
yesterday morning.
There was an excited cOlored man at the
post. Office yesterday. He had received n
letter day or two ago from the White
Caps" and came to the post-oiiice TO make
his grievances known to Assistant-Post-
master Fisher. The letter informed the
old man that be had to leave this part Of
the country before tonight or the White
Caps would haul him"
Rev. A. +. Hardy preached ut the Clop-
tOn-Strcot Baptist church Sunday morn
ing; subject. Conversion" Sunday
night he filled the pulpit at cambridge
Street church, preaching an excellent ser
mon on The Shield of Faith Mr.. Hardy
Will leave this evening to assist Rev. Eo-
church. in Powhatan.
1t is understood that portion Of the
johnson Il Co. new iron works in this city
Will start up this week. In few days
everything viii be IN readiness tor the
entire plant to begin operations. These
works Will give employment to about one
hundred operatives, and when they start
up IN tull force it will give business ap-
pearance to that section of the city which
IS soon TO become On important manu-
featuring centre.
Lodge. |. o. o. r.. OF Manchester. will be
celebrated at Forest-Hill Park to-day if
the weather permits. Should it be rainy
the celebration will take place at the odd
Fellows Hall The following programme
has been arranged:
/. Organ voluntary. ?. Address by
Past Grand Representative j. b. Blanks,
of Petersburg. 3. Vocal solo by Captain
Frank Cunningham. 4. Address by Major
A. Il. Courtney, of Richmond. 5. Organ.
&. Vocal solo by Mr. ID. F. Leftwich. Z.
Humorous selections by Mr.. Henry T.