The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-09
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
TIA PsOpls Of Manchester and The District
10 ElsCt Delegates.
OTHER EEWS FROM THE SISTER CITY.
. pold Robbery Attempted Yesterday
vices in the Churches o-day-Ttoms
of Personal Interest.

f.fI.IINL AtNlflNhN ~ L RtANAh ~ "iiHAAN u
,o,e for holding the Senatorial and House
.,,vcntion. On motion Of Mr. Bradley Mr.
co~b,ll was called 70 the chair and Mr.
p.np. Owen. IT,. chosen as secretary The
Isss Of representation was fixed az one for
aver. one hundred Democratic votes and
f-.r.-an thereof over city cast al tho last cleo
ian for members OF the General Assembly.
t..ri.l give Manchester II. Chesterfield H.
Tvf9tAn G. GoOchand Z: total A. dele
..cs 90 the convention. which will take
re Wednesday. September 9Th in tho
,.ier Hall Manchester. The Senatorial
INVENTION viii be held first The time for
le.hnr delegates - tho convention will 10
tt,l later Manchester delegates will bo
,e.tol Ov ward meetings. tho First ward
l..nr entitled 80 two. Second two, Third
rrse. Fourth four. Chesterfield delegates
,.I la elected hv precinct meetings; GOOch-
land delegates IN mass-meeting next court
3sr Is has lot been arranged as 70 how the
p0v stan delegates VIII De elected.
bold robbery occurred yesterday after
.o,n at the residence OF AIr NJ. II. Bullock.
n. ID twentieth street. Whhe the family
we're ia 4 back room negro man walked in.
,,.ri up stairs and proceeded 10 help himself
f want he could find. Fortunately there
ws.n0t much IN sight and something must
l,ye frightened him away. for he only took
small amount of Jewelry and purso contain
ins ti6j IL currency. One of the ladies in
re house saw HIM after he got down stairs,
AID asked who he was and what he
wanted He replied that his name
WIS James Henry koss. and that he did not
want ANYTHING and took his leave. The young
adv suspecbng something wrong, made "a
search of the house with the above result.
Nany valuables might have been taken had
tir thief known where 10 find them. The
matter was at once reported to tie police, and
captain LipscOmb located his man at once
from the description given and wall probably
catch him to-day.
This is the week Of prayer, rs recommended
by the General Conference Of the Methodist
Church Union services will therefore
he held in the Methodist churches here as fol
lows Jusday, August 18th. prayer for an in
crease Of home religion. services conducted
by the pastor at Central church; Thursday
August 18th. prayer for our missionary work,
foreign and domestic, service cOnduced by
Rev. I. / Wise Friday. August l4th, prayer
for an increase Of spiritual power IN our mem
hershlp and ministry, services conducted
by Rev. W. A. Langhorn, "Wednesday
night each pastor will conduct service az ms
own place OF worship Subject Prayer for
the youth Of the church IN our Sunday
schools and institutions Of learning. Not
only Methodists but the public generally
are cordially invited 70 attend these union
services
There WAS a full attendance at the meeting
OF the Elvin Cynthus Grove, held III HeiCers
ti..I. AtttAAf Atb4f 4AHts NA4't = ilNtAAhNIt 't-
gauizaton Of the mOrtuary benefit fund
vas effected The following officers for
the ensuing term were elected. James
Lipscomb. president: I. Is. RISKY,
first vice president John Meredith,
second wco-president A. s. Tyson,
treasurer. George Sturdiyant. secretary.
Executive Board: j. .. GOode, Ally Hawks.
T. 10 Clary. j. w. Gill, j. l.. Bennett and
John LOoser. After pleasant conversation #
al noun OF so the meeting adjourned to meet
sls'l August 2lst, when ali Druids are ex-
,s.tei 10 attend The outlook Of the new or
acz4tiOn is most Ir0pitOus. and II begins
is era under the most favorable circum-
stan. es.
There was q very pleasant lawn party given
li t. party Of little misses at the residence OF
(luncilman A. W Fair, Friday evening last.
M1st of the refreshments partakeD of were
gwen the yOnng ladies, the Manchester Ice
Company furnishing gratultOusly the 100 used.
4bOut thirty little girls compose the society.
Miss Edna Davidson being president and Miss
Ieale = abr secretary and treasurer. The club
ls known as the Sunday School Society, and
they say besides having q splendid time Fri
day evening the party was so successful rs 20
greatly increase the treasury.
Mrs Fred ROlin and son and Mrs. Henry.
II this city, leave to-day for Petersburg on
snort visit.
Rev. Thomas 2. West. of WestFnd Meth
odist church. viii eli the pulpit to-day
preaching in the morning from Luke 9TH
happier 10th verse and in the evening Second
samuel 18TH chapter. lith and 18th verses.
Divine services to-day III the cambridge
Street Baptist church. The pastor. Rev. L.
b Thornhll. will fiji the pul pit and there
y he baptizng and the celebration of the
0rl s Supper IN connection with the regular
u.uing service. il is probable that the con-
~, alton from this church will worship IN
unison with the Seventh-Street Mission TO-
Light
tsy. DR.. f. NJ Peterson will preach at
Central Methodist church morning and even
r today His subject for the morning soy
rc- viii 10 "lnhdel Objection 10 Prayer
Considered and Answered"
Mlss M Agnes Clay, who has been So
.0ll1ing with relatives and friends il tho
I.a districts. returned to the city yesterday
and is stopping with her cousin. Mrs. W. V.
Ovens on Porry street Miss Clay leaves IN
slew DAYS for kadford Va. 10 visit friends
Miss susie Turpin, Of Chesterfield, IS Wat
ilc Hiss Porter OF this city.
ile Misses Dieboid. # Janette. Pa. left
Yesterday morning for their home after a very
pleasant visit 10 friends IN this city. Besides
iluu} happy IeCOllectiOrs OF the trip one OF !
tls most pleasant will DO the thought Of !
recovering their fathers long lost watch an |
account of which appeared IN these columns !
yesterday
Miss Mary Mathews has returned TO the |
city, after several weeke spent with friends in !
Lync4aurg and FarmVille, greatly improved |
~ health
Ills Honor disposed Of several ordinance
Violations to-day. thereby increasing the city |
reyerue
Mr. T. A. Davidson has returned to the city
after pleasant visit 10 Buckingham county.
be Baptist Sunday School Association OF
richmond and Manchester will meet this
afternoon al o'clock at Ci0pt0n-street
caurch
Key. >. X Hall OF Ashland. will preach at
1e Presbyterian church this morning and
evening. and Rev Mr. Van Houten will fill
81. h-lls pulpit ~ Ashland
hey. Mr. Noon, of Richmond, will preach
a ,lopton-street church this morning. The
PASTOR ills the pulpit az night.
lnYer Parkinson, Of the Hul-street car
Aue has been working for the company four
years during this time lie has ridden fifty
egat thousand four hundred miles.
hey. H. H. Bennett. of Washington street
canrch. Richmond. and Rev. w. A. LaughOn,
o. t4ls city, viii exchange pulpits this eve
nls
Chesterfield County Court meets to-mor-
io" but there is nothing OF importance TO
come up.
Tho new city Democratic committee met
5nlay evening and organized by eectng
IT. A. j. Bradley. chairman: MIR. Lawrence
Io9 secretary; Ar. A. j. Dafr0n, treasurer
sAa ILL., j. ". Caudle, sergeant-at-arms.
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