Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-06
MANCHESTER NEWS IN BRIEF.
Personal aud other Items Of Interest
from Across the james.


TIE electric cars are now running regu-
larry.
Miss Katie Cox Is visiting her aunt, Mrs.
d. T. Branch, of Petersburg
Rev. DR.. Paul Whitehead preached ut
west End Methodist church last night.
Mrs. George Snelings and Mss Page
Snoihngs have returned from Stafford
county.
The Methodist Sunday school Of Ches-
ter will have basket Ec-nic atDrewry' s
Bluff to-day.
The usual services will be. held at tho
Seyenth-stroet Baptist chapel tonight OF
SIS o'clock.
Miss Willie Stubs and her friend Miss
LILLIAN Moore, Of Danyillc, ore visiting in
Powhatan county.
Mrs. :. I. SIMS and daughters. Misses
Mary and Matte. are spending tho sum
uler at Wytheyjlle.
West-End Methodist SUNDAY school will
have picnic at Youue's Pond. in Henrico
county, on Thursday' the 18th instant.
The Street Committee had meeting
Tuesday afternoon at Cowardin avenue and
Railroad street. whore some street i'm
provemeats aye going on.
Messrs. ". j. Propst. G.. W. Propst.
Robert Nelson, and ". l.. Hall left yester-
day for Powhatan county 20 attend the
Middle District Baptist Association.
Elvin and Cynthus groves of Druids II
this city will meet in JOINT session tO-mor-
row night 10 consider the question of es-
tablish'nE permanent death-benent fund
In the two groves.
STRENGTHENING negro man. who claims
he once belonged 10 weli-known physI-
cian of Richmond. has been working "a
clever scheme to steal umbrellas from
residents of Manchester. He entered seye-
raj houses Tuesday on preteAt that he
wanted all 10 get 10 New Orleans and
from one Of them lie took a W liable UNI
hrclla, which was afterwards taken from
him.
The little son of Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Nc
Farland of this city, who Is now with his
parents at Bedford Alum Springs, was
very painfully hurt dav or two ago at
that place 10y falling down o fight OF
stairs.
The new forge Of Mr.. J. r. Johnson is
now ready for operation. 1t is III charge
OF Mr.. EnOch Me abe. late Of Wilmington.
Del, and among the skilled wOrkmen who
have come on to assist IN the operations
are Messrs. James +. Ryan, Bernard
MclIugh, and William G. Quinn, all late Of
Wilmington.
The contract for furnishing coal to the
public schools for the ensuing year has
been awarded u Mr.. John W. Owens.
the contract for furnishing the wood.
Master Stockton Mortimer. Of Phlladel-
phia, who is visiting at Buck Hill, killed a
large chicken-hawk Monday afternoon on
Major Walker farm with an air-rliie. The
hawk severely clawed little son of Mr.
Grows. who lives on the Buck Hill farm.
judge Ingram left for Petersburg ycster-
day % resume holding the Hastings Court
Of that ci:y 70, Judge Bernard. who Is
still N Florida. During Judge Migrants
stay at the White sulphur Springs in at
tendance upon the State Bar Association
the court was presided over by Judge -.
Tucker Brooke. Of Norfolk.
Mr. Thomas W. Pond. OF this city, died
uuic suddenly Tuesday evening at his
farm near Osborne's wharf. in Chesterfs ID.
lie was attacked with paralysis and died a
short while afterwards. The deceased had
been a resident Of Manchester long time
and was held in high esteem 10y all VINO
knew him. The body will be brought here
for interment. The deceased leaves wife
aud three children.