Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-02
MANCHESTER NEWS CHAPTER.
Meeting OF the Agricultural and mschsn-
fcai soclety-Pclice and Other Notes

fcai soclety--Pclice and Other Notes
A meeting Of the Chesterfield and Nan
CHESTER Agricultural aud Mechanical 30,
ciety was held in Messra. Augustine Royah
Il Co.'S Office yesterday. Tho following
members were present: Acssrk- w. We Baxer
prosldenr. J. B. Watkins tsecroiaIyl, Wililem1, e., L
Clopton, J. Webb Peploe, n. G.. Chanblin, ~.
Bransford, Thomas Davis, George II Jeweit'
Ben. p Owen, j. Z. Tayloc, Henry harnlen'
Major Joseph Walker, and W. +. Walker.
Nothing Of importance We cone sassp' ~ the
Chesterfield Agricultural Society"
The committee appointed to eeiect site ia
which 70 erect exposition buildings ana rae
course reported, bat their report wns not eclen
upon. Several sites are bcips conddered aud u
IA probable that one will be Decided upon NJ tne
next meeting. The charter 70 Be oDtained ir0n
the Legislature ELECTED great deal OF as
cuasiOu, ana the outcome Is yet 70 be seen.
The following resolution was offered and
adopted:
Rssolpsd, That the members Of THIS society and
other citizens Of Chesterfield and Aanenesie.s, Z.
Interested ia this movement, be requested 70
meet at Chesterfield Courthouse on December
14th next, court-day, when the committee name1
for selecting testlm0nialt viii present them y 70
President w. w. Baker and Secretary j. b'
Watkins, at which fime addresses Will be De.
hvered explaining the objects and purposes OF
TnB MAYos's COURT
Justice james NJ. Perdue presided IN the
mayor OOuTb IC3ttTuhl tuo NhnS-.e.-
OF mayor Attkiseon, who Is detained ct home by
sickness.
Robert Howell and James Purdue, tae two col:
ored boys who we're arrested last week cEargeo
with stealing brass from the Richmond and Dan.
vile railroad shops. came before bis Honor, anu
they we're required 70 pay fine oi 30 or 81 70
jail for twenty days. Both accepted tho letier,
but no doubt before their torn has expired tnsy
will compromise matters BY paying their nnes-
Marshall Rock, tho colored youth who was ar.
rested a fow days ago. alleged 70 hive taken 30
IN exchange for S2 from an old colored man. was
also brought 70 the stand, but he was Discharged
Messrs. Henry and Charles Clay, Of Chester
field, came down Huh street on horse back yes
tcrday afternoon at very rapid pace. tele-
phone message WAS sent 10 Special PohcemaE =
tImmons on Mayos Island, and he stopped
them. The two men, who are brothers, we're
taken before Justice Perdue By O1icer smith.
They desired that their case be tried at once, as
they lived In tho country, so the Justice complied
with their wishes by imposing nne OF 20 on
each.
REV. MR. vADESs SALARY INCREASED.
At meeting Of the Official body OF the Central
Methodist church Monday night the following Of
hcers were elected for this pastoral year: Judge
william ]. Clopton, chairman; Mr.. ID. j. Weisi-
ger secretary, and Mr.. j. K Perdre, treaenrer.
The salary OF the new pastor, Rev. w. Z. va
den. was increased $50 per year, making the
salary paid 10 any minister In Manchester.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFs-
Mrs. james A. Llpscomb aud daughter are
quite sick.
Judge b. A. Hancock will go TO Petersburg
Saturday to open the Circuit Court OF that city.
The meeting OF the stockholders Of the Rich
mond ana Manchester Electric Railway Com
pany has been postponed until next Tuesday:
Mr.. X. @. Broaddus received draft yesterday
for 500 from the Progressive Benent Order,
Of which he has been member Tor twelve
months.
A number OF arrests we're made by Onicers
Smith and Jones yesterday, none Of which were
OF public interest
Revenue Samuel X. owens Is
detained at home by the grip.
The streets In Manchester were very muddy
and eloshy yesterday.
A force Of hands were working on the curve AZ
the corner Of Seventh and Decatur streets last
night, the rails being sprung from the bad wea-
thor