Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-13
MANCHESTER WARD MEETINGS.
Counciimen to BE Observation-Disclosures
suits-The County Jail--Personai, &c.


Thursday night meetings will be held in
the various wards of the city to nominate
councilmen and to elect members OF the
Democratic City Central Committee.
In the First Ward the meeting will be
held at @. A. Joness store; Second WARD,
at the market-house: Third Ward, at j.
w. 0wens's store; Fourth Ward, at Bowen
Il Bradley's wagon-yard.
Three members of the City Central Com
mittee are 20 be elected from each ward
In the Fourth Ward two Councilmen are
TO be nominated, the terms OF councilmen
j. f. Bradley and r. W. Weisiger expiring
June 3Oth. One councilman from each OF
the other wards Is 70 be elected TINS
month.
TILT BRIDGE.
The committee to which was referred
the matter concerning the erection OF
bridge over the railroad tracks on Four
teenth street for the benefit of the Belle
Isle workmeu will meet to-day.
The workmen object to the building OF
high bridge and want the walkway to be
on the ground.
RAILROAD SUITS
Two suits for damages against the Rich
mOnd and Danville Railroad Company, 1t
is expected, will be tried in the Circuit
Court of Chesterfield at the term which be-
gins Friday. One of the suits is for INJURY
to q negro sectlon-hand who was hurt by a
collision near the stOne-yards just opposite
Rockets The other is for damage TO land
caused by the alleged stopping mp of
| creek by the railroad company In erecting
a bridge.
THE COUNTY JAIL.
The Board of Supervisors of Chesterfield
| will meet Friday. They with the Circuit
Court will consider the question of build
ing a jail for the county-the present
prison. which was built in 1912, being unflt
| for iail since William Drummond tore IL
to pieces and made his escape.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
There was slight rain yesterday morn
| ing-not enough to settle the dust.
Mr.. Fleming Morgan continues quite
sick. He IS in the eighty-hrst year OF his
| age.
| Bishop Randolph will visit Meade-Me-
moral church some time this month to adj
minister the rite of confirmation.
| At an official meeting of the Second
| (colored) Baptist church held Monday night
Rev. Daniel Tucker, of Richmond, was
| called to the pastorate made vacant 10y
the resignation some months ago OF Rev:
| George NJ. Crawley, who is now pastor OF
q colored church IN New Jersey.
Miss Bessie Garrett, OF Halifax county,
is the guest OF Mrs. Robert Nelson, OF this
city.
Mrs. DR.. n. II. Neblitt. of Lunenburg
Courthouse Va, is the guest of Mrs. DIR.
S. l.. Ingram. of this city.
Miss Ruby Dabney, daughter of Judge
| William Pope Dabney, Of Powhatan Court
house, has returned home after visit OF
several weeks to Mrs. L. w. Weisiger, OF
this city.
Mr.. Lawson Burfoot, of this city, and Miss
| Hancock, of Chesterfield county, will bt
united in marriage this afternoon ut
o'clock az the residence of MIR. Z. V
| Wintree, in Chesterfield.
Ex-Mayor John f. TAYLOR has returned
from business trip to New York.
Between fifteen and twenty members o.
the Alert Fire COmp1ny expect to attend
the annual meeting Of the State Firemen'i
Association which meets in Danyille IL
| June.
Invitations are out TO the marriage o
Miss Matte Frances Lyme TO Mr.. Willie A
Burke. The ceremony will take place Ma,
goth at z. NJ, at the residence of Nils
Lyne's brother. River Dale," Chesterfield
| cOuutV.