Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-06-09
MANCHESTER AND VICINITY.
Funeral of DIr. Yaughan-A Builder As
signs-Personals and Briefs.


The funeral services of Mr.. Edgar b.
Vaughan at Central Methodist church
sunday afternoon was very largely at
terded. Tire Junior Order United Alneri-
can Mechanics, the Knights of PythIas.
q delegation from the machinists' union,
Of which organization the deceased was
member. and q large number of operatives
al the Richmond and Danville shops at
tended the funeral IN o body. Rev. Dr;
+. NJ. Peterson conducted the funeral
services and Captain Frank Cunningham,
of Richmond. sang touching solo. Inc
remains were taken 10 Maury cemetery.
followed bv one of thelongest funeral pro-
cessions seen in Manchestertor some time.
ApgILDER ASSIGNS.
A deed of assignment from w. I. Powell,
n carpenter doing business in this city, TO
ID. l.. Pulliam, trustee, was entered TO re-
cord in the Office of the Clerk of the Hust-
ings Court Saturday afternoon.
The liabilities are estimated at $4,000, TO
secure which are assigned two lots in Man
chester, on one of which there are improve
ments, two lots in "Mason-Park " tract,
and l2O acres Of land in Chesterfield, with
improvements thereon. On all OF this pro-
perty there are encumbTances amounting
in rough figures to about $4,000.
TO CLOSE EARLY.
The drv-eoods and boot and shoe-mer-
chants OF Manchester have agreed to
close their places Of business at 7 p.
NJ excepting Saturdays between now
and the 4th Of September. The 18th Of
each month, which Is payday at the Pe-
tersburg railroad shops, and the goth.
which Is payday at the Danville railroad
shops, are also excepted.
The June term of the Chesterfield County
Court began yesterday. 1t will be short
one.
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
Mr.. Floyd w. Bass is quite sick at his
home on Thirteenth street.
Sheriff W. G. Gill, OF Chesterfield, was
in Manchester yesterday.
Mr.. X. A. Carter, OF this city, has returned
from a visit 10 Petersburg.
The new Jail which Chesterfield Is 70
bave will cost $4,000.
The Manchester German Club will have
hon in Leader Hall Thursday night.
The cars on the D0catuI-Street Line
now run TO Twenty-frst and Hull streets.
A marriage-license was yesterday issued
10 Edward T.. CroxtOn and Florence A.
Melvin.
merly of this city, is here on visit OF
several days.
Justice Periue presided in the Mayors
Court yesterday morning and disposed OF
some minor cases.
Mrs. Elicit died Sunday at her home in
Chesterfield near Tom0hawk. She was
the widow Of James Elicit.
The funeral of Samuel Avis took place
Yesterday morning from his late residence
on the River road, in SwansborO'.
Mrs. Douglas Bell and Miss Mary NC
Elhiney, of Baltimore, are visiting Mrs.
George E. Gary, on Porter street. q
Miss Sallie J. Walker, who has been very
i'll at the residence of Mr.. ID. }. Welsiger.
on Cowardin avenue. is improving.
Miss Emily Terrell, of Bellevue. hing
William county, who has been the guest OF
her cousin, Mrs. ID. L. PullIam' has re-
turned home.
Miss Ethel Clark, of Halifax county, who
has spent the past winter and spring with
her sister, Mrs. Robert Nelson, or TINS
city, has returned home.
Semmes street is being graded near
Ccwardin avenue aud il will not be long II
the weather permits before that thorough
fare will beopen to travel
Mrs. Walden, of Berkley, Miss Ficklin, OF
Lancaster county, and Miss Sheioley, OF
Ohio, are visiting Miss May Moody, at
Chesterfield Courthouse.
Rev. Daniel Tucker having accepted the
pastorate of the Second Baptist church
(colored) of this city preached his intro-
ductory sermon Sunday morning.