Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-20
THE NEWS OF MANCHESTER.
City Committee Mceting-Hustings Court
| Casss-Church and other Items.

A called meeting OF tho City Central
Democratic Committee WAS held IN the
Office of Mr.. A. J. Bradley last evening
The following members were present
Mr.. A. j. Bradley (chairman). MIR: j. f.
Dafiron. hookeA Starke, Holiday. Keller
Cordial, Cook. and Bass.
The meeting was called for the purpose
OF appointing finance committee 10 80.
licit local contributions for the present
campaign fund.
Mr.. DaTron offered a resolution authori.
zing the Chairman to appoint the commit.
tee.
This was adopted and Mr.. Bradley will
make the appointments to-day.
IN JUDGE IsGRAM's COURT.
Tho October term of the Hastings Court
commenced yesterday. Judge John ii. In.
gram presiding. Several important cases
were called and set for trial at this term. The
grand jury presented Augustus Brown for
unlawfully and knowingly erecting at the
corner of Hull street and Walden avenue a
building encroaching upon the street and
avenue, both being public highways. This
case was continued until the next term
and the parties interested summoned to
appear at court then.
The case OF Mrs. Virginia Boyle W. The
city of Manchester. claiming TO have been
injured byon. buggy in which she was
riding breaking through bridge in
Maurys cemetery, was set for November
4th. Damages are placed ut $4,000.
The case of Rev. W. III. Reynolds. of
Richmond. Us. The Richmond and Man
chester Railway and Improvement Com
pany for damages alleged to have been
sustained by an electrician accident, was
set for October 30th.
IN THE CHURCHES SUNDAY.
West-End church was crowded TO its ut
most capacity on Sunday at both tho
morning and night services. In the morn
ing twenty-five persons were received into
the church-twenty bviprofession of faith
and two by letter. Rev. 7. 7. Wise preached
in the morning. Mr.. Montgomery. Of Rich
mond, led the services at night. There
were seven conversions. The meeting last
night was conducted by Mr.. Adam Dia-
cont. Of Richmond. Up 10 the present
time there have been about lZ0 CONVEX
slons.
Rev. G. n. Vanhouten led the services
Sunday afternoon for the Railroad branch
of the Young Mems Christian Association
at Leader Hall. The hall was well filed.
and the exercises exceedingly interesting.
Mr.. Thomas Potts. of Richmond. de-
liyered an address Sunday morning at the
Meade Memorial church after the regular
exercises on the importance OF Sunday
school work. and at night Sir. y. A. Arthur.
of Richmond. addressed the men of the
congregation.
Rev. &. &. Wertenbaker, pastor OF Laurel
Street Methodist church, Richmond
preached at FIfth-Street Sunday morning,
The pulpit was occupied by the pastor at
night, when there were four OF five CONVEX.
slons.
PULPIT DECLARED VACANT.
The pulpit of the Second Baptist church
(colored), Of which Rev. Daniel Tucker
has been pastor. was on Sunday declared
vacant. There has been much dlSaiectlon
among the members for some time. 4
meeting will be held Friday night. at
which 1t is thought u pastor will be elect
ed.
The Manchester aud Chesterfield Sab
| bath-Scho0i Union (colored) convened last
SUNDAY at the First Baptist church in this
city David &. Moon, one OF the teachers
in the Manchester schools. was elected
president.
The union is composed of nine schools
and meets monthly.
Lawyer Mimms, of Manchester will al.
dress the next meeting.
PERSONALS AND BRIEYs.
Several minor cases were disposed Of in
| the Mayors Court Yesterday morning.
Mr.. j. w. Rhodes received letter yes
| terday announcing the death of his uncle
| and that he had fallen heir to d snug sum OF
money.
The delegates from Manchester to the
State Council Junior Order United Amer.
can Mechanics, which met at Roanoke yes
| terdav. are as follows: New South COun.
ell. Calvin Williams and Thomas Pugh
Davis Council, W. I. Hart. and from Liber.
| ty Council, OF Swansboro', Calvin Clements
| and John Loser.
Mr.. j. W. Coleman, of this city, received
telegram yesterday stating that h:
brother was extremely i'll, and to come at
once. Mr.. Coleman left last night for his
| brothers home.
| Mr. George Gardiner, a conductor on the
| Decatur-street electric line while putting
on the trolley SUNDAY los! his balance anC
! fell over the back platform. He received &
painful wound on the head. DR.. Lawrence
| Ingram dressed the wound. and Mr.. Card
ner was then taken to his home in Rich
| rnon1