Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-03
FROM OUR SISTER CITY.
The Board of Health Meets Mortuary

The Board of Health Meets - Mortusry
Repor,-Aprirs statistics-Personai.
The Manchester Board of Health met in the
Office OF the Chief Of Police yesterday afternoon
at s o'clock, with the president, Dr. Lawrence
Ingram. in the chair. The other members pres
ent were Me ssrs. b. A. Nunnally, ii. Fitzgerald,
ana II. II. Wels.ger. Chief-of-Polce Lipscomb
and City Engineer Nelson were also In attend
ance. 1885,, A..
two Richmond underwriters bai violated city
ordinance by burying two corpses without OBJ
tanning burial permits from the president OF the
Board Of Health. He subsequently read conf
municat.ons of explanation from these gentle
men, aud as such recordations were not until
very recently required In Manchester, they were
MoETUARY REPORT
The nortuary report for the month or April
was submitted by the president, ms follows:
Total numper OF deaths, %; males white
ard colored; females, white and 10 coored;
First Ward. 4; Second Ward, q Third Ward, z,
and Fourth Ward. ,; stul-born-l white, second
Ward / cO0red, Third Ward.
Causes of death: Tumor Of brain, i white
female; meningitis, white male; unknown, D
] white female. colored females; rerllttent
fever white female: yalvulsr disease OF heart,
i white female. l colored male; dent.tion, col
ored female; phthisis punonaiis, white male,
3 .sored fenales; congestion OF lungs, white
female bronchitis cOlored female; asthma
colored female: puerperal commissions, colored
male: membranous Group, white male;
uterine cancer, white; hydrocephalus lcongeni-
tab, eolored male; soiteni1s 81 brain, s col
Rate Of mortality per thousand, 2i9s
srAGsAsr wATKK-
motion was offered by Mr.. Fitzgerald and
adopted providing that all persons who allowed
stagnant water 10 stand upon their premises
shall be reported by the Chief of Police to the
Mayor, who shan deal with such persons as the
ordinances provide.
Upon motion OF Mr.. Fitzgerald the president
was authorized 10 recommend 70 the Council that
all Of the drains IA the streets which are stopped
be opened AZ once and all other nuisances
abatod, as they are damaging to the sanitary
condition OF the city,
number OF complaints were made by the
citizens and nuihanc05 reported, which were Or
dered TO be Investigated at once.
METHODIST REUNION.
A reunion OF all tho adherents OF Methodism
IN this city was held at the Central Methodist
church last evening. The meeting was for the
purpose Of binding the memb beers OF this denoinl-
nation closer together, and the pastor, Rev. w.
{. Walden, devised this plan as the best means OF
introducing more sociability among the Me-
thodists-
A most delightful evening was spent. and after
those present had partaken OF an excellent feast,
which was served IN the lecture-room by the
iadies OF Central church, they repaired to the
main auditorium, where they were highly enter
tAinec by AessrA Dyla Gary and James NJ. Per
due, who gave interesting "reminiscences OF
theif thrlbtan lie ana thc1r connection with
he Old Plank church, which was used
ss house OF worship previous 10 the
erection OF Central church In 1886. These aged
gentlemen are the only surviving members Of
the old church, and In their addresses spoke OF
the erection OF Central church and the iabors
and tolls which they encountered In paying for
the house OF worship. They were frequently in
teffupied by laughter while rectinR some
humorous happening In connection with the old
LANDMARK wbics Low stands on the corner Of
ienth and Perry streets Several familiar
hymns we're sung and Rev. Nr. vaden led IN a
ihos' earnest prayer, after which the assem- blage
pastor.
IN TIE CHURCHES SUNDAY.
ihe churches throughout the city were well
as.s ~. On sunday both morning and night,
held. N eoi'Ncs "ofe
Eev:J !. Cannon. OF Richmond and Raw
:. ~ ~, au hou,en. OF tho Presbyterian chureb.
v,s,, ' e"s exchanged puipits both morning and
Reg. PA. Peterson. Of Trinity c,uros p,o,
snndsyp , n,se, iof the Wesi-End congregation
,,, me,. r p billiard. Of Fluvauna, preached :,
S'op'on,suss, bapts, church at IA hi ana :
~. hey. Decatur Edwards conducted q n'. .
tng IN spotsylvanla county. meet
Dir. A. u. Williams State seer.,.
Young mems Christian Associntion' c1r% y, ne
tne meeting at Leader Hall SUNDAY sissrns','s
M u. D. Bennett sang seyerei beautiful solos ,'''
PERSONALS AND BsiEYs
Miss Lima Clark Of Halifax, who has been via.
Ting her sister, Mrs. Robert Nelson OF this az,
Tssurns9 homo yesterday afternoon. wy
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