Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-10
TIE CITY ACROSS TIE JAMES.
Many Personal md Brief Items Cleaned
in Manchester Yesterday.


in Manchester Yesterday.
Mrs. A. II. Fitzgerald has returned from
Norfolk.
Mrs. Henry Gary, of swansboro'. is still
indisposed.
Rev. J. z. Woodward has returned from
Newport News.
The usual Sunday services will be held In
the various churches throughout the city
to-day. :
MIR. William A. Nance IL quite sick ut his
home. on Eighth street.
Mr.. A. T. Pulliam, OF Chester. contem-
plates moving to Newport News.
DR.. and Mrs !. u. Br,stow, Of Middlesex,
are visiting friends IN Manchester.
Miss Florence wilkinson left yesterday
10 spend several weeks at Otterburn
Springs.
Miss Coley Lowell. of this city. has re-
turned home after pleasant visit to the
mountains.
A number OF Manchesterians witnessed
the game of ball ut Island Park yesterday
between the Richmond College and Viz
GINA baseball clubs.
Miss Inge, OF Lynchburg. is the guest Of
the Misses Harnish. in Chesterfield.
Me8srs. w. ID. Toler. A. ". Thomas, and
T. II. Norveil have returned from Newport
News, where they went as delegates from
the West-End church to the Methodist
District Conference.
Rev. John H. Griffith, Jr.. Of Alexandria,
will preach at the Mea1e-Memorial church
this morning at IL o'clock and at o'clock
in the afternoon.
African church. on Seventh and Perry
streets, is progressing very rapidly. The
congregation expect TO be able to worship
in their peVy church this fall
The Richmond and Manchester Street
Railway Company will use 1T" rails from
Holly street up to Clopton street in
place of the fat rails now in use. The
now rails were distributed yesterday,
The Leaier-Iiall meeting for railroad
men will be conducted as usual this after
noon. Song service begins promptly at 8
o'clock and at $3.50 Secretary X. f..
Michaels will speak by special request on
Personal Work."
The CITY School Board will meet in the
High-Scbool building next Thursday night
TO elect teachers for the coming session.
The board will only consider applications
from those who hold certificates from the
superintendent, or. in other words, appli-
cants must stand the examination required
by law.
Mr. T. S. Snyder. manager Of the
Whitbv stock-farm, of which Mr.. Ii. Clay
0uaulDln ~ pIOpIiVtol, mas ioiui hou Aic"i
Terre Haute. Ind, where he took tho fine
trotting stallion Egwood (record 2:23) to
Join the stable OF Budd Doble.
A delightful SOiree was given at Oak
Grove, near Granite, Friday night. About
100 ladies aud gentlemen participated in
the entertainment and spent a very plea
SAINT evening. The followers of Terpsi-
chore danced on pavilion which had
been erected IN the woods. Among those
present were Mr. John Rennie. AIR. }. Nc
Intosh, Mr.. A. VOltalre, and Dir. Z. Nc
Granighan. and Mesdames lines Donnelly.
NJ. Catogni, II. Dolby, William Vincent, u.
Smith, and Z. McGranlghan.
MIR. A. II. Fitzgerald has taken several
photographs of the old Masonic building
on Fifth street. both interior and exterior
These photographs. together with many
other articles. Will go in the cornerstone
OF the new Masonic Hall, which is now
being erected at the corner of Cowardin
avenue and Hull streets.
John Davis (colored) was before Mayor
Maurice yesterday morning on two charges
of petty larceny. A piece of lead pipe,
which had been taken from the colored
Baptist church now being torn down, was
found in the junk-stOre and Davis was
identified as the man who sold Il. lie also
had in his possession q piece Of brass sup
posed to have been stolen from some per-
son unknown. HowGs sent on to the grand
jury.
The July term of the Chesterfield Coun-
ty Court begins tomorrow. There are
several persons 20 be tried for violation OF
the liquor law, and there are few other
cases on tho decker.
Mrs. Ferguson and Misses Florence,
Virgie, and Nellie Nelson, of North Caro-
lima, are visiting relatives in Manchester.
The second quarterly meeting of tho
Manchester Methodist SUNDAY School So
clety will be held at the West-End church
this afternoon at o'clock. Quite an at
tractive programme of exercises has boon
arranged.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Jane Elliott,
wife of Mr. ". G. Elliott. formerly we'll
known resident OF Chesterfield. took place
at the Leigh-Street Baptist church IN
Richmond yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Ell
lott was well known in Manchester.