Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-09

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There wss : pretty wedding 1t the
Manchester Presbytsrian church yss'ef'
day afternoon. when in the presence O
large assembly o. their friends mr.
Augustus 7. Atwell and Mi" Lens
Belle Lithgow were married.
The pastor, Rev. Charles y. var
Houten, ofieisted Ia ceremony tnas'
while short and simple. vas quite I'M
pres6ve. The popularity OF the couple
was atsested by the great number o.
people who braved the storm and ram V
attend the marriage. The chnrcn We.
quite wen filed. Mr.. Gus CARRIER. wne
played pretty wedding marches a. .ne
bridal party entered and left the house,
aIso entertained the audience with swee'
music while awaiting the arrival.
THE coRrEaR ENTERS.
Al a few minutes after o'clock the
notes of the Wedding March informed
the assembly that the cortege was apou'
70 enter. The ushers who led the way
were Messrs. w. ID. Litbgow (Des'
MANI. H. A. Maurice, j. Fay DuVaI'
Morton Graves, W. g. Burgess, Charles
J. Ovens, Robert @. Garden, and +. W.
Jones
These gentlemen halted Just before
reaching tie end OF the aisle, and al
lowed the bride and groom to pass
through. When Mr.. Atwell and MIS-
Litheov had taken their positions II
| front of the minister the ushers formed
on either side of them, making SEMI
circle or crescent.
The party left the church in reverse
order through the Tenth-street door
Mr.. and Mira Atwell left on the YORK
River 4:45 train for O northern tour.
The groom is well-known and popu
lar young man, and is in the service o
the Richmond and Danville Railroad
Company. His attractive and accom-
plished bride is daughter OF Mr.. an'
Mrs. W. T. Lithgow, and has been
teacher in the public schools'of the cit.
| for several years. She wore handsome
travelling suit OF steel-gray camels-hal
with black trimmings and carried
bunch OF brides roses and smilax.
HIS FINGER AMPUrATED.
Mark Williams, q colored employee o
the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad
Company, met with very painful acci
dent in the company's yards in this CIT.
Yesterday afternoon about 3 o'clock. d.
was coupling cars when his hand wa
caught, badly decorating one OF his mn
gers. DR.. Lawrence Ingram was sum
moned and found that amputation wa
necessary, as the finger had been 80 badl.
mangled.
A meeting OF the Council Committee
on Light was held in the council cham
Der last evening. at which considerably
amount of routine business was trans
acted. The committee recommended t
| the council the propriety OF having thu
electric-lights which are hanging In to-
middle of Hull street placed upon tn
tops of poles on the sidewalks, as the.
will interfere with the trolley-wire o
the Richmond and Manchester Railwa.
Company.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr.. Chester A. Wilbur, Of Norfolk, i
visiting friends in this city.
| Mr.. George 4. Rives, OF Norfolk. J
spending few days with MIR. Robert )
Hives, of Manchester.
| Rev. J. W. Reams conducted tn
prsyer-meeting at the Bainbridge-Stree
Baptist church last evening.
Mr.. William Z. Young, OF this city
has accepted position with the Shel
burn Warehouse Company, OF Rich
mond.
Rev. DR.. L. NJ. Peterson, of Lynch
burg, formerly of Manchester, delivere'
the baccalaureate sermon at Randolph
Macon Academy, Bedford City, Tues
day.
William Moon, well-known colore'
man OF this city, who has clerical charg
of the dining department OF the Gran
Union Hotel, Saratoga Springs, N. Y.
left the city yesterday for Saratoga.
National Councillor John X. Boblits
of the Junior Order OF United Ameri
can Mechanics, was in Manchester yes
terday. Mr.. Bobits is from Baltimore
Judge Farrar will lecture in Leade
Hall tonight for the benefit OF the Co
wardin-Avenue Christian church. Hi
subject will be Lights and Shadows
or, A Story of Life"
The Presbyterian Sunday school vii
give their annual basket picnic mex
Tuesday at Young's Pond. Boating. fish
ing, base. bal, and other amusements vii
be INDUCED in.
Mr.. j. H. Busby, OF Manchester,
one OF the delegates elected by the Stat
Prohibition Convention at Lyuchburg t
the national convention, which meets a
| Cincinnati on the 29th instant.
Mr.. William Hay Garnett, Common
wealth's-Attorney-elect. will not qualif,
until the June term Of the Husting
Court.
Miss Sessie Dellon, of Chester. hat
gone on visit to Hartford, Conn.
Mrs. Walter Townsend, of Baltimore
and Mrs. Christian Dillon, of Rich
mond. have returned from a visit Il
their mother, Mrs. Farmer, in Chester
field. Mrs. Townsend has returned Il
her home in Baltimore.
Master John u. Lipscomb returned
Yesterday from the Randolph Macol
Academy, Bedford City, where he ha
been attending school.
Miss Lena Morrisett is expected hom
to-day from Hollins Institute.
Mr.. William Thrav,s. who has beef
visiting friends in this city, returned Il
his home, in Amelia county. yesterday
Mr.. ". T. Hartwell is visiting friend
in Manchester.
The usual Wednesday-night service
were held in all the churches last eve
ming.