The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-09
MANCHESTER WEDDINGS.
FOUR HEARTS NOW BEAT ~ Two
Thu S.v Masonic Temple Will Soon be
Erected-A Game of Bafi-fersonni
Comp OF General Intcrest-Notes'
MANCHESTER BuREAU RICHMOND liMfS'
Twelfth and Hull streets.
Branch Office 1904 Decatur street.

Branch Office ll0i Decatur street
The setting sun shed mellow light through
the stained windows Of the pretty Presoy-
terrain church yesterday afternoon. A sacred
and beautiful ceremony was performer
within. II was tho marriage OF MISS Lena
Belle Lithgow to Mr. Augustus I. ALVIN.
Long before tho appointed hour large
crowd had assembled in the church 70 VIII
ness the scene and thus demonstrate IN
slight manner the high esteem IN when 'no
happy couple are held.
Mr.. Augustus CARRIER played pretty wed;
| ding march as the bridal party entereu
| through the Porterstre doorway FIRST
came the ushers. as follows Messrs. W; u.
Lithgow best man. II. A. Maurice ray
| DuNal. Morton Graves, W. q. burgess
| Charles Owens, Robert Garden and 4. w
| Jones and then the bride and groom.
Rev. Charles \. Van Houten performed the
/ ceremony, and the party lett the church Dy
| the Tenth-street entrance.
The bride IS daughter of Mr.. ". I. Lith-
| gov, and IS one of the most deservedly popu-
/ lar young ladies in the city. She IL q very
/ pretty brunette. is highly accomplished and
was attired III pretty travelling gown OF some
soft, clingng material.
The groom Is an employe Of the Richmond
and Danyile Railroad Company. Is great ia
vorite in business and social circles and has
| O host Of friends who wish hin ana his pretty
wife great Joy and happiness in their wsdded
life.
Many handsome presents attest the popu-
larity Of the newly welded ones lmmedi-
atey after the ceremony they left for a North
ern trip.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES EUPTIAIs.
There was a very pretty home wedding last
| evening nj III east Seventeenth street. where
| ham were made man and wife. Rev Decatur
! Edwards performed tho ceremony. and the
ushers were Mr.. Alonzo Nunnaily best man
| OF Richmond, and Mr. Cheatham, cousin 10
the groom, of Manchester. A large number
Of friends and relatives Of the happy pair
were present 10 witness the ceremony ana
wish them much JOY in their new life.
After the marriage refreshments were
served. and a delightfully."- pleasant evening
was spent. Many pretty and useful presents
were received
BRiKF BITS.
1t is expected that work on tho new
Masonic Hall will be commenced WITHIN the
next thirty DAYS and the Masons nope 10
occupy the hall by this winter: 10 VIII De
very imposing building and will 10 I0cateI
on the corner OF COrWaTdn avenue ana hun
street The NIasons bought this lot some
time ago and il Is a splendid site for the he"
haU The structure viii cost -lOOOl lLere
will be two stores on the ground moor tach
store will be eighteen feet wide and VIII run
back eighty feet. The DuIding VIII lioIl
fortv-twO feet on Hull street. These stores
and several rooms on the second Moor VIII DO
rented out The large room Will be sOAo0
feet and banQuet-ro0m Will be 3OxiO feet
The Young ladies OF the Chester Institute
had a delightful picnic at Norwood rarK
Tuesday Most of the pupils lett tor their
The salutatorv at the closing exercises Of
Chester Female Institute was delivered by
Miss eslie Perkins. Of Richmond. The mu-
sic medal was won by Miss Lena CnalSley.
This young lady who was 20 badly burned
some time ago, IS getting along very we" we
Tickets for the Lawyers-Doctors ball game
this afternoon can be had al TIE ZINES CT
HE Fores. Hill ball team and the Rich
mond College tenn will play game OF ball
next Saturday AT Forest Hill Park Taylor
and Duke will form the battery tor the Cox
lege BOYS. while the Lipscomb brothers VIII
ofiiciate for the Manchesters. An interesting
game is expected.
PERSONAL POINTS.
Mr.. John H. Busby. of Manchester, is one
Of the delegates elected by the State PrOhibi-
ton Convention at Lvnchburg TO the Ma
tionai Convention. The latter meets at Gin
cinnati June 29th next. Mr. Busby's col
league from the Third district Is Mr. &. ii.
|
well-knOwn member Of tlfth-street Metho-
dist church. of this city.
Mr.. William Hay Garnet Commonwealth 5
attorney elect will not qualify until the june
term of the hustings court.
Miss LESSEE Dillon. Of Chester, has gone on
a visit to Hartford, Conn.
Rev. DR.. f. Marshall Peterson. formerly at
Central Methodist church Of this city. de-
liyered the baccaaureate sermon at,kandOlph
Macon Academy. Bedford City.
Mrs Walter Townsend OF Baltimore. and
Mrs. Christian Dillon. of Richmond have re-
turned from visit % their mother. Mrs Ma
Tor Farmer. in Chesterfield Mrs Townsend
has left for her home in the former city.
William Moon "a well-known colored man
of this city, who has the clerical charge Of the
dining department of the Grand MON Hotel
Saratoga Springs, y. y, left the city ycster-
day for that point.
Barnes Denny. Of Amelia, who was drowned
in the RappahannOck river near Tappahan-
mock was well known IN Chesterfield.
Mr.. George f. Riyes, of Norfolk, IS spend
ing few days with Mr.. Robert 5. Riyes, Of
Rev. j. W Reams conducted the prayer
meeting services at the cambridge street Bap-
list church last night.
Nh. William f. Young this city, has &C
copied position with the Shelburne Ware
house Company of Richmond,
National Councillor John X. BOblits, OF the
Junior Order OF United American Mechanics,
was in Manchester Yesterday.
Judge farrar will lecture in Leader Hall
tonight for the benefit IF the CoWaTdin-
avenue Christian church. His subject will be
Lights and Shadows. or story Of q Life. "
He will also give an aiteTplece entitled Inc
Halifax Oyerseer and His Wife Susan Jane.
Captain Frank Cunningham and HaddOw S.
Watkins Will sing