Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-11-06
ACROSS THE JAMES.
NEWS AND GOSSIP CLEANED BY OUR
MANCHESTER REPORTER.
Points OF Personal Iaterest--seYvices In
the Churches To-Day--Funsrsi Of Mr..
Kirkiand-Other Notes.

Mr.. Carter Jones. who has been quite
sick. Is convalescing.
Dixon Bennett. the janitor of tho col.
ored school building. died yesterday
morning.
Rev. Z. T. Dadmun will preach another
sermon at wesi-End Methodist church to-
night to young men. HIS subject this
morning will be Infant Baptism
Rev. DIR. George Cooper, pastor of the
FIRST Baptist church, Richmond. will con-
duct the meeting in Leader Hall this after
noon at O'Clock under the auspices of the
Railroad Branch OF the Young Mems
Christian Association
Dale Lodge, Knights Of Honor, will meet
in their hall this afternoon at O'Clock to
attend the funeral Of B. r. Kirkland.
Hon. b. b. Munford addressed the voters
OF Powhatan at the county courthouse
yesterday. II is said that the Third party
ties are very numerous in this county.
A large representation of members of the
Sexennial League, IN this city, went over
to Thon's Hall, in Richmond, last evening
to hear the condition of the order dis
cussed by the supreme officers.
Miss NJ. Agnes Clay. of this city, will play
o piano solo at the concert at the Young
Mems Christian Association, in Richmond,
this week.
Francis NJ. Fry, the tramp who was ar
rested Friday for threatening TO burn the
dwelling Of Mary A. Bland and was bailed
by Justice Kidd, failed to put in his ap-
pearance yesterday morning at the Police
Court.
The Hastings Court adjourned yester-
day after having been in session twenty
days. The term was q very lengthy and
busy one.
The regular monthly meeting of the La
dies Missionary Society will take place at
Stockton-Street Baptist church this after
noon at 8 o'clock. Several students from
Richmond College will be present and
make addresses, and Miss Annie Watkins,
of Richmond, will sing solo.
The congregation of the First African
Baptist church will worship in their new
edifice. corner Of Fifteenth and Decatur
streets, to-day for the first time. The lee
ture-room has been completed and hand
somely decorated with eyergreens for the
occasion. There will be three services
Rev. II. Wells will preach in the forenoon,
Rev. James III. Holmes in the afternoon.
and Rev. Evans PAYNE at night. The en-
tire building will not be completed until
about the first of January.
In few weeks the new Masonic Tenn
pie being erected at the corner of Hull
street and Cowardin avenue will be CON-
pleted. When finished the structure will
be one of the handsomest in the city. The
building will be furnished by the LADIES'
Auxiliary of Manchester Lodge, No. II.
The city was somewhat aroused yester-
day morning about II o'clock by the alarm
of fire caused by the burning of a small
frame dwelling on Sixth street between
Hull and cambridge. occupied by coll
ored woman named Ida BOYD. The build
ing caught from stove.pipe. which was
used as q chimney. The flames were soon
eItinguished and the damage amounted to
comparatively nothing.
Worshipfui j. II. Capers will confer the
Master Mason daughters degree on the
wives, mothers, and daughters of the men,
bers of Manchester Lodge, No. II. on Thurs
dav evening, November 18th, at 1880
O'Clock, at the Masonic Hall, on Fifth street.
The funeral of Mr.. Benjamin +. Kirk
land, whose death was announced in yes
terdav's DISPATCH, will take place from the
Meade Memorial church this afternoon at
2 O'Clock. The pail bearers will be Messrs.
John O'Brien, I. NJ: Gentry. William ID.
Anderson. ID. j. Welsiger, Asa Herren,
Charles Sharp, N. S. Walker, and Robert
Shelton. The deceased was born in DIM
widdie county August 2. 1887. He after
ward lived IN Petersburg and removed
from that city to Manchester about thIr-
teen wears ago. He was q member of Dale
Lodge, No. 593. X. of III.
Miss jamie Semple, of Lynchburg. is the
guest of Miss Ruth Nunnally. on Tenth
street.
Mrs. Roney, of Durham. n. c., who has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs. John NJ.
Holt, of this city, left for home yesterday.
Mrs. Charles NJ. Lee. of Salisbury, N. g.,
who has been on visit here. has returned
home.
Rev. L. r. Thornhill enters to-day upon
the ninth year of his pestorate at the
Balm bridge-Street Baptist church, and IN
his sermon this morning will give some
statistics Of the work done by the church
since he has been its pastor. The state
ment will be interesting, and will, no
doubt, be gratifying to the members.
James Madison Jones (colored) was ar
rested last evening by Constable Brooks
upon charge of stealing a pair of shoes
from Joseph Oppleman, Hebrew mer-
chant on Hull ssreet.
A meeting Of the Third-Ward Cleveland
and Stevenson Club was held last night IN
the vacant store No. 1114 Hull street. The
meeting was largely attended and much
business III connection with the election
was transacted. The voters adjourned to
meet in the same building tomorrow
night.
Manchester Democrats should scan their
tickets closely on Tuesday and see that
they contain only the names of the Demo-
cratic candidates. There are several
mixed tickets ID the field and all parties,
including Prohibitionists, will have work
ers at the polls.