Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-05
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Church Notes-Psrsons' Po'n's
Current News and Gossip


Miss Lucy 8. Phsup. of this city, Iett
Yesterday tor an extended vis't u i''enu'
| in Chesterfield. 49, ~ q povta,
81 powbstan- who have been visiting Mrs:
N i. Gates, of this city. nave fe'uineu
home. n rh.ste,6sId. WINS
=" Mr. i j. ID. Grafton, of Danville, is visiting
''i Deu,,t " J. p. Goode. OF Chester
feld. was in Manchester YESTERDAY. ..
Mr.. Richard Gillian, OF fo"n"'s"' ~
stS %r Y = CocbiIi, of. Chesterfield, was in
Manchester yesterday. c.L 80
Misses Maggie v. and Mary Z. Co6b, OF
prer;nSham. are visiting Mrs. c. /. Con-
lev. on Porter street. ...a.v
Rev. w. &. Walden returned yesterday
afternoon from Berkeley. and Will occupy
his pulpit to-day both morning anu ni igfth
The anniversary exercises at the rHtn-
Street Methodist church this afternoon, In
connection with the Children's -Day ceie-
bration. promise to be very interesting.
Mr.. Alfred Holiday. who was seriously
injured bv falling from street-car on ny
Free bridge several days ago, was repor'eu
better yesterday.
Tho ladies of the Cowardln-Avenue
Christian church held lawn-party on tne
church lot last evening. Deglnnidds H.
O'clock. Refreshments we're served. ine
onte,tainment will be continued Saturday
nights In the future.
Nrs b. j. Hancock and her Youngest
son James. left Yesterday TO visit reia-
tiyes in Norfolk and Portsmouth,
MIR. Charles Z. Murphy. OF Memphis.
Tenn. formerly Of Manchester. Is yisiting
relatives and friends IN tbs CITY,.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. j.. u. trump
will sympathiZe with theln al .no uo"'n VI
their infant child.
Mr. w. w. Turner. OF Richmond. visited
his poultr,- and stock farm near Drewrys
BluiI Friday. The farm IS IN 1ne condl,
ton and the proprietor is much pleased
with its prospects.
Mr.. Robert l.. Jones, Of Birmingham.
Ala. formerly of this city, IS visiting
friends and relatives here.
Mrs. A. G. Harding will give her annuai
closing u,isjcaLe on the night OF the 10th
instant, . e
Mir. John ~ Holt. general foreman OF
car repairs. has returned from tour OF IN
spection over the Danyille road. extending
| as far as Salisbury. n. &.
The Council Committee on Finance az
| their meeting Friday nigh: recommended
the appointment OF Mr.. James l.; AoDot,
collector OF ltltBHutur thA'' ~ A~'''
| The council will elect at the next meet
| ing. o,.p
Rev. +. Il. Dadmun, pastor of West;End
| Nethodist church, will exchange pulplts
with Rev. DIR. William +. Hatcher. OF
| Richmond, tonight. Mr.. Dadmun VIII
| preach the anniversary sermon before the
| Young Mems Missionary Society OF Grace-
| Street church. {
| There will be an interesting game OF
| base- ball next tuesday afternoon at Forest.
| Hill Park between the Manchester Rrocers'
| nine and the Richmond COMMISSIONERS
| chants team.
| Miss Cora Malone, of Lynchburg, who
| has been visiting friends in this city, VIII
| leave for her home tomorrow. she VIII
| be accompanied by Miss Sadie harn'sh, OF
| Chesterfield.
| II is understood that the Common
| wealth's attorney Of Chesterfield will insti-
| tute proceedings against the city scayenger
| of Manchester for creating nuisance on
| the line Of the Petersburg turnpike short
distance below the city. This place IS used
az a dumping-ground and the people IN
the county have been complaining OF the
nuisance for some time past.
The last regular, meeting OF the present
CITY Council will be held next Friday
| night. The body will have to I'LL two va
cancles in July-one in the Second Ward,
| caused bv the resignation of Dir. j. X.
Perdue. and the other in the Third Ward,
| caused by the resignation OF hlr. w. L.
Pitt. who moved into Fourth Ward. There
is some talk of Mr.. W. ;. Rolln being
elected to succeed Mr.. Perdue, but Air.
HOLM says he will not accept the position
If il Is rendered him, az hs prefers to re.
tire from the council at the expiration OF
his term. June 3Oth. NJ. w. L. Hart will
doubtless be chosen to fill the vacancy IN
| the Third Ward.
Mr.. +. A. Schraedeley. ofLynchburg, tor.
merly of this city, Is visiting trends IN Man
| chester. ~
Mrs. John Thrayes and son William. OF
Amelia. are visiting friends in this city.
Mrs. J. III. Nichols. who IS confined 20
her room in consequence of sickness. was
thought to be somewhat improved yester-
Mr. Babbitt. Of Atlanta. is the guest OF
Mr.. II. e. Harnish, of Chesterfield.
| Miss Eula Holt, OF this city, will leave IN
few days for Saratoga Springs.
| Anegro man named Anderson Green was
fined IS and costs at the Mayors Court yes
terday morning for assauitlng white man
named james Kirk. The testimony showed
that Green interfered with Mr.. Kirk and
caused him to fight when he tried 70 avoid
a difficulty. The Mayor only fined the lat
ter one cent.
warrant was sworn out last night
AGAINST Albert Wellington by Thoma.
GRAY. charging the former with assault
and battery. The case will come up for
the consideration of his Honor Mayor Att
kisson tomorrow morning,
James Henry Fulks. colored employee
of the Richmond and Petersburg shops,
was very painfully hurt yesterday while
working at an anvil. He was striking
| with a hammer, when 1t glanced and
struck q bolt. causing it to fly up. hitting
him in tho eye. The eyelid was cut
through and the ball somewhat bruised
though it is not thought that he will LOSE
his sight. DIR. Lawrence Ingram was sum
moned and rendered the necessary medi
: cal attention.
gospel meeting at Leader Hall this after
noon at $3.50 o'clock under the auspices o
the Young Mems Christian Association
Z These meetings are steadily increasing II
numbers and much interest Is manifested
, | in the services. Nearly 500 people attend
every Sunday afternoon
: The report of DR.. Lawrence Ingram, tn,
? president of the Board of Health, for the
month of May, which will be submitted I,
= tho board tomorrow afternoon. is as fol
' lows: Total number of deaths. II; white
!. male 2. female. 8; colored-male /, femal
I, 6. First Ward, 8; Second Ward, l; Thur
: Ward, s; Fourth Ward, 8. Causes o
. death; Cerebro-spinal meningitis. col
ored female; apoplexy. white female
4 | | colored female; congestion OF lungs,
8 colored female; broncho-pneumonia,
| white female: locomotor-ataxy. I colore
: male; valvular heart-disease, colored fe
q male; consumption, 4 white females,
y colored female; general debility, colore
q female; railroad accident, / white male
accidental drowning, white male, whit
Z ! female. unknown 1 white female, Al