Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-12
CITY OF MANCHESTER
NEWS NOTES FROM THE OTHER SIDE
OF THE JAMES.
The Street Committee VIII Recommend
that Cowardin Avenue be travelled
Baseball Team Organized.

Mr.. II. c. Beattie has removed to his
elegant country home at Forest-Hill Park.
Mrs. John /. Ellyson is dangerously i'll at
her residence, near Chesterfield Court
house.
The Chesterfield Troopers participated
in the Oakwood-memorial exercises Tues
day afternoon.
The bill introduced by Congressman
Wise to appropriate $4,000 for the erection
of pos;-office building in Manchester is
still pending IN Congress.
Senator Thomas Scott, OF Charlotte, was
in Manchester Tuesday afternoon.
A marriage-license was issued yesterday
TO Mr.. Berry A. Walls and Miss Mary +.
Hicks.
Colonel II. y. Cneves, Of Kentucky. Will
lecture at Leader Hall next Tuesday at
o'clock on Prohibition. Admission free.
There is at the Richmond and Peters
burg railroad-snops in this city an express
car equipped with the Westinghouse air.
brake system. 1t Is used "a an "instruc-
ton car and was equipped so as TO tho
roughly explain the details of operating
the air-brake system. which the Atlantic
Coast Line has adopted.
Tuesday was registratiOn-day in Man.
chester, but the registrars had very little
20 do. as but few new voters were re-
gistere1 and not many transfers were
issued.
The Street Committee will recommend
TO the City Council tomorrow night that
the city teams be used in gravellIng Co
wardin avenue. IL Is the desire of the
committee TO have Cowardin avenue IN
thorough order. Its condition now IS
very bad, and whenever there is a heavy
rain the thOrOughfare 10 rendered almost
impossible.
Councilman W. +. Pitt has removed his
residence from the Third 10 tho Fourth
Ward. This necessitates the res gnation OF
his seat in the council. which will be Of
fered at the next meeting Of that body.
Nr. Pitt has made very efficient officer
and bis retirement 10 a matter OF regret.
\ baseball team has been organized IN
this city with the following players: W.
h. Lipscomb. catcher; Orion Belcher,
pitcher Charles CrOstic, shOrt-stop; j. ID.
Mathews, first base; w. Kirk Mathews.
second base; William q. Owens, third
base A. j. Bradley. left field; William h.
Bradley. centre field; Frank Crostic, right
field.
Rev. j. Il. Harrison, the popular and
successful evangelist. began q series of
meetings at the cambridge Street Baptist
church last night. The church was crowd
ed and much interest manifested III the
services.
1t will be remembered that Mr. Harrison
was here last fall, and during his ministry
IN this city succeeded IN bringing nearly
500 souls to Christ. He has greatly en-
deared himself TO the people of Manches-
ter by his kind and gentle manner, while
his mode of preaching is greatly admired.
The services will continue nightly.
4 large crowd attended the revival
meeting at tho Central Methodist church
last evening. The services were very IN
teresting and there were two professions
of conversion. while number stood up
for prayers. The meetings will continue
through the week.
The Hastings Court was engaged again
yesterday in the trial of the case of Long s
administrator Us. the Manchester Railway
and Improvement Company. The case
will probably conclude this afternoon.