Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-01-01
CITY OF MANCHESTER
DEATHS YESTERDAY OF MessRs.
JOHN FREEMAN AND BEN GARY.
Over Thousand Arrests During the Year
just Ciosed-Deeds and licenses
Personal and Other Items.


of Manchester. died ut o'clock yesterday
at his residence. No. s23 Hull street. from
the effects Of the grip. Mr.. Freeman was
in the sixty-fourth year of his age. having
been born in Caroline county November
90 1923. lie was a hsrness.maker by
trade and followed this business until
taken sick several weeks ago. Mr. Free
man moved 10 Manchester about fifteen
years ago, and soon won the confidence
and respect Of the community. Mr.. Free
man was an earnest Christian gentleman
end consistent member OF Balntridge-
Street Baptist church, from which the tli-
neral will take place nj 2:30 o'clock tbs
afternoon. He leaves widow and three
sons.
Mr.. benjamin A. Gary died yesterday
morning at twenty minutes 10
o'clock OF his residence, on B9inbrldge
street between Fourteenth and Fifteenth.
The deceased was the son OF the late
Erasmus Gary. and was well known IN TINS
city. He was for several years Janitor OF
the white public school OF this city. lie
leaves wife and several children. The
funeral services will be held at Maury
cemetery this afternoon at O'Clock.
STATISTICS FOR THE MONTH AND YEAR-
Fifty-seyen deeds were entered to record
i'm the Clerks Office Of the Hastings Court
during the month Of December. and eigh.
teen rnarriages-liceuses were issuod-eight
10 white and ten to colored couples.
There we're seventy arrests made by the
police in December, a. follows By the
chief OF police, n First-Assistspt Jones
~ aSecond- Assistant Smith, IL Ihird-As'
sistant Moles. z0-total, 20. The causes
were Felony, 0; mlsdcmeanor, II; ordi-
nance violation, 81.
The number OF arrests made in Man
chester last year was loo. They were a.
follows: Chief Lipscomb, 34s : first-As
sisiapt Jones. 227 Second-Assistant
Smith, 1913; Third-Assistant Moles, 2AO f;
chief and first assistant, 8 chief and Sc
cond assistant, 4 chief and third assist
ant, l3 first and second assistants, D
first and third assistants. second and
third assistants, 9 Richmond authorities
B; Special Il. II. Swift. 2. Total, 1860.
The causes were as follows For felony
50 misdemeanor. III; ordinance VIOLA
ton. 75i Total. 1850.
There were 100 deeds recorded in the
Clerks office last year. and l02 marriage
licenses issuod-62 10 white couples and
40 to colored-
sOcIAsLK LAST MONT.
A sociable was given az the residence OF
CAPTAIN aud Mrs James A. Lipscomb last
evening under the auspices OF the Il. y. III.
Club. A number OF the most popular
young ladies and gentlemen of the city
were present. Supper was served al II
O'Clock and the merry party participated
in psrlor games until / O'clock, when they
left for their homes.
OFFICERS or FRIENDSHIP LODGE.
At regular meeting of Friendship
Lodge. No. 20. X. of r., held last night
the following officers Were elected for the
ensuing term-viz.: II. n. 1ennille, pasi
commander; s. II. Owens, vice-chan
cellor; DIR. L. Il. Rucker, prelate; james
| +. Galloway, keepers of records and seal
n. l.. Kidd, master Of finance; j. w. Con
drew. master of exchequer; j.. c. Nun
na!y, master Of arms; Representative tC
| Grand Lodge. s. X. Owens; James +. Gal
| loway, alternate. Trustees: S. X. Owens
| II. l.. Kidd, and W. I. Lettigow., Chan
cellor-C ommander-el appointed ). H
side guard. The Grand Lodge meets IN
Leesburg the 10th of February, 1892.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr.. Augustine Royal is indisposed al
his residence. on Porter street.
Master John Is. Lipscomb. OF this CITY
has returned to the Randolph-Macor
Academy.
Mir. A. G. Belcher continues quite sicl
at his residence, Eighteenth and Everett
streets.
Little Miss Mary Reynolds, who has beer
very i'll, is able 70 be out again.
Mr.. and Airs. Henry w. Fox and son, OF
Baltimore, are the guests of Mayor A. Z
Attkisson.
Mrs. John i. Utz has returned home
after q pleasant visit TO relatives anC
friends al COalteld
DIR. Lawrence Ingram, president OF the
Board of Health, will hereafter make
monthly mortuary reports to the City
Council.
City-Engneer Nelson will make som,
arrangements in few days TO repair the
Hull Street fountain so as to prevent the
waste.water from keeping the turnpike in
such bad condition.
Rev. w. @. Walden, pastor Of. Contra
Methodist church, left yesterday after
noon for Coalheld, where he delivered q
lecture OF" Crit last night at the Metho
dist church.
A very pretty marriage took place at the
residence of Rev. Decatur Edwards We'd
nesday night in Swansboro'. The con
tracing parties were Mr.. George w. Day
a popular young man OF this city, and Mis-!
Gertrude II. Paul, formerly of Richmond
The Council Committee on FIRE has
given an o.der 10 the Southern Rubber
Company, of Richmond, tor a thousand
feet of new hose.
The City Council held special meeting
last CHIT 20 perfect certain financial ar
rangements, and adjourned after ton
minutes session, in which no other bust
ness was transacted.