Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-20
FROM ACROSS The JAMES.
Many Interesting Notes Gathered in the
City of Manchester Yesterday.

City of Manchester Yesterday.
Mr.. J. T. Topham, Of Atlanta, Ga, ar
rived in the city yesterday.
Mr.. s. X. Richards and family. who have
been visiting here for some time, returned
TO their homo, In Atlanta, yesterday.
Mr.. Charles X. Craig. OF this city, left yester-
day for an extended southern trip. lie will be
absent about month.
Mr.. Charles y. Henry, OF New York, was In
Manchester yesterday.
Miss Bessie Buskey, Of Norfolk, Is visiting Mrs
X. V. Owen, on Thirteenth street.
Mr. b. w. Bell, OF Petersburg, formerly OF Man.
chester. Is here on n visit.
Mrs. Samuel j. Jones, who has been visiting In
Farmville, has returned home.
Mr. Lawrence Pool has resigned as member
OF tho City Democratic Committed
Miss Drucy Davis, who has been visiting rela-
tyes at Rio Vista, In iienrico, has returned home
Mrs. James brown, who lives on Railroad
street, continues quite III.
Major and Mrs. Joseph Walker have returned
from Georgia, where they have been spending
the winter.
MIR. William p. Drewry, Of Baltimore, who has
been visiting his mother, Mrs. Blanche Drewry,
OF this city, has returned homo.
Mr.. Shirley Hall, OF Washington, formerly oi
Manchester, who has been visiting relatives here,
has returned home.
Mrs. Crostic wife OF Mr.. W. J. Crostic, died
yesterday afternoon, after an illness OF week
or more She was daughter OF MIR. Charles
Walthal and was a most estimable lady.
Several white boys were before the Mayor
Court yesterday morning. charged with fighting
In the street, but tho complainant not appear
ing they were discharged.
The case Of Michauxs administrator against
the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Com
pany for $4,000 damages has been set for
trial in the Hastings Court on the 27th instant.
Professor r. X. Fava, OF Washington, was In
Manchester yesterday.
Rev. c. Il. Moore preached last night at the
Cowardin-Avenue Christian church. His cub
ject was, "Render, therefore, unto Cesar the
hat "a M things
that are Gods"
The Hastings Court was engaged yesterday In
the consideration Of chancery business
Mr. aud Mrs. Henry Fitzgerald have issued
cards OF invitation 20 the marriage OF their
daughter, Marie Jennette, TO DIR. Irwin B.
Smith, OF Richmond. The ceremony viii take
place at the Presbyterian church wednesday
evening, April 27th, at q O'Clock.
At meeting Of tho cOngre cation OF the Meade
Memorial church Monday night the following
vestrymen were elected: DIR. Lawrence Ingram,
Judge 5. Is. French, and Messrs Robert Nelson,
4. ". Wood. Asa Harrin, John B. Vaughan, and
John W. Arlington.
Judge John il. ingram has fixed next Monday
as the time for the granting OF liquor-licenses.
The City Council viii pass on tho liquor,llcenmse m
tax Friday night, and ON Saturday the 23d the
Excise Board will be in session.
Miss Alice Loser and Mr.. James B. Turnkey
were united In marriage last evening at the resi-
dence of the brides parents, In Swansboro'. The
ceremony was performed at o'clock and was
Witnessed 10y a number of the friends of the
bride and groom.
There appeared in the Manchester column Of
Sundays DISPATCH an article relative to the
hnding Of medal I'm Chesterfield upon which
there was inscribed "W. Egan, Co. A., NJ. ",
Fort Sumter, August 23, 1863" "The w. Egan
20 whom the medal was awarded Is Mr.. William
Egan," said gentleman to a DISPATCH reporter
last evening, "ot Phil Kearney Post, OF Rich
mond, who is now at the Hampton Soldiers
Home. He lost the medal in 1864 while on picket
duty near the spot where IL was found. A dupli-
cate would not be furnished him, but he holds a
certificate from the War Department acknow-
Lodging his right 10 the possession Of it. Only
about one hundred OF these medals for gallant
and meritoPious conduct were ever dstri-
buted.n