The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-03
SUNDAY In MANCHESTER.
rurxynyrs FROM oUR sIsTER CITY
c.r.,,t,on of tho Electric LIghts-A Rspub
Iican Convention--services In the
Churches-Notes.
N.ScnKsryR BUREAU RICHMOND TINS.
Twelfth and Hull streets.
D-o~oh nfice lIO4 Decatur street

Twelfth and Hull streets.
Branch Office 1lO4 Decatur street.
The hustines court has adjourned for the
term.
The electric lights are doing very well con-
s,d.r;nc they have been used only Few
NIGHTS. Some of them secm to give out. ou'
IL ia presumed that they will be "oi~'"-
smoothly in q short while The Ola Aeio'o"o
lamp is still doing duty in some paris oi '"'
city. ,. Cam
Tho Richmond Railway and Electric Com
nanv has been summoned TO appear Deio''
90 mavo,,s court for allowing dirt which was
e.cavated from the post-hoies ior 'he ''e'''''
lcb, poles TO remain in piles in the Street
roeetjnc of the Republican city comn h !.
zoe ~ ms city was held rldsv nlEus, ".~ -
' .o dsc,ded 10 hold city convention ne1e
T,os0sv at ~ O'Clock TO elect tour ueiesa.os
10 the Republican o'a'e W"
meets IN Roanoke.
CHURCH MOTIFS.
rhs-s will be union meeting of the three
,ta,b~dist churches OF this city this afternoon
% s-s0 O'clock ut the Central church- Ine
obiect Of the meeting is 10 devise more ~ -
temstic plan TO advance the grown oi eno
church in this city and vicinity; Ihere WIZ
be addresses by the pastors ana some 81 9no
lavmen of the church. among them Juuge
W,ii,sm I Clopton. Mrs. &. Scott Mckae
Iii s,ng a solo. and the chOirs OF the three
churches will be present TO lead the congrega-
tione singing. ~ .;a:..
older. will preach at West-End church tnis
,rorning and administer the sacrament. AZ
nighf the revival services will be continued
and The pastor will preach on the LeprOsy
~ Sim Some time ago Mr.. Dadmun visited
The only lepers' hospital on the continent.
and will therefore. he able TO give some IN
formation not generally known.
Rev. c. T.. A.. re- pastor Will preach at
Cowardin-avenue Disciples church this morn
ing at II O'Clock and tonight ut z. 80 O'clock
It the Seventh-street Baptist chapel there
will be Sunday-schoOl service at o CLOCK
Rev. Charles \. Van Houten Will preach at
the PRESBYTERIAN church this morning ana
this evening. D. W
G. Walden will preach at both morning ana
evening services.
At the Fifth street Methodist church Rev;
]. p. Woodward will preach this morning ana
Rev. ]. J. Clopton will preach at the Meade
Memorial church this morning at ii O'Clock
and night at 7:45 oclack:
Rev l.. r. Tbornhlll will preach at the
cambridge church this morning at II
and night at $50.
Rev. Decatur Edwards will preach at the
Clopton-street church to-day, morning and
evening.
Rev. John J. Clopton will conduct the ser
vices at Leader Hall this afternoon Tor the
Young Mems Christian Association.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Nessrs. J. L. Martin & Brother have moved
their saw-mill TO Bon Air -,
President James X. Werth. of the tarmville
and POwhatan railroad. was III Manchester
Friday. tie came 10 zee the engineers VINO
are surveying the route for the proposed ex-
tension OF his road into this city.
Mr.. Melvin Martin. of Chesterfield was In
the city Yesterday. He came to buy a saw
for his mill, which was broken in IN
accident last week He BROUGHT with him
small negro boy who had been living with mis-
family for the past eighteen months. While
in Richmond negro boy. accompanied by a
police officer. took the boy from the wagon.
claiming that he had run away from home.
The boy did not want to go but he was hus-
tied of. Mr.. Martin says the boy came 10
him and that he has given him good home
Mr.. j. G.. Snellings and Mr.. W. "a. burgess
have formed a co-paItnershp 10 carry on the
drug business The firm name will be Smell
lings 4 Burgess. -
Mr. J. +. Davidson announces himself q
candidate for the city council in the Fourth
ward, subject to the Democratic primary.
Rev c. n. Van Houten and Mr. A. H. CALI
gan will represent the Manchester Freshly
terrain church at the East Hanover Presbytery,
which meets in Richmond Monday.
Miss Lena ChAlkey, who was so badly
burned few days ago at Chester, IS consider
ed in o serious condition.