The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-03
MANCHESTER GERMAN
nr.UrIrUL GERM4N IN THE CITY
SOUTH OF JAMES RIVER.
...r.I News Of Interest About Our Fricnde
and Ncighbors - The Alert Fire
Company-Court News
...,,,,rrR BUREAU RICHMOND Trurs.

,s.,,cyrsTrR BUREAU RICHMOND IIhHs,
I,9I Hull STREET, BEATT1E BLOCK.
,,',,ro are no new candidates announced
~ the Office Of postmaster.
NJ charles Keller had fine fat buck.
-, IN Chesterfield yesterday. on sale.
number Of people from Manchester
-. % Powhatan Courthouse 10 the en-
...,o,,ment OF tournament and bali given
there yesterday.
n, william c. Seldom, Of Baltimore
,-.osrrcr OF the Richmond and Manches-
-. street Railway Company. was in Man
chester yesterday.
,,o stockholders OF the Richmond and
A",.os,or Street Railway Company had
49, annual meeting at the company's
- W, A. mis- city. yesterday. Mr.. John
o on Williams, OF Richmond. was re-
sho.'' ~~cslaent. and MIR. w. G. Seldom
e'e''0' .o.rotarv and treasurer. All the
M ~, Noara OF directors were reelected.
0'a o.,t,on Of the Southern Fuel and
Ir.~,oonv comes up for consideration
20" civ council at its next meeting.
~ comuany wishes to build a plant
mere no,.e. building-this time at the
end OF Fourteenth street. between Eve
en- en-. and stockton streets.
re.' %. oil tank is being built at the
"a - the tannery. in the lower part
o. ,,.ssrs Raleigh Travers Daniel and Mr..
~ % Lawton. the latter the clerk OF
-. uustlngs Court OF Richmond, were
e. Manchester yesterday.
Canfain a. c. Attkisson has come back
trou the Lynchburg court-martial.
me tracks Of the Richmond and Man
oroetor Railway Company along upper
14rD street are undergoing repairs
Tho attendance in the public schools
~ Manchester district for the month Of
November was large.
Miss Gertrude Weisger went to the
hall at Powhatan Courthouse last even
ing.
now for driving.
The REGULAR meeting OF the city coun-
ri takes place next Friday evening.
Master Otis Morrissett gave a dancing
marty to his young friends at Leader
Hall Thursday evening. The young folks
enjoyed themselves very much.
In the mayors court yesterday morn
ing Richard Smith and Wilkes Fortune
fnegroes) were charged with assaulting
Joe Major with a slung-shot on Nc
Donough street Thursday night. Both
were sent to Jail, the cases being con-
tinued 10 summon witnesses.
Fortune had a pistol on him when he
was searched.
The members Of the Ladies' Auxiliary
Society of Manchester Lodge. No. H.
met yesterday afternoon at the Presby-
terrain church to make arrangements fol-
the coming Masonic Fair.
II will be a great entertainment.
Rev. c. n. Van Houten will preach a
series Of sermons on THE Infidelity Of
Our Times" principally designed tc
strengthen the faith Of Gods people and
explain the fallacies Of skepticism.
These sermons will be more popular
than critical. and are intended 10 show
weak Christians that they have built OF
no uncertain foundation. They will be
preached at the Presbyterian church eacf
Sunday night, beginning with next Sab
bath. at 1880 o'clock. till the series Il
finished.
No. /. THE Unknowable Infinite" de
clared Text: John !. 49,
No. 2. Can the Finite know the Infinite
II so, how and to what extenR or, "ThC
Unknowable Infinite known. Text: l
John, T. 1-3.
No. 3. The credibility OF the revelation
by which 1.-The Unknowable Infinite" is
declared or. Is the Bible true? Text
H. Peter. I. Is.
No. 4 InadeIity and Christianity COM
pared as systems. Text: Isaiah, XII. q.
No. g. The Conquering Christ Text:
Rev xix. lib.
Rev W. c. Vaden pastor OF Central
church, will begin on next Sunday a
series Of sermons -four in number on the
"Conditions of Church Prosperity"
The first Of the series will be preached
next Sunday morning on "The Mutual
Relations and Obligations of the Minis
try and Membership OF the Church"
He specially requests the presence OF
ell his congregation.
The congregation Of Fifth-street church
met and welcomed their new pastor,
Rev. Med. Rucker. last evening.
1t was pleasantly spent by ALL
Rev. j. 2. Woodward, lately at this
church. left for his new charge I'm King
and Queen on yesterday followed by the
best wishes of all.
The Manchester German Club gave
another beautiful german last evening
~ Leader Hall.
Among the dancers were the Misses
Mary Turnbull. Of Petersburg; Lima
Clarke Of Halifax; Lavinia Walden, Car
re Walden, Bessie Gill, Cabell Hancock,
Ruth Subett, Minnie Lee Drewry and
Minnie Weisiger.
Among the men present taking part in
the german were Messrs. c. II. Sims,
r. c. Williams. r. /. French, S. $. Patch,
r. Francis Greene, Horace l.. Smith,
George Z. Gary. Foster Rogers, Edward
Winfree, W b. Moncure. Thomas r..
Owen and Colonel y. O. James.
IN the array of spectators who watched
with interest the graceful evoiutions OF
the dancers / saw Judge and Mrs John
Il Ingram, Mr.. and Mrs. +. w. Weisi-
ger. Mr.. and Mrs. George +. Gary and
Mr and Mrs. Augustine Royal.
The members Of the Alert Fire Company
met last night and made final prepara-
tions for their supper. TO be given on the
evening OF Wednesday next.
A meeting of the finance committee
was held last evening, and number Of
claims audited for payment by the city.
The city school board met last night
and passed on various bills for payment.
Manchester Lodge. No. il. will hold its
regular communication tonight (Satur-
day.. in its hail, Fifth and cambridge
streets.
The Australian Ballot.
Mr.. T. s. Henry, Of Charleston, w. Va,
IS in the city for a few days. He speaks