Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-30
CITYOF MANCHESTER
rus Tu,ap-pARry MEETING At
LEADER HALL LAST NIGHT.
= cn..,srfsid Man Attacked By Highway
meu-Dapes as Forsst-Hih
psrh-Psrsonai.

,s.aa psuublicans. Mr.. N. II. Dunning,
ad;,or of the National Wdichmd'. feo-
Pies party organ. of Washington ~ W.
was the speaker Of the occasion.
The meeting was presided over by mr..
n w Harris. Mr.. Dunning spoke for
more than an hour and devoted his atten-
t;or for the most part to criticisinR the
ss.s of the Republicans and democrats
J.s;nn their respective ADMINISTRATORS.
Mr. W. z. Grant, the Third-party cahai-
date for congressman from TINS uisI!ic..
was present and sustained MS repu's'on
as respectful spectator: ,a vas
Mr.. q. H. Pierson. OF hichmonu, was
also in attendance, and at the cTn a staod
Of Mr.. Dunning's speech took the stant
Oh a, a,nls;ned why General Field was not
nresent. He also corrected. upon the a9-
tbor;tv Of General Field. an assertion inaae
hv General Jubal. Early IN speech AZ tne
ayy,nol meeting of the Army OF Northern
V,roinia. held in Richmond several nights
400 in which General Early said Genera "a
F,eid had remarked that General ROBERT ~.
iaa had countenanced depredations on
private property during the PennsyiVahia
campaign.
oAYFrY AT FogEsr-HILL PARK.
A delightful soiree was gwen az roies.-
Hill Park on Thursday evening iast oS q
party of young ladies' ana gTlln nntartain-
ment was in honor of Miss SUSIE EoWMus'
of Richmond. who left yesterday tor VIM
atom N. C.. where she will visit Tor some
wsets About fifteen couples were IN at
tendance and danced in the mansion.
house AT the park. The dancing was kept
mn until about o'clock, when the parry
returned home on the electric-cars atter
an evening of much enjoyment.
The young ladies present were
Miss S. Edwards, red crepe oe chino'
Miss A. Wells. blue CHINA silk.
Miss Leila Blunt. lavender SILK. - ~,
Miss Grace Hersman. pink null with
lace. r o..,,on MINI
Miss Mamie Bagby, of Stanton PINK
crepe de chine.
Miss Norma Edwards, red china SILK and
real lace. -., an, ord
Miss Fife Fuller. yellow silk.
Miss George Stainback, black lace.
Miss Katie Kdwell. garnet SIX. ,
Miss Lessie Williams, blnck Bedford
cord. at IA, IL;
Miss Maria Robbins. yellow silk with
black net. -.
Miss Profit, black lace with yellow rib
Miss Florence Smith, blue china silk.
Mrs. Major, green cloth.
Chaperons: Mrs. L. Neale, olive silk
with pearl trimmings: Mrs. A. NJ. Burford,
black silk. ,u ~
Blunt, B. +. Wells, 7. G: Edwards, L. =.
Neale. l.. Is. Samuel, II. q. Cofer, ii. L..
Jenkins. ". E. Sullivan. George Adderton,
Jobn Atkinson, G. Il. Hillsman. of Rich
mopd. and Il. 9. Traylor, >, 5. Patch, W.
w Friend, and Il. 4. Brown, OF Manches-
The Democrats in this city have been
engaged very actively for the past few
DAYS in looking after the registration OF
the white voters. consequently only Few
white men registered yesterday. Colonel
Macon, chairman of the City Democratic
Committee. said to o DISPATCH reporter
last evening that he did not believe that
there we're ten white men in town who had
not registered.
ASSAULTED BY TRAMPs.
Mr.. W. S. Bankard. who operates saw.
mill In Chesterfield about mile from
Tinsley's store, encountered very un.
pleasant experience with traInps ID tna'
vicinity on Wednesday night last. lie
was riding along the road on horseback,
when two or three men jumped out
living in ambush, and made for him
One of the party grabbed at the horse:
birdie. and as be did so MIR. Bankaro
snurred the animal and succeeded IN get
TING AWAY from his assailants, but not
until he had been stabbed on the leg by
one of the men. iuhicting o wound
about an inch and half long Just
below the knee. He says his assail
ants were white men and belong to
gang of tramps who have been camp
ing in that neighborhood for some time
Thursday morning four OF the party were
seen in the neighborhood, one being HI
italian peddler, offering his trinkets fol
sale. Whether the peddler was one OF the
two seen IN the neighborhood of Temples
SUBSEQUENT to the murder of Stephen I,
Harris is not known. The peddlers have
NOT been seen since the occurrence and NJ
doubt thew are concealing themselves II
the woods, around Bankard's saw-mill
where the country Is not very denselJ
populated.
BRIEF ITEMS OF INTEREST.
There was wild fire in the woods o
Chesterfield Friday night, about foui
miles from Manchester. near the Midlo
than pike. large quantity OF cord-woot
and about 300 panels OF fence were de
stroyed by the flames.
The eospel. meeting in Leader Hall thi
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock under the auspices
| of heRailroad Branch OF the Young Men,
Christian Association will be conducted
| by Mr.. II. Z. Nlichaels.
Rev. G. Z. Moore, pastor of Cowardin
Avenue Christian church, will preach |
! sermon this morning appropriate to younl
| Christians, after which the ordinance o.
| baptism will be administered. The pro
| tracted meetings, which concluded Thurs
| day night, resulted in the addition o
| about twenty new members to the church
| roll. -
! There will be services at the Meade-Me
mortal church this morning at IL O'Clock
IN the interest OF st. Andrews Brother
hood. Mr.. j. w. Wood. general secretary
of the brotherhood. will deliver an int
resting address ON the object and work Of
| the organization.
Mr.. j. p. Harrison, of Denville, is alsC
expected to be present and address the
assemblage. There will be services at
p. NJ. instead of at night.
Rev. 4. L. Dadmun, pastor OF West-Enc
Methodist church, has returned from
| Petersburg, and will preach q sermon to
night to the young men of his congrega
| ton.
None OF the new double postaLcards
which are divided into two sections (ont
| for the message and another for the re
| piy). have been placed on sale at the Man
| chester post-ofiice. They will cost cents
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
Mr. George Morris is quite sick at hi!
residence, on Hull street.
The Hastings Court was not In session
| yesterday.
Rev. VI. @. Walden, of this city, delivered
| his lecture on Grit" IN Petersburg Fri
| day night.
MIR. William Harrison continues very il
with typhoid-feyer at his residence, OF
| Decatur street.
Rev. j. Y. Fair, of Richmond, will preach
| at the Presbyterian church this morning
at IL o'clock
Mrs. b. F. Richardson, who has beer
visiting friends IN Manchester, returned
to her home, at Louisa Courthouse, yes
| terday.
The Republicans In Chesterfield as wei
as in Manchester, have been quite active
in their registration.
MIR. Peyton Hooe, who has been yer.
sick for several weeks, is able to sit up II
4 his room.
Rev. l.. r. Thornhill will preach ser
mon at the Bainbridge-Street Baptist
church this morning on the Proper OBJ
| servance of the Christian Sabbath"
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The REGISTRARS WERE BUSY.
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