The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-18
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Reporters.
MANCHESTER BUREAU R1cHMoSD IIhES'
tto1 Hull STREET. BEATTIE BLOCK.
Rev. c. f. Moore will preach TO the 20
vardin-avenue Christian conRresa''o"
dav AT II A. NJ. and ~. NJ. IL, -
11 i1be usnal gospel service will be held III
Leader Hall this afternoon at O'CLOCK.
TLera viii be a box festival and oyster
s,nnsr az the Fifth-street Methodist churcn
Tnesday night beginning at O'Clock III the
;ntsr.sf of the Ladies' Parsonage Soclev'
hIl Welcome No charge for admission:
Rev. Joseph Walker breaches at the CIop-
.on-street church to-day, morning ana eve
n;ng in the absence of the pastor. Rev. De-
'" The Fifth-streot Methodist church will
have services this week AS below:
Wednesday. 7:9O z. NJ, church meeting
with song service. ~
short talks.
Friday. 7:3O P. NJ. prayer meeting.
Saturday. 7;30 =. NJ, young mems prayer
and experience meeting.
The meetings TO be continued through
the next week.
CITY ITEMS.
There will be an entertainment at Midlo-
THAN Thursday. October 9Th. for the beneht
of the widows and orphans fund OF Lodge
OH. A. L. and A. NJ. and the Richmond
Masonic Home Mr. Polk Miller has charge
of the concert. and will be assisted by
Messrs. T. ID. Hotchkiss. Frank /. WsiKeT'
L. II. Cloves. Walter a. Watkins a. w.
and w. w. Miller and others. Mr.. 1. W.
Peploe has the classic delinsation part in
charge, and Past Master Z. 3. Hancock Will
deliver a Masonic address.
The September term of the hastings court
begins Monday. The following grand ju-
rors have been summoned: A. q. Evans,
A. ID. Shotwel. A. G. Gibbs, G. F. Lip
scomb. j. j. Macon. T. A. Lamb, W. Il.
Moody, J. W. Toney and Simuel Logan
(colored).
Abe Hill (colored) was sent to the grand
Jury yesterday morning at the mayors court
on the charge of stealing brass from the
Richmond and Danville railroad shops
here.
Colonel G. X. Macon. chairman of the
Democratic city committee. has written
State Chairman Gordon asking him to send
Hon. w. G. p Breckenridge OF Kentucky, to
Manchester for a speech.
Hon. Charles T. OFerrall cannot come
to the Forest Hill Park meeting on the
DIST. as he has a date at Madison Courthouse
on the 22d of September. The speakers for
the Forest Hill meeting are Senator Hun
ton. General Fitz Lee and Hon. George ID.
Wise.
WITH THE PEOPLE.
Mr.. A. J. Burgess, his family, and fifteen
or twenty members of Phil. Kearny Post.
Grand Army of the Republic, together with
several ex-Confederate soldiers from this
city ana Chesterfield. will leave tomorrow
for Washington to attend the reunion OF
the Grand Army of the Republic.
Mr.. q. b. Taylor, of Manchester, was
married TO Miss Marie Robertson in Meek
L. ma hQnnv pnnnla
will live here. on Decatur street, between
Eighth and Ninth streets.
Mr.. William Aliens old coon and pos
sum dog "Whig" is dying, in spite OF best
attention from his master.
Mr.. w. G.. Burgess has returned from the
Allegheny Springs. whore be attended the
annual meeting of the Medical Society OF
Virginia.
Mr.. Il. F.. Traylor has returned from the
mountains OF Virginia very much improved.
Mr.. J. j. Blanton. the superintendent of
the street cleaning forces, is busy putting
the streets in a clean condition.
Messrs. w. G. Seldom. of Baltimore, and
Williamson Talley, of Richmond. were in
Manchester Friday.
The board of supervisors of Chesterfield
will meet Monday week.
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.
Rev. r. H. Winfree Of Midlothian, who
who has been i'll, is improving.
Mr.. ID. b. Winfree. of Chesterfield. was in
the city Yesterday.
Miss Fife Owens went to Oulpeper yes
terday, where she will teach school the en-
suing term.
MIR. W. b. Lipscomb. who met with a Sc
we're accident while playing ball lately, Is
better.
Mr.. Archer Rowser, of Danville, was in
the city on Friday.
MIR. Coulter Lamb has gone to spend his
vacation with friends in Campbell.
The James River Tanning and Leather
Company has leased their plant to North
ern firm to store oilS in.
Mr. s. L. Fulk, of this CITY. who is en-
ployed at the Richmond and Danville
shops, received cut over the left eye yes
terday morning. which was treated by DR..
Lawrence Ingram.
George Martin. a small white boy while
witnessing the game of baseball at Mayo's
Island this afternoon fell out of a tree.
striking on the back of his head. producing
confused wound of the scalp; also receiving
a severe lick on the spine between the
shoulders. The accident took place while
the game was in progress. DR.. Lawrence
Ingram being among the audience was
called on and rendered the necessary surgi-
cal attention, after which the boy was sent
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