The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-04
ACROSS JAMES RIVER.
u1PPENINGS ~ OUR SISTER CTTT.
TOURNAMENT AND BAH.
Notes About the Churches To-Day-Ali the
Doings Of Manchester on Yesterday.
News From Chesterfield.
N,NcursrrR BCRr,u RIcHNoND TiMEs,
1i2l HUI slRtEr. BEATTIE BLOCK.

Af,NcursrrP BCHrAU RICHMOND TiMEs,
1t2l Hun s1BFtr BEATrU BLOCK.
Tho tournament and ball at Homestead
A.saanav in Chesterfield county, on the
ArromattoN river Friday was great
success. 800
,.n, tournament BEGAN at o'clock. The
,..rshals were ass follows: Chief Mar
e.f d. s. JctCr, Jr., Assistants John
:, lfrri. and Robert Coleman; Time
Toner. C.. w. Iukinton.
.... following knights entered:
o. H. S.ror. knight OF Columbus.
* r.tchctt. knight OF Miss Roberts.
~ rs. Webb. knight Of Norwood.
w. Webb knight of Broadmoor.
.....t Branch. knight OF huss Phillips.
r Nucr knight Of Miss Flipp.
H.N. Knight OF the Old Dominion.
III rowlkcs. knight of The Lone
~. r..rn Knight of The Broken Heart.
~ l.th. knight Of Miss Branch.
y, ,..r Icter knight OF Appomattox.
D. rl.un knight of Rippling.
D. r.ulA.s. knight Of Glover Hin.
Y.. knight OF Mountain View.
r.r kuieht OF Waterloo.
v....-. ~ris, knight of Royalton.
Successful knights were j. Allen
,r. ..nWned Miss Mamie Nc
rf T.Nhatan. Queen OF Love
~. W. Webb who crowned
XXX. ,.tF. of Chesterfield. as First
, Honor. II. A. Jcter, who
- ,r.s Mary Conley. of Motto
I Maid OF Honor. and J. =.
If.t.r.tt who crowned Miss Mamie
r...-s of Richmond, Third Maid of
I...-
... o-.tor Of the occasion was Mr.. c..
I.... Ir AIR. James Smart delivered
feo Oh the knights.
49, r-ht the bah took place IN the
Homestead Academy building.
tru- the young ladies present were:
Suisse. Carrie Phillips. Ncttic Branch,
rn. She'll Gertrude Weisiger. Alice
Cummings. Rosa Fowlkes Daisy Fowlkcs.
Threat Lula Threat. Myrtle Norvcl,
Fannie Norycll. Lizzie phaup, Mamie
T.-atfe and Myrtle Johnson.
Among tho gentlemen present We're:
Tr Traslor. II. B. Watkins. Philip Tur-
fr. T Tucker. l.. y. Turpiu r. Conley,
Hester Fowlkcs. David Moody David
Lucas r. NuchauN HObsOn and Thomas
OHeatham.
Another arrest i'm the matter Of that
-troet car fight ON the Dccatur-strcct
Sine Sunday. was made yesterday. This
time white man named Harris, was
arrested lie proved. though, that he
was endeavorinS to part the fighters, and
VAS discharged.
The cases of Richard Smith and Willis
Fortune. charged with striking Joseph
Major with "a slung shot, came before
Gle Mayor yesterday morning. All these
parties to this row are negroes. Smith
and Fortune were sent TO the grand jury.
The other case before Mayor Maurice
Yesterday was that Of colored man
named Junius Johnson, charged with
b.trayug the confidence Of good look
in- mulatto girl. lie was willing TO marry
her. and procuring a preacher, the two
were soon wed. Johnson was discharged,
and AN hands left the courtroom.
The public school children will have
their usual Christmas holidays, from the
close Of the session OF Friday, Decem-
bier I'D. to Monday, the ID Of January,
lSa3.
The Rev. Med. Rucker will preach the
opening sermon in his new charge the
Fifth-street Methodist church, to-day.
Already signs of the approaching holi-
dav season are visible in the decoralon
of many windows of the shops in Hull
street
Adviccs from the Hot Springs Of Arkan-
GAS where Mr. James j.. Bradley, late
president of the Richmond and Manches-
fer Street Railway Company, is visiting
for his health, tell of his great improve
meut r..,
Mr. Bradley has been most useful
and energetic in his work for that COM
rectors at the meeting of the stockholders
Friday.
a new granite quarry has been put in
operation at Granite, i'm Chesterneld
county Mr. Charles y. Goodwin starts
1T with thirty men. new engine and
everything necessary for quarrying the
stone. which Is equal TO any in Chester
field. .,...
Granite has good shipping facilities.
There are seven quarries, which give
work TO 500 men at this point 1t is
thought this number will be increased at
am early date
Chesterfield granite is a favorite I'm all
markets, and IN 1890 the county of Ches-
terrified supplied more than half of the
total output of granite IN Virginia.
The usual Gospel services Will be held
at Leader Han this afternoon, TO besin
al o'clock.
Rev George w. Cox, OF Gloucester,
is 10 preach at the Clopton-street Baptist
church to-day at both morning and even
ll. services.