Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-01-08
MANCHESTER NEWS IN BRIEF.
Personal and Other Items of Interest
from Across the James.

Personal and Other Items OF Interess
from Across the James.
Mr.. Henry A. Maurice has returned
from pleasant trip to Buckingham.
DR.. John w. Brodnax. who was appoint
ed Coroner for the city of Manchester.
will qualify this week.
Mr.. George Payne. of Chesterfield. lost
an interesting child by death "Wednesday.
Mr. Peter Weisiger. of Granite, Chester
Geld, is spending few days with friends
In this city. -,
The furniture for the new bank building
was received yesterday aud Will be put IN
position in a few days.
The officers of Friendship Lodge. No.
40. Knights of Pythias, were Installed at
Owens's Hall last night BY District
Deputy Grand Chancellor Samuel r..
Owens.
Several cases were before the Mayors
Court yesterday morning, none OF whlch
were of public interest.
The stable in rear of Mr.. Charles kel-
ler's bakery caught on fire Wednesday
nirht. but the flames were extinguished be-
tore much damage was done. The fire is
thought 10 have been caused by dumping
hot ashes too close to tome straw.
Manchester Section, L. o. OF s., Tues
day night installed the following officers
for the ensuing year: ID. A. Snellings,
president; William Readey, vlce-presi-
dent; Mrs. ID. A. Spellings, secretary; W..
CT. Lumpkin. treasurer; .. G.. McGee, pre-
late: b. f. Hughes, conductor: Z. 4. An
gel, protector; Mrs. T.. Peasley, trustee /;
DIR. Il. y. Mathews. medical examiner.
Ii is unders TODD that the Farmyille aad
Powhatan railroad will soon be extended
into Manchester and that this city will be
made the terminus of the line. IL is pro
posed to change the road into standard
guage.
Hon. d. L. Toney, member of the House
of Delegates from this city, has received a
letter from Secretary nj. A. Cogbill. en-
closing a copy of resolutions adopted at
the last meeting of the Chesterfield Coun-
ty Alliance urging the Legislature TO so
amend the Chesterfield road law rs to al
low oil persons who are liable for road duty
to work out their road-tax instead OF pay
inc the same if they desire to do so; and
If they fail to work out their road-taxes
then they must pay said taxes as all other
taxes. The Alliance wants all roads work
ed from the 1st of May to the lst OF Sep
tember.
Stuart Lodge, No. 1il. /. o. o. T., has in
stalled the following officers for the en-
suing year: 4. q. Tatum. past grand CT.
W. Reams, noble grand; 4. O. Shipley,
vice grand; j. Is. Vaden, secretary; q. w.
Blankenship. treasurer; w. X. flOurnoy,
chaplain; g. w. Payne. right supporter :
W. Ii. Mutter, left supporter; c. w. Cook,
warden; j. Ii. Brown, conductor; j. ID.
Harris, right-scene supporter; w. ,. Hu-
band. left-scene supporter; q. F. Hall, in
side guardian; G. E. Bankenship. outside
guardian. Vice-Grand appointments: j..
W. Williams. right supporter; c. l.. Jones,
left supporter.
Indianola Tribe of Red Men held their
first meeting this week in their new
wigwam, in Toney's Hall. District Deputy
Grand Sachem W. II. Kidd was present
and raised up the following chiefs for the
ensuing SIX moons: John $. Wakefield,
prophet; George w. Roach. sachem
George 4. Mum. senior sycamore; f. j;
Jones. junior sycamore; c. 5. Wells, chief
Of records; T.. X. Sampson, collector OF
wampum; J. b. Rountree. keeper ol
wanpum: w. II. Sneed. first sannap; X.
Patram. second sannap; Ii. II. Cox, guard
of w.gwam; L. d. Burton, guard of forest;
Trustees-J. w. Toney, X. L. Patram, and
w II Kidd