Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-04
THE BALLOON ASCENSION.

Another tremendous crowd went ont % Forest
Hin Park yesterday afternoon 70 witness the bal
loon ascension which took place Just p Tor TO tho
hail game. Tho wind wac blowing "A perfect gale,
and Professor Hutchinson encountered no little
difficulty in nlllng the balloon with hot air. The
imitation cf the aerial monster consumed MIRO
than n half hgor, and as it could only be- partly
filled II could only carry Madame ODell and tue
Uttla dog Tom ~ Shanter. The wind blew IA
uorthWcstcr,y direction, and bore the balloon
toward the west end OF Richmond. The
dog dropped near the lachmond anu Dan-
vile railroad, on the Manchester side,
while the lady vent across The river,
cutting her parachute RlOose and landed In
Hollywood cemetery. Luckily she found gen
ihr ugh ii .hmoud across the Free bridge to the
park When she returned MADAME o'DeN was
loudly apr lnuded by the large crowd IN the base
ball grounds, who manifested their admiration
Of her bravery and tho daring feat which she
had accomplished.
ANEW SUNDAY SCHOOL ORGANIZED.
A large congregation was present At Asbury
chapel the new eiilce which has Just been COM
u. etcd in MARKS addition, sunday afternoon, Tue
occasion beng the organization oi Methodist
sunday school. The now church Is bhrdsono
lille house Of worship and was erected by
the Manchester Method Il sunday-ochool
Union. The following officers were elected
Superintendent BENJAMIN }. Walker Ass!ttant
SUPERINTENDENT W. /. Crostc; Secretary ". H.
Kidd Treasurer, w. l. CrOstic: Librarian, W. ),
IOwfle, and Organist, Miss Lotto LlpscOmb.
The meeting WAS q very enthusiastic one, nhd
the prospects for tho creation OF a large school
were very promising. The chapel VIII 90 dgdI-
Gated next Sunday afternoon at 3:3O O'Clock. ne
dedicatory sermon will be delivered by Rev. Dr.
+. M. Peterson, formerly pastor OF the Central
Methodist church.
Tho usual interest was manifested III the
Iealer-uall meeting for ratroad-men sunday
afternoon. Tho attendance was worry Large aud
tho services wero greatly enjoyed BY all VINO at
tended.
Rev. Eldridge Hatcher proached at the Balm
brIdge-Street Baptist church sunday morning
Mr. uadIon :. Watkins sang beautiful solo
at tho Meaie-Memorial church Sunday night
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mrs. William G.. owens, who has been sum
morine in Chesterfield, has returned home.
Tho sacrament vas administered ia the various
churches sunday.
Mrs. John Smith Is quite SICK az heF residence
on Cnth street.
Miss Eta Gates. Of Chesterfield, who has been
visiting IN Petersburg, hns returned nome.
Tho enrolment IN the public schools in Man
chester District, Chesterfield, Is larger TINS ses-
sion than last year.
The Demo..~Gtic committee will meet tonight
70 arrange for the biz rally on the l2th instant,
when Hon. Holmes Conrad VIII speak Ia Leader
Principal J. II. Blackwell, Of tho colored pub
lie schools, reports the following enrolment in
the colored schools yesterday: High school, 81 (;
No l, 30; No. ., 50; No. 3, %; No. 4, ~; No.
., 81; NO. q, 81 no Z, - -tothl' tool
Only the scholars who attended school last ses-
sion were enrolled at the white public schools
yesterday. The new scholars VIII DO enrolled
tO-daT.
Cards are out 70 the marriage OF Miss Emily
i. DunstOn ana Mr.. j. Campbell Chandler. Ine
ceremony Will take place az the reslden % OF the
brides father. "Shorington Hil,' IN Chester
nold county, on "Wednesday morning, tue 18th
instant.
Me-srs. Charles Keller, James p. Robinson,
and Il. L. Moody. In company with four sports
! men from Richmond, Went out 10 Mr. JOhn a.
/ Testers farm, In Chesterfield, last Friday on q
! deer-hunt Mr.. Keller succeeded In Killing a
/ deer.
Tho Democrats OF the Second Ward will have
O big rally at Odf-FelloWB Hail, corner OF
| Eighth and Hull streets, tonight. Hon. j. Ran.
| doph Tucker, Jr.. Will deliver an address and
I other prominent speakers are expected TO Dc
/ present.
| fhe Belle Isle operatives, who have been on
strike for several weeks, resumed work yester
! day morning. they having agreed 20 accept tht
compGnys proposition. There were aboul
/ seventy men IN the pudding department. al
| fected by the strike.