Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-09
FROM ACROSS The JAMES.
A Merchant Assicns-Deaths In manches-
ter and ChesterfeId-PersOna sc.

ter and dChesterfield-PersOna &c.
p. +. Davis. q grocer and liquor dealer
doing business at the southeast corner OF
Fourth and Hull streets. made an assign
nont yesterday for the benefit OF his
creditors. George =. Gary Is named as trustee.
class Escl Brothers, ~ Richmond, s4l25O
Second c'ass-Wlrt +. Taylor Co. $50; Eli
ron 3 Harvey. slGQ. Third aud last clase-I.
y. Minor, $3.50; Joseph W. Blanton, 900.
Total, esD2.oO Assets not given
LOCATION on LIGHTS
Tho Council Committee on Lights tMr. j. r.
PcrJlc. chairman held an mpOrfant meeting
last night aud received petitions from residents
Oi various sections Of tho city asking that the
locations OF many OF the electric lights, a. pro-
yiousiy recon mended, be changed. After an
informal discussion the committee decided upon
n general rearranroucnt, which viii meet the
wishes oi the petitioners
Petersburg. Richmond ana Danvle, Richmond
and Manchester Railway, and Richmond and
Manchester railway and Improvement coinpa.
uies. asking that they have electric lights pa 'od
as certain points on their lines. were fayOrably
responded %. The contract which had been
prepared for lighting the city was read, aha
after several alterations 10 was approved.
HiGH-sCmOoL GRAnUAIEs.
Tho FIRST haif session I'm the public schools
il This city having concluded on Friday last, the
pupils were promoted yesterday. Tho follow
inr are the graduates from the white liigh
School: Misses Addio Sturdlvant, Manic Pits
Clara OI}ricn. Annie Bailey, Ida Robinson, and
Mcsqrs. Aubrey Thornhill, Ralph Holt, ana Ear
most Brands. Sir -. j. Nciugor presented the
diplomas, ana with irlef address cOmpli-
m,u ufod tho graduating class upon their proh-
cheney during the hHlf session.
The Chesterfield County Court mot yesterday,
aud Judge CloptoD having cleared his docket,
adjourned tho court for the term in the alter
Nayo's bridge has been opened for pedos-
triars, but 30 viii DO several days before mo
oleotr.c-cars win bo permitted 70 cross II, as the
tfllg- ls being strengthened IN diuercut paris
o.. ~ additional safeguard against iutthor acci-
Mr.. CARTER DIES SUDDENLY.
Mr. John Garter died vcry suddenly Sunday
nfrit about 9 o'clock 90 bis Residence, No. 1O@
east Seventeenth street he Was in his usual
health about 5 o'clock when he retired. He had
I0t been iu bed long bc'ore he began 90 cofn-
plain oi fcel!ug badly. lie asked his sOu-n-ilw
I'D r1Ifc hlm UP iu bed. Ihis WIS done' ana q
few moments afterwards be iell ba X dead. Curo-
nor Irpdunx was notified aud after viewing the
Dolly dccme1 au inquest unnecessary
urs. Susan Bi1uEenship, who hyed In the
Aelrhbo.hoOd OF iiuey Grove church, 100 chester
fc. f. di.f sunday night, after q short illness.
Iue wpervsug architect at Washington has
written ucfe i0r Information concerning % post
once luiIdiug for this city. He wants 90 know
what % suitable piece of ground would cost the
uOpulqfOn az the city, and the future prospects
of Maurhestor. This Information Will DO fur
nished promptly.
PERSONALS AND EkiEFS.
Senator Watson, OF Nottoway, was in Man
chcs er saturday.
Mrs b. ~. Broadnax, Jr., Is very i'll at her
home iu SwausuurJ.
Ihe circuit court of Chesterfield viii meet on
tho 10Th 0l this month.
Mr.. A. vs. fahr who has beon quite sick, is
CouNulesc-nt.
Mr- t,ooic mother of Mr. James J.. Robinson,
who ta+ been vc,y lll for s3yeral weeks, Was able
to nr ont yesterday.
Nr. Robert M.Eac IS detained at home by
sickness
Misses Annie May and Leila Anderson and Sis
lor Init yesterday Cor Petersburg.
Tao Gospel meeting Boo Leader liall Sunday
afternoon was largely attended considering the
weather.
Pownatan ara Chesterfield farmers were hnul-
iur their crops OF tobacco through this city yes
tclday Co thc Richmond warehouses.
Nrs. e.. G.. Mriao and her mother, Mrs. En-
rcuIuA 8dcu. are quite SICK az thcir residence
on Porter between sixth and seventh streets.
Both arc suffering from eryspelas ia the face.
Mrs AndDu Mill bee ~ Years old next mouth.