Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-27
CORNER STONE LAID.
INTERESTING SERVICES AT A cot.
OReD CHURCH IN MANCHESTER.
Married in the Mayors Court-Chss-
terfieid's Resources--Personais

The cornerstone Of the new First Baptist
| church being erected by the colored peo-
pie of Manchester was laid yesterday
afternoon with Masonic ceremonies and in
the presence Of en- immense crowd. There
were perhaps 1000 or more people on the
grounds.
The stone was laid under the direction of
Worshipful Master Joseph Goode, of Hob
son Lodge, No. %. +. A. A. A. Y. Masons of
! this city. The body marched from their
hall on Twelfth street TO the church, corner
OF Fifteenth and Decatur. headed by Rob
inson's Brass Band Of Richmond, who dis
coursed music for the occasion.
THE PROGRAMME.
The exercises opened with singing by
| the Masonic lodge, which was followed by
singing by the Sunday school, Ida NJ.
| Binga presiding at the organ. Rev. Dr. j.
| Z. Jones, of Richmond offered an invocs-
ton, after which there was singing by the
choir ot the church.
An interesting address was made by DIR.
| Jones, the orator OF the OCCASION, whose
| subject was THE Mission of the Church"
J DR.. H. l.. Harris of Richmond, spoke on
| behalf OF the lodge, and took as his theme
why Corner-Stones Should Be LAID by
; Masonic Organizations"
A collection WAS taken up and quite q
nice sum was realized.
The programme concluded with brief
address by Rev. Dr. A. Binga the pastor,
! during whose ministry the church has
| greatly increased IN membership. There
are now ZOO members. DIR. Binga com
menced his ministry here in 1877. This
congregation have built three brick
churches since their organization in 1921
and the building now in course OF erection
will cost nearly $4,000, and when COM
pleted will be quite an ornament to Deca-
| tur street.
A number OF articles were deposited In
the stone. among which were Holy Bible,
O list of the entire membership and the
officers OF the church, and a book Of
"Blnga's Sermons" with many other doc
uments.
Work on the new edifce is progressing
rapidly and the congregation expect TO be
| able to worship in the basement by the lst
of November.
MARRIED IN COURT.
James Nunnally, young white man,
was before the Mayors Court yesterday
morning charged with the betrayal OF Miss
| Mollie Fortune.
The couple were married in the court
room. Rev. T. L. Reynolds performing the
| ceremony.
Nunnally was sent on to the grand jury
and allowed bail IN the SUN of $500 for his
appearance before the Hastings Court,
where the plea of marriage will be entered
as bar to conviction.
CHEsrRRFIELD's RESOURCES.
A meeting of the Board Of Supervisors
| Of Chesterfield county was held at the
courthouse on Monday. Mr.. w. w. Baker
was appointed commissioner to look after
the collection of articles and To prepare
| for the exhibit to be made by the county
at the State Exposition 20 be held this
fall. Mr.. Baker was authorized TO prepare
descriptive pamphlet of Chesterfield and
| her resources. The supervisors unani-
mouslv voted 1920 for this purpose. The
| Chesterfield Agricultural Society. OF which
MIR. Baker is president, has $500 in the
| treasury, which will be devoted to Ches-
terfeld's exhibit Through the efforts of
Mr.. Baker and HIS competent assistants
Chesterfield won the first premiums at the
exposition and the last fair. and the indi-
cations are that she will hold the same
honored position next fall.
HUsTINas-coURT PROCEEDINGS.
The case Of Mr.. W. II. Nelson against
Mr.. w. Il. Terry, of Philadelphia is set for
trial in the Hustings Court next FRIDAY.
| The suit is brought to recover damages
| for the value of horse of the plaintiff,
which was killed i'll a runaway while beng
| driven by the defendant. The suit of Mr..
| Terry against Mr.. Nelson for damages for
| personal injuries sustained in the accident
| has been dismissed and will probably be
! brought in the United States Court, as the
plaintiff is a nonresident.
There have been no arrests except that
of the half-demented tramp in connection
with the attempt 10 wreck a passenger
tram on the Richmond and Petersburg
railroad last week, near Clopton Station,
IN Chesterfield. The railroad authorities,
IT Is understood. have reason TO believe
that the tramp was not the guilty party,
although he was seen in the neighborhood
of the time the obstruction was discovered
on the track.
PERSONALS AND DR1ETs.
Mr.. James L. Bradley is detained at home
by sickness.
Mrs. George Blanton is quite sick at her
home. on Ninth street.
Mr.. William A. Nance is still quite sick
at his home, on Eighth street.
Mr.. James l.. Robertson and sons have
returned from Old Point.
Mrs. Clara Hughes. of Richmond. is the
guest of Miss Pearl Lester, of Chester
field.
Miss Lille Davis has returned from West
Point, where she has been spending several
weeks.
Mrs. E. II. Walden, Miss Martha Taylor,
Miss Ford, and Mr.. and Mrs. II. Il. Taylor
and daughter returned Monday evening
from Ocean View.
Miss Ora b. Cersley left last Friday for
Amelia county TO visit friends and rela-
tives. From there she will leave for the
Natural Bridge and Luray Cave.
MISUNDERSTANDING John OBrien and Mas
ter Car-Buider W. }. AGREE. OF the Coast
Line. went down 10 Williamsburg in a
special-car Monday and spent the day.
Mrs. Is. Nj. Robertson and Miss Florence
Tucker, of Petersburg, and Miss Helen
Thorn burn, of Knoxville, are the guests of
Mrs. NJ. A. Martin, at Silver Springs, in
Chesterfield.
Miss Minnie Bowman is visiting Dr.. g.
w. Friend, on Porter street. She will
leave for San Francisco in September. from
which place she will sail on the 18th of
September for China, where she will 90 as
missionary of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. South.
James Hall (colored). who was convicted
Of a felony In the Hastings Court last
week and sentenced TO two years in the
penitentary. was taken over to the State
prison yesterday.
Mrs. W. III. Owens and son returned yes
terday from Virginia Beach and will leave
IN q few days tor the Rockbridge Alum
Strings To snend the remainder OF the sum-