The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-10
CITY OF MANCHESTER.
PUOPLE VINO LIVE orEH THERE.
,,,. Gathered by THE Times" Reporters
on the South Side of james River.
Cosby News and Personals.

SONG seryice begins promptly ut O'Clock
.nd n, a.aO Secretary X. Z. Michaels will
sneak. by special request, on personal WORK.
u,ss Emma Cox is visiting relatives and
friends in Petersburg.
Miss Coley Lowell. who has been spending
several weeks in Lynchbure and the noun
tains. has returned home.
The funeral of Mrs Mary Jane Elliott took
place Yesterday afternoon at $3.50 O'CLOCK from
Ieiqh-street Baptist church, Richmond. The
dscsaasd WAS the wife of Mr.. W. G. Elliott,
| fornerlv q well-known resident OF Chester
| feld. Mrs. Elliott died Friday morning at
| No 100 north Twenty third street, Richmond
| in the sixtieth year OF her age. one hau ID
number of friends in Manchester.
The second quarterly meeting OF the Man,
chester Methodist Sunday-Schooi society wiz
he bsId al the West-End church this after
noon at o'clock. An interesting programme
has been arranged.
Mr. " II. Owens, wife aud son arrived in
the city from Birmingham Friday morning.
In the afternoon they LETT for Virginia Beach,
ACCOMPANIED by Mrs. Samuel X. Owens and
daughter. They Will be absent ABOUT
month.
Yesterday afternoon Captain j. A. Lipscomb
arrested o negro woman who was so drunk
that she could not tell her name. She was
locked up and will have until tomorrow
morning TO sober up. when Mayor Maurice
will doubtless cause her TO pay for ner folly.
Mr. W. E.Smith has been presented with
beautiful gold pin by Davis Council. Junior
Order United American Mechanics. 1t is an
emblem OF the order. and was given to Mr..
Smith as medal for bringing the largest
number Of new members into the lodge.
Postmaster Muster, of Crow Springs, was IN
the city yesterday.
EGwoOD HEARD FROM.
Mr.. II. G. Cbambin, of Whitby stock farm,
reports that Mr. I. s. Snyder has returned
from Terre Haute. Ind, where be took the
fine trotting stallion EgWood, RECORD 20 10
ioin the stable of Budd Doble. The horse ar
rived in good shape and elected universal adj
miration on account of his great beauty and
finish. He was placed In the stall Of Nancy
Hanks-the coming queen-who was IN
Philadelphia being prepared 70 trot against
the worlds record. Mr.. Snyder will be re-
mem bered as the efficient and faithful super
intendent of Whitby farm, whose uniform
courtesy and polite attention to visitors have
gained for him wide circle Of friends.
There was a very pheasant dance Friday
night at Oak Grove, near Granite, which was
participated in by about hundred ladies and
gentlemen of that village. The dance took
place on pavilion which had been erected IN
the woods and 1t was very gay and happy
gathering. Mrs. lines Donneily, Mrs. NJ.
Catogni. Mrs r. Dolby. Mrs. William Vim
cent. Mrs. g. ISmith and Mrs. L. McGrani-
CHAN acted as chAperOns aud among those
present were Mr.. John Rennie. DIR. j. Nc
Intosh. Dir. A. Voltaire and Mr.. 7. Nc
Granighan.
Mr.. A. ii. Fitzgerald. who is somewhat of
an amateur photographer. has taken several
photographs of the old Masonic building on
Fifth street, both interior aud exterior.
These photographs, together with many other
interesting articles. will go into the corner
stone of the new Masonic Hall. which is now
being erected at the corner Of Cowardin ave-
nue. and Hull street.
John Davis (eolored) was before Mayor
Maurice yesterday morning on two charges of
petit larceny. piece OF lead pipe. which
had been taken from the cOlored Baptist
church now being torn down, was found in
the Junk store, and Davis was identified as
the man who sold it. lie also had in his pos
session a piece of brass, supposed 10 nave
been stolen from some person unknown. The
mayor sent him on TO the grand jury.
personal.
Mrs. A. II. Fitzgerald has returned from
Mrs. Henry Gary is very i'll at her home in
SwansborO.
Rev. j. p. Woodward has returned from
Newport News.
Services will DO held in ali the churches to-
day.
Mr.. William A. Nance is quite sick at bis
his home on Eighth street.
The July term OF the Chesterfield County
Court will begin Monday.
MIR. A. T.. Pulliam. of Chester, contem-
plates removing TO Newport News.
Miss Florence Wilkinson left yesterday TO
spend several weeks at Otterburn Springs.
Mrs O. l.. TrayloT. Of Lynchburg. Is visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. IL. +. Harnish,
Chesterfield.
The condition of Mr. Charles Watkins. who
was badly hurt some weeks ago by runaway
horse, is now considered favorable.
Messrs. ". d. Toler A. ii. Thomas and T.
II. Noryell have returned from Newport
News, where they went as delegates from the
West-End church to the Methodist District
Conference.
Rev. Mr.. Griffith, of Alexandria. will preach
in the Meade Memorial church this morning
and afternoon.
The work of tearing down the First African
church on Seventh and Perry streets is pro-
crossing very rapidly The congregation ex-
pect 10 be able 10 worship in their new church
this fall.
The Richmond and Manchester Street
Railway Company (HuE-street line will use
T rails from Holly street up to Clopton street
in place Of the fiat rails now ia use The J.
rails we're distributed at this point Friday.
The Meade Memorial Sunday school had a
picnic at Forest Hill Park Friday. Among
other amusements was game Of ball between
the officers OF the school and some Of the la
dies. Three innings were played and the
fair ones demonstrated their ability 10 handle
the ash aud horse-hide "a cleverly as they can
the piano keys or the needle. The score was
9 to IN favor Of the ladies.