Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-05
MANcmrsrEn's NEWS CHAPTER.
some Of the Hands Taken Back-Personal
Notes and Brief Items.

Gently put of at the Danville shops were
taken back yesterday morning They were
put to work in the carpenter. tin and
| paint shops. Others will be taken on az
soon as possible, but the entire number
| put or will not be taken back before the
first Of october. The shops are working
1--WE days IN the week
iabor-Day was not celebrated in this
city further than the closing OF municipal
Offices and the banks. and from the APP
pearance OF the street one would hardly
have thought II legal holiday.
In the Mayors Court yesterday morning
Justice Caudle presiding Robt Howard,
the negro arrested Saturday charged with
trcspassing on the premises q the Dan
vile railroad and threatening 90 shoot
one OF the employees. was fined g. and sent
on 10 the grand jury for carrying conceal
ed weapons j. S Tibbs and VIM. Book
or. charged with creating disturbance
In the street were fined 81 and costs each.
CITY COMMITTEE MEETING.
The City Committee met last night In
| the Leader Office and decided 10 hold
ward meetings next Tuesday night the
! 18th instant To elect delegates to con-
ventlon 10 be held here on the 10th In
slant for the purpose Of choosing two
!
/ There will be twenty-four delegates TO
/ the convention. thirteen from Manchester.
l as follows: First ward. 2; second. 3;
third. g. and fourth. 3. Chesterfield Is en-
/ titled 20 seven and Powhatan, :.
| The Fair Commissioners met last night
/ In the council chamber and elected all
OF the officers and fremen of the fire
/ department.
| There will be three committee meetings
/ to-night-street. poor and special scaven-
ger.
a few days ago a negro man found
under a log on the farm OF Mr.. Moss in
/ Chesterfield. two Old swords supposed to
/ been put there during the war. They
/ were IN fair state Of preservation and
Mr. Moss bought them as relics
! Mr.. and Mrs. +. V. Campbell have re-
turned from Prince Edward county,
where they went TO see their relatives.
! Mrs r.. {. Broaddus and Mrs Indie
| Holland are visiting their mother Mrs
| Winfree in Chesterfield
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.
| city Engineer Lpscomb had force
| Of hands at work yesterday cleaning up
| Hull street.
The Sunday-shool Union Of the Metho-
| dist churches OF this city meets tonight
/ at Central church at 1870 clock.
| Grover c., the fourteen-months-old child
| OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Rutledge, died in
| this city Saturday night. The remains
were taken Sunday night to Keysvllle.
! where they We're inferred yesterday morn
| ing
| Mr. c. Rurley Anderson, OF this city,
| has received a gold medal from the youth
| whose life ne saved August sd by leap
| Ing a distance OF twenty-five feet from
| a steamboat in the Potomac river near AL
Iria IN Si1 Of ne medal
| engraved From A. ST. Clair for saving
/ his life August I'D. 1893" On the other
/ side Is: &c. Il. Anderson"
| Rev. Sparks Merton, OF Philadelphia,
| preached at the Bainbridge-Street Baptist
| church Sunday morning. The pulpits VI
! the other churches were filled by their re-
| speciive pastors, and the congregations
| were good.
Rev. T. G. Skinner. who has been sup
plying the pulpit Of the Cowardin-Avenue
Christian church, will leave the city to-
day for his home In Lordoun county,
thence after a short visit, he Will 20 10
Chester Penn, TO attend the Theological
Seminary.
PERSONAL POINTS.
Mrs. Nettie T. Bristow is visiting her
aunt Mrs Mary Brown, near Bon Air.
Rev. Mr. Phaup. who was hurt by being
thrown from buggy about two weeks
ago. near his home ct Bon Air, has nearly
recovered from his injuries.
Miss Ida Simons f. quite sick at her
home on Fourth and cambridge streets.
Mrs. G. w. OBrien, OF Augusta. Ga, Is
critically III at the residence Of her father,
Mr.. w. S. Smith, Sixth and cambridge
streets.
MIR. II. Chapman Powell and Miss Matte
Leigh Parrish will be married Wednesday
evening at o clock at the residence OF inc
bride on Woodland Heights.
Mr.. and Mrs. u. ID. Beattie have left TOT
the Worlds Fair. Before returning they
viii make a tour Of Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Brooks ana
Mr. Charles Craig have returned from the
Worlds Fair.
Miss Page Snellings. who has been Wis
,tin, friends I'm Chesterfield, has returned
nome. c,, A.,
vi,iting Miss Ellen Broadnax on Porter
| street. -, .oon
Mrs. oliver Snellings, who has oeeh
visiting relatives In Petersburg mas IT,
/ turned home. ~. ,o,.
/ MIR Leroy NJ. Latham and wite lel'
Yesterday afternoon for the Worlds ar
! Mis- Gussie Lee Hoist OF Swansooro'
who has been visiting her friend MISS Iu,
| uett Seyler. of Petersburg, mas retu'ned
Mis-. Mamie Cook Is visiting the Misses
| Clarv, Of Chesterfield .o,..
pev w. II. Trainham, pastor OF Cowar'
dir.Avenue church. win return 10 IN.
citv to-day from visit 70 his nome a'
! Gordonsvile.