Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-01
THE MILLER MANUAL-LA5oR SCHOOL
New Scholars Recon- mended-Two Holt
day weddings-BIissss Tuttle's Party.


day Weddings--sIisses Tuttie's Party.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dspatch.l
CHARLOTTESVILLE Va, December 31.-A
meeting of the City School Board was held
YESTERDAY. The following children were
recommended for admission into the Mil
Ter Manual Labor School: Maud eiay
Philips. Robert Lewis Leitcb, George ;.
Jones, G. @. Hoffman, and Walter Weiss
man. The city trustees will 90 to the Mil
Ter School on next Tuesday, where the
County Board will be met, when these ap-
plications will be passed upon, after which
they will be sent 20 the County Judge, who
will make such appointments as be sees
fit. However, there is not vacancy in the
school at present from this (the CharlOttes-
yllle) district. The sum Of $50 was appro-
priated out of the school funds for the
erection of suitable monument over the
grave OF Mrs II. &. Goodwin as recognl-
ton Of her long and faithful service as
teacher in the public school. RESOLUTIONS
of respect were also passed 10y the board to
her memory. .,
The Hon. James l.. Gordon has received
a telegram asking him to speak at the
Jackson dinner to be given by the New
York Business Mems Democratic Assocla-
ton the 7th of January. He expects to
attend.
THE LOWEST RECORD.
The lowest point registered here by q
self-registering thermometer during the
cold spell was degrees on the night OF the
2sth.
MIR. James Reynolds, of Charlottesville,
and MISS Margaret Engleman, OF Rock
bridge county, were married at the resi-
dence of the brides father on the 2Sth.
Miss Lula Mahanes, of Louisa county,
aud MIR. Walter d. Byers, of Charlottes-
VILE. were married on Tuesday. Mr..
George l.. Smith, of this city, was best
man.
Mr. J. II. C. Bagby, NJ. A. of the Uni
versity of virginia and professor of natu-
raj sciences in Hampden- Sidney College, IS
visiting friends at the university.
IN HONOR OF Mis- HOLMES.
A most delightful entertainment was
given by the Misses futile, of the univer-
sity, last evening in honor OF their friend,
Miss Holmes, of Portland, Me. The music
for dancing was furnished by the Char
lottesyilie String Band. A beautiful feast
was served. Among the guests were Misses
Riggs, Peyton, Woods, Gordon, q. Thorn
ton, Il. Thornton, Rosser. Winston, Il.
Smith, Dabney. Bryan, Minor. Mary Lyons,
Ella LYONS, Messrs. J. NJ. Brown, Il. h.
Baker, g. W. Jester, ID. Wright, w. l..
Cochran. Nj. Woods, Burthe, Baughman,
NJ. Baker, Harrison, Page, Dabney,
BrOnaugn, Brt'aS, IL. smith, Lyman, anu
Taylor.
PRIZES PRESENTED.
At least 1000 people witnessed the an
nual Christmas celebration at the Baptist
church last evening. The exercises opened
with singing, followed by prayer by the
pastor, when the prizes awarded by the
school were presented. A gold medal was
presented to Mrs. j. Il. Turpin for having
brought in the largest number OF scholars
dl%iug the year. Prizes were also pre-
eented 20 Miss Yocum, Miss Mayo, and
MH. A. q. Harlowe for the same purpose.
Prizes were given 20 X. h. Flanagan,
Master Pitman Flanagan, Mamie Paol,
Superintendent II, Ii. Fife. Benny Sinclair,
and j. g. Matthews for having attended
fifty Sundays in the year, being present at
9 O'Clock. Miss Eva Cleaveland, the ac-
complished organist OF the church; was
presented with purse filed with gold and
other coins. In it were coins of every de-
nomination coined by the United States
Government the sum amounting TO over
$50. Prizes from teachers and scholars
were then presented.