Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-17
ON THE OTHER SIDE.
BRIEF SUMMARY or WHAT IS GOING
ON IN MANCHESTER.
Teachers Elected for the swansboro'
schoois-PIace for the Convention
Personal and Other Items.

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A meeting OF the Manchester District
School Board was held yesterday morning,
and the following teachers for the white
schools were elected for the ensuing SEES
sion: Mr.. r. A. Moore, Miss Lavinia
Walden. Miss V. Clay willis. Miss Mari
anne Pullian, Mrs. Mary Winfree, Miss
Marion DuVal, and Miss Ruth Martin.
For the colored schools: Addie f.
Johnson. Victoria Moon. Esther Brooks,
Mamie G. Robinson. and Frances Logan.
The schools will open on the first Mon
day in October.
Miss Drewry was elected 10 succeed
Miss Cabell Hancock, who declined re-
election.
Mr.. j. Il. Watkins. chairman OF the
Peoples party in Chesterfield, was In me
city yesterday. He says his party has not
yet decided when or where they Will hold
a convention for the purpose OF nom
mating candidates for the legislature. but
thought the meeting would probably be
held at Hallsboro.
The residents in and around Bon Air
are getting up a petition. to be presented
10 Judge ClOpton at the next term OF the
County Court. asking for the opening OF
a public road between Bon Air and
Bosher's Dam
Mrs. VIM. G.. owens left yesterday after
noon for Ronceverte, W. Va. She was
Joined at Charlottesville by her aunt, Mrs.
r. II. Hudson of Alexandria
PRETTY NEARLY PERSONAL.
During the storm Friday night Rev. T..
r. Dadman was on an electric car that
became grounded. In getting out OF the
car he touched the iron railing and re-
Ceived quite a shock, which caused him 10
fan to the ground. He was not seriously
hurt.
Mr.. w. G. Burgess and Mr.. Andrew r..
S%nellincs aud wife have returned from
Blue Ridge sulphur Springs, where they
have been I'm attendance upon the meet
ing of the State Pharmaceutical Associa-
ton.
Constable George w. Brooks arrested
Sallie Wells. an old colored woman. yes
tcrday morning, on the charge of lunacy.
There will be a commission held Monday
At 10 o'clock.
Mr.. y. Eugene Bransford, Of Radford.
who has been visiting relatives here, has
returned home.
Miss Eloise Taylor has returned home.
after a visit Of several weeks to relatives
IT Salisbury, y. G.
Miss Helen Branch, OF Petersburg, who
has been visiting Miss Norma Lithgow.
on Perry Street. has returned home.
Friday night during the storm the light
ming Killed two cows in a field In Swans
bOro. One of the animals belonged 10 w.
H.. Taylor and the other to Wilson How
lett.
Miss Ada Hall left yesterday morning
for South Boston to visit friends.
Mrs. Conrad i. !ipscomb. of West
Point. Va. Is in the city.
Mr.. Robert Gwathmey left last night for
The Worlds Fair.
Mr.. W. c. Gregory. Of Chesterfield. was
IN the city yesterday.
Policeman William Moles Is quite sick.
SERVICES IN THE CHURCHES.
The annual meeting OF the Chester
field and Manchester SundRy-School AS
ISOLATION will be held to-day at IL O'Clock
at Second Branch church. The sermon In
the morning viii be preached by Rev. j.
b.. Williams.
The little workers will hold their regular
monthly meeting this evening ut 4 o'clock
with the Stockton-strcet church. There
viii be several solos. and singing by the
school and choir. Some one viii address
the meeting.
The Rosebud Society of ,Fifth-Street
Methodist church viii hold their regular
monthly meeting this afternoon at 3
o'clock. An interesting programme has
been arranged for the occasion.
Rev. II. G.. Garrison preached last night
at Cowardin-avenue Christian church at
O'Clock: he will also preach this morning
and night at the same place.
Rev. Paul Whitehead. presiding elder OF
this district. will preach at Central
Methodist church this morning at II
o clock.
Rev. Mr.. Garrison, OF Roanoke. will
conduct the services at Leader Han this
afternoon for the Railroad Branch OF the
7. NJ. c. a.
Rev. l.. r. Thornhill viii preach both
morning and night to-day at cambridge
street Baptist church.
Rev. W. G. Walden WIFI preach at the
West-End Methodist Episcopal church
lhis morning.
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.
a male quartette from the Young Mems
Ch-lstian Association In Richmond Will
sing at the Leader Hall meeting this after
noon. Messrs. Stewart Hopkins. Robert
c.. Sledd, Reginald Walker. and K. I.
Fulks compose the quartette.
Two negroes had a difficulty in Swans
boro yesterday afternoon. n the male
participant in the little fracas raped the
female combatant over the head with a
stick. She swore out n warrant ana had
Rim arrested. but af.erward withdrew the
charge and he paid the costs.
An electric car collided with a grocery
wagon OF Mr.. r. D.. Cersley, on Semmes
avenue. near Woodland Heights. and one
of the hind wheels TO the vehicle was de-
molished. No one was hurt.
Mrs. Helen Banning NEE HolO, or New
bern, Conn, Is in the city, the guest OF
Mrs. Ida Lloyd.
Miss Nettie Brlstow, who has been Wis
fling relatives in Chesterfield for several
weeks. returned 20 the city yesterday.