Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-08-13
THE NEWS OF MANCHESTER.
Bird.Hunters TO Meet-No Employees Put
Or-PersonaIs md Briefs.

The gentlemen in this city who are in
terested in bird hunting Will have another
meeting next Tuesday night IN the office
OF Messrs. Augustine Royal x Co., when
il is likely that some resolution will be
adopted looking to the protection OF
Young partridges from hunters who shoot
them before the season begins. 1t IS also
probable that q permanent organization
will be effected.
Rev. DIR. j. S. Dill, pastor OF Venable-
Street Baptist church. will preach the an
niyersary sermon before the Ladies' Mis-
sionary Society Of Stockton-Street Bap.-
list church tonight. The services will
begin at O'Clock, and the Doctors SUBJ
ject will be "A Moman's Gift"
Rev. +. c. Skinner. of Richmond Col
lege. will preach ut Cowardin-Avenue
Christian church this morning and night
he will continue TO fill Rev. Mr.. Train
hams pulpit during the latter's absence
from the city.
NO EMPLOYEES PUT OFF.
There seems TO be no truth in the report
that a number of the Danville-shop en-
ployees had been put of. The rumor evil
IDENTIFY started from the tact that the
shops are now only working half time.
There seems to be general feeling that
this state of things will not last long.
IL is understood that the new almshouse
arrangement for taking care of the poor of
the city is working splendidly: The
chairman of the committee says about 60
per cent. over the former plan was saved
last month, and he thought that IN a
short while about IS per cent. would be
saved.
Mr.. Samuel l. Owens has returned from
Farmville and reports that his brother.
MIR. John w. Owens. who has been quite
i'll there for some DAYS. is improving and
will probably be well enough to be brought
home in few days.
DR.. Lawrence Ingram. of this city, has
been elected adjunct professor OF the
chair on Diseases Of Children In the
new College of Physicians and Surgeons
in Richmond. of which DR.. Hunter Nc
CURE Is president.
The cutters on Hull street are sadly in
need of cleaning, and in some places the
accumulated matter emlts most disagree
able odOr.
DR.. John w. Brodnax, of this city, has
inst completed a life-size anatomical
figure representing the muscles, blood
vessels. etc., of the human body. Physi-
clans have pronounced 1t TO be very accu-
rate. and artlsticaily it possesses considera-
BILE merit.
40 EXAMINE THE TEACHERS.
White public-school teachers will be ex-
ahmed In this city and Chesterfield on
the l5th and 10th, and colored on the 18th
and 18th. Teachers in Swansboro' Dis
trlet. Chesterfield, will be examined by
Mir. Pulham in the public school building,
ia this city. This was agreed TO by Su-
perlntendent Blankenshlp, OF Chester
| field. on account OF convenience. The
examination of the other county teachers
will be held in the school-house at Ches-
| ter.
Mrs. William q. Owens, who has been
visiting relatives III Alexandra ana wash
| ington, returned home yesterday alter
noon.
| cate for a short while III the country.
MIR. Il. j. Hewlett left yesterday morn
ing TO JON his wife and son. VINO are visit
| ing relatives in Caroline county.
Miss Jeunette Cersley, who has been
visiting in Petersburg, returned home
Mr. W. b. Cox left last night for Char
| lottesyille.
Mrs. John Thraves, of Amelia, who has
| been visiting friends in this city, has re-
| turned home.
MIR. William Fl. Overs will leave this
morning tor Amelia, where he will spend
O few days with friends.
DEATH OF MRS. HALL.
Mrs. Virginia Hall, wife OF MIR. Henry
| r Hall. of this city, died quite suddenly
| last night at the home OF her son, Rolte
| n Pail. ESQ, on the kiyer-View road, Il
| short distance below Manchester. She was
| taken M about o'clock in the afternoon
| with something like apoplexy and died
| four hours later Deceased was 90 years
of AGE and was an excellent woman: The
| funeral will take place from Central
| Methodist church at 4 O'Clock this AFTER
noon.
| Eddie Burton, Lacy Fendley. Floyd Nor
rissette. Reda Ship, aud Archer William
son left Yesterday for Drewry's Bun,
where thew will for the next week enjoy
tho delights of camp lite, mosquitoes, ana
1 chigres.
| Three Richmond negroes went into MI;
| /. p. Jones store yesterday morning ana
while two were talking with the proprle-
| tor tho other walked out with pair OF
| shoes. Mr.. Jones reported the case TO the
/ poIice and while on the street recognized
one of the negroes and he was arrested oy
| Officer Moles. He said his name was VII
| ham Leech and that one OF the other Ne
oroes was named John Lewis. Leech was
locked up and the police are looking Tor
| the other negroes. :.
Mrs. Robert Bate OF Prince George, 10
visiting her parents. Judge aud AIRS. D.
Rev. George w. wray. of Berkeley. will
preach at Central Methodist church TINS
morning. A.
Mir. Ernest Weisiger and Mr.. 4. l..
French will leave to-day Tor the ROCK
bridge Alum Springs.