Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-18
MUST STOP GAMING.
MANCHESTER PEOPLE INDICTED FOR
ALLOWING THIS OFFENCE.
Ctv,i Case. Set for Triai-Ncw About the
Churches Help for the stricken
Famiiy--PersonaI. ETC.

The April term OF the Manchester Hus'-
ings Court commenced yesterday. Inc
grand Jury (Arthur G.. Evans. foreman
found true bills of indictment against INC
following persons for allowing unia"iui
gaming in their houses Lee turner
John Blankepship. John Graves. sidney
Cox, Charles Keller, Robert u. Jones' W
/. Merritt, and p. L. Davis. Inc otnel 'n-
dictments found were as follows D. =. moo,
inson for selling liquor TO minors; Sainuoi
Burke (colored), for disturbing Iehgiou.s,
worship: Joe Lammos !eoioredl, pet,ss
larceny: Charles Willie Moore (coIoIeu'
and Gus Raines (coiored), granu ia.S Sn
The case of the Commonwealth Us Snei-
limos & Burgess. charged with SEEMING
from their drugstore on Sunday goods TOT
other thnn medicinal purposes, was sept
back to the Mayors Court for trial;
The following cases upon the civil dockett
vere SET for trial: Campbell Us. CITY OF
Manchester, April 18th; Robert Nelson u.s.
same. April 25th; William Henry white %;
same, April 9th; Thorpe Us. hicnhlWTn au
1st Nelson rs. Reynolds, April goth WI
Hams rs. Richmond and Manchester Ran;
wav and Improvement Company, Aprh
26th. ..
poIIcy-coURr PICKIN0s.
In the Mayors Court yesterday henry
Height and Bud hix. two negro BOYS, were
6ned 50. 50 each for fighting on the street.
Sam. Russell q negro whom the ponce nave
been looking for tor the past ten DAYS, was
fined So for assaultlng Virginia Harris;
Willie Graham. n negro YOUTH was hheu
&. so for disorderly conduct. go
Monroe Johnson, charged with stealing
500 70 from Robert James, another negro,
WIS discharged IL seemed that james
mt the money in his pocket ana stuneu
his handkerchief on top OF II. lie tDen
went into a barber-shop and after ne came
out missed the money.
The Little Workers had meeting al
the Stockton-Street church SUNDAY atter,
noon. The attendance was Quite iarge anu
- 80. ;ntorestinp programme Of exercises
"e Commonw ealth's-Attorney Cogbill, of
Ches.er6eld. is hard at work on the mystic
,;ons murder case near Chester. The pre-
liminary examination of Lynch has not
Yet been had.
PERSONAL POINTERS.
Mr., ]. Irwin Brown and Miss Mary Eve
lvn Adams Will be married next Tuesday
~ ii.90 O'clock at the Central Methodist
church.
Mir. Il. f. johnson held 6, meeting at
bethlehem church, in Chesterheld county,
SUNDAY afternoon for the purpose or or
canizInc Sunday school, 70 be estab:
Ished somewhere in the neighborhood OF
Ron Air. Considerable interest IS mani
tested in the movement and 1t Is likely
the plan will succeed.
Mrs. Martha Robertson is quite sick at
the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Willie
Martin i'm Chesterfield county.
Miss Mamie Pitt sang n solo at the BAN
brIdre-Street Baptist church SUNDAY
morning. ,o-
mon nj the Bainhridge-Streetc church sun
day night. BY special request he chose as
his text: Strive to enter IN at the
straight gate" ,,-o.
the PRESBYTERIAN church Sunday morning.
Mr.. r.. b. W. Beattie and family Will
leave to-day for Michigan, where they VIII
reside in the future.
Rev. w. ii. Trainham. the new pastor OF
Cowardin-Avenue Christian church, VIII
enter upon the pastOrate of that church
next Sunday. ~
Mr.. Edward L. Davis and Miss LuIle X:
Wilkinson will be married tomorrow al
$3.50 p. Nj, at ClOpton-Street church. .,
Mr.. J. j. BOYLE received postal;card
Yesterday stating that Mr.. b. ID. Chalkley,
formerly of Robiou's. in Che"1erheid
county. had fallen from bridge az Little
Falls. n. y, and had not boen seen since'
BRIEF NEWS NOTES.
Some time ago the Old Dominion Iron
and Nail Works Company purchased the
armor-plate OF the Merrimac to use the
iron in the manufacture OF nails ana morse
shoes. Postmaster Smith. who Is an en-
plovee of the Old Dominion Iron ana
Nail Works Company, has gone TO Norfolk
and earned with him lot OF naiis ana
small iron squares for pocket-pleces MADE
from this old armor-pate. 80,
!. =. Branch is now beng held IN jail
awaiting the action of the North Carolina
authorities. Governor Mckinney has
communicated with Governor Carr. OF
North Carolina. and has directed the au-
thorities here to hold Branch until HOV-
ernor Carr is heard from.
There was floral entertainment at tne
Central Methodist church last night uaier
the auspices of the Christian Band,
MORE HELP FOR THE SUFFERERS.
The members of the Brittle family, on
Semmes street near Seventh, were some-
what better Yesterday. At the Cowardln-
Avenue church SUNDAY collection Tor the
relief OF this sadly afflicted family was
taken M. Nine dollars and seven cents was
subscribed. At the Young Mems Christian
Association meeting at Leader Hall sun
day afternoon 1887 was contributed.
Altogether about 800 has been sub
scribed for the relief of the family.
The Chesterfield authorities are investi-
eating negro row that took place near
Chester last Friday night.
During the past two Saturday nights
some person or persons wilfully cut down
and DESTROYED q number of shsde-trees re-
Gently planted on the north side of the
Midlothian turnpike, on the property OF
company has offered a reward of S25 for
information leading TO the conviction OF
the guilty parties.
A meeting of the Street Committee will