Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-02
by WARD MEETINGS.
ru,s MODE ADOPTED FOR eLecTlNe
MANcHeSrEa's ~ DELEGATES
.n..I .vi,s Leg Broksn-Cases beiors
the mayor-Personsi and o'h''
I.eus from the souihside'

Items from the sou,hside'
The City Central Democratic oom%is
,ae held meeting in the Leader once ,asS
night for the purpose OF deciding ~
and no y delegates shall be eiec'eu " 'ao
r-,hernatorial convention. which meets III
Richmond August 18th. Chairman Macon
nrosided and Secretary French recoraea
The events. After some little discussion,
a. ,vas decided 10 elect delegates oy warn
meetings. and Tuesday evening" July ii'n'
was fixed as the time. This /; the cus,ori
that has always prevailed IN ha .i.src,,op
and will no doubt give genera sa'isia0'''N
to all concerned. -, , living on
pain br,doe street. had his right leg broken
ree,erday afternoon at the Richmonu anu
I,onville depot, in Richmond. ne az
tomntad 10 get on wagon Loaded WIN
borreis when one of them foil on and
mon him, breaking the limb. Inc hicn-
nond ambulance was called anu snS ~
iured man taken TO the almshouse' VIZ VIZ
the leg was set. At late aour lass H."
no WAS reported to be getting along splen,
Jidiv Lewis is the leadeLo OF the cno.I Vi
the FIRST Baptist church (colored)' 'h'S
city. ,,s
LODGES CHOOSE OFFICERS.
New South Council, No. 8. j. o. U. a;
NJ of Manchester, met Friday night ana
elected the following officers: ). l.: heu-
ford Jr past-commander; w. X. NllKih-
SON commander; w. l.. Thompson. vice.
commander: W. II. Kidd. recording seere-
tarv: }. 4. Lumpkin, assistant recCI il NJ
secretary James A. Moore, treasurer w.
I. Puph. financial secretary h. IL. ADAMS
conductor. q. X. Napier, warden; W. A.
lIavids inside sentinel, and George Joyner'
outside sentinel.
friendship Lodge. X. OF p, OF Man
chester. at their regular meeting CT'uHy
NIGHT elected officers "a follows: IL. VI
Maurice. chancellor commander; D. ~
Goode, chancellor commander D; d.
Roundtree. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; u. =. NC
Kinney. preate, and T.. W. Jewett' master
alarms.
CASES BEFORE TIE MAYOR.
Warner Wallace was before Mayor Maui
rice Yesterday charged with. steailng q
watch from Robert Jones. u fellow-work-
man The evidence was insufficient to
convict and the accused was discharged
lie was arrested on a warrant sworn out
by Jones. The watch was stolen from the
owners vest-pocket, which was hanging
mn In the new house of DR.. William r..
Mathews. The police are now looking Tor
n negro GIRL who was III the house al the
time the watch was stolen.
George Williams was fined $3.50 Tor pc
ing drunk and IN default was sent TO the
lookup. III the afternoon hlstrienoS sue
ceeded in raising the necessary amount
of silver to liberate the unfortunate We
tim of the sparkling glass, and Ohcers
Lipscomb and Moles went up 10 the CITY
bastlle and gaye the negro mp to his Hoe-
Iators. While at the lall white man IN
formed the officers that another prisoner,
a NEGRO. had cursed him. Sergeant tltz-
gerald will investigate the matter.
Yesterday afternoon negro man
named George Russell was arrested by
Officer Roach, Of the Richmond and Dan
VILE railroad, for stealing iron. The man
was turned over TO Officer Moles, who
locked him up in the station-house, and
Tomorrow morning he can tell his trou-
bles into the attentive ear OF Mayor
Maurice.
have been painted green, and the inside OF
the prison apartments have been treated
to coat of white.
LONG TERMS OF OFFICE.
II has often been said in political cir
Giles that the hardest man on earth TO beat
in en- election is an old County Court
Clerk These officers have many oppor-
| tunitles to beiriend their constituents, ana
| thus they become very popular. Ches-
! terfeld county has had but seven
| county clerks since 1t was made a
| countv-a score of years before the be-
| ginning of the Revolutionary War. The
| first clerk was BENJAMIN Watkins the Sc
cond. Thomas Watkins: the third. Parke
Polndexter: the fourth, Sllas Chcatham 4;
the fifth. William Cogbill the sixth. Ma
than Cogblll, and the, seventh. Marcus A.
| Cogbill, who has held the Office for nine
| teen wears and who has Just been elected
| to serve Six years more.
General James G.. Field. the Peoples
party candidate for President in the
recent election, Is announced 10 deliver
M address at Midlothian, IN Chesterfield
county, next Tuesday, the Attn OF july. at
4 o'clock in the afternoon. Refreshments
will be served by the committee in charge,
of which Mr. J. Is. Watkins Is chairman.
An unoccupied dwelling IN Chesterfield,
| belonging TO Miss Ella Lynch, of Rich
| mond, was destroyed by fire thursday
night 1t is said the flames were the re-
| suit of an incendiary.
There will DO an all-day meeting. at
| Brauch's church, in Chesterfield, to-day.
! "Children's-D Day" will be celebrated and
Mr.. J. NJ. Pitcher, of Petersburg, will de-
| liver an address. Monday night Rev. Mr..
| Childress, of Richmond College, will de-
liver an address on How TO Get on"
The Manchester Stars. a baseball club,
| of this city, will 90 to Pole Green. IN Han
over county, Tuesday the 4th and
cross bats with some Hanoverians, who
| daily with the horse-hide when they are
not wedding tobacco or plowing water
melons. The following are the Manchester
players: +. Crostic. w. Crostic. Blnn,
| Barrett, Howle, Hobeck. Taylor, Way
mack, and LlpscomD.
TRAVELLED NINE THOUSAND MILES.
Mr. Andrew Anton, Jr., of Richmond,
was IN Manchester Friday afternoon to
see his old friend. Mr.. Andrew ]. Dafron.
MIR. Antoni returned recently from the
Argentine Republic, South America, where
he has been in business for several years.
On returning he went by way of England
and sailed about 5000 miles. he SAYS he
has seen a great deal OF toe world put
other. Mr.. Dafron wants MIR. Antonl ia
take a trip with him to Ireland next
spring.
Petersburg. where be has been holding O
term of the Circuit Court.
The regular Gospel meeting under the
auspices Of the Railroad Branch OF the
| Young Mems Christian Association will
| take place in Leader Hall this afternoon
/ at > q ClONh. - ~ aANH~ONH wa
| deliver an address.
Rev. q. S. Somerville, rector of Trinity
church, Nelson county, has accepted a
call 20 church in New Jersey. Mr..
Somerville has preached several times re-
Gently at the Mesde-Memorlal church. in
| this city.
| Beginning this afternoon services at
| Meade Memorial church will be held
| during the summer at o'clock instead OF
| az night.
| The members of the Swansboro' Episco-
pal Mission are talking about building a
| chapel In Swansboro'. They have been
| holding services for some time IN the
| Swansboro' public-school building.
| There will no doubt be largo congrc-
CATION at Central Methodist church this
morning 10 hear Rev. DIR. w. V. Tudor. the
eloquent divine who will fill the pull PIT for
| Rev. w. q. Walden.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Miss Ruth Walden. who has been teach.
inc school in Georgia, and Miss SalliC
| Walden, who has been teaching in Berk.
ley, Va, have returned home for the sum-
mer.
Anumber Of Manchesterians contemplate
going to the Worlds Fair between now and
4