Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-26
NEWS OF BOTH SIDES
WHAT IS HEARD IN MANCHESTER
AND IN RlcHMoND's SUBURBS.
Court and Other southside Items-Notcs
from Fulton, Chestnut Hill, Barton
Heights and Highland Springs.

Wesley williams alias Mason. the color
ed boy whose arrest in Manchester Fri
day afternoon was reported In the Dis
patch. was before the Mayors Court yes
terday morning to answer the three
charges OF stealing an umbrella from the
residence OF Mr.. John Robertson, steal
ing a coat and vest from Mr.. Sidney
overly. and coat from the home Of
Mr.. Petrie. on Eighteenth street. The
evidence connected the boy with all three
OF the thefts and he was sent on to the
grand jury.
a watermelon feast was given at Mrs.
ID. A. Ford's. 400 north Seventh street.
Friday night In honor Of her daughter.
Miss Ruth Ford. Among those present
were Misses Pearl Kahn. Alma Bradshaw.
j. Innman, Ella Charter. Lille Tingle.
Katie Wilkerson, Ella Gill. and Masters
Gus. Kahn. Stanley Kahn. Russell Kahn.
Jesse Burton. Willie innman. Pat Inn
man. John Martin. and Mr.. and Mrs. j..
II. Reynolds. The little people had a
very enjoyable time.
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.
A steam pleasure yacht, built By Messrs.
j. S. Talley, James Moore, and Thomas
Marshall was launched in the river yes
terday afternoon below Warner Moore &
Co.'S flour-mills.
Rev. l.. II. Thornhill. having returned
TO the city. will preach at the cambridge
Street Baptist church this morning.
There will be no service tonight. Mr..
Thornhill viii conduct the Young Mems
Christian Association service at Leader
Hall this afternoon. There will not be
any preaching at COwardin-Avenue Chris
tian church this morning. but Rev. Il. w.
Stancil will FIJI the pulpit tonight.
The Building Fund Society OF West
End Methodist church will hold its
monthly meeting this afternoon at
O'Clock. Rev. j.. Y. Dadmun and Mr..
s. =. Pettigrew will make addresses,
and there WI! be other interesting cSer-
cses The Missionary Society Of Clopton-
Street Baptist church also meets this
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
The Board Of Fire Commissioners at
their meeting Friday night elected the
following substitute fremen: T. Scott
Gibbs, G.. ". Gooding, @. w. Day, W. Il.
Jordan, Benismln Hungerford, y. w.
Farley, and w. \. Daniels.
The officials OF the City WaterWorks
recently elected are as follows; Supern-
tcndent, II. s. Bradley; Clerk, J. G. jerks;
Engineer George Hall; Assistant En-
gineoT, John Chiidress.
PERSONAL POINTS.
Mr.. John A. Lester, Of Midlothian, was
in the city yesterday.
Dr. John w. Brodnax IS confined at
home BY sickness.
Miss WILDER Farmer. who has been
visiting in Essex county. has returned
home.
Commonwealth's-Atto Cogbill and
Deputy Sheriff J. L. GoOde. of Chester
field, were in the city yesterday.
Mayor Maurice writes that he is en-
joylng few days vacation in Bucking-
ham county.
officer Wright left for Newport News
yesterday TO bring to this city lack Hix.
a negro. who is wanted here for misde-
meanOr
Rev. Mr.. buchanan. Of Richmond, will
preach at the Presbyterian church this
morning. and there will be no services
tonight
Mr.. w. r. Cox, deputy clerk Of the
Hastings Court, has some to Washington,
to spend several days.
The condition Of Mr. Charles Cousins.
who met with IN accident a few days
ago. was 'hOuSHt W pc eDoul TIC SdIic
yesterday.
Walter and Arthur Harrison are quite
sick at the residence Of their mother. on
Hull street.
Justice J. w. Caudle. of the First Ward.
wife and son left last evening for Char
lottesvile to visit friends and relatives.
Miss LESSEE Robertson. of No. sll De
catur street, who has been quite sick for
some time IS visiting at Burkevlle. Va.
Mir. c. +. ellis. OF Danville, is visiting
his sister. Mrs. NJ Il. Robertson, at No.
Sll Decatur street