Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-15
WORK OF A FIRE-BUG
TWO MORE BLAZES ON THE SAME
SQUARE IN MANCHESTER.
A Pleasant Social Entcrtalnment--Chur
6crvices-Personai and Other
News Items.

The following young ladies and gentle
men were present at the entertainment
given Friday night at the residence Oh
Mrs. Il. n. Lacy, No. iil0 cambridge
street: Misses Myrtle Hall. Ruth HAIL.
Ada Childress Annie Toney. OF Po"ha-
tan: Matte Pierce. Fannie Noble, OF RICH
mond; Myrtle Noble. Lizzie Goode, MIS-
John b. Goodc, Mrs. Il. n. Lacy, ana
Messrs Charlie Witte. OF Richmond; ~ H.
Toney, Willie Word, Melvin Pitt, Clarence
Fair. Eddie Paul. Harry Walker. Carter
Jones. Marshal Jones. and browning
Franklin. Dancing was kept up until a
late hour, and all present spent very
pleasant evening.
Is IT A FIRE-BUG?
It really looks as though there Is some
one determined 10 burn up additional pro-
perty on the block bounded by Eleventh
and Twelfth and Hull and cambridge
streets. Friday morning after the Beattie-
stable fire two Intellectual efforts were
made 10 burn the property OF Mr. hlcharu
Vaughan. on Eleventh street. Early yes
terday morning the wood-house OF Mr'
Vaughan was found TO be on fire, but the
buckets OF water. 4 little later in the
day bed in the house Of Mrs. Clarke,
who[sives adjoining Mr.. Vaughan was
found In a blaze, but was soon put out
by members of the family. An alarm
was turned in at the latter fire. but The
blaze had been cxtinguished when the de-
partment arrived. The damage was
trhlng
Manchester has during the past been
very fortunate in having few hres, but
&lngs seem to nave changed. for there
have been no less than siX large fires
during the past five or six weeks.
Mr.. W. +. Smith says that the reel
drawn by himself. II. IL. Crooks and u.
Gallagher was the first to reach the
Beatt!e fire.
WISE AND OTHERWISE.
Rev. W. II. Tralnham will occupy bis
pulpit this morning and night. His sub
ject at II o'clock will be "Wisdom's Call"
At 7AJ. Cities OF Refuge" He VIII
preach at Leader Hall In the afternoon.
Subject: Does 1T Pay TO be a Christian!
Rev. George i. Eutledgc, OF NoriOik'
VIII preach at Cowardin-Avenue chuIch
every night this week. Rev. Mr.. Book,
who has been conducting the meetings
at this church. preached his last sermon
there Friday night. $500,
Revival services VIII be heIu AT III
Street Methodist church every night dur
ing this week.
Messrs. ". r. Hart and W. F.. smith,
who went TO Alexandra as representa-
tives Of the two lodges of Odd-FelloWs
in this city, have returned home. Ihe
Manchester has during the past been
selves as wen pleased that the next meet
ing Of the Grand Lodge will be held IN
this city.
Mr.. James Brown. who lives In Chester
field was quite badly gored by Dun
yesterday morning. Or. Ingram was sent
for and dressed the wounds The mans
taWhone was broken, and he was other
wise hurt, though not seriously.
William Johnson, who was arrested on
suspicion of knowing something about
the origin of the fires Friday, is still In
prison.
\ negro man was before Justice Jones,
Of Swansboro. yesterday afternoon,
charged with the betrayal Of colored
girl \ compromise was agreed upon,
and q marriage followed.
The Mcssrs Beattie had n force or
hands at work yesterday clearing up
the rubbish from the recent fire, prepara-
tory 10 rebuilding.