The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-14
MANCHESTER MATTERS.
NEWS CLEANED FROM TIE CRY
JUST ACROSS THE JAMES.
A Pleasant sociable-At the Chesterneid
Court-A Masonic Entertainment-on
for the Y. NJ. c. A. Convention.
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sociable was given Monday night at
s,non.s Hall. Nineteenth and Maury .
streets. in honor Of the birthday Oh MI
]. r. Whitlock and Miss Matte May.
The ladies present were: Misses Mag
gle r. Whitlock, c. G. Whitlock. VIZ
ginia May. Mary Bohannon. Ora Bohan-
non. Ida O'Neal. Efic O'Neal. Alice Var
borough. Elvira YarbrouSh. and MIS-
NJ. T. Watkins.
The following gentlemen were present
Messrs. J. a. Whitlock. Drewry Cheat-
ham. Herbert Friend. Hugh Watkins
Charles Newman. p. MCGEE, T. E. Clark.
+. O'Neai. Robert Baughan, T. B. Cheat
ham, Lynwood Cheatham, and Howard
Cheatham.
The Chesterfield County Court met
Monday. on account of the bad weather
there was a small attendance at court.
A colored man named Richard Brown
WAS tried Monday afternoon for unla"-
fully cutting another colored man at
Midlothian. The jury returned YER
dict of guilty, and the prisoner was SEN
fenced to ninety days in jail.
Right Worshipful District deputy Trano
Master Il. B. w Beattie Will pay MS
| official visit to Midlothian Lodge, NO,
| 2ii tonight lie will be accompanied
| ~ runber OF the most prominent
| members OF the fraternity from fN'~"-
mond and Manchester. g..
\ grand supper Is being prepared loi
| their entertainment. Several candiuates
are 20 be received and inflated
| Rev. Il. T. Dadmun, pastor OK Nest-
End Methodist church, Will leave IN
few days for Roanoke TO attend 'ne
annual convention OF Young Men
christian Associations, which VIII be III
session in that city from the lf'h 10
18th instant. -,
a., "Some Association Methods that can
he Adopted By a Pastor" and at o'@
| o'clock Saturday morning he VIII lead
the "Early Morning Service for Personal
Blessing" A..
me bridge over Falling creek on the
new road from Branch's church 10 thc
Courthouse road. is considerably useu
now. as is also this new road 10 thc
Courthouse. This road shortens tne u,'-
lance between Manchester ana .n'
Courthouse about three miles. The bridge
Is an iron bridge
some thief played havoc with several
|
house Monday.
Nr Henry Watkins, OF Chesterfein
! who had a horse stolen from him las
week. recovered the animal near La"
/ renceville. in Brunswick county. IN
horse was taken from Mr.. watkins
stable. several miles below Manchester
Mr. Thomas Cheatham, Of Chesterhei'
Courthouse. has been confined 10 III
bed for several days in consequence
5 sickness.
Between the January and the teoruarl
terms OF the County Court OF Chester
field there were thirty-four deeds admit
ted to record in the clerks ofhce.
( AR L. 4. Savory Is stu quite Ill.
Miss Maggie W. Friend is visiting he
S uncle, Or. Friend OF this city.
t Mr.. L. 3. Robertson, OF savannah
. visiting his brother. Mr.. Stanley Robert
Q son. of Woodland Heights.
y Mr.. D. c. Myers, who lives nea
:, Drewry's Bluff, in Chesterfield county
n had the misfortune TO lose his lttl
+ daughter Grace yesterday morning abou
n 7 o'clock. The funeral VIII take plac
i this afternoon at o'clock from I'll
o residence.
n Mrs. W. i. Porter, who has been quit
2 sick. is improving.
N the condition Of Mr.. w. L. Aloles wa
J. unchanged yesterday.
is J Mr.. James y. Cheatham IS quite SIC
IS at his home. corner of Fifteenth al
l. Decatur streets.
Mrs. Charles TIimmel has been sun
moned 10 Lockhaven, Pa, in consequent
OF the illness of her sister
I'd, Rev J. j.. Johnson will conduct q
on prayer-meeting services at Clopto
Street Baptist church tonight.
re- Mr.. James M. Perdue announces hif
de self as "A candidate for reelection 10 u
he office of justice of the peace for Il
led Second ward
&C. Mr.. william G.. Owens. who is one
FOR the nine or ten applicants for q
lie Manchester post-oflice, says that he
., pretty confident that he will receive {
appointment.
the Rev. Dr. Lafferty will deliver his pop
'op lar lecture. Luck and Pluck" for I
benefit Of Providence church. on Wedn'
or day. the DIST. lie is a very success
full lecturer and it is 10 be hoped that
re- large crowd will be present.