Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-04
ACROSS THE JAMES.
CHARTER GRANTED IN MANCHESTER
FOR A NEW LAND COMPANY.
Interest In Municipal Poiitics--wan'ed IN
HALIFAX for Feioay-Personal and
Other News Items.

A charter was granted by the Hastings
Court yesterday 20 the Purcell Land Com
pany. The object OF the company Is to
buy and sell real estate. improve its pro-
perty negotiate loans. etc. The capi-
tai stock is to be not less than s5,coo-nor
more than sl0.0Oo-and tho principal Of
flee Is to be In Manchester The officers
for the first year are Henry Fitzgerald.
president: w. s. Rolin. vice-president;
George Il. Gary. secretary and treasurer;
William l. Clopton, attorney: Directors,
the above-named and Augustine Royal,
and Or. Lawrence Ingram.
City politics will be quite lively >is
spring. and the candidates and the bleed
ers' are making preparations to enter
the arena Cards are being PR ted and
circulated and pledges are being asked
for in a manner that betokens an inter
esting battle. The Offices to be filed are
Mayor. Commonwealths Attorney, Ser
geant, Commissioned. of the Revenue. JUS
tees Of the peace, and councilman for
each ward.
on A SERIOUS CHARGE.
The authorities from Halifax county
have not as yet come for Robert Ed
munds. the negro arrested here Friday
evening as being a fugitive from justice.
Edmunds Is wanted in Halifax for the al
legged betrayal of a cOlOred girl named
Mamie Easley. The offence is said 10
have been committed last April. Ed
munds made his escape to New York, but
has been in this neighborhood for several
months The Halifax authorities are ex-
pected here to-day or tomorrow for the
prisoner. The accused has retained Cap
tain A. G. Atkisson as counsel.
The Literary and Debating Society held
a meeting last evening in the study OF
the pastor OF Cowardin-Avenue Christian
church. The club contemplates the estab-
lishment OF a public reading-room and IL
brary in this city.
CHURCH AND OTHER NOTES.
The Missionary Society Of Stockton
Street church VIII hold its regular meet
ing this afternoon At $3.50 o'clock. An In
terestlng programme OF exercises has been
arranged for the occasion. Judge Hancock
will be the orator of the occasion.
Rev. w. II. Trainham will preach al
Cowardin-Avenua Christian church this
morning on "Chrlsts Love for His Disci'
pies" At night his subject VIII be CHRIS
tians' Prayers
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will DO services both morning and night
by the pastor. The Christian EndeavoT
Society will meet at Z o'clock.
State Secretary II. y. Williams. OF th'
Young Mems Christian Association. vii
| conduct the services at Leader Hall this
afternoon.
Services will be held at Stockton-Stree'
BAPTIST church to-day at II A. NJ. and I.Sl
| p. NJ, by Rev. W. +. Hurt, the pastor
| Subject at night. Memory In Another
World"
Among the prominent Chesteriieldians IL
| the city Friday were Messrs. i. Y. Cog
bill. John \. Lester. Robert Wood, Walter
Moore, and Joseph Brown.
The condition OF Policeman NhiiaH
Moles is about the same that II has been
| for several days.
The Hastings Court was engaged yester'
| day in the consideration OF civil business
Mrs. Leila W. Atwell qualified at this
term of the court as Administrative OF the
estate Of Robert lee Atwell.
Mr.. w j.. Moody has returned from
visit TO North Carolina.
Mr.. H. H. Kidd is confined ut home by
sickness.