Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-09
ON THE SOUTH SIDE.
NOTES OF INTEREST CLEANED IN
MANCHESTER AND CHESTERFIELD.
County Court and Politics Concert Friday
Nieht-IIit Him With a Brick
Personals ana Briefs

The September term OF the Chester
field County Court begins tomorrow, ana
it Is expected that there will be large
crowd present. While there are one or
two felony cases 10 be tried. politics
more than court proceedings will attract
the county folks. Colonel Tazewell Elicit
will be present to open his canvass, Judge
Gregory will almost certainly be present
in behalf of himself and the Populist
cause. and Judge Waddlll will, doubtless,
have some political friends on hand II
he finds 1t inconvenient to attend himself.
Messrs. Henning. Hopkins. Walker.
Hunter, and Crowder Of Richmond, went
u Chesterfield Courthouse Friday night
and participated in concert given for
the benefit Of the Methodist church. Local
talent. under the leadership OF Mss May
Moody, also contributed TO the enter
tainment, and refreshments were served
on the lawn. a feature OF the enter
tainment was the novel plan OF tllumi-
nation. A tree, with three prongs, was cut
down and inverted and Il bonfire Of pine
knots was then kindled on the top. IL
was a brilliant success.
The only case before Mayor Maurice
yesterday morning was tnat OF Samuel
Russell tcoloredD. charged with str king
c. NJ. Bower with a. brick. The offence
was committed about twelve months ago
near the Petersburg crossing on Hun
street. The negro left the city immedi-
ately after the difficulty and returned
few days ago. when he was arrested.
The case was sent on 10 the grand jury.
IL IS nJw generally understood that
not all OF the employees OF the Peters
burg shops, recently removed from this
city to Rocky Mount, will be sent TO
that place to work, and quite a number
OF the men have thus been thrown out
OF employment. II is understood that
Messrs. Henry Ferguson, r. II. Naden'
James Moore, Thomas Bass, W. ,.
O'Brien, and Fred. Brown Will be trans
ferred. and that they win leave Manches-
ter for their new home TOMORROW.
Perry. the youngest son Of Mr. b. II.
Morrlssett, while riding with Constable
j. \. Burke, Of Swansboro', Friday was
thrown from the buggy by the horse
stumbling and falling. He received
few bruises about the head and face. but
fortunately no bones were broken. He
is now getting along very well.
Chef-of-Polce Lpscomb yesterday
morning stated that persons not pro-
curing licenses for their dogs by the 18th
Of this month will be summoned before
the Mayors Court to show cause why
they have not complied with the law.
There will be services both morning
and night at the Balnbridge-Street Bap-
fist church to-day. The choir. which has
been In the rear gallery for several years,
has been removed to the audience-room,
TO the right Of the pulpit.
Thieves entered the chicken-house or
a colorei man on Twenty-hrst street
Friday night and carried away all his
fowls. about thirty IN number.
Rev W. +. Hurt, pastor or Stockton
Street Baptist church. has returned from
the country. and Will fill his pulpit to-
day. both morning and night.
Rev Mr.. Van Houten. Of the Presbyte-
rian church. will occupy his pulpit ooth
morning and night.
Miss I.alla Mayo. one OF the teachers
I'm the public schools. has returned 10 the
city, after an absence Of three months
She attended the summer normal at bed-
ford city, and subsequently spent some
time with friends in Christiansourg.
Mr. John c. Hewlett, after spending
the summer with his parents mere re-
turned on wednesday to Baltimore, whore
II
institution for the education OF the Dlnd'
Mr. william II. Hart returned yester-
day morning from a visit to North Caro-
lima.
Mrs. V. Stein is visiting her father IN
Chesterfield.
Mr.. W. T. Pitt Is visiting friends IN
Newport News.
Miss Mollie Price IS quite sick at her
home on Buchanan street.
Mr.. Eddie II. Bowen is visiting Irehus
and relatives in Baltimore
Miss Mamie Mayo, Of Richmond, VINO
has been visiting her cousin, Miss Ella
Mayo, on Porter street. has returned
home.
The single contest between Messrs.
c. Burleigh Anderson and w. b. Cox,
which took place on the Twelfth-street
court Yesterday afternoon, was very
lively struggle. and resulted in victory
for the former, the score being to l.
MIR. Cox won the opening set, winning
six games 70 five, after which Mr.. An
derson succeeded in taking two games,
III. score being 6 to 2 and to re-
spectlvely.