Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-06
THE CHESTER SCHOOL
PROGRAMME FOR THE COMMENCE.
MENT EXERCISES NEXT WEEK,
Fircinen Going to Portsmouth-Cba,,.A
With Bigamy-Eseursiou to I'm.
ployees-Other Manchester Neu.

The commencement exercises OF thu
Chester Collegiate Institute will b. hela
Monday and Tuesday OF next week. and
the exercises promise to be OF a very
interesting character. The session Of m,
school just closing has been most sue
cessful, and exceedingly gratifying TO tho
officers. teachers. and scholars.
Monday evening Rev. DR.. w. J. Young
OF Richmond, will make an address. and
there will be several essays from tho
English literature students. Tuesday eyo-o
ming Judge W. I. Clopton will deliver
an address. There will be music by Ms.
Sinclair and her pupils. and the medals
and distinctions will be awarded. MIR.
+. w. Edward Is president OF the insti.
tute.
The following members OF the Man..
chester Fire Department will 40 10 Ports
mouth this morning to attend the annual
convention Of State fremen: T. s. Neis-
Ter. Il. W. Bishop, II. f. owen, J. N.
gibbs l.. f.. Crooks. W. L. Smith. T. ".
Nicols. q. w. Gooding. c. Mettert. J. l..
Redford, A. l.. Simpson. T. T.. Ayers. O..
w. Franklin, and Walter 7. smith. They
Will participate in the various prize con-
tests. and say they are going 10 win
To BE TRIED FOR BIGAMY.
The case of Charles Lockett tcolored), !
eharsed with bigamy, viii come up in tho
aSo Court this morning. A numberi
Oh Witnesses IRON Petersburg have been
summoned to appear In the case. }
In the NaNpFfa EnYrf .....w4. -
John Harris Colored) was fined Esd
and costs for striking an Old negro many
The Richmond and Danynle Railroad
company Will give the white empioveesJ
or the company and their families am
excursion to West Point to-day. |
There are two petitions being circulateij
In this city In reference TO the remoya,l
OF the p~ost-ofice. There are some Who
wish It to remain In Its present location. J
ana Others who favor removing IL 10 tho
corner ~ Eleventh and Hun
The June term OF the County Court Oh
Chesterfield will commence next Monday.
The last regular meeting OF the presen,
Council will be held next Friday night. 4
The free show now being given AZ the
corner OF Fourteenth and Perry streets
by a party OF patent-medicine vcndcrs Is
largely attended every night.
The lecture by Rev. Nit. Book Al CO.
wardin-Avenue church last night was well
attended. The subject Vas 'Th \ II
e Stations Oh the Railroad 10 Ruin
The Manchester German Club viii hav.l
a german In Leader Hall on the night Oh
the 22d instant. ana the occasion prom,A
ises to b. a most pleasant one.
PURELY Personal.
Rev. DR.. W. f.. Hatcher was in N, city
yesterday.
Miss Agnes Walker left yesterday morn>
ing for the North. ard viii spand tho
summer In Pennsylvania and New York.
Mr.. l.. Clements. of Swansboro'. who
has been indisposed for several dayA
is able To be out again.
City-TrOasurer joseph W. Bronaugh paii
off the judges and clerks OF election yes
terday.
Mrs. ]. +. stein. OF Ashcvllls. y. c.. 4.
visiting her sister, Mrs. \. ". Oymar. a
lnS Bainhridge street.
lt Is probable that Rev. W. IA. Tralnum.
who has just resigned the pastoratc o.
Cowardin-Avenue church, viii go North,
Mrs. James I. Abbott i8 detained az
homo by sickness.
Mr.. W. Benjamin Davis. who has beer
given the contract for furnishing sever
brick for Richmond. has a large brick
yard In the eastern part Of Manchester.
Mr.. W. W. Pace, OF Bon Air, was In
the city yesterday.
There viii b. all-day preaching at Mid
lothian on the third Sunday In June.
Professor c. $. Maurice has returned 20
the city.
Mrs. g.. F.. Pilson is quite sick at her
! residence.