Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-13
THE MANCHESTER COUNCIL MEETS.
Mr.. Siins's Bridal Present-strcet-Car Ser
,icc-Oncers Installed Personal, Etc.

br. Siins's Bridal Prcsent-Ntrcct-'" 9Sef-
,ice-Omcers Installed Personal. Etc.
The City Council held Its regular meet
ing last night
Reports from the standing committees
were read and fled.
DR. T. T. Rucker was elected member
OF the School Board In the place OF Mr.
J. G. Snellings. who has removed from
the ward.
Mir. Pool. from the special committee
appointed to look into and report on the
present strcct-car service. made verbal
statement 10 the effect that the commit
tee was not ready 20 report. ana asked
Indulgence.
me special committee appointed to look
into the advise bilitY OF requesting the
Council to appropriate 5000 In bonds To
establish a sewer system, recommended
that the question OF sewers be indefinitely
postponed. 4 number Of building permits
We're granted.
At the close Of the meeting Mr. sims
was presented by his associates in the
Council with a handsome polished OAK
rocking-Chair as a token OF esteem ana
appreciation. II was In reality bridal
present. Mr. Sims having, been n married
since the last meeting OF ~" ouhCu.
Judge CloptOn. in p most appropriate Mt
tie speech presented the token and SAID
1t was emblematic Of a happy home and
iircsiGe. Mr.. Sims. though taken very
much by surprise. responded in graceful
terms.
INSTALLATION OF KNIGHTS.
The rccentIy-elccted officers Of Friend
ship Lodge. No 20. Knights OF Pythias
were installed last night by Nicc-GIahn-
Councillor T.. L. Hulce. The attendance
was quite large. including q number or
Richmond KNIGHTS. Mayor Maurice, VINO
has made an excellent presiding ofhcer'
retired in favor Of Chancellor ). 9. FOOde
Miss J.. ". Coleman, OF chester. leit
Thursday 20 take charge OF the music de-
partTcnt in Henderson College Hender-
son. y. &.
Mrs. r. H. Walden. who has been very
Buck HID. near Manchester, was thought
to b." somewhat better yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs Egglcston. OF chester
field. gave a delightful party Wednesday
night 10 q number of their young friends.
JANUARY GRAND JURY.
The January term Of the Hustines Court
begins Monday. and the following grand
jury has been summoned: +. i. Dunioid'
John "; Caudle, G. F. FISCHER " NJ A.
James l.. Robertson. Thomas J. Macon;
T.andon u. Jones. 4. w. Fair, Richard
Coy. and Walter Winfree. The last two
persons are colored. Several Important
cases are to be tried at this session.
Mr. William = Jackson died at his resi-
denco. on Decatur street near sixth,
| Thursday afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock, IN
tie 3stn year of his age; re leaEes "a
wife and four children. The funeral VIII
take place this morning at 1880 O'Clock
from the Fifth-Street Methodist church'
and the intcTmcnt VIII be made IN MaufN.
I'm the Mayors Court yesterday morn
ing Lewis Lee and Ada Wallace were
fined $50 each for lighting and il de
fault went 10 Jail for thirty DAYS
\ delivery wagon of airs. stein broke
down on Hun street near Fourteenth yes
tcrday. Mrs. stein and her son. Charles.
were i'm the vehicle at the time but were
not hurt.
PERSONAL AND BRIEF MENTION.
Mr. W. r. Lithgow. who has been sick
for about week. went out for the nrst
time Thursday night and attended a
meeting of the Royal Arch Chapter
While at the han ne attempted To get IN
q chair I'm order TO liEht "a lamp. but
slipped and fell and hurt his knee quite
badly. lie was getting along very well
yesterday
Mrs. Cora Talley returned home Thurs
day from Farmvillc. accompanied by MISS
Cav Smith. of Cumberland county.
Miss Florence Evans IS quite sick at
her home. No. % west Ninth street
Mr. Charles W. Amos is quite sick at
his home. on west Twelfth street
The Misses Hatcher. OF Dutch Gan. ar"
visiting Mrs. George II. Jones, on Porter
street
Nr 49, T. Pnson left Thursday for a
business trip to Washington.
Miss Laura Stoll Of Petersburg, is visit
INK MIS- Kenneth Smith. on west Four
toeuth street
MIR. James Price is very sick at his
home. on PoCah0ntas street.
Mrs. l.. -. Condrcy continues very III
ut her home. on Ninth street between
Decatur and stockton.