Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-17
WILL BE DEDICATED.
NEW swsFr-cnEEx CHURCH 10
nj OPENED sunday.
ons NEGRO Hiss mother with .
Bricn-sre Consider the sewer
a.-.sien-uasriass Of Mr.. Gs,i,-
land ana Mics HAMILTON.

The new Baptist church at Swift Creek.
n Chesterfield county. will be dedicated
Sunday afternoon. Rev. Dr. A. f. Dick
hscn, OF Richmond. win preach the SER
mon. and viii be assisted In the exercises
by the pastor. Rev. w. d. Brown. and
others.
Dr. Dickinson viii preach Sunday morn
Ing at II o'clock at Ettrick. and after the
dedication Of the Swift Greek church will
20 10 Matcaca and preach at night Rev.
dr. Brown Is pastor at all three
Of these churches.
Eddie Moody fcolored). went TO the
house OF Sandy Johnson yesterday after
noon and the two men became involved
In . difficulty. During the melee john
SON was struck on the head with a brick
thrown by Moody The latter was arrest
ed last night. and the case will be In
vestigated In the Mayors Court this
morning.
The Manchester Council viii hold an
adjourned meeting tonight for the trans
action OF unfinished business. IL IS pro-
bable that the Committee on sewers.
which has a special meeting at O'Clock,
will be ready 10 report with reference TO
awarding the contract for putting In
sewers. The courciImen are anxious TO
get this important work under way as
soon as possible.
GILLLLAND-HAMILT
Mr.. Henry c. Gililand and Miss Ora Bell
Hamilton were married Wednesday night
at the home OF the bride. on Hull street
between Fourth and Fifth. the Rev. Nc
Daniel Rucker officiating. A large num-
Der OF friends were present TO witness the
ceremony and extend congratulations TO
the newly-wedded ones.
1t Is expected that quite large num-
Der of Juniors from this city and Rich
mond will go over to Petersburg to-day
10 participate in the exercises incident
to the raising OF the national flag over
the public-school buildings and placing
Bibles within them.
Mr.. Valentine Stein. who has an estab-
lishrlent at Forest-Hill Park, has gotten
up little menagerie In connection there
with. which includes monkey, several
rabbits. and a number OF snakes ana q
pair OF owls. Mr.. Stein intends to In
crease his collection as opportunity offers.
The singing OF Miss Emma Lawton at
the Grand-Lodge entertainment Wednes-
day afternoon was greatly enjoyed and
she was the recipient Of many congratu-
iations. Miss Lawton Is one OF the most
accomplished vocalists In the city.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Ivan Pickett q small white boy. was
fined $50 by Justice Jones. of Swans
boro', yesterday morning for cutting the
bark and otherwise injuring trees in the
street.
The Manchester German Club intends
giving a dance at an early date.
The Baptist Young Peoples Union of
Clopton-Street church VIII have their
regular weekly meetings in the future
on Friday nights instead of Sunday eve
nings.
The Pastors Aid Society of Cowardin-
Avenue Christian church will have u
banquet In the Masonic Temples dining
room on next Tuesday night. Admission
~ invitations only.
Lolo the little daughter OF Mr. u. T.
Norrissett. is quite sick.
Mrs. A. ii. Fitzgerald is detained at
lone by a slight attack OF grip.
A number of young people of this city
will attend a dance at Church Roads.
oinwiddie county. tonight.
Sergeant II. Fitzgerald and Deputy
Sergeant T. III. Fisher are busly engaged
preparing a list OF persons who are de-
inquent in their taxes. 49,
Mrs. w. r. Beattie is detained at home
on account of sickness.
Miss Anna Howard Is very sick lat her
home. on Hull street.
Miss Mary Potter Brooks, OF Georgia,
niece OF Mrs. Major Walker. Is the guest
Of the latter at her pretty suburban home.
Holly Springs.