Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-11-23
THEY HAD NO QUORUM
COUNCIL, THEREFORE,. DID NOT
AWARD PAVING CONTRACTS.
An Old House Near the city ""rne"
Early Yesterday Morntng-'o"r''
p.r.o,,,. and other Items Cleaned
an the south side OF the James,

..licd meeting OF the MdhchVStci
council was TO have been held last h'sn''
20 onallv dispose Of the street-paVihs
matter. but in the absence OF quorum
80 business was transacted. ana after
some little informal discussion amohs
themselves the members wended their
way homeward.
The financial showing OF Central Metho-
dis, church. OF this city, for the CONFER
ence year, Just ended. IS exceptionally
good. Besides paying in full the salaries
of the preacher In charge and presiding
elder this congregation raised for MISSION
and other correctional objects, |V"''
while the whole amount raised Tor an
purposes. including the above, was w.
1856. or an average Of $3.50 per MEMBER
AN OLD BUILDING BURNED.
Yesterday morning about ] o'clock hre
destroyed the old building near the pump
hons. on the right OF the Southern ran
way-line. about half q mile IRON the 49, ~,
How the fire originated is unknown, ~.
II is supposed that IL was set ar, 80,
tramps. as this place was slecpi" ,s,'aehar
ter for them Thursday night HuH'u.
Of them were seen loaiing AROUND tle
place in drunken condition ~ va"
first thought yesterday that se'eia a
them had been burned TO dsa'h' pet 'd
notice OF this city went 10 the run, o.
made n careful Investigation. when as
SIRED them that " was not 'he Cast' IL.
While inspecting the premises. they u on,
covered two trampS who were lhtoA'u~cu
They brought them to the 81, sauuV ~, DAYS
and Mayor Maurice gave then zen uas
i'm the chain-gang. The house burned VIZ
an old one. and was occupied for . num- nun
Der OF wears by a Mr.. Saunders. sectloh-
hand on the IN ,b bSIS% onytbeTn NJ railway
Rey. j A. Spencer. OF Cowaruin-RNehuy
Christian church. Will deliver SPA
sermon TO the Juniors o. ms ~ oodar
daV afternoon at $50 O'Clock al irdori
Hall. Stockton-Street Baptist chuCh
choir will furnish music. assisted b. MI
T. X Sampson. cOrnetist.
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
Mr. W. NJ Flanagan. state Senator
elect from this district was IN ManSh,s
ter yesterday. ana warmly NtlV'i'tu ~
his many friends. ,s.
The Hastings Court was engaG,d yer
day In the consideration OF eiNh mat
Miss Lucy Cridd,e is very sick at her
home. in SNansb1rO'. .,.o
Mr. W. r Perpue. who has been quite
sick with pneumonia for the past TWO
weeks. Is still confined 10 his room
the services AT SwansbOrO' sch0ol-n"uss
Miss Ecssie Ferguson who has been
visiting Miss Whine, On Porter street.
has returned home. ...,.,,
businessman of this city viii be married
Mir i o. Harding. OF Hull street, is
visiting the Atlanta Exposition.
The Missionary Society of Clopion-
Street church will hold a meeting sun
day night Judge Is. \. Hancock VIII al
dress the meeting NJ,
Tne street-cars running between Rich
mond and Manchester We're delayed ioI
some time Thurs lay night by the fich-
mond Fire department WORKING on thr
FIRE which broke out IN the factory OF
savage q Holmes. on sixth street near
Trcdegar.
The Police Court was draped in mourn
ing yesterday morning IA memory oi Mr.
James NJ. Perduc, who fdlthiulN as
charged his duties rs "a magistrate IN TINS
The Laurel Literary and Athletic Club.
which has occupied the old "IdyiOI
house on Porter street. for some time
past. moved into the upper rooms II Mrs;
u. r.. Lipscombs new house, ON Hun
street. yesterday.
This club. when first organized, had onlX.
few members ana occupied ioSln OF
HUI street 10 now has a large member
snip. and has moved into new and com
Portable quarters.
The ladies' of the Presbyterian church
served a splendid supper in the lecture
room THURSDAY uiENl- 49,
Miss Mamie TuYpin. who has been
visiting Mrs. ". l.. Porter. on Cowardin
avenue IL now visiting relatives in Rich
mcnd.
The Young Ladies Society OF Meade
Memorial church viii give a dinner on
Thanksgiving-D The particulars VIII
le published later
TTle Earnest " Orkeis Of Central Metho-
81 church will glVr a rainbow party
at Mrs " iiliam OWens's, on cambridge
street.