Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-28

Too Many Passengers, and Ours Nnd
;O Fait-,Innchcstcr Briefs.

/ The HAL street car-line mas q rule that
; not more than thirty-1ve passengers will
/ De allowed on the car TO cross Mayo's
! bridge. The street-car company does not
/ mink ~ safe to carry a greater number
/ tIau this but the owners of the bridge
/ think the structure "a amply strong 10
/ hold all the people that could he packed
/ upon them.
Z An amusing scene was witnessed at
| the Fourteenth and Main street end Of
! the line yesterday afternoon. Tnirty-seVen
! passengers got in car and the con-
/ ouCtor ana motOTm1n refused 10 20 until
! two OF those wishing to come 10 this city
( should get out. There were not tWo peo-
! pie amCng the thirty-seyen who Wer- will
! ing 10 wat ten minutes. 50 the entire car
/ load had to wait. y second car arrived.
I and ta.S, also. soon had on more than
the prescribed number. 50 this had also
/ 10 b- held. In the mean time gone of
! the people took the Main-street car and
| went up 10 Seventh street. while others
! walked and. after considerable delay. the
/ passengers dwndied down 10 the limited
Humbcr
Charlotte Harris was arrested yesterday
I ON warrant charging her with stealing
s. from Mrs. r. y. Ffndley.
ENTERTAINMENT AT PROVIDENCE.
An interesting programme of exercises
1 has been arranged 10 take place at
Providence church near Bon Air. on
July ith. Children s-Day service will b.
rendered At II clock. and Rev Mr..
Stu. of this city. Will deliver a lecture.
ana dinner viii De served free. In the
afternoon Rev. Jack ROsser will lecture
ou the subject Of "Humbug and Gin
le,-."
There VIII be q meeting Of the Epworth
League Of Central Methodist church to-
night az O'Clock. \ very interesting
! musical programme has been arranged.
and Dr. ". j. Young Of Park-Place
Methodist church, Richmond, Will deliver
an address.
The Manchester Hospital Aid Associa-
ton held "a meeting Wednesday afternoon,
ana transacted routine business.
in the Mayor Court yesterday morn
ing two negroes were before his Honor.
charged with vagrancy. They hailed from
FaiiaN county, ami. after hearing the
evidence In the case Mayor Maurice i'm
posed a fine Of - upon one of them and
discharged the other. and gave them a
, very short time % leave the city
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
The funeral of the little girl Of Or.
Whitfield took place yesterday morning
az The grave. In Hollywood. The services
were conducted by Rev l.. x. Thornhil.
and The floral designs were beautiful and
numerous The following gentlemen acted
as pail-bearers; Messrs. Ernest II. Wells,
walker WASHINGTON. Il. ". Nunnally.
and Franklin. Of Richmond
Mr. Thomas Worsham died yesterday
morning al o'clock at his residence, at
Forest lill Park. in the seth year Of his
age The remains will De taken 10 TOma-
hawk Baptist church. Chesterfield county,
this morning at O'Clock for intcrment.
Services AT the grave.
The funeral Of Mrs Eliza MaXcy took
place from the residence Yesterday morn
ing. Rev l.. Il. ThoTnhill conducted the
services in an impressive manner ami
the intcrment took place in Hollywood,
Mr.. BENJAMIN y. Merchant left last
night for his old home. at Manassas.
Miss NJ clyde Gregory has returned
home from Chesterfield where she went
to pay pleasant visit 20 her cousin, Miss
Belle McTyre
Mr. H. W. B-u. Of Suffolk. Va. was IN
the city yesterday. visiting friends and
relatives