Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-11
MANCHESTER NEWS.
GENERAL REJorcIsa THAT THE
The Chesterfield Republicans Favor
able to McTxinIey-Cases Before the
County Ccurt-Personai ana other
Items.
Items.

The purchase Of the Old Dominion Cot
ton-Milis by Messrs. Smith. Harris &
Bishop was the subject Of much comment
In Manchester yesterday. On the whole.
the people are much pleased with the
change, and hope that the operation OF
these mills will be commenced In as
short time as Is practicable. 1t will
mean a revival in business of Manches-
ter. as 1t will furnish employment to
about 400 OF Its people.
The purchasers Of the mills are en-
terprising and energetic men. and the
people seem confident that under their
management the mill will soon be put
into operation. after a lapse Of four years.
These gentlemen purchased the Swift
Creek Mills after they had been idle for
quite awhile, and at once went to work
putting In hew machinery and made pre-
parations for the operation OF the mills.
but fire destroyed the property a few
days before business was to have CON-
menced.
AT CHESTERFIELD COURTHOUSE.
A meeting Of the Republican County
Committee Major Joseph Walker, chair
NAM was held at Chesterfield Court
house Monday, and as a result a con-
vention was called to meet at the court
house on the Goth instant. The conven-
ton will be composed OF delegates from
each precinct in the county. and when
assembled they will select delegates to
the conventions, which meet, respectively,
in Richmond and Stanton on the I'D and
23d of April next 1t rs thought that fully
s. per cent. OF the Republicans OF the
county are for Mckinley, and are in
favor of recognizing Mr.. Edgar Allan and
Judge Edmund Waddill as leaders OF
the party.
The County Court has been in session
since Monday. but little business has so
far been transacted, even though this be
a grand-jury term. The grand jury was
impanelled Monday, and found several
indictments for misdemeanors and felon-
les. Among the true bills found was an
Indictment against H. l.. Wright,
charging him with practicing medicine
without a proper license.
In representing Mr.. A. IL. Nash, or Man.
chester. In civil suit Monday, Mr.. Law
renee =. Poole and his client were both
fined for contempt of court. The offence
was the refusal of both men to be seated
when ordered by Judge Clopton. The
client was fined $50 and the lawyer s..
There will be a masquerade party at
the residence of DR.. r. J. Cheatham, at
Chesterfield Courthouse. next Friday
night. The affair viii be under the au-
spices of Miss Ruth DuVal and Mr.. A.
NJ. Cheatham.
COMMITTEES MEET.
The Finance Committee held its meet
ing last night, but nothing out OF the
regular routine business was before II,
the time being occupied with the ap-
prevail of bills. The water commissioners
also held short meeting.
Mr. S. ii. Pulliam sold yesterday the lot
fronting fifty feet on Murray street. near
cambridge, to the Bainbridge-Street Bap-
fist church. The West-End Sunday school
will meet hereafter in the building on the
lot.
Next Tuesday night Mr.. George W.
Longworth will hold cottage prayer
meetings at the residence Of Mr.. Monroe.
corner Tenth and Semmes streets. Last
Sunday morning Mr.. Longworth con-
Quoted the services at the almshouse, and
will also hold services at the same place
next Sunday morning.
SUNDAY-SCHOOL MEETING.
The regularly quarterly meeting OF the
Manchester Methodist Sunday-School
Union was held at Fifth-Street church
last Sunday evening at $3.50 o'clock.
Reports were received from the several
schools, during which there was a SPLEEN
did programme rendered by the choir and
scholars OF Fifth-Street Sunday school.
Some fine addresses pertaining TO Sum
day-school work were delivered by Rev.
w. w. Lear of Central; Rev. j. w. Stiff.
of West-End; Rev. ]. o. Babcock. Of
JFifth-Street; Rev. w. A. Laughon, Of
Asbury. and Messrs. Campbell. Green.
and others. Below is the average at
tendance at the different schools: Central.
rs per cent. Fifth-Street, &c per cent;
West-End, 80 per cent; Asbury. G. per
cent: Semmes-Street Mission. So per cent;
Ninth-Street Mission. 70 per cent.
Mr.. James +. Scott, Of Graham. n. c.,
one of the late owners of the champion
pacing stallion, John r. Gentry. was in
the city Monday night, en- route to the
BLUEGRASS regions of Kentucky.
Mrs. T. II. Betty will give a tea on the
evening of the 18th for the benefit OF
New Central Methodist church.