Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-03
Mr.! RENNIE MISSING.
THE WELL KNOWN CHESTER
FIELD auARRyMAx DISAPPEARS.
walked cut OF his House New Years
Eve Night. and Not Heard from
sinec-Raiiwsy Men Bcing Trans
fcrrea-Other Manchester Items.

mar. living at Granite. ABOUT TOUR "'"'
from Manchester, has disappeared as sud
denly and as completely as IL the cart"
had opened and swallowed him. 30 iar
ns his friends and relatives know, ne
has nat been seen since New Years eve
night, Ou hat evening some OF ms
friends called at his house ana asNe'
him to 20 with them to wake up so"e
OF their neghbors. that they might an
see the old year go out. Mr.. Henhie
agreed to join his friends In their merry
making. lie was seen to go out Oh inc
house without his hat and coat anu
the visitors. thinking he would return
shortly. waited for him. As he did not
put in an appearance as soon as ",'
exuected. they left, thinking he wou'u
Join them at the neighbor's house HOW
ever, ne did not and has not been seen
since. All day wednesday and l""i
aax men were securing the WOODS III
SEARCH of him. and several of the quarry
holes have been dragged, but 10 ~
purpose Yesterday many OF ms ii'.nu9
were in this city and Richmond hununs
for him. but their efforts were III van
The family and friends OF the missing
should have left home under such CIT
c,p,stapces. His domestic relations were
most happy. and his business anairs "eie
In good condition. Late last hlgnt sew,
raj of his friends came 10 inns cry an
Richmond TO further pursue 'ne,r
yestigation, and offered TO pay no
reward for any Information az " N.
Rennie's whereabouts. II Is ieareu ''"'
some accident may have Delanen ma ',,arrv-
lo
ouner and Is a member Of the nfm o.
nann,e A. Mcintosh. He Is ABOUT -
,,aars old and has a wife ana seNefa'
children His home is one of Nv prev
tlest in the neighborhood of Grani'e'
RAILROAD MEN TRANSPORTED.
rna merchants OF this city regret eN-
ceedineiy that a large NUMBER Oh .ne
.cmployees consisting OF the trahspo
ton department of the southern ranMas,
ubo have resided here for many yeais
wast. have been transferred 10 ul'ie,en'
points. some going to Danvine, Tho
charlotte and Greensboro, y. - ~
largest number will live In the latter Guy
rhi,e some will make their nome at
Selma y. &. ,,
Tbe whole number Of men remover
,,,li reach thirty-nve. Among the ehsi-
neers who were sent 10 the North ~"
lima road are Messrs. T. ). Je"et.. a.
r. Ellington, NJ. c. Hortner, D. NJ. Jew,
r. b. Darlington. !. v owen, .,"a,,o
Lynch. j. w. Gentry, T.. r.. MOTT se''e'
and J. A. Crooks. ..-
To Danvilie. Charlotte. ana r,een
horo'-Aiessrs. r. Il. Perdue, $. ;. Moore'
II. Cournow, +. Z. Bradshaw, D. l.
abcrn. and r.. II. Ellington. The firemen
ara Nessrs. r.. A. Ashworth, 7. q. seay,
n w. Blankenshlo. {. V. CLARKE anu
A. Rosemond. The others inciude con.
ductors. brakemen, and nasmen. Mus,
of them have families. and when an
are removed many OF our hios' p'P"'"'
itizens will have gone.
CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENTS.
The sunday school rally Of oak Grove
Mission school took place last nisn'
Al The school-house in Marx ADDITION.
The following mn a,Ic ipa,es,sd sGory
a Cod I'm the Highest: solo, Jesus
NV Cross Have Taken; duet, ~ hest III
Thy Love-; tenor solo, Her ways Are
Ways Of Pleasan i,. o ne The rhotr
There was u large audience at BAN
bridge-Street Baptist church "Wednesday
night. when the annual Chrlstnas ena1Sa
iainment of the Sunday school was veie-
hrated Rev Mr. Mullins, Of kichnoilu,
was present and delivered an interesting
address Each scholar present Mas p ,d
scented with "A box OF coniectiohefIes' Sa 49,
sfty-four were awarded prizes Tor tn,ir
attendance every Sunday during 'he
wear. -, ,oo. nv
An interesting programme has been ar,
-apged for the Christmas entertainment.
At Central Methodist church. whch 'aNe9
lace Friday night.
POLICE ITEMS
In the Police Court yesterday morning
= Dorsey Hargrove was charged WIN as,
Iaulting and beating James Godsey, any
With assaulting and beating W, II. An
ierson. and dismissed. Joseph Love was
fined 81 for ordinance VIOLATION. -,
The following Is the report OF lh'
chief OF Police for the month of De
cember. 1896: Number OF arrests inaneo
Chief Of Police. 20; first assistant u; Sc
cond assistant. 8; third assistant 10 Spe
cial. /: j. w. GILL; l. Total, 80.
NEWS NOTES.
Gibbs Han, corner Fifteenth and HUI
f. streets. which Is now occupied by th'
Manchester Grays, is being fitted up VIII
armory fixtures When the work is com
pleted the Grays will have very com
Portable and convenient quarters
Mr.. James l.. Petit has been appoint
ed to succeed Mr. Cox as deputy cieri
of the Hastings Court. Mr.. Petit was re
u Gently appointed a Justice OF the Peac
for the Second Ward, TO succeed Mr.. III
A. Jordon. resigned. As yet. no one ma ..
been named as a successor 10 MT. fe''i
as Justice of the Peace
The mortuary report OF the city
Manchester as prepared by DR.. l.awrenc
ingram shows that there We're 22s death
uurlnS the past year no VI "He" W.
colored persons and los white
\ Tonight at the Grays' Armor
y Fifteenth and Hull streets. the Joseph i
4 Johnston Camp OF Confederate veteran
will hold their regular weekly meeting
In the chamber of the City Council u
:, night meeting of the Street Commit
\. tee will be held at Z o'clock, and III
Finance Committee will meet at 1:3V
4. PERSONAL MENTION.
4 MIR. w. III. White, OF this city. stewar
\ ~ the Westmoreland Club. OF Richmont
some china set as a New-Year's gift b
d, the employees of the club.
" Miss Nav Lipscomb Will be at home
10 her little friends on Friday evenin
from until IL o'clock at No. 1904 Hu
street.
\ marriage license was issued yesterda
10 clarissa Hose and Alexandria 6. Jaci
son, a colored couple.
Mr.. William l. Longworth who ha
been residing I'm Bluefield, w. Va. fc
the past three years. Is visiting his pa
rents I'm this city.
Mr. w. NJ. Jones ~ detained at hon
on account Of sickness. lft
Mrs. ID. c. Cole. who was removed 10
hospital in Richmond last Sunday for a
being any better.
Mrs. Bingham White. OF New York.
visiting her mother, Mrs. Reid, on PER-
street.
Mr.. John Hankins. Of Petersburg. wa
In the city yesterday.
At the services at Cowardin-Avent
Christian church Wednesday night thel
baptism was administered to one perso
Mrs. Andrew T. Snelllngs will be "a
home" to her friends on Thursdays
January from 10 p. NJ.