The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-07
NEWS OF MANCHESTER.
CRRRENT fFEMS on INTEREST col
LEcTED sCEOSs THE RIrER.
Funeral OF Mr.. Ecams To-Day. -succcSsiui
Kev.va,s 6oiug on suit Against
MIR. barrow Personals
VI aNcufsTTE BuRgAv RICHMOND TINES
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Tho funeral OF Mr. H. Chester Reams'
OF S~ansboro. whose death was announc-
cd in yesterdays Times. win take place
AT 80 O'Clock this morning frcm Cicpton-
Street Baptist church, Of which he was
long an influential member.
Sir. Rcams SIC had Been spent IN the
Baptist church and his sweet tenor voice
which was always present Was heard
many times IN The worship at Ciopion-
street. whore he was one Of the directors
OF the singing soon after he was mar
ricd be moved to Sparianburg. !. c.
where be was algo useful member OF
the choir there lie subsequently moved
TO Swansb0gO again. ana WAS gladly well
coined back 90 the church choir. and when
no was received in the church Judge ~.
4. Hancock. who Is one Of the dcacons'
arose and welcomed him back, saying
thai such useful brother aS MT. teams
would receive inc glad welcome OF the
tnfire membership Of the cnufch
lie leaves a wife ana one child. mo-
thor Mrs. Lucy Roams. ana the following
hrofhers and sisters. Messrs. George J..
ana John &. Roams. Swansboro, q. SID
ncv Reams. Mrs. John Lowell ana MIA.
r. y Norrissoft OF This city. aud MI.
Emmett "a. Reams. OF Richmond.
uo WAS in the thifty-sevenih year or
his age and not n single enemy IS ne
known TO have had. Everybody speaks
IN the hiyhc~ terms OF inns gentleman
which he richly deserved.
Its remains will be- inferred i'm Manry
Cemetery. and tho following gentlemen
George p. Ely. ". c. Clements j. IT,
CONWAY. Il. 4. Hooper. J. ". Holt, George
u cole and }. a. Burke.
CHURCH SERVICES.
Tho revival services. which have been
IN progress ant F.fth-Strcct Methodist
church for the past TWO weeks under the
able supervision Of Rev. j. 9. Babcock,
have been the most successful ever car
rioa on ia Manchester. Since the meet
jnes begun there have been seveniy-lfe
conversions.
The services So cambridge Street Bap-
fjet which have been going on for a
vcok or two past. have also been re-
markably successful. Or. biil, OF ftna-
blc-Strect church. Richmond, IS conduct
ing the m settings.
Judge John ~. Ingram has lctufht"
from Lumenburg county where he has
been attending the funeral on ms uncle
DR.. Thomas -. Ingram. and yesterday
morning occupied MS seat on the bench
of the HASTINGS Court. only chanccry
matters were disposed Of.
A suit is pending IN the Hastings Court
against Mr.. h. r.. barrow the sewer
contractor by the Central Sewer ripe
COMPANY. Mir. Darraw has counter
claim against the company. The In
dorsement Guarantee Company went on
The bond of barrow and Conner for the
faithful performance or tbs contract
when Conner left Manchester. 1t was
agreed by an parties concerned that the
work should be continued by me Guar
antee Company This was done with Mr..
parrow as superintendent The suit as
stated. n simply for a sum OF money
which AIr. barrow says is offset By a
counter claim.
BRIEF MENTION.
Charles Cleiu young white man OF
Richmond. was fined 81 yesterday morning
in the Mayors Court on the charge OF
drunkenness.
4 regular Meeting OF the Finance Com
,1.-tes ,r.ll ho held tonight IN the Coun-
Gil chamber.
Mrs. Lucy J. Caudle IS very i'll at her
residence on Fourth street.
Numerous repairs have been made re-
rantiv 10 Mavo's bridge. The wOrkmen
are now putting in new strngers which
will materially strengthen the structure.
Mrs. G. r. Cox Is very sick at her resi-
dence on cambridge street, between four-
teenth and Fifteenth.
INC large chorus choir rehearsed again
last night at Central church Mr.. Samp-
son assisted with the cornet and there
was a fuI attendance a tenor solo and
p male double quartette will be added TO
the musical programme.