Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-29
CITY OF MANCHESTER
nEy. MA. pABCoCN LITERALLY
POUNDED ny ms PEOPLE
pcpocrntic Meeting Tonight and
Tomorrow Nieht--News from tue
Co.rts-personaI and other South
side Items.
side Items

Rev. ]. O. Babcook was the recipieh'
Monday night OF most excellent ana
much-deserved pounding, ana the occa
sion was a happy one, and warmly az
tested the love and admiration In which
Mr.. Babcock is hold by his flock.
The Parsonage Society, together Win
the church members, got together all the
good things imaginable and showered
them down with free hand upon Their
popular pastor. Mr. Babcock entertained
them and accepted their pounding with
anything but a WHY face. and thanked
the donors in his usual happy style. say
ing he believed they were trying to fatten
him up FOR the coming conference. and
there was. he admitted. very graciously
some room FOR avoirdupois Improvement
Mr.. Eabcock will carry an exceptionally
fine report to conference.
POLITICAL NOTES.
Tomorrow night grand Democratic
rally Will be held by the Bryan. sewall
and Lamb club at the Gr-ys' Arniory
corner Fifteenth and Hull streets. Mr..
E.ll Montague. Of Richmond, VIII be one
of the speakers.
Everything Is In readiness for the mass
meeting Of the voters Of the Manchester
District. Chesterfield. this evening at
O'Clock The place Of meeting Is OF
Maury street between Fourth and Fifth
and II voters want ~ hear the pain truth
plainly told they have only 20 come.
1t Is reported that Mr. Robert samuel
Hague, the founder and treasurer OF the
Mckinley. Hobart and Lewis club, OF
the First and Second wards, has resigned
his position and retired from the orsanl-
zati0n. 70 is thought that the Grub VIII
now disband. While the Mckinley no
bart. and Lewis" sign has been constant
ly over the club-room door. and the club
room front adorned with pictures Of the
gentlemen whose names it bears, there
are no signs of activity, and the whole
surroundings are funereal and lonesome.
AROUND THE COURTHOUSE.
The suit Of Messrs. J. r. Godsey, At. p.
Porter and A. d. Albright against the
Richmond Railway and Electric Com
pany for S2,0o0 each Is set for November
9Th in the Hus ngs Court. Mec5rs. W.
Hay Garrett and J. NJ. Gregory are coun-
sci for the plaintiffs.
Postmaster ID. l.. TOney, who bought
the Manchester Leader Tuesday. said 20
a Dispatch man yesterday that as yet
he was not in a position 10 say what dis
The two men who became disorderly
and unruly in Mr. Cal Clements's store
In Swansboro. Tuesday. and spent Tues
day night in Manchester pens. We're re-
leased yesterday morning and ordered 10
"get a move on themselves and when
last heard from We're still shutfing.
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
Misses Louise Willis and Amelia Coal
Ter. the former Of Chesterfield and the
latter Of King William. who have been
the guest of Miss Maude PattesOn. at
No. 1900 Porter street. left yester lay.
Miss Coalter went home with Miss Willis
as her guest
Mr.. Stanley Robertson. Of Portsmouth,
is visiting friends in this city.
Mr.. X. Z. Cr.ddle has returned 10 the
city.
Mr. Sydney Andrews, who has been con-
Quoting furniture business at the COR
ner Of Ninth and Hull streets. sold out
at auction yesterday in order 10 change
his business.
Rev. pr l.. r. ThornhiI Will preach q
special sermon at Bainbr.dge-Strect Zap
list church next Sunday to show that the
church occupies higher place than secret
orders.
Miss Lizzie Curling is quite ill al the
residence Of her sister. Mrs. Henry c.
Beatue. on HUI between Eleventh ana
Twelfth streets.
Deputy-Sher'n J. p. Goode was in town
yesterday.
Messrs. Andrew Eastman and j. ).
Jewett, Of Midlothian. were also on our
streets yesterday.
Monday the passenger train that leaves
Richmond at 1885 =. NJ. over the Southern
for Danville met with an accident on
the bridge before reaching Manch aster.
one Of the large driving wheels by som
defect in the axle wrung off near the
shoulder. Fortunately. no one was hurt.