Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-21
WILL ELECT TONIGHT
MANCHESTER DELEG aTEs TO DE
CHOSEN IN WARD MEETINGS.
both Sides Claim 10 Have Majority.
BADLY Cut by Piece of Glass
Officers of the LauteI cIub-oher
South-Side Items.
South-Side Items.

Manchesters thirteen delegates to the
Democratic Congressional Convention
viii be elected tonight This is regard
ed as an unlucky number. but Colonel
Elett and Captain Lamb are both anx-
ious TO capture the entire lot. and Will
take chances on the question OF luck. The
election viii be by ward meetings. AMI
the indications are that they will be well
attended. Both or the candidates have
strong backing, and both claim that they
viii get a majority of the thirteen. A
new City Democratic Committee. com
posed Of three members from each ward
viii also be chosen.
colorcd man employed by Mr.. Bins
wanger, while helping to get out the
large pane Of broken glass from the front
Of Mr.. w. j. Carriers store, Wednesday
afternoon, received a severe cut which
may yet prove serious. Several men
We're letting the glass slip down, when
the top broke off and fell on the left
hand and wrist of the unfortunate man.
cutting il severely. Or. Rucker was i'm
mcdiately summoned and found a cut OF
trated nearly 20 the bone. Or. Ruckcr
said that If The cut had been one-siX-
tecnth Of an inch deeper. 30 would have
severed the main artery. and that the
negro would have bled to death before a
physician could have reached him.
The Laurel Club held IT'S regular month
y meeting last Tuesday night at the club
room. l20s Hull street After the usual
routine business had been transacted the
club decided TO establish quarters in
OWeus's Han. The following officers were
elected: Robert w. OBrien. president;
r. Henry Walden, v.ce-presldert. Robert
Baird. secretary. Robert &. PctzO'd. trcar
surer and jerome NJ. Fuller. sergcant-at-
arms. The club decided TO give dance
next Friday night.
Gus. Ellis ana Allie Wells, two young
white men. were iu the Mayors Court
yesterday morning. charged with creating
"a disturbance ON the street and Assault
ing Charles Fortune. The disturbance
occurred on August 9th near the Peters
burg turnpike. or Hull street The young
men charged with the offence We're un-
der the influence of liquor at the time Of
the fight, and Fortune. 10 seems, got the
best OF the scrap. Ellis and Wells were
Tuesday night Aessrs. Clarence Dorset.
George Eedford Tucker Norris. and seNe-
rdI other young men went out 10y fOlcst-
IIl Park 'possum hunting. Iney sue
c.e4ed u tagging two and one coon.
They then returned TO Manchester. and
ass Air.. clarence Dorset was exhibiting one
Of the opossums 90 some friends the ami
Wa. snapped at his middle finger on the
LEFT hand. 40 the joint. ana loon Ut ell-
tralv of Dorset hurried home. only Two
blocks distant and bis father dressed the
wound. and,
Arthur Eager. eldest son of Mr. ana no
Mrs Charles IT, levitt. died last nehl az
2 o'clock at the residence OF his parents,
40 On west Fourteenth street. Deceased
was bright youth or "A years lH'
iANriiI WIZ itAt guy $3.50 tnCrt,irf,l
Street Baptist church Satuiu"S Hloiii''e
mr. r.. stewart Blanton. who has been
confined 20 his bed Tor the past Tour
months, is able TO 20 about lhe Ho19v
Mrs. MetcaIf gave her class OF 122 schol-
airs picnic Tuesday at Mfs. JORDAN
t8rm. They had a. pleasant time, piaStl
many games, and Toasted on Wdteimelohs
Messrs. Barry r.. Harris and G.. Bur
leigh Anderson left yesterday ON a hlih5
trip 10 Saratoga Springs.
AIR. Stephen Williams, VINO mas b-t"
working al CiayVille. IoWhdtah county
returned home very sick
Mr.. II. j. Imberhke IS quite SICK AT
his residence. Ninth and Maury streets.
Mrs. Battle Carter is quite SICK at her
residence. 223 west Seventh street.
Miss Ethel Perdue. who has been Nl7ll-
county. returned home sick Wednesday
afternoon
Miss Berta Cox has returned from a
visit 10 friends I'M Farmville.
Miss Mabel AGREE. OF Petersburg, VINO
has been the guest Of the Misses O'Brien,
on CoWardin avenue has returned home.
accompanied by Misses Clara % Brlen ana
Alice Crowley
Miss Matte Jones is The guest OF Miss
Lizzie GoOde. iu POWhatau
Mrs. ". s. Trent continues very iii at
her residence. on Ninth street
A very enjoyable watermelon feast was
given Wednesday night at the residence
Of Mrs. Joseph Homer, in Marks addition.
A Quartette, consisting Of Messrs. George
and Bernard BlantOn. Russell Turner.
and George Baugh. rendered some excel
lent vocal music
Mrs. !. II. Patteson and two children
have returned from Cumberland. near
Cartersville, where they have been
Miss Lou Spence Of Blackstone. IS
visiting friends i'm this city.
MIR. =. V. Cogbi, OF Chesterfield
Courthouse. was in town yesterday.
Mr.. G. II. Dorset, who has been sick
is improving
Misses Annie and Madeline Thorn
HILL of Porter street. are visiting rela-
tives at AppomattOX Courthouse.
Miss Ethel Harding is visiting Miss
Sallie Nerser. OF NOttOWay county
The bazaar was well attended last
night, and promises TO be a great sue
cess.