Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-23
HAS AN OFFICE NOW.
THE EXPRESS COMRiNY OPENS ONE
IN MANCHESTER.
PROSPECTS FOR A PUBLIC BUILDING.
Congressman Lamb Thanks the
Council for It's Resolutions, and
Good-Other south-Sidc Items.

Good-Othcr south-Sidc Items.
There IS an express Office in Manches-
Ter now. and this convenience, that has
been the talk Of the town for years, is
not only In the present tense, but is in
the very heart of the city. That this
is so is almost entirely due 20 the enter
prise and energy Of Mr.. NJ. \. Campbell
and it was at his store, HUI and Twelfth
streets. that the Office was opened
yesterday. For months Mr.. Campbell
has worked for this, has been put
or from time to time by the Express
Company. but nothing would make him
give the project up. Tomorrow morn
Ing when the store opens, the express
office will open with it and will be equal
in service to that in Richmond. The
plan Of delivery is very simple. All ex-
press packages can be gotten from this
Office with no cost except the usual ex-
press charges But these packages viii
be delivered TO any part OF the city for
& cents. II the weight Of each does not
exceed fifty pounds; If more than fifty,
but less than 100, charge Of 10 cents Will
be made. Yhis privilege extends also
10 Swansboro' and the near neighboring
districts. Packages sent from this Office
will cost no more than if sent from the
Office I'm Richmond.
WILL SPARE no EFFORT.
A letter was received from Captain
John Lamb yesterday by the city Clerk
IN which the congressman expresses MS
arrrociation Of the resolutions recently
adouted by the Council. thanking him
for his efforts to secure post-oilce
building for Manchester. lie writes thdt
tho bin for the post-oiiice has been OIL
fcred in the House and just as soon as
the committees have been appointed ne
will spare no effort TO secure that when
the city needs and justly deserves.
Cantain Lamb also states That he mas
again visited the Post-Oflice Department
and was assured that Manchester shouil
certainly have free mail delivery lnine-
d!ately after the LIST Of july
TWO FUNERALS THIS EVENING
The funeral Of little Grace Elizabeth
Carr. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. y. Milton
carr who died suddenly Friday night,
Mil take place from Central Methodist
church this evening at 3 O'CLOCK. HIaCo
was lust 4 years old and had been SIGN
one dav. Her death, coming as It dld, 50
,,revnectedlv. was a sad ana heavy bow
a. ber parents. Rev. W. W. Lear VIII
conduct the service, and the htie pOuy
will be laid away in Maury CemSleIE,
The funeral of Hassie Camppcn' VINO
also died Friday night viii take b.ace
at 3 o'clock this evening from flIlh-
Street church. Hassic was the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. r. i. Campbell, OF No.
oao sixth street and was 9 years or age
me interment Will be in Maury Gene
terry.
HEARD IN THE MAYORS COURT.
Yesterday was a gala-day for the peo-
nile of The lower side of the city, and
thev came up to see the Mayor in great
numbers. They have great confidence III
his Uonor's ability to dispense justice
and their respect for him makes them
very Quiet and innocentlOoSing when IN
his presence, especially If he is on INC
bench.
Iohn r. Dunavant and James Kitchen
were charged with fighting i'm the street
and were fined $3.50 and costs 1t was
"a hattie in which beer bottles were great
Is I'm demand, but, as far as could he
learned, none but empty ones were en-
ployed as instruments Of warfare. -
In the case Of Ernest Wingfield small
on Calls "a little negro girl, with a brick
The accused was ordered 10 be whipped
NV his mother. This was done in the
presence of his Honor The young
adventurer went upon the house and drop
ned q brick down 10 the ground. Curl
ously enough the girl happened to be
walking just beneath the roof, and re-
ceived the brick on her head Ernest
said IL was certainly an accident, because
no did not see her az all.
A STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL.
The ladies' OF the stockton-Street Bap-
fist church will give a strawberry iest-
val al the Leader building on Tuesday
night. for the benefit Of the church debt
The Richmond Light Infantry Blues
BAND WI furnish music and render the
following programme during the evening
/ Overture-"Ncw York Electric Light
0Ierman.
. -"Frlendship" (Sousa).
3. Cornet Solo-By Mr.. ID. a. Richie Csc
4 Vocal solo-By Mr.. G. w. b. Crawford
l. Fantasmia-"V Visions Of Paradise
Blues Band.
G. clarinet solo-By Mr.. L. Rocchicciol
PhoebusD.
z Vocal Duot-By Messrs. Nunnally and
Perkins (selected).
& uarch-"The Girl OF '9Y' (sousa).
IT is CHuDREN'S-DAY.
This viii be "Children's-Day' with th'
sunday-scbocl scholars OF semmes-stree
church. and the celebration VIII occur
this afternoon at o'clock. An interest
ing programme has been arranged Dy th'
ladies' Of the school for the OCCASION ahe
s. as follows:
Sunshine and F'lowers-Choir.
Prayer.
Happy Song-School.
Opening Address--Clarence Bottoms.
ation-Congregation.
Solo-Mrs. C. Il. Breagle.
Recitation Five little girls.
How He Loves Us-School
Solo-Addie Wade.
Uopa.v4,tI Gamma pV-GCI0Ol.