Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-20
TARRIES YET AWHILE
MAIL DELIVERY FOR MANCHESTER
DELAYED TILL SEPTEMBER.
NEW ENTERPRISE FOR The CITY.
A Horse-ColIar Company Higgins
Work This Week-Midsumh"er-
Night Observation-Disclosures Fes-
tiyltie s--PersOnGt and Other ite"s'

arx,nation of clerks and mail-carriers ala
NOT take place yesterday came to Mr..
p G. White. temporary secretary or the
Civil Service Board of Examiners yester-
day and now a part Of the mystery Is
cleared away.
This letter states that the action was
taken at the request OF the Post-oliice
Donartment because Of the fact that the
establishment Of free delivery service IN
Manchester has been postponed 10 sep,
TENDER lst. and because 1t Is uhaers'oo"
that a large number of persons oes"o "
amply for examination, who having hea'O
Of the postponement, were OF the opi'i'o"
,bot the examination would also be post
roned and who therefore, did not HE
their applications in time for the juno
examination.
Mr. White has been Instructed 70 ad-
visa the commissioner at the houi y.
closing business on Saturday Aususe
on.h - the total number of applications
siad ne cannot accept any appllca'lolS
for civil service examinations aiter VIC
hour Of closing. These instruollons W.
received from Mr.. John r. Proc'or' p,e'
fl,ut Of The civil >rINiSS TIN,
+. &c moi stated why the free dehNery
service will not be pun mo u b,,t
~ INV 1st as was first intended. pat
:, e. thouqht that the unsettled conuiiioh
-, ,ha ruling minds in Washington as
"a ,.hora the Office shall be located Is
the cause. >,
THE WRIGHT COLLAR CoMPANh.
rta charter granted Friday evening py
- Icbn II Ingram to the D. >.
W-iobt Collar Company 10 operd'e a.
80 In Manchester. means thal 'li'o
~, iii coon have an enterprise pl ~
Si'' .o,or.ions The company -
49, n.roh for the manufacture OF holSS
Cn s - collars and leather Booos ai.u
an and for trading and ouylhs tno
$50 ord such other goods as
-. ,ha business. The c9pl'ai 1,oo oo
.ha comnany is not TO be less TIC, ,s-u,s-1 a.
ror more than $1,000, 10 De ui,'S ~ real
shares OF 500 each. Ihe ainou soo acros
| estate shall not be mort
| st any one time. crc+ yaar are: A.
-. .t,,.au NJ Manchester. president .,
~ o,,'ht NJ Richmond, vice-presiuehe'
>. III Shotyeu. OF Manchester seer
49,, ard treasurer. Directors
tary anu 7 wright John II. Shotwen'
Sno." Irtz OF Manchester ana H. -
Davis. OF Richmond .o, near Messrs.
| n shotwen &; co.'s tanhery, an 49,. -.
anonlov from the beginnins aDou. ~ tho
Eve men. Work VIII De 'es''
middle Of this week
CHARMING SUMMER DAME
charming summer dance was gwen
..tyot,and HIP Friday evening yy
on Erorence Augusta Holland;
Mls' "a halle of this stately olu ni a
- echoed with mcrrimeh.' 20 ,,ss
,ros kent up until late nou' rosresh.
III, interrupted by the cl'n| "a oar-
,,s that were interspeIsou ins
lien OF on the lawn ann in's -, hand
IN ~, .oft music dscoursea py d D",.t
OF the o,,,,ond Among those present
from ,',ssas Ellen and Mamie S''sel
were ~, Nina owen. Maud fatte,
Gay sa picd Sadie Cnaikley' Ml,il''
son, Ellen Brodnax. Mndred ",
"eisis iva and Carrie Nadeh, anu
nett uoIland; Messrs. sam anu 49,
florenee Clifton Robertson JUN
$500 Gus Goolsby Lacy ihoi ur,n,net,
i,,,e Fendley. Thomas anu '- VI,
,r,rn,n Allan Taylor, sam N.Y.. Mcpae
psii,a,n Dan Brodnax. heIins rhaIi,lsv
and Hamilton and hehile' seldom from
louis Wood, and "eS'0"
THIS IS CHILDREN'S-pAf.
This Is Children's-Day at Inv "'
nathodlst church, and OUTSIDE 'io9S "
,arsating exercises there VIII De NJ
ICES There will be preaching a. ms,
as usual. The programme TOT lhe en-.
a~an,s exercises has been arrahesu a.
Sonovs. 1--WE Are Singing on the way,
~, school and congregation; openms
-, nv r. p. Pettisrew; song. Jesus
Itvas" nv the school, ADDRESS Oh pun
a., school By Oracle Farley; song
.Iaarirg ON the Everlasting Arms o.
re school. recitation by five little girls
snry NV the primary department; recita
,,on nv Lizzie Spain: song by the school
ra.,,ation by two boys and two giFls
- nv the school: recitation by thre
rsr,s. recitation by four girls; recitation
~ Iura Raines: duet, by Misses Nelson
ana Dowdy; Sunday-school acrostic D.
twelve little girls: recitation by CoSnil
Ear,sv. recitation BY Mary Recford; SON
nv The school; recitation by Henry Wool
Sr,dge. address by the pastor; bene
diction.
FOR HOT SUMMER TIME
The Ladies' Auxiliary OF the Brother
, hood OF Locomotive Engineers have be
.un their Ice mission again for the sum
mer This Is the fourth year that tn
mission has been conducted by them
and they have been the means OF
great deal OF good In supplying ice
the sick and poor OF the city.
At the present time they have snl
four boxes placed in different points
the city. These boxes are for the pul