The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-25

| should 90 either TO the District-School
| Fund or 10 the road fund. Tho super
vsors decided Tuesday TO let II 80 70
the road fund. and Manchester district
viii get about one hundred and fifty dol
| lars OF Il.
Matoaca District had more dogs than
any other district. and will get one nun
| drod and sixty-three dollars.
The Electoral board of Chesterfield met
On Tuesday and appointed election ON ;eIs
for the several voting places IN 'he coun-
a. Nearly all the old officers were re-
elected. Several persons resigned and
their vacancies were filled.
DALE DISTRICT REPUBLICANS.
Tho Republicans OF Dale District IN
Chesterfield county have nominated a
complete district ticket 90 bc voted LOT
in the ensuing spring election, Inc ILL.,,
IL as follows. For SUPERVISOR AIDeit
Smith. for Justices az the Peace, George
d. Siarke. Bud Jordan. and a. Ward:
Constable. Jerry Allen tcoL)i ONcfsttT OF
tho Poor. James Buchanan.
The Manchester Grays met IN their ar
merry Tue sday night pursuant 20 orders
received from the colonel commanding.
The company then took the Perry-sireet
cars TOT the llri itfaliiifiltal ~ lH'i 20
where they were Inspected 10y Col. Jones.
After the inspection the members were
presented with the latest improved acc)u-
trements. which they viii use IN future
IN place OF the old ones
Capgain Haverty had tho Grays in
charge. They had n good portion Of their
members out. ana made good appear
ance.
TO CELEBRATE FOURTH OF JULY.
Tho various councils Of the Junior or
der United American Mechanics I'D Man
chester axe considering the matter OF nav
ing q patriotic celebration ON july 4lh'
The order is popular rea1l1'Ioh ln
Manchester and SWane1oro. there bclh5
five councils in the two places.
Liberty. Rocky Ridge ana New South
have appointed committees TO confer on
the matter Of celebrating the Fourlh.
Manchester and Davis Councils VIII most
probably APPOINT committees az ther ntNt
meeting. Then "a joint committee meeting
viii be held 10 decide whether or not they
shall have Celebration
MAKING WAR AGAINST Mit'
SPENCER.
4 meeting OF certain ministers Of Man
chester was held az Central Methodist
church ON Tuesday 90 devise some plan
% make known 20 Rev j. y. Spencer, or
the COWardin-Avenuc Christian church
that they thought he had not been treat
Inc the other ministers OF Manchester
with what they considered proper minis
terial courtesy.
From what could be learned their charge
was % the effect that Rev. j. A. spencer
had visited families of The various de-
nominations and Influenced them 10 be-
lieve I'm his church rather than the one
they We're in.
Several ministers who We're present ~
the meeting afterwards declined 20 say
anything for publication. inaemuch as 10
would not be brothcrly for them 10 say
anything against brother minister.
Row Mr.. Spencer. when seen on the
subject. stated he did not know anything
about the meeting referred 10 above, but
that he had received note from ono
of the ministers asking him 20 meet
committee yesterday morning. lie went
90 tho place mentioned, and mad a brlci
conversation with Rev. DR.. J.. 4. morn
hill of Bainbrideo-Str Baptist church,
and Rev. w. W. Lear. of Central Metho-
dist church
he visited the sick of the various consre-
cations and prayed with them. and in his
action he was rot treating the oihcr MIN
listers with proper courtesy. BIT spencer
said that he did visit members Of the
other CONGREGATIONS. and frequently il was
boy request. and that he had never tried
TO proselyte amy Of those he had visited.
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS
Mr.. j. NJ. Mobiles paid Manchester a
There was nothing to claim the atten-
ton of Mayor Maurice I'm his court yes
to-day morning.
Rev. j. A. Spencer. OF the Cowardin-
Avenue Christian church. Will take as his
text Sunday night why L am a Chris
tian.'
There viii De a called meeting Of the
Ladies' Ala Society of Wcst-End church
at Mrs S. g.. Nuunally's. Thursday af-
tornoon 90 o'clock. All the members
are earnestly requested % Doe present.
Master Earnest Llpscomh rendered his
friends party at the residence OF his
parents Cn South Twelfth street.
4 small white boy was assaulted and
beaten hy "a hurly negro ON MayOs bridge
yesterday morning about IL o'clock. The
police are after the negro.
Lcntcn services at Meade Memorial
church yesterday afternoon at o'clock.
THE condition of Mrs. John A. Burke
is somewhat improved.
Mr. John r.. Conner Of pittsburg Penn.
is Jon the city
Mr. William War is visiting his family
SIR War is now located iu Selma. y. q.
Miss ~ S. Porter. of Halls bOrO. Is IN
thc city for few days.
Mr. Bcrtram Cousins travelling sales
man for Norfolk house is in the city
for few days.
Mrs II. a. Justis and Miss Ethel Hard
ing returned tO Midlothian yesterday.