Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-03
OVER IN MANCHESTER
NEWS AND GOSSIP CLEANED
ACROSS THE RIVER.
INTERESTING PERSONAL NATTER.
Death OF Little Lem BradIey-Judge
French sici<-,Iany Brief Items
Gathered in and Around Our "sis-
ter city"

Little Leon Bradley. the 5-year-old son
Of Mr.. and Mrs G. W. Bradley, died
very unexpectedly yesterday morning
Mrs. Bradley and her son. who live az
Crewe. Va. were stopping at Mrs a..
! c. Hardings, ON the corner Of Porter
and Eleventh streets. The little boy
seemed to be well until Thursday n.ehA
last. when he was taken with severe
form Of Group. He was thought to be
improving early Friday night, but the
developments were worse towards mid
nicht. and resulted I'm his death at the
hour named, after only one days Illness.
Judge S. Bassett French, ex-Judge
of the Hastings Court, had an attack
Friday morning that was thought at
first to be n paralytic stroke. Dr. Law
renee Ingram was sent for, and found the
Judge had only suffered with a faintin6
spell. He Is much better this morning
The Judge had a stroke of paralysis scNe-
raj months ago. and since. then has been
I'm a feeble condition. At the time he
was at home, and his family were with
him. -u.,.,,
At the meeting OF Stewart Lodge, No.
l1n. Odd-Fellows, Tuesday night, Mr.
Clarence Walden VIII have a life-slze pic
ture of his father, Joseph 3. Walden, de-
ceased presented to the lodge. 'lr. Jo-
semi Walden was the beloved secrc ny OF
the lodge for a numer Of years, ana was
Auditor of Manchester. The lodge has
desired a picture OF their lamented sec
retarv ever since his death, and the GIT
from his son will be highly appreciated.
AT Central Methodist church tonight,
Rev George BarsoOm. of Armenia, will
talk about persecution in that country.
At night the pastor. Rev. W. w. Lear
will preach. taking as his subject "A
Question For the New Year, and the
Answer For It.
mis- morning at11 o'clock Mr.. Barsoom
will preach at the Presbyterian church.
Mr. Barsoom graduated from the Robert
COLLEGE. He was publicly honored by
the sultan on the day Of his graduation
in the presence Of his suite and foreign
ar,ba ssadors. lie was offered prefer
ment by the sultan, II ne would embrace
Nlohammedanlsm, but refused; and an
attack was made on his life in the streets
Of Constantnople. and he was left for
dead. He has appeared before large au-
diences in Chicago, Washington, and Bal
timore lie is young man of distinc-
ton. and it will pay everybody 10 hear
him tell Of the condition Of things IN Ar
menia
There will be no services at night,
owing 70 joint communion at Rev. Or.
Fairs church. in Richmond. The week
OF prayer will commence Monday night,
and ministers from Richmond Will preach
different nights.
Rev. J. A. Spencer has sufficiently re-
covered 10 be enabled 10 fiji mis- pulpit.
both morning and night, to-day.
The regular quarterly meeting OF the
Manchester Methodist Sunday-School
Union will no held at Asbury church to-
day. A full attendance is desired.
Rev. DR.. l.. l.. Thornhill has returned
from ApppomattoX, and viii FIJI his pulpit
al both services.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
The public schools Will reopen to-mor-
row.
The condition Of Mr.. Warner Wormley
is very much improved.
y Mr.. Rosser Moody, Of Waverly, IS in
the city. visiting his mother, Mrs w. j..
MOODY. on Fifteenth and Porter streets.
Leila, the 4-months-old daughter OF
Postmaster d. L. Toney, is stil quite
sick.
Mrs. L. A. Brodnax is very sick al her
home, on Porter street.
MIR. =. r. Williams. who has been visit
ing his daughter. Ia Amelia, has return
ed home.
Mr.. Robert Little who has been visit
ing Mr.. J. Il. Williams, has returned TO
his home.
Councilman ~. A. Campbell left last
night for Crewe, to Join Mrs. Campbell.
who is there visiting.
Mr.. 8. Wslls. OF Chesterfield Court
house, is visiting the city.
Dir. Robert Little, who has been spend