Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-27
BOON COMES AT LAST
FREE MAIL DELIVERY TO BEGIN
THIS MORNING.
PASTORS BACK FROM CONFERENCE.
Two Return to Their Work In MAN.
chester, hut Mr.. Dabcocl< Goes to
Danviile-WilI Preach Farewell
Sermon TO-Norrow.

The long-looked-for and much-desired
free delivery of mail in Manchester be-
gins this very morning. The first car
riers, laden with the city's mail. start
out this morning from the post-office
at o'clock for every house in Manches-
ter to which letter or paper directs
them.
ost-Ofice-Inspector Waddell reached
the city yesterday, and during the day.
with Postmaster Weisiger, completed all
details for the delivery. Together the
Postmaster and Inspector made a sur
vey OF the city with view to locating
the boxes to be most convenient TO most
people. The boxes have not been placed
yet but will as soon as possible. Con-
tracts for the work will be invited with
out delay. and as soon as the boxes are
upon the streets regular collections will
be made
The city has been divided into three
districts. In the outer districts mail
will be delivered twice each day-at 10
o'clock and at A; In the central district.
including the business centre OF the city,
there will be three deliveries-at 8, II,
and 4 o'clock.
These tidings will be hailed with Joy
throughout the city, and means the
saving of many steps and much loss of
time from business and household duties
in every part Of the city. For eight
months the boon which now comes has
been talked of, and at last, when the
people are almost incredulous, it comes.
When il did come ii came quickly. In
one day, after the long wait Mr.. Wad-
dell came and the service goes into effect.
METHODIST PASTORS GET HOME.
The contingent Of Methodist ministers
from this city which went 10 Danville
to attend the conference there returned
TO the city yesterday morning. Rev.
w. w. Lear returns to Central church
for his fourth and last year. Rev. w. T..
Williams returns also to continue his
pastorate of West-End church and TO
take up the new work of caring for As
bury church. Rev. Mr.. Mccullough has
had charge Of Asbury church for some
time past. He is a student at Randolph
Macon College, and as his work here
interfered with his studies he asked to be
relieved of the charge. Rev. James o.
Babcock, though coming back with the
from Fifth-Street church to the Cabell-
Street Tabernacle, Danville, He will
preach tomorrow to the Manchester
church as usual morning. The new
pastor, Rev. George II. McFaden, will
begin his work the first Sunday in De-
cember. Cabell-Street tabernacle, TO
which Mr. Babcock goes. seats 1000 per-
sons in the auditorium and has the
largest Sunday school in the Southern
Methodist Church, if not the largest in
the entire South. 1t has 1,40O scholars in
actual attendance.
GOES AWAY FOR HIS HEALTH.
Mr. William n. Bronaugh, a son Of
Mr.. j. w. Bronaugh, Jr., City Treasurer,
left yesterday morning for the Barba-
does, West Indies, in hope that his
health will be benefited Mr.. Bronaugh
was accompanied to New York by his
brother Mr.. Minor Bronaugh. In New
York the gentleman will be met by Mr.
Harry Callaghan, and they will proceed
to Barbados by the Quebec line of
steamers. The ocean trip will consume
about fourteen days. Mr. Callaghan,
who is also a Manchester man, has been
making his home upon the islands for
some time past He is engaged in the
business
The case of Boiling vs. Kahl, pending
in the Circuit Court of Chesterfield.
ended Thursday with a verdict for the
defendant. This was the sixth time this
case has been set and called for trial,
and il was all about an ordinary bird
dog. Judge James Nj. Gregory, of coun-
sci for the plaintiff, gave notice that he
would take the case TO the Supreme
Court of Appeals.
JOHNNIE REB'S WINTER STORIES.
With his usual humor and pathos
Judge Farrar, known North and South
as Johnnie Reb," told the Winter Eve
ming Tales by an Old Man" last evening
at Leader Hail. The audience which
greeted Judge Farrar soon found them
selves in this genial old mans power.
and he made them laugh or cry at Will
In fact, in rapid change from one to the
other Is Just how the audience spent
the evening. The tales were of war and
chivalry, of love and of the very trying
situations which love often gets fellow
into. 1t is only too tame to say that all
who heard his talk, enjoyed 1t very
greatly. very delightful musical pro-
Crane was also rendered. The proceeds
of the evening go for the benefit of
Fifth-Street church.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Rev. DIR. L. r. Thornhill has returned
from the Baptist Convention held In
Roanoke.
Mrs. r. A. Snellings, of Fredericksburg
is visiting her father, Mr.. j. II. Latham,
Mr.. Latham continues quite Ill.
Mr.. James NJ Jewett, Of Selma, n. c..
came up TO spend his Thanksgiving with
his family.
Mr.. Linwood Moody, who had an