Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-12
SUGAR-BEETS AGAIN.
CHESTERFIELD FARMERS TO MEET
IN PETERSBURG THIS WEEK.
OTHER ITEMS FROM THE SOUTH SIDE.
Funeral of Kenneth McRne-Street
Committee Firm I'm Their Dealings
With HulI-street Pavers-Decembcr
Wedding-PersonnIs and Briefs.

Mr.. w. II. Rowland, editor Of the Ches-
terrified Chronicle and secretary OF the
organization formed some weeks ago TO
! promote the culture of sugar-beets in
Chesterfield. Charles CITY, and adjacent
counties, went over TO Petersburg yes
terday afternoon to arrange for a meet
ing Of the producers interested in that
| city one day this week His especial pur-
| pose of the visit was TO secure hall in
which to hold the meeting. II this is
In his power, he and Mr.. Bellwood, CT
Drewry's Bluff, the chairman, will con-
fer and decide when TO call a meeting
1t will in all probability be this week.
FUNERAL OF MR.. MRAE.
The funeral of Mr.. Kenneth McRae,
whose death on Friday morning occa-
stoned so much surprise and grief in the
,ity, took place yesterday afternoon at 3
o'clock at the Presbyterian church. Rev.
Charles Van Houten. pastor of the
church, conducted the service. The inter-
ment was made in Shockoe Cemetery
where the family have a section,
and where in the last eight years his
l1NHcI anu lOuI CHluIeI, al bIOHIt NCiS
buried.
Mr.. McRae. had he lived. would have
reached his majority in the spring. For
some years he was a member Of the |
iocal staff of the Richmond State. but a |
few months ago resigned to accept po- |
5ition with the American Telephone and !
Telegraph Company. This position he |
filled until ten days before his death, /
when he was taken sick. He was men,
Der Of the Presbyterian church, and said /
when he was told by the physicians he |
could not live that he was not afraid
to die.
FIRM AGAINST THE PAYERS.
The Street Committee intend to remain
firm In their dealings with Messrs. Arm
brecht & Middendorf the contractors for
the Hull-street paving. On Friday eve-
ming, at a called meeting OF the commit
tee, Mr.. Morton offered the following
resolution, which passed the body:
Resolved, That the resolution of this
committee adopted on the LIST day of Oc-
tober, 1897, DO approved and adopted as
the final action of this committee, and
that Messrs. Armbrecht & Middendorf,
the contractors. be notified Of this action,
and that the City Engineer be instruct
ed If requested so TO do, to go over the
work with said contractors and show to
them the portions of the work which are
defective"
TO BE Welded SOON.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. w. Condrey have
issued invitations 10 the marriage Of their
daughter, Mary Sublett Condrey, to Mr..
Thomas Waverly Ashbrook
The ceremony will take place at the
Marks Mansion, near the coll :
bred school-house, on Thursday, Deem
Der I'D, at o'clock.
A dance was given in the county Fri !
lay night and quite a number of the I
swell youth of Swansboro' and Manches- :
ter were invited. The country lads were :
also present, but they did not stand any
how The city boys, with their fine
lothes and chewing gum, took the shine
fl the hapseeds, and took all the girls
way. too.
But the country boys were not idle
hey went out, driving off the Victo-
las, Surveys, phaetons, and other swell
,ehicles which the city boys had come in,
md put them under lock and key. TheyI ,
hen locked all the gates leading from the
,lace. The country boys time had come,
nd they had the laugh on their city c
riends. They enjoyed 1t heartily, and a
he country lasses Joined in with them !
With a will.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr.. John S. Latham continues very .
lex at his home.
The Ladies' Aid Society OF West-End :.
hurch, will meet Monday afternoon at 3 !;
clock at Mrs. S. C. Nunnally's, oppo- =
tie the church. "
Rev. DIR. l.. r. Thornhill continues this y
yening his series of sermons on the -
Scenes in the Lives of Abraham and =
saac." The theme tonight will be the .
urney TO Mount Moriah. All the dis y
purses OF the series will be illustrated y
y paintings. This evening three will 9,
now Abraham preparing the wood for !,
ne sacrifice; the father and son and the =.
Dung men servants on the journey; .
braham and Isaac climbing the noun 81
lin. II
Rev. George ii. McFaden will preach u
Fifth-Street Methodist this morning 4
4 "a Letter from Heaven" At night Ell
Is subject will be the "Glory Of Young NJ
en-" A cordial invitation is extended JC
} all young men OF the city to be pres j.
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