Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-22

| squire 4. b. Tyso,. presided In the
| Police Court yesterday.
Gus Thompson and Lace Lacy. cnarseu
| with being suspicious charac.e's' "e0
given ten days each. GO.
Three little boys named Buck smith
| Clopton Rae, ana Willie Sharp. respec,
lively. were accused Of throwing muu
on Mr.. Hugh Gill while taking ounuay
bath in the river. Mr.. GIN cohies ST.,
| that he called the boys ra.nes ~,
names when mud was thrown
The case was dismissed.
FIRED BY LIGHTNING.
The residence of Mr.. James cary was
set on fire by lightning during the s'o'm
Sunday afternoon. but the hre was pu'
out before much damage was uone' lie
CIary lives at Hickory Hill, Few ,i'''S'
from Manchester. near Falling Green.
His gun. which was standing IN eo
ner OF the ROOM was hot from .ne No.
and his hunting-coat, In the poche'o %
which were a number of cartridges also
ca,,sb, ON fire and was badly burned.
Tho gun was loaded at the time pu',
strange to say. the charge III IL u'u
not explode. NJ.
Mrs. Mary Jane Goode. wife or MI
David Goode. died at her late resioence'
in Skinquarter. Chesterfield county sun
day night at $50 o'clock.
Mrs. Goode had nearly lived her 'niec-
score years and ten. For many years
she was n consistent member OF the Dup
fist church at Sklnquarter
Her funeral took place from the houso
Yesterday afternoon at o'clock. Kew. ..
-. Williams conducted the service. Inc
interment was made In the family Jury
ing-ground.
T.. McAllister have received patent on
their invention. 1t is styled a triple
valve mechanism for air-brakcs. rms
invention recharges the auxiliary reser-
voir while the brake is on. 1t is some
thing heretofore considered an impossi-
bility. 1t Is an Improvement on the
westinghouse regulating valve.
This invention has created great deal
of attention among the railroad people.
Messrs. Antoine and McAllister are en-
gineers on the Southern railroad. ana
their friends are satisfied they have
good thing
CAUSE AND CURE OF HARD TIMES.
Fifth-Street Methodist church was
filed Sunday morning, when the pastor,
Rev. j. .. Babcock, preached on the
Cause and Cure OF Hard Times. SAID
he: THE cause is departure from God
and a neglect OF His Word. All through
the Bible God is calling Return unto
Me and [ will return unto YOU" also,
bring We all the tithes in the store
house and 1 will open unto you
the windows of Heaven" 2. The cure
is a return TO God in deep repentance
and humility. The Sabbath Dissertation
and other giant evils OF the present
times inclines one 10 believe that THIS
nation, like the prodigal boy, Is last
going into a country far from Co.. Dut
before we may expect the fatted calf we
must come back to our Fathers house
The ChilGren's-Day exercises at West
End church Sunday were well rendered.
and a very large crowd was present
Rev. w. T. Williams, the pastor, preach
ed 10 large crowd at night.
The Bainbridge-Street Baptist sunday
school will have their picnic to West
over to-day. The boat leaves the Man
chester dock at 7:30, and large crown
IL expected TO go with the school.
Rev. w. II. Haight has been allowed
one months vacation by the congregation
of Clopton-Street Baptist churen.
Mr. John w. Clayton and Miss Annie
Edwards left on the 2 o'clock train Oh
the Southern road yesterday morning
for North Carolina, where they went to
be married. There was no opposition 10
the union. -.
Mr.. Clayton has recently mastered ms
trade as d mouder at the Southern shops.
He is well known In Manchester ana
highly esteemed. lie is a son OF the
late william +. Clayton. The prlde-eiect
is quite pretty and popular.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Another White-Cap notice has been
received by a citizen of the First ward.
Mrs Willie Archer and child are sum
mering In Chesterfield.
Mr. e. H. Wells left yesterday for
Petersburg on legal business.
Mrs. Florence Duke is quite sick at her
home. on Thirteenth street.
Mr. John w. Arlington, of Reidsviiie'
n. c., is in the city visiting frlends'
Mr.. Allen Floyd Morrissette was sworn
e., ord will attend the West Point Acad-
envy next year.
a marriage licenS was issued by the
clerk of the Hustings Court yesterday
10 Mr.. Charles Il. Harris and Miss Mamie
Peters.
Master Emmett Gregory has returned
home from Emporia, where he has been
attending school,
Miss Pauline Price had the misfortune
TO lose her bracelet Saturday in Rich
mond. between Reservoir ana east
Broad street. She would be glad TO nave
il returned. 1t was gold and had on It
an engraved locket.
Mr. Burt Fitzpatrick, of Randolph
Macon College. Ashland, is in the city
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. j. t. Jewett,
ON Ninth and Decatur streets.
There will be all-day preaching at
Providence church, Chesterfield county,
next Sunday. a number OF Manchester
people will be present on the occasion.
Misses Martha and Mary suns nave
roturned TO this city after spending the
winter and spring in New YORK.
Rev. w. f. Hurt. who was indisposed
all of last week, occupied his pulpit sun
day morning and evening at Stockton
Street Baptist church.