Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-10
FULTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Many Successful Enterprises-fer-
sonnI Items of Interest.


The year 1896 treated Fulton kindly. All
of the factories and industries iocated
there. except the brick-yards, have never
dona greater business and all have added
10 their already large plants. The Rich
mond Cedar-W forks, employing hundreds
OF men. worked more steadily than for
several years. and made large additions
TO its already extensive establishment
The Millhiser Manufacturing Company
EMPLOYS hundreds OF girls and g NUMBER
AZ men and has been taxed TO It's ca
pacity 10 keep up with orders Inc VIZ
ginla and North Carolina Wneel Coih-
pany. located just outside or fulton, on
the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, covers
many acres OK ground with Its largo
plant. and has had a very prosperous
wear. and done much building to Keep up
with It's increased trade.
In sight OF Fulton are three or the
largest fertilizlng-mills In the Oniteu
States which employ at times many nun
sreds Of colored men, and 4 goocly num-
her of white men. These concerns keep
constantly adding TO their buildings and
now make everything that IL required 10y
them in the way OF chemicals ana acius'
which they used 70 buy.
The installation of o11cers OF James
River Lodge. No. 253. Order OF Golden
chain. was as follows: w. D. Turner,
commander; II. n. Goodwin, yice-com-
nander; w. G. Cavedo, assistant COM
nander: w. II. Hill, prelate; X. h.
Allen. collector; y. n. Martin, secre-
tary: #. ]. McCauley, treasurer; II H..
! Cogblil. guide, George II. Knight, SEN
try, Nv. j. Kilgore, guardian; Trustees
/ W. G.. Cavedo, George ii. Knight w. H.
! Turner.
chicken thieves are again on the
raulpage. and are plying their vocation
I regularly since the first or the year,
I much 10 the detriment OF the owners OF
fowls In Fulton. They started tho new
year by o visit 10 the hen-houso OF Mr.
/ George Gil, on Fulton street, ana were
successful in bagging large number OF
fine game chickens, which Mr.. Gill toob
dalieht In raising. The following night
they visited the premises occupied by
Mr. Henry Meter whore they also MADE
haul. There we're several other rob
beries Of the kind. and it IL no iorgel
safe to go to the expense OF raising lows
down here.
A grand soiree was held at the house
OF Mr.. Patrick Grace, No. 3i6 Denny
street. on Thursday night. At ocloSR
a largo crowd had gathered ana ths
sweet strains Of the music, together wiz
tha busy hum Of conversation, indicated
! that the tfcuinE "h0 AA~NN
scent. 1t was O'Clock when the las
, strains OF the music died out on I'M
night air. Those who participated
were: Misses Maggie Grace. Neiii
O'Connor, Mamie Mclaughlin. Kati
Mcnamara, Ellen Clancy, y. Grace. Nei
lie Grady, Annie Mclaughlin. Annie SUI
Ivan. Mollie Doran. Annie Leahy. MOI
, lie Kelly (of Michigan, Lizzie Catoenl
Z Josie Ger-ing, Susie Cancy. Aollie Cal
5 frey. Nellie Duffy Rosa Duny. Masgi
MCNAMARA, Mrs. Joseph Soiari; Messr'
!, Hansford Mitchell. Willie Booth. 20
Z Daccigalupo, James German. Tom COZ
nors. John Doyle. Frank fholig, Jon
J. Ryan, Frank Campedonieo. Josep
, Connors, Eddie Barker, john j. Dorai
z John Driscoll, Chris. Manning. Chsrle
Gerring, Pat. Mcclare John Bouiwar'
: James Mallory, Edward Donahue is'
$ rick Grace James Hartley. John oCoi
n nor. and James +. Grady.
A fns revival meeting has been 10 ps'
i gress at tha Fulton Baptist ehurcn ie
Z a week. The pastor Is being assisted .
: some very able preachers. who nav
X been preaching with eioQuence ana
. feet. Many have asked for prayer an
: some conversions have resulted. ke'
n Or. Thornhil.. OF Manchester. prenche
on Tuesday and Thursday nights. he
J. Mr.. Belts preached on Wednesday
= The residence Of Mr.. Robert >. dau''