Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-20
ADDT0 THEIR CHURCH
STOCKTON STREET CONGREGATION
TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS.
OTHER ITEMS FROM MANCHESTER.
A Lady Fears Her Husband Was
Kiiicd-NegroeS Assault Young
Countryman-Busy Day In the
Courts-Young Men Arrested.

Stockton-Street Baptist church, situated
on the corner Of Stockton and seventh
streets. and Of which Rev w. L. Hurt
is the energetic and progressive pastor.
is TO undergo extensive improvements. A
motion 20 that effect was made in the
regular church meeting last night. and
carried very cordially. The vote was
very strong, and the church decided
finally on the Improvement but IL has
not been agreed as yet what the exact
nature Of the establishment shall be-
Many Of the members are in favor OF
building a lecture-room adjoining the
rear Of the church, and use this room
for Sunday-schOOl services, reserving the
main audience room for preaching alone.
Others are in favor of building a pastors
study and robing-roOms, with baptistry
az the rear. and using these rooms for
the infant classes during school exer-
cises. But all favor the purchase Of new
pews for the entire church.
This little band Of Christian people de-
serve unstinted praise for all the work
they are doing a short while ago the
church had a debt Of 1850, and now an
encumbrance OF only 500 remains. Rev.
Mr. Hurt is a young man, full of energy
and believes in progress. lie intends to
lead his people to better things. and they
are not only not slow to follow, but are
giving him all the help in his course they
can. Another meeting will be held soon,
when a larger attendance can be had
and the exact plans of work determined.
THINKS THE DEAD MAN HER HUs-
BAND.
A lady. who gave her name as Mrs.
Siegel came to the Manchester Police
Station yesterday on the rather sad
errand of trying to find some
clue TO her husband. who she believes
10 have been the man killed on the Rich
mond and Petersburg railroad, just nortn
Of Petersburg. some months ago. She
had been TO Richmond. but had been re-
ferred TO Manchester, and as no one
here could give her any information, the
officer whom she approached directed her
Ia the general Offices Of the company,
I'm Richmond. II is not thought that she
succeeded in finding out anything apout
the Identity OF the man OF the accldtn'
Little was known fere Of him. except the
report published by the Richmond papers
M the time. that he vas tramping ana
was caught on the trestle by an m
coming train and his body horribly man
pIod A letter was found on his person
from a sister living in a Northern state
in which she expressed the tenderest re-
garI for him. and was all that told Of
his history.
TWO YOUNG MEN ARRESTED.
Two respectable looking young men
7 II Hankins. OF Richmond, and j. r.
Harris. of Chesterfield hired a horse from
the Nelson livery stables last evening
and drove down Hull street towards that
mart where the repaving is now IN pro-
gress When that point was reached
no stop was made over a street that was
torn nm. and the new tracks standing
nm free and high. over these they went
the bupgv bouncing as If it were going
TO break into thousands or DTS ~eiy
minute. Officers Smith and wright saw
their wild course. and boarding car
soon overlook the buggy, now moving
under great difficulties. They placed
tho Young men under arrest and brought
them TO the statlon-house. where the
NIGHT was spent. No attempt was made
by them TO get bail. and they made no
reouost to communicate with friends.
The buggy, strange 20 say. unbrokeh'
was sent back TO Mr.. Nelson's stables.
A MAD-DOG SCARE.
The neighborhood Of Bainbridge ana
Nineteenth streets was the scene yestet-
d,,, evening of much excitement. which
is chargeable 20 mad-dog that hau
turned himself loose i'm the town He
d. md beaded army OF
bows and men. who were rocking nm NJ
every step. He was finally driven out
NJ town. and the pursuit ceased. Inc
dogs owner IS not known, but If his pie
affects all the dogs which We're the
victims Of Il. the city will be infested IN
short while TO come.
The little son Of Mr.. Joe Williams OF
Perry street. was taken TO Or. Lawrence
Ingram's office yesterday, ana upon eN-
animation the physician ascertained that
the little fellows left cohar-bone was
badly fractured.
A few DAYS ago the child was playing
and fell from a chair. He cried some
bu+ n was not thought that ne had re-
ceived any serious injury. but sunday IL
was noticed that he was losing the use
~ his left arm. and that the part was
swollen. so yesterday his parents doclaed
10 let the physician see the child. lie
was treated. and is now doing nicely
APPROACHING THE CITY.
Tho American Telephone and Telegraph
Company Is approaching the city. Inc
men are at work now about -FOUR nuies
from Manchester. running the wires ana
planting the poles. There are ABOUT
100 men. mostly negroes, employed anu
last Saturday night they came 10 Town
I'm full force, with great buckets OF req
1T To saw that two policemen did
well I'm keeping them from daunlnS tne
town with il IS saying very little Tor
tbo,r diIigeuce and faithful service. Next
saturday they will be right in the city
snd any amount Of FUN" IS anticipated.
SsAruTED WHILE HE SLEPT.
m. fr,v term of the Manchester Hust-
,,,s Court began yesterday. The grand
-, brought in true bills OF indictment
'.-.iret Jordan Barksdale, for attempt
ire, IN shoot and Kill Special-Ofhcer En-
r,[tt Sheffield. of the Atlantic-Coast
T;,o and George Riddick, William san
aa,i,r and Robert Bolden. charged with
assa,,iting Joseph Saddler with intent
to kill
rta assault upon the young farmer.
.tioh WIS committed about o'clock
sunday morning, was quite bold and
DARING one 1t occurred I'm the shed in
rosr Of Bowen's store, Thirteenth and
u,l streets. where several teamsters
from the country spent Saturday night
saddler had been sleeping on his rough
ouch when he was awakened by
roiqe made by some negroes, who were
aIso spending the night in the same
anartment. He had scarcely been
oro,,aed when he was attacked and bru-
INV beaten about the head. The cries
Of murder attracted attention. and ON
Ger ZONES soon arrived. He found sad
dIer i'm an unconscious condition, ana