Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-02
WILL BUY UNIFORMS.
MANCHESTER FIREMEN RAISING
FUNDS FOR THIS PURPOSE.
OTHER ITEMS FROM MANCHESTER.
An Express once tn BE Estabiished-
Many Committee Meetings-ser-
vices in the Churches sunday-Per-
sonnIg and Briefs.

There was an important meeting Of
the Manchester fire lads last night in
the DEPARTMENTS hall The session was
held TO hear the report on the benefit en-
tertainment. which was held recently in
order TO raise money to purchase gum
coats and boots for the department. The
I Committee on Arrangements-embra
! Chief r. J.. Owens aud Messrs. W. II.
/ Kidd and W. B. Crooks-reported that
the proceeds Of their recent efforts had
amounted to about so, and, besides, the
! department had been the recipient Of
! several donations The Standard Oil
Company gave them barrel of oil; Mr.
| Burke donated n cord of wood the use
Of Leader Hall had been granted by Mr.
A. j. Bradley. and 81 had been contri-
buted by Mr.. a. L. Adamson for the in
surance company. and $ by the paper
] company. The department hopes soon TO
| be able 10 purchase the outfit. which, In
big fire. would be positive necessity,
and will soon be looking around for the
| house which will furnish them with the
coats and boots. The department IS
composed OF eighteen stalwart, able
| bodied men.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS MANY.
! There was n meeting of the Street
/ Committee in the City Engineers office
I last evening. The session was engaged
in the regular business. but passed the
| closing moments Of the meeting I'm dis
! cussing the work Of paving HAL street
! In this discussion the committee went
into executive session.
The Building and Land Committee met
| I'm the Council chamber at 1880 o'clock.
! Only routine business was transacted.
The Council Committee on Almshouse
met yesterday evening at o'clock. The
committee adjourned to visit the aims
/ house which is done once in each
month The Finance Committee met in
/ the Council chamber at o'clock. and
! transacted the routine business before
them.
The Water Commissioners were tabled
to meet, but could not get quorum.
| EXPRESS OFFICE IN MANCHESTER.
The city of Manchester will at last
have the convenience of an express Of
| flee within her limits, and will soon
forget that there was time when her
people had to go to the north side OF the
! James to express the smallest packages
The officials are only waiting for their
|
| Columbia. Ca, when the Manchester
branch will be ready for business. Mr.
| NJ. A. Campbell has been appointed the
agent, and the office will be at his store,
at the corner Of Twelfth and Hull streets.
The company will not deliver express
matter free, as they are now doing IN
other cities. The cost for packages that
Will weigh less than fifty pounds will be
8 cents. For fifty pounds, or less than 100
| pounds. the charge will be 10 cents
OF course people who do not have their
goods delivered by the wagon will not
| have TO pay the extra money for haul
ing, but will only pay the straight eX-
press rate. The merchants and the peo-
| pie Of the city generally, will be glad to
| learn Of the express company establish
ing an Office in their city, and will gladly
! patronize it.
| FUNERAL OF EMMETT BEDFORD.
The funeral Of Emmett Stansford Red
ford took place from his parents resi-
| dence Sunday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
He was the infant son OF Mr.. Charles
w. and Mrs Cora Redford and was
their only child. He died last Saturday
afternoon at 5 o'clock. at the residence Of
his parents, No. 105 west Thirteenth
street. Rev. j. o. Babcock, Of the fifth
Street Methodist church, oficiated at
|
! Maury Cemetery
BY request Of the family, Mr.. w. J.
Morrissette sang two solos. The one at
/ the house was Some Sweet Day." and
AT the grave, Scatter Seeds Of Kindness"
The pall-bearers were Willie Crostick,
Stonewall Henry, Floyd Hendricks, and
| William j. Morrissette.
SERVICES AT THE CHURCHES.
Good congregations attended both
morning and evening exercises at Balm
| bridge-Street church. The pastor, Rev.
Or. r. L. Thornhill, preached at both
services. In the morning he spoke Of
| Christs Symbol of the Salt" in which
the Master compared His people to light
and salt. DR.. Thornhill spoke Of
the wonderful preserving agencies Of
sunlight and salt, Of its great saving
power. and then compared the man in
whom there is no spiritual life TO salt
which has lost it's sadness. He brought
the discourse home by urging Christian
people to exercise the saving influence
that had been born in them with their
| Christian life. In the evening the SER
mon was a very helpful one on Bury
/ ing Gifts" The speaker said no man
was born n devil; but had abilities
which could be improved or degraded,
and in life as in the physical world, 1t
was not necessary to destroy by violence
to make useless, but simply to let alone.
Great men have been born, and died
unhonored and unsung, just because
| they let their talents rust out. Their
! gift were buried all their lives.
The Young Peoples Unions meeting
| I'm the afternoon was unusually interest
ing. Or. Thornhill talked on CLOSE
| Communion" and told the young people
! Just where the Baptists stand on this,
one OF their distinctive and important
teachings. His effort was to show them
that close communion" wasn't close
at all, but the simple meaning of the
| Saviour's own teachings.
Since the great revival held In Balm
| bridge-Street church by DR.. l.. c.
! BroughtOn. of Roanoke, DR.. Thornhill
| has baptized twenty-five persons who
| have united with the church, and there
| are several more 10 follow. But this IS
| not near all the fruit from this wide
reaching meeting, for numbers who pro-
| fessed conversion have joined other
churches and other faiths.
At the Stockton-Street Baptist church
the pastor Rev. w. Il. Hurt, preached
morning and night. Morning subject
Men OF Power and How They Got It."
Hebrew XII, a. One addition 70 the
church. Night subject: why the Bible
Records the Sins Of Good Men" There
were three candidates baptized after the
sermon. The Sunday school OF this
church was larger yesterday than It has
been for two years.
At the Cowardin Avenue Christian
church the pastor. Rev. J. A. Spencer,
filed his pulpit both morning and night.
In the morning his subject was on mis-
sions, and at night, "PauPs Victory In
Christ" There were three conversions
at night.
The services at Fifth-Street church on
Sunday were very largely attended. The
pastor, Rev. J. o. Babcock, who had
been sick from the effects OF the grip
though not well, was able TO be in his
pulpIt. In the morning his subject was;