Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-23


Song We Love TO Hear-Miss Annie
Brown and Mr.. John Sandifer.
Recitation-Nelli Clayton.
Sweet Summer Days-Song.
Remarks.
God Bless You-School,
The pulpit at Ciopton-Street Baptist
church viii be filed by Rev. Mr. owens
this morning, of Richmond College. Az
the night service Rev. John Goode viii
preach. Mr.. Haieht. the pastor, Is as
sisting in q meeting in Lunenburg coun-
~.
At Stockston-Street church the pastor,
Rev W. T.. Hurt, will preach this
morning. by request, on 1.-THE Harmony Of
Christian Growth" At night his subject
wiz be. "Wnl the Regenerated BE Finally
LostY'
Rev. J. A. Spencer will preach to-day
ut II o'clock on Sowing and Reaping,"
and at night on prepare TO Meet Thy
God" Several persons will be baptized
this evening.
Rev. \. G. Brown. D. D.. will preach
at Central church at II o'clock this morn
ing, and at the evening service the pas
tor Rev. W. w. Lear, will preach. HIS
subject will be "rhe Sabbath and the
Home VS.. Sunday Excursions and Sunday
Base Ball"
Macon College. will preach for the Rev.
Mr. McCullock at Asbury church this
morning and night.
GASHED IN THE NECK.
There was considerable excitement on
upper Hull street, in Manchester. late
yesterday evening, caused by hyeV
fight between Tim Ellis and Frank Han
cock. two young men Of the county. The
In IA.
10y natural evolution. developed into
fight. In the midst OF the combat Ellis
drew a knife and slashed into Hancocks
neck. A cash was cut under the chm
about a half inch deep and nearly inches
long The cutting ended the fight, ana
Hancock. with some friends, went 10 Or.
Fuckers office. and the physician dressed
the wound, taking two stitches. No ar
rests have been made.
THEY PLAYED BALL.
Several hundred people went to Forest
I'm Park Yesterday evening to witness
q clever game of ball between the men
Of the Southern shops and the Bluebirds,
Of Manchester. The contest resulted IN
q score of - to II in favor Of the rail-
road men.
Tho battery for the shop-men were
AIessrs. Tyler and Howard, while Messrs.
Jennings, Lowell. and Lipscomb did tho
work for the Bluebirds. The game was
umpired by Mr. Edward Gallagher, OF
Manchester.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr.. NJ. A. Cogbn, Clerk of Chesterfield
County Court, was in the city yesterday.
j. W. Ross, editor of the Charlottes-
Vile Gazette, was in Manchester last
week.
Mr.. w. j. Carter has returned from
trip to Norfolk, where he had been to
see the races.
Mr.. G. W. Meredith, of Monroe, n. c.,
IS in the city. He is stopping with his
sister. Mrs. Ia. owen, on Decatur street.
Professor T.. G. Moore has stretched
his tent on Twentieth and Hull streets,
where he viii give a free exhibition,
commencing tomorrow night
There was a game Of baseball played
Yesterday morning between the Little
Mos and the Fifth-Street Boys. The
score was IS to IA in favor of the MOS.
Mr.. George Driscon, while fishing at
Bosher's Dam Friday, caught two I'M
mense fish with a hook and line. Ihey
were German carp, and on being weighed
one turned the scales at q pounds ana
( the other at SO pounds.
Messrs. c. S. Wells j. w. Toney, ana
I c. w. Clemments returned Friday from
! stanton, Wnefe tHty NciIS III ~ -
upon the Grand Lodge Improved Order
Of Red Men. Mr. Wells was re-electeu
/ Grand Trustee lie has held TINS posi-
ton for several years.
The rails have come for the Hull
street railway. and the work of re-
having will begin anew tomorrow morn
ing.
The funeral of Annie Louise BrockweI
/ the infant daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. D.
w. Brockwen, who died Friday morn
| ing at their residence, on east Fourth
street took place from the residence
Yesterday morning at o'clock. Rev: W.
! y Hurt pastor of Stockton-street Bap-
| list church. oficiated at the funeral, ana
| the interment was made at Maury Gene
| terry.