Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-06
NEWSIN MANCHESTER
FREE DELIVERY OF MAIL STARTS
NOVEMBER IsT.
A YOUNG LADY GOES INSANE.
semmex-strect Mission 10 Have n
New House of horship-'"''
court Items, and other GlennfnEs
from The south side OF the James.

authorities have made Congressman
Lamb. Captain Lamb returned from
washington last evening late, where ne
had n few hours before. a conference
with the postal people Of the national
capital. They made positive assurances
10 the congressman to put Manchester
off no longer, but TO give her portion
of her just dues as far as free delivery
Sc concerned. The report was I'm, circu-
Iatlon yesterday that free delivery would
begin January LIST, If not before. Hap
PLY, it will be before.
A VERY SAD CASE.
A commission OF lunacy was held yes
ferday afternoon over Miss Eva Cox,
at the residence OF her father, Mr.. G. G.
Cox. Of Marx Addition. and that young
lady was adjudged insane. The magis-
trates conducting the examination were
Messrs. Charles T. Jones, George Hicks,
and Lockland Smith. a sad affair, in
deed, this is. The unfortunate young lady
was already i'm a weak state Of health.
On Monday, her mother, Mrs. Mary Cox,
died, and when she was told Of 1t her
grief was uncomfortable, and her mind
became unbalanced. In her rawlings,
which were almost constant she was
very violent. and force had TO be used
10 restrain her from injury to herself
The authorities of the Eastern In
sane Asylum, at Williamsburg. have
been notified. and a guard will probably
come up to-day for the lady.
A NEW HOUSE OF WORSHIP.
Semmes-Street Mission is to have a
upon last night at monthly meeting of
the Methodist Sunday-School Board of
this city. Mr.. A. II. Thomas presided
with Mr. Lumpkins as secretary. 1t was
agreed that house 20x40 feet should be
constructed without delay. A building
committee has been appointed and in
structed to have the work pushed on to
completion. The reports showed pros
porous condition of the schools of the
city.
THE NEGRESS HEAVILY FINED.
Few cases I'm the Police Court in Man
chester of recent times have excited
more interest than the deplorable trouble
which has arisen from the finding Of
wee baby girl on a doorstep last saturday
morning. This case came up originally
Monday morning and was continued until
yesterday. The courtroom was crowded
nucn DelOnu COfillOIl at TIC nun "ANH
Mayor Maurice assembled the bench and
the hearing began. Sarah Johnson, the
colored woman who was charged with
placing the infant on the doorstep; the
mother of the child. Mollie Taylor and
Mrs. Virginia Cleaton, the woman win
whom the unfortunate girl has been
living for some months past, were III
court. and all testified.
Mr.. w. Hay Garnett represented Sarah
A., M all L
counsel for Mrs. Cleaton and the young
girl with her. The evidence was heard
at length. and when all the witnesses
had been examined the Mayor fined the
Johnson woman $50. She. through her
counsel took an appeal. and the case was
certified to the Hastings Court. But in
the evidence the Mayor was convinced
that both the married woman and the
mother Of the child knew of the dispose
ton made Of the babe ana pench war
rants were issued by his Honor The
,yomen were placed under arrest, and to-
morrow was the day named for hearing
the case Neither woman was able TO
give the security required and both went
10 jail.
and appears a simple country girl.
Mrs Cleaton denied that she had known
the girl before she had come 10 her mousse
hut when she said she was from her own
old home. that she took her in. For the
sake of that. she said she had uohe All
she could for her.
Captain A. c. Attksson is representing
the Commonwealth.
SUIT FOR HEAVY DAMAGES.
sult was entered in the Hastings Court
OF Manchester Monday by Mr.. Charles
l.. Page against the Richmond Wooden
ware Company for 5000 damages. Mr..
page represents Mr.. Charles Roberts,
Who ND TO some months ago was employ
ed AT the wood works, where he had three
fingers cut off. This injury. he alleges,
was due to defective machinery used by
the company.
FUNERAL OF MRS. cox.
The funeral Of Mrs. Mary a. Cox took
place Yesterday at IL o'clock from her
late residence, In Marks Addition, and
her remains were tenderly borne to their
resting place in Maury Cemetery The
services were conducted by the Rev l..
II. Thornhill. The following were the
pall-bearers: Messrs Floyd Bass, j. +.
Robertson. W. S. Lowry. Dallas Jordan,
lanes A. Lipscomb. and A. Il. Chaulkley.
Little Earl G.. Moody, infant daughter
OF Mr. Ezra Moody. died Monday night
al her fathers residence. The funeral
took place from the residence yesterday
afternoon at 4:SO o'clock. and was con-
Quoted by the Rev. j. o. Babcock
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS
Miss Myrtle Wade left Monday for Et-
tricks. where she will reside in future
with her grandfather Mr.. w. NJ. Wade.
Mr. l.. l.. Pool went to Powha;an Court
house Monday on his bicycle and returned
after the political meeting, distance Of
sixty-six miles on his wheel.
Mr. S. c. Temple is having serious
trouble with his sheep and sheep-killing
dogs on his farm few miles below the
city. He reports that he has lost eighteen
sheep I'm the past few weeks.
Mary Yancey. the S-year-old daughter
OF Mr. and Mrs. J. ii. Walden, who has
been very Ill since last Friday. is thought
20 be better.
Sir. W NJ. willis, OF Chesterfield coun-
~. who has been at the residence of DIR.
George w. Friend, undergoing treat
ment. IL able 10 return 10 his home.
At a meeting OF the Ladies' Aid Society
OF the Presbyterian church. held Monday
afternoon. the following officers were
elected: President Mrs. J. g. Williamson;
Vice-President, Mrs. William NJ. Lips
comb: Secretary. Miss Rachel Lyons;
Treasurer. Miss i. May Bronaugh.,
Mr.. William Jones, formerly OF this