Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-07
Mr.. DENNIS MAY STAY.
NOW BELIEVED HE WILL REMAIN
MrADE-MEM0RIAI RECTOR.
TaE NEW CHURCH TO Be BUILT.
Decision Reached by the Central
Methodist Congregation with the
Othcr Manchester Items.

0thcr Manchester Items.
Ia the regular meeting Of the vestry OF
lioaac-Mcmorial church Monday night
t.e resignation rendered boy Key. Benja-
un Dennis as its pastor was considered
at .cnsth The affair Is one Of the most
delicate ever before that body. and un-
usual caution is being used that no mis-
Understanding may occur. and that the
unfortunate breach may have amicablo
a.astment
There viii probably be called meeting
e 'ho vestry in few days at which. IT
toasht the matter Will pass into history.
10 IS more shan probable that the causes
r .lc background Of the rector's resigna-
ta arc removed. and that Mr.. Dennis
Nl remain among the people. to whom
he has become crdearod during his short
aF in Manchester The vestry have
rnul March lst TO act I'm the matter
THE MOVEMENT APPROVED.
on Wednesday night OF last week a
church conference of Central Methodist
e.4ch was held and IL was agreed. with
rlr enc dissenting vote, TO erect new
church building with the least possible de-
.t. ict Co recommend only lies I'm the
province of the church conference. and
s' ile matter was referred 10 the quar-
-...r conference of the church. which met
O. Monday night. Last night another
tnE ~ the church conference was
and The report OF the session of the
quarterly conference on Monday night
. presented IN this report the latter
body expresses itself as heartily endors-
r the proposed improvement and APP
pointed building committee" COMPOSED
~ -lessrs. \. ID. ShotweN. j. r. pcrdue
$50 U owens c.. s. McRae, j. IT. Betty,
George A. Carr, ". l. Clopton. r. ID.
Walker, and J. T.. Rcdforl This commit
-.. was instructed To devise ways and
ls for procuring money for the
,.lso and 70 invite architectural plans
t0r the new sanctuary. II was also In
sttlctcl TO dispose Of the present build
la, as iudiciously as possible.
A meeting Of the committee viii be held
few days. when these matters viii
come under consideration.
ACCIDENT TO Mr.. HANCOCK.
Nr Spencer IT. Hancock. who met with
qrt. painful accident about ten days
ago. is sull confined u his bed at his
home. on Fifteenth street uoar Semmes.
lir Hancock. while dressing I'm his room
o1 the morning Of December 2Sth. fell TO
tle floor and injured his spine. For a
that he could not move a muscle or be
moved. He is now well enough 20 en-
joy the company Of friends, but IS not
able 90 sit or stand uD or 10 turn him
self over IN bed. Mr.. Hancock is one
of the Oldest residents Of Manchester.
and has many business and personal
friends, both in this city and Richmond.
MARRIED AT WEsT-END.
Alr. George w. knight and Miss Emma
Hohs. both Of Chesterfield county. were
married yesterday afternoon al West-End
Methodist church 10y the pastor Rev W.
r Williams A large concOursc Of ac-
Quaintances and friends filed the church
20 witness Tho impressive ceremony and
extend their kinlest wishes 10 Mr.. and
Mrs Knight m the borderland OF their
rev iifc.
Facts and Fancy for Funny Folks:
sunny Smiles for Serious Souls" Is what
Nir. X. NJ Hardaway promises 10 bring to
Asbury Methodist church tomorrow eve
ming. That he viii do so. and that all
who attend viii greatly enjoy them
selves, is assured. The entertainment
for the benefit Of the Epworth League
No the church.
delightful pound-party was given
last evening at the home Of Master
Thomas Raines Many boyish friends
~ Master Thomas were present. and the
was an too short.
The following citizens will constitute
ite erand jury of the Hastings Court
which COnyenes Monday. January 18th:
rlassrs Charles II. Sims, j. Il. Green
a. u. Fisher. G.. S. Wells, II. A. Camp
lel s.. O.. Evans. James Talbot George
A Carr. a. ID. Shotwel, Henry C.. Beat
te Lemuel Logan (colored r. II. Cog
lil colored.
HIS BIRTHDAY PARTY.
Master John walker Brodnax enter
tanned q number OF his young friends
Monday evening at the residence Of his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert W. Brod-
lax. in SwansbOro'. The occasion was
Ie celebration of his 11th birthday. The
little ones were entertained with
games and instrumental music, after
which they were ushered into the dining
l00m. where an elegant spread had been
repaired The following were presents
Misses Edith Eaton. Alma Wawmack
Sarah Redford. Lillian MOrrissett, Mary
FERGUSON. Oracle Farley Mabel Norris
-ett. Belle Ferguson: Florence, Cassie,
and Judy COrbus; NJ tiers Henry Writ.
Edward Corbus George and Charles
Rains. John Waymack Eddie Brice.
BERTHE Jones, Charles Clements, Mervin
parhe W. Eaton. Bonnie Moore, Is.
Eaton. Clifford Clements, Frank and
u.kDr kFUlndN. 0IdItIoIS- -tii1. Eli
nett Criddle. Mrs Robert W. Brodnax.
and Mrs. r.. b. Foster.
BABY DIED OF EXPOSURE.
The chastity find OF the party of gentle
men who were hunting near Forest Hill
Park Tuesday afternoon Is still shrouded
n impenetrablo mystery. Yesterday
morning al the instance of Magistrate
O. n. Jones, a jury 10 hold an inquest
was summoned. consisting of the following
gentlemen. Messrs. y. c. Williams, II.
vs.. Jones, Homer wills Joseph G. Rock,
and Dr. George W. Friend as medical
examiner.
The inquest was conducted at 10 o'clock
on the old Archer track near the Southern
railway When Dr. Friend had made
careful examination Of the tiny corpse
and given Sc as his opinion that death
bad not resulted from natural causes, the
jury returned their verdict as follows.
That the body was put there by some