Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-18
A WILL O. THE WIsP.
MANCHEsTER's FREE-MAlL De-
LIVERY SYSTEM.
HI PROPOSED, Gas PLANT.
Discussed by the Light Committee
Last Night and Action Deferred-A
sunda > school AnniversarS-'
wnymuck WEEDS Miss Mncknnary'

The Civil-service examination which
was TO have taken place to-moiio"
morning at . o'clock in Toney's Han.
Hull and Eleventh streets. preparatory
to free-mail delivery In Manchester, nus
been postponed until Saturday August
It'll.
This. apparently means that the iree-
delivery on and from July LIST, when
the city has looked forward to with 80
great degree Of complacency' Is ho'
so near at hand as has been supposed
This will be real disappointment 10 every
family and businessman in the city'
II has been the subject of much COM
ment. and IL would have been a great
relief to persons living near the city
limits. who have now TO walk a mle'
perhaps, to mail a letter. businessmen
have to stop in the midst OF their Work
and go for or stop some one else and
send them for the mail.
The statement Of this postponement
was made last night by Mr.. K. {. Jones
secretary of the Civil-Service EXAM
ming Board. but when asked the cause
of the delay he said he did not know,
having only received telegram announc-
ing the postponement.
THE GAS-PLANT MATTER.
A meeting of the Light Committee OF
the City Council was held in the council
chamber at O'Clock last night to con-
slider further the propositions which
have been presented TO the committee
for erecting and operating n gas-plant
in the city. but at the request OF each
syndicate seeking TO enter the city, ac-
ton was deferred until meeting TO
be called by the chairman.
Those i'm attendance were Messrs j.
Il. Green chairman. Nj. "A. Camppei'
r.. l.. Patram. and III. c. Nelson. Judge
Clopton. City Attorney. was also present.
The original syndicate. In the absence
Of MIR. REGISTER, of Richmond. was rep
resented by Mr.. II. c. Beattie, while
Mr.. James F. Bradley's interests were
looked after by Mr. Horace Bradley.
This latter gentleman presented let
ter from Mr.. Bradley, stating that inc
people whom he represented had not
completed their calculations as to the
costs. and were not prepared TO give
the figures at which they would UNI
dertake the enterprise.
Mr.. Bradley's letter suggested that the
committee formulate an estimate OF just
what they wanted. and then advertise
for bids Mr.. Beattie stated that Mr..
REGISTER was unavoidaby absent. and
he wished the Richmond lawyer 10 be
present when the committee took vote
on the request. The committee then
decided to defer action until the gas
men announced that they were ready
for action. and to meet at the call OF
the chairman.
THEIR EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY.
The Sunday school of the Fifth-Street
Methodist church is planning 10 have
great time on the fourth Sunday OF this
month, in the celebration OF their
eighth anniversary The programme Of
exercises on that day is going TO be
unusually attractive. Judge h. y. Han
cock. a veteran Sunday school worker,
has been invited TO make an address on
the occasion, and the music Will be ex-
ceptionally fine. The members OF the
classes will be trained In recitations and
songs and that day is looked forward to
with much pleasure by teachers anu
pupils of the school.
The old Central Methodist church, on
Ninth street between Hull and Decatur.
is I'm the hands of real estate agents Tor
sale The officers and other persons IN
terested in the church are making every
effort to raise funds with which TO build
a new house Of worship. The congreSa-
ton owns lot at Thirteenth and Porter
streets which is large enough for
church and parsonage, but the matter
of exchanging this and other property
for some that is more desirable has been
under consideration.
IN BONDS OF WEDLOCK.
MIR. C. A. Waymack and Miss Viola
Mackanary were quietly married at $3.50
O'Clock last evening at the residence OF
Mr.. Gibbs, No. 1912 Hull street. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. j. a. Spen-
Ger, pastor of Cowardin-Avenue Chris
tian church. After the ceremony a de-
ightful reception was rendered the young
couple and their friends. The bride is an
attractive young lady with many graces
| of mind and person. Mr.. Waymack Is
| a popular young man OF this city, and Is
an attachee of the jefferson HotN in
| Richmond. They will reside in Manches-
| ter.
| Mr.. Hinton A. Wells. a prominent bust
ness-man of Chesterfield Courthouse, and
| Miss Aileen Wilkinson, daughter of Mr..
| julius III. Wilkinson, were married at
| the residence of the brides parents, No.
23S south Laurel street, ltlCHfuOnu, Ntu-
nesday afternoon at o'clock. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. Mr..
| Semmes. After the marriage and re-
ceiving the well wishes of those as
| sembled, Mr.. and Mrs Wells left for
| their future home. in Chesterfield.
COWBOYS SENT ON.
1t would have been hard to find hotter
place than Mayor Maurices Court yes
4 I'll. for 81, for
| oilers. The White Temple was crowded.
| the doors were darkened with human
| forms. and the windows were the frames
| for human faces.
James Yancie and John Williams had
a hearing for stealing a COW of the value
| of SIS, the property of Mr.. l.. L. Bass.
| Yancie denied the charge of stealing the
| COW. and said Williams told him the COW
was his, and promised to pay him a
| cents to assist him in bringing IL to town
| Williams said that Yancie was trying To
get out of 1t, and he was not. He fur
Their said they had the cow in partner
ship, and acknowledged having sold It,
The case was sent on TO the Hastings
| Court The COW which these negro
| youths stole was captured on Spring Hill
! one of the thieves took the belt from
around his waist and buckled IL around
the cows neck. a rope was attached &c
the belt, and then they started with tbs
COW for Manchester. 1t was about to be
sold at the butcher-shop of Mr.. Stein