Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-01
Z church of Epiphany consecrafed.

II. First public meeting Young Mems
Business Association.
10. The Fouqlrean-Price Company ar
fairs placed in the hands OF a receiver.
20. Meeting State Central Committee
q John w. Haynes killed on the tracks
OF the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company.
2s. Annual meeting Association Ameri-
can Railway Accounting officers held
here.
q. war began between rival ice COM
panies.
q. Funeral OF Bishop Newton.
81. Earthquake shock. Memoriai-Day
at Hollywood.
/. Mayor Taylor vetoed retrenchment
ordinances.
2. sunday School and Epworth League
conference.
1. Plan adopted for the gubernatorial
primary.
< school superintendents appointed
7. Council adopted retrenchment mea-
sures over Mayors veto.
Q. Garnett Mercer stabbed over the heart
by a negro.
IL. Philadelphia man passed bogus
checks here.
IL. Rev. Jabez Hall rendered his resig-
nation as pastor OF Seventh-Street Chris
tian church.
IA. Funeral Of Mr.. A. l.. Boulware.
II. The Exposition-Grounds sold. fJre
at the Durham Branch Of the virginia
Carolina, Fertilizer Company.
o. Mr.. Virginius Newton elected presi-
dent Of First National Bank. BRUSH
Association gave banquet.
"a. Primary held to elect Delegates 10
the Roanoke convention.
%. Virginia Boat Clubs regatta
% Teachers for the Richmond schools
chosen by the Board.
% Roland Hilps junk-store burned.
30 Rev. R. A. Gibson chosen Bishop
Coadjutor OF the Virginia Diocese.
JULY.
3. Mr. James G.. Tinsley retired from
the Misunderstanding Chemical Company.
g. Mr.. c. f.. Snyder operated on with
Y RAYS and bullet in his neck located.
William Peoples, q brakeman, killed.
John Tucker, 1.-The Kid" given ten years
for shooting officer Minor.
3. Business OF the j. w. Randolph
Company placed in the hands OF a re-
ceiver.
II. Rev. DIT. Jabez Halls resignation as
pastor of Seventh-Street Christian church
accepted.
49, Spring race meeting.
H. Joe Fife, negro hend, attempted
an assault on two ladies'
H. The Temple bicycle meet.
49, Jurymen brought from Lynchburg
to try Joe Fife.
90 Joe Fife convicted by Lynchburg
Jury and sentenced TO be hanged.
q The Blues carnival opened.
"a independent cycle Club meet
spirited affair. Walker Light Guard left
for a weeks encampment.
2S Council refused to grant American
Telephone and Telegraph Company a fran
chise.
% Captain c. A. Crawford resigned as
commander of Company ID.
AUGUST.
.. Young Mems Business Association
and Council united in asking the Grand
Army of the Republic TO meet in Rich
mond.
3. order issued disbandlng First Regi-
ment Of Cavalry.
: Meeting of the Master Plumbers
Association.
Z. State officers left to attend the fune-
raj Of Major X. Taylor Scott.
3. Mr.. r. Carter Scott appointed At
tornev-General 70 succeed his father
II. Colonel John W. Frazer, command
er of Philadelphia Brigade Association,
| in Richmond.
IA. MIR. J. T. Gale crushed between two
freight-cars.
Is. Rev. f. S. Stickneys funeral.
Il. state Farmers Alliance met here.
IL. Richmond veterans attended Louisa
reunion.
%. Terrific storm swept over Rich
mond.
a. Miles D. Wilcox, pressman' ended
his life by jumping In the DOCK
Il Ha n
rams cottage at the Soldiers Home laid.
26 Joe Fife hanged.
% Allison q Addson's fertilizer plant
partially destroyed by fire.
81. Colonel James Brady assumes his
office Two colored men met horrible
death in an excavation
SEPTEMBER.
1. w. H. Joy, of Brooklyn, committed
suicide while in carriage on Nlhlh
street.
D THOMAS ]. Holleran killed on the
rail.
3. The baseball team bought by
Messrs. Boykn & D0nati.
& Celebration of Labor-Day here
Sons of Veterans defeated the Mahood
resolution matchmaking Mr.. Massey.
s. Wexford and Harry Creery burned
TO death in Fairmont
70. Stamford Nelson died after a blo"
dealt him by Vernon Hill.
Is. Nicholas James, negro morse
! thief, shot and killed.
le. Legislative nominations made by
the Democratic primary. Mr. Ernest NJ
Long added to the law faculty OF Rich
mond College.
II. Mr.. II. b. owen won in the primary
in Manchester.
% Report on Grand Army OF the Re-
nublic encampment submitted to the
Young Mems Business Association. Hart
ford and Worcester military here.
u. Annual session of the general Sec
retaries and physical directors Of the
| Young Mems Christian Association OF
| Virginia.
@. The general court-martial convened
"a. Maryland Association OF the New
| Jerusalem met here.
%. Rev. William a. Barr accepted the
call 10 Monumental church.
%. Southeastern Passenger Associa'
TONS conference here.
%. German-Amercan citizens cele-
brated German-Day.
30. Meeting of the State Democratic
Committee.
OCTOBER.
DIR. Carter Helm Jones, OF Louis
Vile. accepted the call to the Second
BAPTIST church. but subsequently declined.
4 The Womans Club celebrated its
fourth anniversary.
3 Funeral OF Major Lewis Ginter. the
largest ever seen in Richmond.
7 The Elks' Home dedicated. Rev DR..
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