Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-20
WILL TEACH MUSIC.
MANCHESTER PUBLIC SCHOOL TO
HAVE SUCH A DEPARTMENT.
OTHER TINS FROM TIE SOUTH SIDE.
Death of the Mother OF Rev. w. IT..
williams Yesterday Morning-Hev.
John burton to Prencb-Trist OF
Swan for Bigamy To-Morrow.


The Manchester public schools are soon
to have a new feature or sphere Of train
ing. TO be known as the "Music Depart
ment."
The School Board has already decided |
to institute such department. and COM
mittee has been appointed to select
system and to arrange for its introduce /
ton. The system has been selected. 1t
is understood, and the publishers are soon
to send a man here TO give the introduce
tory instruction.
The teachers in each of the grades will
give instruction 10 their pupils. This In
struction will consist Of in the first
stages, OF proper breathing and pronun-
citation and later in singing.
DEATH OF MINISTER'S MOTHER.
Mrs. Martha Williams, mother Of Rev.
w 4. Williams. pastor OF the West-End
Methodist church. died at her sons resi-
dence, In Swansboro', yesterday morning
at o'clock. from apoplexy.
Mrs williams came to Swansboro' from
her home near Stony Greek, Va. about
a week ago, hoping that a visit to her
would he beneficial TO her. She had not
! long before been stricken with partial
paralysis, and had by no means recovered
when she came When taken i'll. DIR.
| Thomas r. Mathews, of this city, was
| called TO attend her. He says death was
| caused by apoplexy. She was In her Goth
/ year.
/ Rev. Mr. Williams was at Portsmouth,
] and was apprised of his mothers death
| by telegram. He came home last evening
/ on the $50 train. The remains will be
/ taken TO stony Creek this morning at
! g:O5 o'clock. though the burial may not
/ occur until tomorrow. There will be
, short service at the house this morning
J AT & o'clock, Mr. T. Z. Pettigrew readins
the burial service. The following gentle
men will act as pall-bearers: Messrs. w.
! ID. Toler. George d. Cole, w. b. Taylor.
c. A. Raines, J. w. Craze, and A. II.
Thomas. all stewards Of West-End
| church.
SWAMI BIGAMY CASE.
Charles w. Swami, well-known me-
! chanic OF Manchester. will be tried IN the
/ Hastings Court OF this city tomorrow
| morning on the charge of bigamy. At the
/ October session of the grand jury Mrs.
/ Mary L Swami, from whom the accused
was partially divorced several years ego,
appeared before the jury and preferred
the charge. The jury found true Dill,
and Judge Ingram set the trial for to-
morrow the first day Of the November
term. Mr. Swami, after his divorce went
10 North Carolina, and, as MS marriage
/ certificate shows was married again to
another lady from Manchester, who was
living here.
Mr.. Swami has retained Mr.. Charles Il
Page as counsel while Captain A. C. AT.
lisson. commemorative Attorney, will
conduct the prosecution.
Squire W d. Lithgow. A. B. Tyson
and John w. Caudle will hold a commits
sion Of lunacy tomorrow over George
Washington. the coored man who be-
came violent at his home. Twenty first
and Bainbridge streets Friday morning.
> High-Constable Bankenship and Police
man Wright served the papers yesterday
morning
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr.. w. r. Faqua, OF Drewry's Blur.
was in the city yesterday on business.
, The Circuit Court of Chesterfield coun-
. tv adjourned Friday until Tuesday
3 Master Lawrence Page, who has been
e quite IN, Is very much improved. lie Is
E the son Of Mr.. Charles L. Page
Mr.. Luther Taylor OF birmingham
b Ala came Friday. He reports the Man
= chester boys living there TO be IN the
; | best OF health.
= The Ladies Aid Society Of West End
e church will meet at Mrs. w. J. McAllls-
B. ter's. on Powhatan street, Monday eve
G ming at 3 o'clock
Mrs. Mary Brown left yesterday for hei
- home. in Charlotte, N. c. She has beer
a the guest of her mother, Mrs. c. f
= Adams, Of Hull street for several weeks
= ! past. -. c,o...o-
{ Rev L. M. Omer will preach at Cowar
= din-Avenue Christian church this morn
e ing. and Rev. J. A. Spencer, the pastor
c at night. ,,. -.
Rev J. u. Hicks will fill his pulpit a
}. Stockton-Street Baptist church at me
l. morning and evening hours. The Man
:. chester Grays will attend In the mornin'
}. in a body. when Mr. Hicks will preach
5. special sermon to them.
% Mr. w. b. Cox. of this city, was calle'
to Petersburg yesterday afternooh u
legal business.
Mr.. Philip Turpin, of washington, !
the guest of his aunt. Mrs. w. L. Porter
,. on Cowardin avenue.
!. Rev. r. NJ. MaXey, who was ehpecte
II n preach at the Central Methods
. church to-day. did not como yesterda
y evening. but Rev. John Burton. came
n his stead. He is the guest OF Mr.. W. +
Z owen.