Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-15
clopton. city Attorney. also attended the
meeting.
HAS CHOSEN MANY PALL-BEARERS.

HAS CHOSEN MANY PALL-BEAREhs.
A lifetime friend OF the Dispatch, ana
now and for many years citiseh VI
Manchester, who has a turn for observing
things, writes this bit OF experience
which Is, perhaps, without parahei'
I'm uniqueness and originality. lie says
''In June 1853, made list OF ffteen OF
my most intimate friends, and told my
wife II should die wanted to be buried
BY them, or some of them. That was
forty years ago. As one would die would
scratch his name off and put In the
name OF another friend, always keeping
fifteen on the list. The original fifteen
are all dead. and forty-one others whose
names put on the list az one would oie,
making fifty-six in all who nave dieo' l
had three names OF supposed friends OF
the list for over thirty years, and AFTER
that time I found out they were not my
friends. and scratched them off also. They
are not included I'm the tifty-six VINO nave
died. | have fifteen on the list now, ali
much younger than ] am. but according
"a the above I may live to see many OF
them die"
PRETTY WEDDING THIS EVENING.
a very pretty marriage will take place
NJ Meade Memorial church this evening
when Mr.. Thomas w. Lacy and MISS
Katie Estelle will be united. Rev. Ben
iamin Dennis, the rector. Will perform tne
ceremony. Last evening, at the resi-
dence of the bride-elects parents
Eleventh and Perry streets. the ushers
and a few intimate friends OF the young
couple were rendered pleasant reception
DR.. Thomas r. Mathews has received
letter from Mrs. Grayson Il. Fairbank'
his daughter, who was married the 9th'
aud who now, with her husband. is away
on the bridal trip. Mrs. Fairbank states
that it was their purpose TO go TO sara
toga yesterday. Both are well. lhey
expect to return later on in the month.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Rev. ]. o. Babcock, Of Danville, Is In
the city.
Mr.. w. Z. snellngs, of Norfolk, is In
the city visiting friends.
Mr.. John n. German left Monday night
for Greeneville, n. c.
Little Charlie Sadler, Of Ninth street.
is visiting his grandparents. in Peters
burg.
MIR. James Cook left last Monday for
Roanoke. where he will spend seVerdi
days.
Mr.. William Brown has returned to the
CITY from an extended trip TO the South
meeting of the Catholic ladies OF Man
chester and Chesterfield county has been
called at the school-house. at Fourteenth
and Perry streets, for tomorrow AFTER
noon. All members of the Cathohc
Church are earnestly invited TO attehu'
The case of Thomas Williams. the negro
arrested for chicken thievng. was called
before Mayor Maurice, at the White rem
pie. Yesterday morning, but continued on
account Of the illness of witness LOT
the Commonwealth until Monday.
Peyton Cole. Ella Cole, Maggie Coie'
Susan Crump, and Mother Crump, all col
ored who were arrested on complaint OF
John Brown, for creating disturbance
i'm Marks Addition Ward, were before
Squire Cheatham yesterday, but ther
case was also continued until Friday.
A little negro came to town TO see the
sights yesterday and while engaged IN
his pleasant occupation from the stand
point of a wagon at Fifteenth and Hun
streets. the team started off suddenly
and the darby was thrown out on MS
head. His vision of earthly things be-
came a more glorious one OF heavenly
things-namely, stars.
He was rendered unconscious and was
taken 10 Dr. Lawrence lngrams ONCE
and treated by that physician.