Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-03
WARD MEETINGS.
MANCHESTER DEMOCRATS WILL
PROBABLY HOLD THEM. st
OTHER ITEMS PROM THE SOUTH SIDE
Death of Mr.. Fred EILe-captain
Iamb TO speak at Central Church
This Afscrnoon-Sir. Lloyd In POST
omce-omcers Elected.

The City Central Committee OF Man
chester endeavorcd 10 have a meeting
last night, but there was no quorum
present. Ii can be quite confidently
stated, however, that ward meetings VIII
/, be held the last of this month Crhursday,
the 18th. II is believed In order to elect
u new committee. Another meeting has
been called for Wednesday night.
Mr.. Fred. Elke died at his residence,
No IL Twentieth street, this city, yes
ferday afternoon at 2:lo o'clock.
Deceased had been sick for several
months, and his family were in mea-
sure prepared when the end came yes
terday. He was in his 18th year. and
possessed the respect OF all with whom he
was associated. lie was born in Bata-
via. Germany, and came 10 America
nfteen wears ago. His wife and four
children survive him. The funeral VIII
take place this afternoon at o'clock
from the house. and interment VIII De
made in Rlver-View Cemetery.
HON. JOHN LAMB.
Tho Sunday schools Of the Manchester
Methodist churches have their union
meeting at Central church this afternoon
at 800 o'clock, and an unusually at
fractiye programme has been prepared
for the occasion.
These union meetings are always large
~ attended. and this will not prove an
exception The choirs Of the Sunday
schools have arranged some excellent
music, and there are 10 be short addresses
by the superintendents Of the schools
and others The feature OK the after
noon. however, viii be the address OF
Congressman John Lamb
Captain Lamb was invited some tlme
ago TO make the talk on this OCCASION
and scceptod Manchester stands 50
solidly for the representative that IL VIII
be hardly necessary for him TO raise MS
voice In a political speech this fail over
there. and so the people want TO near
him in a religious vein.
MR.. J.. i. LLOYD APPOINTED.
Postmaster Wesger yesterday morn
Ing received a communication from the
POST Office Department at Washington
appointing AIR. Lynton y. Lloyd TO a
clerkship in the Manchester Office. Mr.
Lloyd takes the place of MI. George W.
Jones. who has been transferred 10 the
customs service in Norfolk. The newly
appointed clerk is a son Of the late ex-
Senator Lloyd, Of this city. lie VIII
enter upon his duties at once.
News reached the city yesterday morn
ing OF the death of Mrs. Ann f. Clayton,
an aged and beloved lady, who resided
I'm the county about three miles from
Tho city. Deceased was in the Uth year
of her age, the wife of squire jasper
&. CLAYTON, who survives her she was a
consistent member or PROVIDENCE hetii'
dist church since 1919
The funeral will take piece this morn
ing at II o'clock at the Longwood farm:
Mr.. II. Il. Petugrew win read the burial
service
ELECTED AND INSTALLED.
Davis Council. No. q, j.. 0. Y. A. NJ
has elected officers for the ensuing term.
They are: Junior Past Councillor. r. r.
Cook: Councillor. a. c. Cook; Nice-Coun-
cfllor. VI. NJ Maynor; Recording Secre-
tsry, j. J.. Mum; Assistant Recording
Secretary. w. r.. Adams; Financial Secre-
tarv. A. S. Simpson: Treasurer, ). IL.
Andrews: Conductor. G, r. Furcron;
Warden. G.. II. Cook; Inside Sentinel,
7 II. Reynolds; outside sentinel K. D
Taylor: Trustee for eighteen months, =;
S wells: Representative to the state
Council W. L. Huband.
New South Council, No. s. installed ON
Friday night the officers elected a week
ago
given by the Street Committee lot the
ensuing quarter: For feed for The CITY
teams. MIR. r.. A. Bowen, he being the
lowest bidder. 49,.
The bids for blacksmthing and shoeing
horses offered were the same, by Mr. w
i. Alley and John T.. Gill the work
will be equally divided between them.
SERVICES OF SUNDAY.
Pev DIR. L. r. Thornhill will occupy
his nulpit at Bainbridge-Street Baptist
church this morning and evening, as
usual
The services at Clopton-Street Baptist
church will be conducted by Rev Thomas
70 Pevnolds. The holy sacrament VIII
he administered at the morning hour
The sacrament OF the Lords supper
will be observed at the Presbyterian
church this morning. Rev. c. n. van
Uouton. the pastor will preach as usual
THE usual services will be held at
.deade-Memorial church to-day, Rev. ben.
Dennis preaching az II o'clock ana at
$50 o'clock I'm the afternoon.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr. f. II. Wells Is detained at home by
sickness. ~,
MIR. II. L. Cook, of No. $40 east Nine
teenth street, is at home SICK
(,antain l.. G. Goode. of Memphis. Tenn.,
&c in the city on a visit TO his children.
Mrs. M. VI. Goodman. who has been
o,,ite sick at her home. at No. 1916 Eve
,ett street, is improving.
Mr.. T.. N. Gregory and family left yes
terdav for Chesterfield Courthouse, wnere
they VIII spend the summer.
AIR IT. ]. Nichols. who has been detain-
ed nj home by Illness was on the streets
yesterday.