Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-14
AFTER LENT DANCE.
LAST NIGHT MANCHEsTER COTIL-
LON CLUB GAVE ANNUAL BALL.
OTHER ITEMS FROM The SOUTH SIDE,
House Wiped Out by Fiames-LoSS
Covered by Insurnnce-Mr. IL. A"rc-
tius GIN and Wis. jackson to We'd
Miss Bass to Mr.. Ahern.

The Manchester Cotlllon Club gave us
after-I,ont german al Leader Hall last
night For forty long days the memners
OF the club have abjured the frivolities OF
life for more sober things. SO, last hIshl
these young people gathered at thet
favor.te resort, and while the band play
ed on. danced the hours away. Dancing
began at $780, and continued unui nn'u-
night, when refreshments were served
An hour later found the dancers again
on the hoor The moon worn to cres-
cent. had made his appearance above the
eastern hills before the music ana the
voice Of mirth and the glancing OF merry
feet were hushed.
Mr.. William Morris led, with MISS
Maude Paterson. The dancers were Mt.
Samuel Paterson with Miss Emma Long
est. Of Bon Air; Mr. VIII Patterson with
Miss Nina owen, of Manchester; Mr..
Charles Page with Miss Mary WOOL
ridge. of Richmond; Mr. Bassett Bate
with Miss Carrie Lay. of Richmond Mr..
John Britton with Miss Annie Allen oil
Petersburg, Mr.. r. NJ. Fendley, Jr., with
Miss HELENE Han. OF Danvllc; Mr..
Harry Bate with Miss Florence Peple,
Of Richm nd; Mr.. Willis Pulliam WIN
Miss Louise Willis. of Centralia; MT.
Thomas Turpin with Miss Mamie Welsl-
ger: Mr.. Ben BroadnaX with Miss Ellen
Weisiger: Mr. r. r.. Early with MISS
Gertrude Weisiger; Mr.. Royal Webster
with Miss Mabel Whine, Of Old !~,nt
Mr.. Mosby Puliam with Miss Minnie
Weisiger; Mr.. Hamilton Chalkley with
Miss Cay Goolsby. and Mr. sam Moore
with Miss Bessie Reid.
The stays We're Messrs. Clifton Robin
son, Emmett Turpin, Foren Fendly, Gus
| Goolsby, Frank Sampson, Lacy Fendly
WIPED OUT BY FLAMES.
There was a small fire on Madison
street early yesterday morning. a SINAI
frame house was destroyed, with loss
estimated at 500. 1t was unoccupled
and the loss fully covered by insurance
The property belonged to the Granite
| Building Company, of Richmond. Ih'
| Fire Department responded TO the alarm
/ promptly, but when they reached th'
| scene the house was past saving. Ih'
! lads. however. saved the adjoining houses
Announcement has been made of th'
! marriage Of Miss Hattie Jackson, an at
| tractiye young lady, the daughter OF Mr.
] 4 81
! Mr.. b. Aurelius Gill. This pleasant even
has been set for April 10Th at $50 y. VI.
at the residence of the brides father
From the house of wedding the younl
couple will go Immediately to Peters
burg. where they will reside.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. +. Bass, OF Swans
boro. have issued cards TO the marriage
of their daughter. Miss Althea Constance
! Bass to Mr.. John T. Ahern. The cere
mony will take place in Clopton-Stree
| Baptist church. I'm Swansboro', on Tue
day. April 18th, at =. NJ.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr.. j. y. Boone, of Salisbury, y. c.
who has been visiting friends in this city
left last night for his home.
Eunice smith. the little daughter o
| Mr.. William Smith of Thirteenth an'
| Semmes streets, fell down a flight o
| stairs Tuesday night and bruised hersel
| badly.
From the personal encounter OF Waite
| Harrison and George Milstead Tuesda!
night. i'm which the latter received
! black eve. another arose yesterday morn
ing This time the belligerents wer
| Walter Harrison and James Mllstead
| Mr.. Milstead expressed himself as eN
! ceedingly indignant that Harrison shou'
! have taken advantage of his brother
| Mr.. Harrison claimed that he was as
saulted by Nilstead, and struck him il
self-defence. The two men then wen
to blows, but were separated by friends.