Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-07
NEW COUNCIL MEETS.
MANCHESTER FATHERS, OF 1885,
mn. CONVENE TOMORROW NIGHT.
OTHER ITEMS FROM The SOUTH SIDE
Quarterly Conference Held mt Vest
End Church Last Night-Odd-fe'-
,ow omcer. Ins,nIIed-PoIice Court
News-Other Items.
yew~-Other Items.

Tomorrow night the new Manchester
| Council meets for the first time.
This will be busy session. as num-
Der Of the city officers will be elected on
this,sccasion. First of all, president OIL
tie body Is 10 be chosen. Captain OBrien'
the incumbent. will doubtless be re-
elected without opposition. The Ccuncil
also elects a City Attorney. Judge VIII
liam I. Clopton has held this position Tor
many years; has written or rewritten
nearly every ordinance Of the city. ana
knows them almost by heart, and when
they were adopted. His wide knowledge
OF the city's affairs makes him wellnigh
Indispensable. and he is quite certain to
be rechosen without opposition.
Another officer, who has grown gray
in the city's service, porting over ledgers'
adding up columns OF figures, and &c
cording the doings Of the Council is MI
John W. Hall. City Auditor and Clerk.
There Is no doubt that he will be re-
elected by the unanimous voice OF the
| Council. Mr.. William Allen, Superintend-
ent of Msury Cemetery, completes the
list TO be rechosen. He has no opposition.
Three new councilmen. elected in the
| spring will take their seats at this meet
ing They are Mr. S. =. Jones, First
| Ward; Mr. L. NJ. Nunnally, Second Wari,
and Mr.. James r. Abbott. Third Ward.
Captain O'Brien, of the Fourth Ward.
succeeds himself.
QUARTERLY CONFERENCE.
The quarterly conference of the West
End Methodist Episcopal church was held
last night. This conference also embraces
| Asbury Mission. DR.. a. Il. Brown, pre-
| siding elder of the district was present,
| and made an address. The sermon was
preached by Rev. Mr.. Burress pastor
Of Asbury A great deal of routine bust
ness was also transacted.
| ODD-FELLOWS CHOOSE OFFICERS
The officers OF Stuart Lodge. Independ-
ent Order Of odd Fellows, recently elect
| ed for the ensuing year. have been duly
installed. They are: Past Grand. W. r.
| Nelson; Noble Grand G. +. Hall; Vice
| Grand, ". Z. Reynolds; Secretary. g. w.
| Blankenship; Treasurer, j. G.. Saunders;
| Chaplain, f.. s. Moody; Warden. f.. c..
| Shipley; Conductor L. i. Pool; Right
| Supporter to Noble Grand, G. w. Payne;
| Left Supporter TO Noble Grand, G. V.
| Green; Inside Guard to Noble Grand,
II. J. Bolton; Outside Guard TO Noble
Grand, d. l.. Caperon; Right Scene Sup
porter to Noble Grand. B. +. Carter; Left
| Scene Supporter 10 Noble Grand, q. W.
Reams.
The following officers have been elected
! by Henderson Lodge. No. iC5 I. .. o. F.:
Past Grand. Titus Loser; Noble Grand,
w. j. Anderson; Nice-Grand, William
| Nathan
Treasurer. O. j. Markham; Chaplain, w.
| Henry Snead. These officers. with the APP
| pointed officers. will be installed at To-
ney's Hall on tonight.
MRS. HENRY F. PACINI DEAD.
! Mr.. A. C. Pacini, of this city, received
| telegram from Norfolk yesterday morn
ing announcing the death Of Mrs Henry
| F. Pacini Deceased is well remembered
here as Miss Barbara Ann Ferris. She
| lived in Manchester until n few years
| ago. when, with her family, she moved
To Norfolk The remains were brought
10 the city yesterday evening, and the
| funeral service will be held at the grave
/ this morning at II o'clock.
A number of persons Of this city re-
member with kindness Mr.. James Brown
Jennings. who died recently at his home,
i'm Powhatan county. Mr.. Jennings was
in his s9th year, and was a native OF
Powhatan. He was a Confederate vete-
ran. and a prominent and useful citizen,
| enjoyed the respect and regard of his
| countrymen.
The following gentlemen ware the pail
bearers at the funeral: Judge 7. NJ. Mill
Ter and Messrs. J. NJ. West, a. NJ. How
ard d. l.. Turpin, j. e. Maxey, and w.
K. Davis.
WOMAN PREACHER IN COURT
Ellen Toy. the negro preacher, was be-
fore Squire Iithgow yesterday morning,
charged by Joseph Il. Hickman, also col
ored. with abusing him and his family.
Squire IAthgow fined her s. and put her
under n peace bond of 500 for twelve
months. She took an appeal.
Charles Goode and Hester Fowler,
charged with being drunk and disorderly
an the street, were each fined $50 and
given thirty days behind the bars.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr.. Clarence Pickett has returned home
from a pleasant visit to friends in Ports
mouth.
visiting her mother, Mrs. j. Z. Goolsby,
Of Porter street.
Mr. Frank CawthorR, who has been
visiting friends on Porter street. lelt
Tuesday for Baltimore.
AIR. Perlill Holt left Tuesday for Sails
bury n. c., where he will reside IN the
future.
DIR. Jewell Merchant Of Dumfries, who
has been spending the Fourth here vain
friends. left Tuesday night for home.
Mr. 7 p. Goode. of Otterdale, Chester
field county, was in the city yesterday on
business.
Mrs. william Alley. who has been visit
ing Mrs. w. NJ. Smith, Of west Thirteenth
street has returned to her home In
Petersburg.
Mrs. Jesse Mutter and granddaughter
have been spending the holidays with her
son in Portsmouth. They have returned.
Mr.. Irving Gary, who has peen VISITING
I'm this city, left Tuesday for his nome IN
Henderson, y. c.
Mr.. William s. Drewry Of New YORK
cts. who has been visiting ms mo'her;
Mrs. Blanche y. Drewry, Thirteenth ana
Porter streets, has returned nome.
Misses Eva and May French and their
Iittle cousin. Miss Cassie Eolaine French.
az No 900 west Seventh street, Manches-
ter are visiting relatives and friends In
Prince Edward county.
MIR. /. Nj. Amos, OF Baltimore, Is In the
o,t,, Waiting friends and relatives. He re-
turns in a few days.
Mrs. s. A. Viles. of New York. who has
h.an snendlng some time with her sister.
Mrs y y. Whitehead, No. llS east Tenth
street left yesterday for Washington.
where she Will spend few days before
going TO the White mountains, OF New
Hampshire, for the summer.