Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-11
OPENS THE CAMPAIGN
GAIT. LAMB DOES so TOMORROW
AT CHESTERFIELD COURT.
OTHER ITEMS FROM THE SOUTH SIDE
Coroner Brodnax Illustrates "a book
o" Medicine Written by N Northern
Hclative-The buried Negroes Re-
coNercd--Chorch's First Birthday.

Captain John Lamb will begin his can
vas OF Chesterfield tomorrow by speak
Ing at the county courthouse. II the day
is fine Captain Lamb viii certainly have
large representation Of the voters of
the county 10 hear him.
Tomorrow is also the beginning Of the
September term OF court. A number Of
Interesting cases will come up for trial at
this term, which will attract much atten-
ton. Notably among these will be that
OF Bowman. charged with betrayal. This
Will be heard on Tuesday.
few weeks later on Captain Lamb
VIII address the citizens Of Manchester.
The City Central Committee meets In
short while to arrange for it,
John simmons and Samuel Coleman, the
two colored men who were caught in
cave-in at the Davis brickyard on Friday.
We're doing fairly well yesterday. DR..
Thomas p. Mathews. who. with his son,
Or. w. p Mathews. was called to see the
! men Immediately after the accident. Said
| last night that the life of Simmons was
/ sun In doubt. Coleman was not SO bad
| ly injured
DRAWINGS BY DIR. BRODNAX.
Dr. John w. Brodnax, the City Coroner
and member Of the faculty of the Medi-
| cal College of Virginia, Is also a we'll
known and skilful artist
At the medical college he Is demonstra-
| tor Of anatomy, and his drawings TO H.
lustrate the subject have attracted much
| attention at home, and even abroad
some Of them having been reproduced for
use in the medical schools Of Germany.
! Or. BrodnaXs latest work In this line
has been to furnish illustrations TO a
textbook written by DR.. Robert Brod-
max OF New York, relative of the Man
| chester physician. The new book came
10 DR. Brodnax yesterday direct from the
publishers and is a handsome volume.
WANTS HIS WIFE BACK.
Mayor II. A. Maurice on yesterday is
| sued warrant at the request Of Sampson
Cook, colored man, charging Walter
HarVel with running away with his fam
I lily, including wife and two children.
Cook has been a regular visitor to police
headquarters during the past few days,
| TO post himself on the course to pursue,
and the warrant of yesterday is the fruit
Of his perseverance. lie is sure. he says,
that the despoier Of his home and JOY
has taken his flight TO Baltimore. and the
police have wired the authorities of the
Monumental City to arrest the woman
and her captor. II this is done. requisi-
tions will be secured, and they will be
brought home TO justice.
THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY.
The Oak-Grove Baptist church will cele-
brate its first anniversary tomorrow eve
ming by interesting exercises at the
church. An attractive musical pro-
gramme has been prepared and probably
short addresses will be made. besides
other exercises. The services to-day
will be conducted as usual by the pastor
Rev. j. A. Sullivan. Mr.. Sullivan viii
refer in some particulars TO the work
during the past twelve months when the
little band gathers about the communion
board.
The usual services will be held at Balm
bridge-Street Baptist church to-day. the
pastor Rev. L. r. Thornhill, preaching
nj, rning and evening. The subject of The
morning discourse will be. Christ as &
Church-Goer." The evening service viii
be resumed to-day. The evening theme
VIII be. Things We Should Leave FOL
Christ"
The Temple Builders, of West-EnC
church, will hold a rally meeting this
afternoon at $3.50 O'clock. Rev. s. c
] HatGneIt OF denny -pAlttls VIII SiNN IL
address, and Professor McTier will have
charge Of the music.
z PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr.. r. NJ. Hilton, Of Keysville. spen
/ yesterday In the city.
, Mr.. George p. Cox left yesterday FOL
! | Buckingham county, TO pay visit to hi!
aunt. Mrs. Thomas NJ. Logan
? Mr.. NJ. A. Cogbill, Clerk of the County
Court of Chesterfield, was in the cit!
! ! yesterday.
I Mr.. Il. S. Nunnally and daughter re
. turned Yesterday from Lunenburg county
where they have been spending the sum
| mer. q,
: Miss Annie Mobiles, OF Petersburg, i
the guest Of Mrs. Leonard, OF TwelIti
and Perry streets. -,-...
: Mrs. Virginia Snellings and daughter
: Miss Mamie Snellings. have returne'
from Norfolk. where they were visitinl
Mr. Herbert Snellngs, son and brother.
Misses Mary b. and Cornelia HancocN
p donghters Of Judge b. A. Hancock re
o turned Yesterday from pleasant WIS.,
q 10 Farrnville, where they VISITED thei
I aunt Mrs. Dr. Winston.
f Miss Matte Outlook, who mas pee
e snend,ne the summer with friends IN I'M
citv returned to her home at Lexingto
Ttriday She was accompanied by ne
,siec Minnie Weisiger.