Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-21
AT ALTAR OF HYMEN.
MIR. pRENTIss AND MISS CHEAT
HAM Welded IN MANCHESTER.
BECOMES A BRIDE At FOURTEEN.
Mr.. smithcrs and Miss Nance Wed I'm
North CaroIina-The Penitentiary
Clothes Mystery Not Mysterious
Excitement on Hull Street.

| yesterday afternoon, at MeaQc-MemOrla
Episcopal church, Manchester. was al
event of much interest, and was largely
attended. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. BENJAMIN Dennis, rector of tn,
church. 1t was the usual Episcopal rite
simple and deeply impressive.
Long before the bridal party reached
the church the edifice was we'll filed. The
ushers-Messrs. John y. Lpscomb. w. o
| Perdue, J. II. Redd. and l.. T.. Wetzel-
entered the church first down opposite
isles. Then came the bridesmaids Mise.
Bessie Bedrup and Ora Bohanan. The
bride entered with her maid of honor,
| Miss Lavina Wetzel. At the same time
| the rector, Mr.. Prentiss, and his best
man, Mr.. Charles L. Friend entered at
! the rear Of the chancel. The meeting was
at the altar, and there the words were
| spoken which united tho young couple.
| Mr.. r. r. Bacon played the marches.
| Immediately after the ceremony Mr.. and
| Mrs. Prentiss left for a trip through the
| South.
The bride is % young LADY of much beau
| ty Of character and person, and very pop
ular. She was attired in white organdie
>
roses Her maid OF honor wore a similar
costume. The bridesmaids wore white
organdie over pink.
Mr.. Prentiss is a pOstman of the city,
and a worthy young man Of great pOpu-
! larty.
YOUTHFUL BRIDE.
Mr.. William Smithers and bride return
ed to the city at 6 o'clock last evening
from North Carolina, where they were
| married in the morning, and were driven
to their home.
The bride left Manchester as Miss Bet
tie Nance, aged IA years. and resided at
Ninth and Maury streets. There was
strong opposition to the match though
it was known to her mother that Mr..
Smithers had been waiting on her daugh-
ter for some time. The extreme youth
of the lady was urged as the main OBJ
stacle.
Considerable excitement was caused On
Hull street between Third and Fourth
yesterday evening about 7:30 o'clock by Il
colored man named William Matthews
making a violent assault on a woman
(also colored) named Maggie Branch. The
woman was struck over the head with a
heavy bottle and a considerable cash cut
Policeman Wright learned Of the disturb
ance and FASTENED to the scene. but Mat
thews got an inkling of his coming and
suddenly disappeared.
NOT A QUORUM.
An attempt was made last night to hold
a meeting of the City Central Committee
in the Police Court room, but quorum
could not be had. Chairman Toney haI
issued another call for tonight, and urges
every member TO be present, as a great
deal of business is TO be done that cannot
he d oar ant will Iav
to be made for the speaking on Monday
night
DELEGATES RETURN.
The delegates from the councils OF the
Junior Order Of United American Me
chanics, of this city, to the State conven-
ton, at Alexandria, returned yesterday,
and declare unanimously thar they had
most delightful time.
The meetings, they say, were full of
snap and interest. and the banquet, on
Tuesday night was an affair that will
never fade from their memories. All the
councils Of the city and SwansboFo' were
represented, save the Manchester"
There was an unusually large atten-
dance at the Ladies' Bazaar. at Leader
Hall, last night, and the evening was an
enjoyable one. The contest for hand
some torch, to be presented to the most
popular locomotive engineer Of the Ches-
apeake and Ohio and the Atlantic-Coast
Line is becoming very interesting. Mr.. +.
Phillips, of the Chesapeake and Ohio, and
Mr.: NJ c. Starkey, of the Coast-Iine, are
very close together. and tonight viii de-
eide between them The contest viii
close promptly at 10 o'clock.
The bazaar however, will not close until
tomorrow night.
MYSTERY CLEARED UP.
i
in a vacant house on Hull street between
Twelfth and Thirteenth on Wednesday,
and which seems to have been a very
mysterious circumstance To many, was
last night very simply explained by the |
authorities Of the penitentiary as suit |
loaned about a year ago to young man |
who formerly occupied the house 10 be |
worn at a masquerade ball.
When this young gentleman, who was |
ambitious to appear upon the ballroom |
floor and make merry in Old Virginia |
stripes, had used them and his people |
moved from the house, the suit was left |
behind and remained there until dis |
lodged on Wednesday by some workmen
who were refitting the residence for an
other tenant
The Superintendent of the State prison |
sent over yesterday and got the uniform,
W
men to Captain Lipscomb, Chief of Police
The number Of the suit was 1879. and ii
was comparatively new.
WANT MORE LIGHT.
The residents of the neighborbood of
Thirteenth and Bainbridge streets have
applied TO the Light Committee Tor an
arc light to be put at this corner There
is no light on Bainbrldge street between
Eleventh and Nineteenth. and the street
is consequently dark, and pedestrians
have TO stumble along at night. Near
this corner two physicians have their
residences and offices. and. of course, are
often called upon late at night by persons.
some of whom are not familiar with the
streets here, and are forced 10 grope and
almost feel their way. In the early part
of the night citizens living in the south
western portion of the city who wish TO
come down town find this dark section
directly in their way.
Ii is, therefore, very probable that the
Light Committee will see the wisdom of
granting the request.
MIR. WINERIES BARN BURNS.
The tobacco barn Of Mr.. X. A Winfree.
near Moseley's Junction, In Powhatan
was destroyed by IRE few days
ago. The flames are thought to have
started from a fire built in the trenches
10 dry the tobacco. The loss was a total
one, nothing being saved, and there was
no insurance
The little son OF Mr.. George II. Bur-
rows. who accidentally shot himself In
the hand on Wednesday, is doing very
nicely. The bullet was taken out by DR.