Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-03
BOYS ON TO THE WAR;
MANCHESTERIANS WHO WENT
WITH THE SECOND REGIMENT.
OTHER ITEMS FROM THE SOUTH SIDE
street Committee Grants a Privilege
To Southern Fertilizer Company
The Merry MiIlSmaids Presented
In the Tribunals-Otber News.

Some sixteen or eighteen young Man
! chester men went away to the war yes
! terday as members of the Second Regi-
ment. Among those who were born and
reared in Manchester. and whom Man
chester people have known all their lives.
are Messrs. Junius Lipscomb, William
Logan, Willie Williams, Stephen Will
liams, Charlie King. Bud" Wescott.
Harvey Clements Isaac Kahn, Charles
johnson, l.. +. Crooks, and Willie Wake.
These young men carried away with
them the best wishes of the fond people
whom they left behind
TO BUILD a SWITCH.
regular meeting Of the Council Conn
mittee on Streets was held yesterday af-
ternoon at $50 o'clock. The committee
met first at Fourth and Hull streets.
There were present Messrs. NJ. II. Camp
bell chairman, W. T. Hart, j. r. Green.
W. b. Bradley, and City-Engineer James
A. Lipscomb. The gentlemen of the
southern Fertilizer COMPANY. recentIv
granted a franchise by the Council. had
peutioned the committee to allow them
TO connect their plant now under con-
struction with the Southern road bv rail
FOR this purpose the gentlemen of the
committee met on Fourth street first
1hey went over the proposed line of
track and voted to grant the privilege
desired. Adjournment was then made TO
the ONCE OF the City Engineer in the
Leader building, and the routine business
of the month was transacted.
quite large audience gathered at
Leader HaD last night, when the operetta.
entitled THE Merry Milkmaids." was
given under the direction of Mrs A. c.
Harding. The entertainment was a very
excellent one, and every one present
seemed to be thoroughly willing to vote
this as true. The young ladies. and the
gentlemen as well, sustained their parts
in a most creditable manner
ECHOES FROM THE TRIBUNALS.
Mayor Maurice had one sinner before
him yesterday morning. She was Belle
Hurt, alias Belle Ridley, who was
charged with stealing a watch and dress
skirt from Maria Hicks Belle said she
was the woman wanted, and the Mayor
declared she was the woman he was
going to send to jail for sixty days She
was provided with an escort, and taken |
down to the town hotel.
squire Charles r. Jones, of Swans
boro', also had a case yesterday morn |
Ing. The subject whom he had under |
judicial treatment was Gustayus Adolf |
phus Newly (coloreD charged with |
beating his wife. The beating occurred |
some days ago, and the woman had got
ten pleased again. and so asked for the
charge to be dismissed. He was not
fined. but the Squire made him give
800 security for good behavior for a
year.
BEGINS REVIVAL SERIES.
Rev. j. A Spencer began a series of
revival meetings at OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
christian church last night. which will
continue ten days or two weeks.
Rev. L. NJ. Omer preached last night
10 good congregation. Mr. Omer is
pastor of the Third Christian church.
Richmond. and is forceful speaker. He
viii assist the pastor. as will also Rev.
2. T. Sweeney of Seventh-Street church.
md II. c. Garrison, of Marshall-Sreet
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Master Samuel Iseman. son OF Mrs. II.
seman, is kept at home, suffering with
,oison-oak.
Mr.. W. c. Marshall, editor Warrenton
|irginian, was in the city this week.
A number of people went out 10 Beau
mont Springs yesterday morning to have
m outing. Among them were a number
# city officials
Miss Rosa Garnett, of buckingham
ounty, and niece of Dr. Thomas N.
iarnett, is visiting her cousin, Miss Mil
red Garnett, OF 1916 Hull street.
Mr. j. II. Tunstall, of Burkville. Is
listing his daughter, Mrs. T.. c. VIII
urn, OF No 1126 cambridge street He Is
ccompanied by his daughter. Miss
,sther Tunstall.
Mrs. John T. Cleft, of Fredericksburg.
"a, and Mrs. III. A. Sullivan, of Ashland
I'LL. Stafford county. who have been
isiting their mother, Mrs. John S.
atham, have returned to their homes.