Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-09
ADOPTED THE BOOKS.
CHESTERFIELD BOARD MAKES
SELECTIONS FOR -FOUR YEARS.
GLAD REUNION At BEAUFORT.
Company ID, Fourth Virginia, OF
Veterans, Talk Over the Battles mt
Pleasant Beaufort SprIngs-Nr.
Merchant Dead-Firc Last Night.

used in the public schools Of the county
for the next four years, only leaving the
supplemental readers and other nigher
books to be chosen by the several district
boards.
Following is the complete list adopted:
Johnson's Primers, MerriIl's Speller
Thomas's Spelling Blanks, Stepping
Stones to Literature (complete), Col
burns Intellectual Arithmetic, Venable's
series of Arithmetcs, Hyde's Language
Lessons, Whitney & Lockwoods Gram
mar Maury's Elementary and Higher
Biographies. Magilrs History of Vir-
ginia, Jones's History OF the United
States, Natural System Of Vertical Writ
ing, Smithdears Copy-Books. Cutters
Physical Geography, and Thompson's
| Drawings.
The Stepping Stones to Literature
series of readers and Dr. J. william
Joness History We're adopted Jnani-
mously. DR.. Jones's History was chosen
| by a rising vote, and the Doctor. who
was on the court green, was called IN
and made very happy little speech.
| A DELIGHTFUL OCCASION
delightful occasion Of yesterday was
| the reunion Of Company B. Fourth Vir
GINA Cavalry, Confederate Veterans
| held at Beaufort Springs, in Chesterfield,
| There was a barbecue and Bruins
wick stew, prepared by Messrs. Buck
Fisher, Joe Brown. and jeff Baugh. The
collation. provided by these gentlemen
would have been creditable to the oldest
caterers in the land and was partaken
Of by fifty or more comrade veterans.
Music, songs, and jokes were INDUCED in
to late hour by the old veterans, after
which a meeting was held and a per-
manent organization of the company
effected.
Sergeant David Moore was elected
chairman, and Comrade James +. Flour
noy. secretary. Among those Of the old
company present were Sergeant David
Moore, Comrades James f. FlOurnoy
James A. Lipscomb. Thomas Hatcher
Cary Winston, r. jeff Baugh, w. T.
Tinsley, w. F. Fisher, Lee Lacy, Frank ,
w. Anderson, and others.
Messrs. James j.. Robinson and Joseph
c. Brown were elected honorary MEM
bers.
1t was unanimously resolved to hold
the next reunion on the second Thurs
day I'm September, 1899. at Beaufort
Springs.
SMALL FIRE LAST NIGHT.
There was a small fire in the residence
Of Mr. Craig, at Thirteenth and Semmes
street. last night. The blaze was discoy-
cred i'm its inception and soon extinguish- |
ed The damage was triling. No alarm |
was turned I'm. calling out the depart |
ment.
The Epworth leagues Of Richmond and /
Manchester will have a rally at Fifth |
Street Methodist church, of this city, to-
night, beginning at S:l5 o'clock.
The last rally of the league was held al
Park-Place church, in Richmond, and
when the vote was taken as to whether
an invitation should be accepted TO Lau-
rel-Street church, or Fifth-Street, Of Man
chester, tho latter won The exer
cises will be conducted by Rev. j. G.
Cranberry Of Ashland and Rev. Charles
L. Bane Of Union-Station church.
An attractive musical programme has
also been arranged
WANT TO HEAR PREACHING.
Liberty Council. Jr. o. U. A. NJ, and the
Daughters of Liberty, of Swansboro'
want somebody TO preach sermon to
them. and has appointed the following
committee 10 make the arrangements:
Messrs.. Titus Loser and p. S. Barrett,
from the Daughters, and Messrs. c. G..
Fuqua and j. II. Taylor, from the Ju-
niors.
The German Catholics of Chesterfield
county. at a recent meeting. decided to
build a chapel for their worship. The
building will be located about two miles
rom Forest-Hill Park. The congregation
hope to have their house completed in
lbout two months. They worship now in
st. Mary's in Richmond.
MIR. WEISIGER RESTING WELL
Postmaster b. b. Weisiger, who fell
With a collapsing porch at Hanover
Courthouse and broke his leg. was
brought to his home, at Twelfth and De-
.atur streets yesterday morning, where
Turing the day he rested quietly.
Mr. Wesiger was met by DR.. Lawrence {
ingram, the family physician, who sue
eeded in relieving, as much as possible,
he pain that the injury necessarily
aused. Mr.. Weisiger was nominated for r
congress by the regular" Republicans !
n Wednesday and was in attendance on a
he nominating convention when the ac- q
ident occurred. A great number of per- q
ons called yesterday TO inquire after him.
MR.. MERCHANT DEAD.
Mr.. Miller Merchant, Of Manassas, Va,
rother OF DR.. Jewell Merchant Of this h
ty, died at his home yesterday, after an \
lness of ten days.
DR.. Merchant was with his brother at A
is death. Deceased was also formerly a
esident OF this city, and was a clerk in
he storehouse at the Southern shops. lie n
Jade many friends among the young peo- "
e while living in the city, who will learn G
, his death with much sorrow.
The little daughter OF Mr.. Edward s.
ones, and granddaughter OF Policeman "
c. Jones, fell while at play yesterday r.
nd broke her arm. DR.. Ingram was call
| in and rendered the medical attention n
ecessary. IN
A colored man named Sampson Cook ii
ime to the Mayor yesterday and told :,
m that Ernest Harvel had robbed him 10
: his wife and two children and taken 81
lem TO Baltimore. He wanted the police n
find them for him. d,
CAPTAIN LAMB TO SPEAK.
Captain John Lamb Will address the
tiers OF Chesterfield county next Mon y
y which is Court-Day. Il
The people OF Chesterfield are warm Sc
pporters of Captain Lamb, and flock fr
the place where II is known he is 10
eak. He WILL no doubt, have a very 70
rye number OF persons to hear MIN. M
the following Monday he will speak III
Goochland Courthouse. &c
Judge Clopton, Of Chesterfield Court, 10
s set Tuesday as the date for the trial IN
Bowman, who is charged with the be- -
Iyal of Miss Walthall, simple minded -
J OF that community, The man has ~
en- very prominent in the county, and ex
5 held positions OF trust. The case 10
$ attracted the attention OF the people De
lerally Df