Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-30
BUILD A NEW CHURCH
MANCHESTER SOON TO HAVE An
OTHER HOUSE or WORSHIP.
OTHER ITEMS FROM The SOUTH SIDE,
Mrs. Susan T.. Moxlcy Loses Her Suit
Against the street RAILWAY COM
pnny-Petersburg Dnrikey Charged
With FeIony-HaIiy-Day.

| Inc BaptstS or Oak Grove church ex-
pect very soon to begin work on their new
house Of worship.
The plans have already been drawn,
and the specifications made out. Bids for
the work have been invited. and five or
more contractors have given notice that
they would submit prices
The new house will be located at the
southeast corner Of Maury and Twentieth
streets. The plans call for 1t to be 80
| feet in width, IS feet in length, with pitch
Of 26l2 feet. Besides the main audience
room. there will be two class-rooms-
l0xl3 feet each. These are to be at the
rear Of the pulpit. The ediice is to be
, complete in every particular, and while
! constructed Of wood and by no means fine,
| II Will certainly be a very comfortable
| and neat-looking building 1t will have
| baptistry, and the pulpit furnishing win
be appropriate and pretty. The seating
| capacity will be between three and four
| hundred
The church has the money, or much Of
| II, already IT hand, and as soon as the
| bids are made the work will be given out
and pushed to completion.
The congregation now worships under
| the ministry of Rev. j. A. Sullivan in
a residence fitted up with seats and pulpit.
! This building will not hold the number
| who attend the services, and the congre-
! cation is exceedingly anxious 20 get in
! their new house before very cold weather.
MRS. MOXLEY LOSES THE SUIT.
The suit Of Mrs. Susan t. Monkey
| against the Richmond Railway and Elec-
against the Richmond and Manchester
! Railroad Company, for $4,000. which mas
been in the Hastings Court for the past
three days, was decided yesterday the
! jury deciding for the defendant company.
! Court convened at 10 o'clock yesterday
morning and Judge Ingram gave his in
| structiOns. The case was then given to
| the jury without argument and the jury
| retired to their room. They were absent
about ten minutes, and returned, bring
ing a verdict which absolved the railroad
company from all blame.
There are yet three cases brought by
! the three other persons who were in the
demolished carriage. These are set for
| Monday, after which the court will pro
! baby adjourn.
( PETERSBURG DARKY IN TROUBLE.
| Chief-of-Police Lipscomb and officer
| Wright arrested Emmaline Brown, a col
ored girl, yesterday morning, on the
| charge of stealing a gold watch from
! Mrs. Leila Leonard, Of west Twelfth
| street The girl was committed to Jail
until tomorrow morning, when she VIII
| appear before the Mayor.
| She came from Petersburg about a week
| ago, and soon found employment as "A
nurse with Mrs. Bedford, on Decstur
street Thursday she took the chil1 she
| was attending to visit at the residence
| of Mrs. Leonard. 1t was when she lett
| that the watch was missed. The time
| niece is valued at $50.
MISSIONARY RALLYDAY
To-day's services at the Central Metho-
| dist church will be especially interesting,
| and doubtless will be largely attended.
1t will be missionary rally-day, and a
| very attractive musical and literary pro-
gramme has been prepared for it. Rev.
| W. w. Lear. the pastor, will deliver an
| appropriate sermon.
| II will be Sunday-school rally-day at
the Fifth-Street Methodist church. Also
to-day. A very delightful programme
| has also been prepared.
Rev. Harry Burruss the pastor or
Asbury Methodist church. will preach at
the morning and night services; sunday
school at $50 in the morning, and Up
worth League meeting at Z O'Clock at
night. IN, a.,
his pulpit. at the Presbyterian church. az
both services to-day.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mrs. j. w. Barrett IS detained at her
home Twelfth and Perry streets, by
sickness.
Judge b. A. Hancock will open the Cir
cuit Court of Sussex tomorrow.
The young people of Swansboro' viii
have a soiree in Marx Addition this
week.
New South Council, Junior order Unlted
American Mechanics, met FRIDAY night
and initiated nine new members.
Mrs. j. A. Andrews, OF Lyncnburg' Is
the guest Of Mrs. G. l.. Petit, OF east
Eleventh street.
Mr.. W. J. Carter has returned home
from Raleigh, y. c., where ne attended
the State Fair.
Mr.. Edwin Kahl, son Of Mr.. John II.
Kahl is sick al his home, in SwansOoro
with malaral fever.
Al Cowardin-Ayenue Christian church,
Rev. ]. A. Spencer, the pastor, will preach
at II A. NJ and at 7:i5 +. NJ" to-day
Gods Plumb-Line" IS the subject or me
morning discourse.
Mrs. James NJ. Jewett and family have
left for their home on the Eastern Shore
While I'm the city they were the guests OF
her sister. Mrs Ida b. Lloyd, at The
Terrace"
Samuel Dadman. the negro who was
charged with burning the house OF Ben
Vaughan. also colored. in the county, was
taken before Squire l.. W. Cheatham
Friday and sent on 10 the grand jury.