Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-27
MANCHESTER NEWS
TWO CHURCHES CARRY 4 GREAT
CROWD TO BuCKRoE BEACH.
PRETTY WEDDING LAST EVENING.
Miss Ciopton becomes the Bride of
MIR. Robert Fowikes-Dcntb of ur.
Jackson ut Don Air-Justice Given
Out-Briefs.

The Central Methodist and PRESBYTERIAN
churches, OF Manchester. gave an excur-
sion to Buckroc Beach yesterday and
carried large crowd Of persons to that
pleasant seaside resort.
The train. consisting Of twelve
coaches. all filed with pleasure-seeKing
people OF this city, in all about eight
hundred, left the city just before 8
O'Clock The trip 20 Buckroe was made
I'm pleasant run. The day throughout
was very pleasantly spent. notwithst nd
ing the rain. The homecoming began
about Z O'Clock, and Manchester was
reached at $3.50. There was no accident Of
any sort.
PRETTY MARRIAGE LAST EVENING.
A pretty marriage took place at No.
oCi Stockton street last evening at $50
o'clock when Miss Mary Clopton be-
came the bride of Mr. Robert FOwlkes.
both of Manchester The ceremony was
performed by Rev. J. T.. Hicks, pastor
Of the St0ckton-Street Baptist church.
After the ceremony q reception was ten
dered the young couple at the residence
OF the groOm's father. Mr.. William c.
FOwlkcs. No. 2J7 east Eleventh street. The
bride rs a daughter of Mrs. Sarah 4.
Clopton. and a most attractive young
lady Mr.. Fowlkes is also much esteem
cd.
DEATH OF MR.. JACKSON.
Mt Charles II. Jackson, section master
Of the Southern Railroad Company at Bon
Air. died az his home yesterday morning
at 10 o'clock. He was aged about 80 years.
Mr. Jackson was one of the best known
men in that section Of the county. lie
nf O.
2ll A. T. and 4. NJ
Five years ago he married Miss Ophelia
Blankenship. of Moseley Junction. who
survives him with a little girl, aged Is
months
He will bo buried at 2 o'clock to-day
from Mt Herman church with Masonic
honors Mr.. Jackson had been sick some
time previous TO his death He had been
with the Southern road for some years,
and was much esteemed by his employ
crs.
GAVE THEM a LECTURE.
Mayor Maurice gave out some justice
az his White Temple yesterday morning.
The recipients of the commodity were
cOlored folks
Pattie Stokes appeared first. She was
charged with cursing and abusing Anna
bel Trent The Mayor sat through the
evidence. and then taxed Annabel Lee
| Trent 81.
Several small colored boys were up for
stealing mOlasses. which Mr.. Chalkley
had left I'm a vacant store at the corLcr
of Nineteenth and cambridge streets.
His Honor gave them lecture, which he
| considered sufficient punishment for most
any offence. and let them go "at that"
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr. James Taylor, of Bremo, Va, is
visiting friends in the city.
Mr. e. b. Davidson and wife, Of Buck
ingham county are visiting his mother
at No 1903 Porter street.
The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. j.
A Tatum is quite i'll at their residence,
No 3l6 east Ninth street.
Misc Carrie Tutwiler. of Cartersvlle,
is visiting Miss Huldah Taylor, of Swans
boro'
Miss Florence Alley OF Petersburg,
who has been visiting Miss Agnes Craig,
on west Thirteenth street. returned home
yesterday.
Miss Eva Sampson, OF west Eleventh
street, left Tuesday TO visit her uncle,
Mr.. w Fl. Sampson, at Roanoke.
Miss Alma Brown has returned home
from visit TO friends and relatives at
Blackstone and Crewe, Va.
A large force Of hands is engaged in
unloading the iron work for the Rich
mond, Petersburg and Carolina railroad
bridge which will cross the river at the
point of Mayo's Island.
Miss Agnes Craig. of west Thirteenth
street. gave delightful lat home Tues
day evening i'm honor of her guests, Miss
Florence Alley. of Petersburg, and Misses
Glendodo Biggs and Lille Smith, OF Flo
renee : G