Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-08
MANCHESTER NEWS.
REV. n. IT. WILSON breaches At
CENTRAL CHURCH TODAY.
DOIEGS OF The POLICE FOR A YEAR.
Half Thousand Arrests Made In
1S9S-TuncraIs of Mrs. Smith ana
Items OF Interest.

Rev. r. T. Wilson presiding elder OF
the Richmond District. will preach at the
Central Methodist church this morning at
II o'clock Rev. ]. c. Reed. the pastor
will preach at Market-street church
Petersburg. at the same hour, when
memorial tablet In honor Of the late
Rev. Peterson will be unveiled
IT Is probable that Rev Mr.. Wilson
will announce the the time OF the Quar-
terIy Conference of Central church at the
service to-day. when this conference
IS held the question OF building a new
church will be decided. and If ahirma-
lively. a building committee, TO have
charge Of the work, Will be appointed.
Rev. c. j. Crawley pastor Of West
End church. Will preach at Central church
tonight.
DOINGS OF POLICE IN 1898.
on Friday evening next when the City
Council holds It's January session, ChleI-
Of-Police LipscOmb VIII make the follow
ing report Of the work of the police lot
the year 1898: Arrested by the CHER, 49,
bv Flrst-Assstant Jones, 100; BY Second
Assistant Smith 81; by Thrd-Asslstant
Wright, 1O7; Jointly. p; by specih ran
road officers. Al. Total. Jl5
OF this number there were 30 felonies'
~ misdemeanors, 252 ordinance violations,
s suspicious characters cases OF lunacy'
and 81 tramps.
A comparison Of these figures with those
for the year 1891 would tend 20 show that
the city was getting better, or at least
thc criminal population was decFeaslhs;
In 1897 there were 5s8 arrests, distributed
as follows: Felonics. 81; misdemeanors'
2l2: ordinance violations. &i; lunacy' o.
trompe ~. suspicious characters, D.
By chief. 1l3: First-Assistant Jones. lH'
Second-Assistant Smith. l23; Third-Assls-
tant 10: Jointly -; special officers, lJ
AGED CHESTERFIELDIAN DEAD.
Mr.. Joseph f. Newly, highly respected
and esteemed citizen OF the HopeWeh
Church community in ChesterIeiu Gun
~ died at his home yesterday after |
mon at . o'clock Deceased was SICK /
Inn "a short while. and death was very un- |
expected. lie was ~ years Of age lie /
he survived by seven children, five OF |
whom are daughters. Inc sons Iesluo
AZ their fathers home, but the daughters |
eavs one. Mrs. r. a. Farmer live In |
swansboro'. They are Mesdames {. -. |
Corbus. n. J.. Criddle and Misses Sonora |
and Lily Newly.
The funeral arrangements have not |
been made YET.
BARBER-SHOP ROBBED.
Thieves entered the barber-shop Of Mr.. |
Charles Challcey, at Nineteenth and hun |
streets. some time during Friday night |
and succeeded in carrying off about S2O |
worth Of booty.
An entrance was effected from the rear /
part Of the building, and the fellow ana
his partners took razors. clippers, shears,
&c, at will. The robbery was reported TO
the police yesterday morning, but so jar
no arrests have been made
TO-DAY AND TOMORROW
The funeral Of Mrs Catherine Scott
Smith, who died Friday afternoon, viii
take place this afternoon at o'clock from
the residence OF the father Of the de-
ceased Mr.. r. III. Crooks. No 2l3 east
Tenth street Rev. J. c. Reed pastor OF
the Central church, Of which Mrs. smith
was a member. viii conduct the service.
The funeral Of Mrs Carroll will take
place at ST. Peters Cathedral tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock, with requiem high
mass Interment will be made i'm Mt. Cal
vary Cemetery
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Rev. Mr.. Grmsley will preach at Clop-
Ion-Street Baptist church az both services
to-day. Mr. Grimsley is from the East
orn Shore Of Virginia.
Mr. j. II. Kanada and Mr.. w. II. Smith,
the former well-knOwn railroad man
and the latter an employee at the Trede-
gar-Works, are out, after being confined
to their homes for about a week with i'll
ness.
A rally Of the endeavorcrs OF the Cowar-
din-AVenue Christian church viii be held
on Tuesday evening. Several preachers
from Richmond will be present and make
addresses. Rev. j. A. Spencer, the pastor,
Will conduct the usual services to-day.
There is a good deal Of sickness in
Swansboro' at this time. Several persons
have pneumonia and the grip is very pre-
Valent
Mr.. j. Henry Patteson, who has ap-
pendicitis, is progressing satisfactorily
50 says his physician, DIT Lawrence In
gram. and he does not think en- opera
ton viii be necessary.