Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-13

,.rdav morning with appropriate exer-
cIsas Miss I.avinia Walden 10 principal OF
this school. and her associates are Misses
Iulia Morris and Minnie Jones. The room
was filled with the children their parents.
and friends Rev. W. r. Haight offered
tho 1pening prayer. Mr.. Haight also de-
liyered the medals and prizes, which the
teachers IN the school had seen III TO
award 10 their deserving pupils. The fol-
lowing prizes were given by Miss Walden:
Gold medal to Miss Mamie Jones. for
first place In scholarship: silver medals
to Miss Sarah Bedford and Master Morti-
mer owen. for second place in scholar
ship; q gold pen 10 Miss Clara Loser, for
greatest Improvement In penmanship.
In Miss Jones's ROOM Mr.. Haight deliv-
cred gold medal to Miss Catherine Tay-
Tor. FOR scholarship: silver medal to
Miss Mary Harrison. for second place In
scholarship; silver medal to Master Ran
dolph owen, for department. having
been attending the school three years and
not receiving single mark 10 his dis
credit. He, as we'll as Master Mortimer,
is a son OF Mr. Ben. L. owen, Jr. A sill
yer medal was also awarded TO Miss
Esther Jones for perfect department and
scholarship. 4 pen was given TO Master
Henry Writ for department. lie and Miss
Esther belonged TO Miss Jones's evening
class, while the other rewarded pupils
are members of the morning class.
Little Misses Mamie and Minnie Jones.
who have done such credltable work In
school. as Is shown by the prizes they
have received, are daughters of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles T. Jones, OF Swansboro'.
Miss Morris gave 10 hor class two pretty
and valuable books for scholarship and
good behavior. A large number OF pupils
received certificates also. Of creditable
department and scholarship These, too.
were awarded by Mr. Haight very grace
fully.
DIDN'T HAVE ANY FIGHT.
There was a story current yesterday
that Mr. John Casby. a drummer for s.
G. Fairbanks q CO., and Mr.. Harry
Brown. employed IN a like capacity by
y. r. Savage & Sons. went TO Forest Hill
Park Thursday evening and settled a
little difficulty on the field OF honor by
the means Of fists There is no such per-
son as Harry Brown employed by Messrs.
Savage. A gentleman at this house. in a
position to know positively II such a thing
had occurred. denied that It had. most
emphatcally. Mr.. Casby was not at his
place of business Yesterday after the
morning. but no one there knew OF his
having had n fight.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr.. G.. 7. Atkinson, OF Greensboro, N
c.. is visiting his mother. in Swansboro
Mrs W. q. owen, Of Norfolk. is visit
ing Mrs. f. A. Lamb, on Thirteenth
street.
Ernest Neblett. the young white man
who was arrested Thursday by Officer
Jones for beating his sister. was given a
hearing by Mayor Maurice yesterday
morning and fined s..
The Licking-Creek Fishing Club has re-
organized. with the following officers:
President. John Rice Vice-President. b.
T. Crump: Secretary, s. r. owen; TreR-
surer, Henry Harnish.
Mr.. r. B. Vowel, Supreme Organizer
Of the Royal Tribe of Joseph, OF Sedalla,
Mo-, paid visit to Manchester Lodge.
No. 3. last night. and made an address Of
much interest to the brotherhood. Rich
mond Lodge, No. ]. and Church Hill
Lodge. No. 4, attended.