Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-02
B[SlNESS-M MEN MEET.
MANCHESTER CITIZENS HAVE DIS"
cussroN OF "wHITE UP"
BROWN MILL SERVE OUT HIS LIFE.
The ThricS-convietcd Negro VINO
WaStaid MIR. Nathan Brapch' W.
fused New Trinl-sc'"r"i 'o""'"
Committees Mcct-Othcr News.

Committees Mcct-Other News
The Manchester Busncss-M MS Asso-
citation held a regular meeting in Toney's
Han last nieht and an interesting and
animated discussion was held over the
proposod book on Manchester hcr re-
sources. and Inducements.
President a. j. Danron presided, and
afr C,arcncc walden was at his post as
secretary The secretary reed the min
utss of the last meeting, which were APP
proved. The matter Of getting out such
"a hook as referred 20 above was taken up
al once. Propositions were received from
the chronicle neutrality-suspicious., and MIR.
j. s. Lumpkin. a book and job printer OF
the city. These were read and discussed
almost paragraph by paragraph. Both
promise book Of $50 10 200 pagcs. well
Illustrated and handsomely printed and
bound. Action as 20 whether the book
shall be gotten out just yet or not was
not taken. however, and the whole mat
ter was allowed TO go over until the reNt
meeting. The remainder Of the session
was taken Up In She transaction OF rou-
tine business.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
The Building and Land Committee OF
the Council met al the Office Of the Clerk
of the Hustings Court yesterday after
noon AT o'clock Chairman Green pre-
sided. The enlargement of the Clerk s
nd Ia ma -
ter gotten fairly IN shape. Routine busi-
ness was also transacted.
The Street Committee Of the Council
sIso met last evening at o'clock IN the
ssaoe of City-Engineer Lpscomb. Only
Pbutine business was transacted. This
was regular meeting.
The Cemetery was the third committee
10 meet yesterday evening Only routine
business was transacted here also.
BROWN Is DONE FOR.
Judge John II. Ingram, Of the Hastings
Court of this city has expressed his de-
termination to let the verdict of the jury
in the case OF James Brown (cOloreO
take its course.
About ten days ago Brown was tried
before Judge Ingram on the charge Of
wayiaying and robbing Mr.. Nathan
Branch. of this city He was defended
by Judge james NJ. Gregory, OF Swans
boro The jury found Brown guilty and
save him three years In the State prison.
This was Browns third conviction and IL
meant q lifetime sentence for him. His
attorney made a desperate effort TO get
him on and made motion for new
trial. Judge Ingram heard the exceptions
yesterday and overruled the motion.
Judge Gregory viii hardly take the case
TO superior court
SHECKELS FOR THE CITY.
1t was Squire Lithgow who collected
the sheckels for the city IN the Temple
of Justice yesterday morning.
His first case was that CT Thomas Glib
son. q colored man, who was charged
with beating Joe Holmes. Gibson was
fined $3.50 and the costs. The man ac-
tually tried TO get his Honor to cut his
Srice. alleging that the privilege of beat
'ug Holmes was not worth 50 much
money.
Re6ecca Young and Annie Branch (col-
ore5) were before his Honor because they
INDUCED On a fight. Unfortunately for
them. the police found it out and it cost
them $3.50 each.
ODD-FELLOWS OF MOSELEY'S.
Last night was a red letter time for the
Odd-Feuows OF Moseley's Junction The
meeting was attended by District-Deputy
j. q. Saunders Of this city; Grand
Master Bailey, and other prominent odd
Fellows Of this city and Richmond, be-
sides by a great number of the members
of the ordey at Moseley's
The report of the Chief OF Police for
the month Of July shows that thirty-iive
arrests We're made, as follows: Misde-
meanors. IS; ordinance violations. l6; at
tempted suicide l. BY the Chief. Isl;
officer Jones 8. officer Smith g: officer
Wright, 9; Chief and Wright, L. Chief and
Smith. 2.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Miss Ida Brown. Of Porter street, is
visiting her sister. in New York.
Miss Annie Brown and Miss Addie
Snellings are visiting friends in Peters
burg.
Miss Frederick Lamb. of this city, is
visiting friends in Charleston ). c.
The Dorcas Sewing Society of the Fifth
Street Methodist church held a special
meeting last night, and the attendance
was good.
The Middle District Baptist Associa-
ton will meet next Tuesday. August Sth,
with the CloptOn-S Street church, of Swans
borO' Middle District embraces the
Baptist churches OF Manchester, Ches-
terrified. and Powhatan. The officers are
Rev. Or. L. r. Thornhill, moderator, and
Mr.. J. Haskins HobsOn, clerk.
Mr.. Thomas Attkisson, of Greensboro,
y. c.. is visiting his mother in Swans
boro'
Mr.. Robert O'Brien, who has been quite
sick at his residence, on CoWardin ave-
nue.. is much improved, and sat up yes