Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-01
ON THE SOUTH SIDE.
.,r VIII. OF MRS EUDoRA GooDE
pRoBArED YESTERDAY.
QUARANTINE NEARLY CAUGHT THEH.
, number OF Manchester People "o'
ont OF Old Point md N"'''
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CIub Chartered-
Meeting To-Night-Bfieis'


The will Of Mrs Eudora T. "oo'e was
probatel I'm ,ne Manchester liaTu"SS
Court Yesterday morning. Ihe property
~, NJ coo5o is valued at $500. ana is
,of, r,o,rlv 10 her grandchildren. Mrs. j.
\, cr,fp.b and MI william leslie GIBBS,
~ .rh. estate consisted Of real estate IN
n,ancb,scr. personnel property in this city
o,a r,sl estate in Kentucky and Ohio.
a. Goofe LEI, her two chldren only $40
g., auocine as her reason that they
.,..-o ",,ell fxcd' in this worlds goods.
RAN FROM YELLOW-PEVER.
Mr. Clarence A. Pickett. formerly Of
this city but recently Of Norfolk where
he was a printer on the Virginian-Pilot,
came 20 Manchester yesterday. and had a
hard time getting out OF Norfolk because
OF The quarantine against yellow-feyer
districts The regulations Of the Board
Of HcaSh OF Norfolk seemed 20 apply 10
the persons who wish % leave the city,
and Mr Pickett said every depot was
watched. lie tried 20 take the Norfolk
and Western train for Richmond, ana
lad 20 dodge the policemen at every point.
Quite number or Manchester people
who had been caught az old Point ana
vicinity by tho quarantine came up on
the Chesapeake and Ohio train last night.
one lady who. with several children, came
up said she thought q few hours before
the train loft that she would not see
Aanchester again for "a long time. She
found out later that trains were coming
up. and lost no time in packing up and
catching one OF them.
FISHING CLUB CHARTERED.
The Huetnes Court. Judge Ingram. YES
terday granted charter 10 the Licking
Creek Club This is n Joint stock COM
panv. chartered I'm order to lease md
hold LANDS and water-pOwer; 20 operate
saw-mils grist-mills. or other mills for
manufaCiu turing purposes and 90 lropa-
gate or rear fish of imported or native
stock The fish are TO be taken for the
use Of the company and its shareholders,
or 10 be sold as may be deemed BEST ana
20 be propagatcd. reared. and taken under
such regulations and bylaws as the COM
pany may establish and TO be protected
from injury and depreciation.
The capital stock is 90 Doe not less than
$500 nor more than 5000 divided into
shares OF 500 each. which may be paid
for in labor. services, personal or real
property. The amount Of real estate shall
cmce is 20 be I'm Manchester.
The stockholders are Messrs John G..
Rice. s. r. owen. II. T. Harnish l.. VI.
Nunnaly. and A. G. Attkisson, of this
city and Mr.. Beverly T. Crump, Of Rich
m0nd The officers for the first year are
Mr. Rice. president; Mr.. Crump, vice
president; Mr.. owen. secretary
Licking creek is situated in Ches' or'ield
county about ten miles from Manchester,
and IS q popular resort for local fisher
men.
BUSINESSMEN MEET.
The Business-Nen's Association will
meet this evening at $50 o'clock at
Toney's Hall. This will be an important
meeting and q fun attendance is urged
There viii be several meetings of COun-
eli committees this evening.
The Buildings and Land Committee Will
meet at o'clock I'm the Hastings Court
room 10 further consider plans for giving
the Clerk of that court better quarters.
At O'Clock the street Committee Will
meet in the Engineers office, and at the
same hour the Cemetery Committee Will
meet I'm the Council Chamber
The Amshouse Committee met yester-
day afternoon and the almshouse was in
spected and everything about the pre-
misses found in good condition.
OAK-GRONE DEDICATED.
Oak-Grove Baptist church was formally
dedicated Sunday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock. and the programme, as already
printed. was carried out.
On. w. L. Hatcher presided at the SER
vices and the dedicatOry sermon was
preached by Rev. Dr ". r. j. Smith,
OF Richmond. Rev. Joel T. Tucker read
the Scriptures, and prayers were offered
by Rev. J. r.. Thornhil, ID. D., and Rev.
Or. r. J. Willingham
The music. under the direction Of Mr..
W. J. Morrissette, was impressive and
enjoyable.
The collection taken Up was very
gratifying
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr. William Cox IS quite i'll at his resi-
dence. on Porter street.
Mr.. c. J.. Thornton. who has been i'll
for some weeks is improving.
Mr. II. II. Flournoy left yesterday
morning for a weeks stay in Powhatah
Rev. J. J. CIopton is in the city visiting
relatives. ,,,
MIR. John 7. Atkisson is able to be out
again. after a severe illness.
Mrs c A. Raincs and daughter. OF
swansboro' returned from Petersburg
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. w. Moon and Master
Leo Howard left yesterday for Red sui
phur Springs. w. Va.
Mrs. A. l.. Powell, Of west Seventh
street. has returned 10 the city, after
pleasant stay with relatives in Amelia
county.
Judge y. A. Hancock has returned TO
his home in the country, after an absence
of three weeks. He has been in Farm
Vile.
Miss Minnie Newman left Saturday 10
visit her old homestead. Ina Nottoway
and also friends at Crewe and Amelia
Courthouse.
Rev. Decatur Edwards has returned 70
his home. i'm Fredericksburg, but VIII re-
turn this week and next Sunday Will
preach for the Clopton-Street church peo-
pie.
EMpORIA.