Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-15

BANKRUPT SALE OF StoCk.
AS directed by a decree OF lhlteo
States District Court from -astern
District of Virginia, Mr. Barr Roper
,Ir., trustee, to-day sold as iole tlie
stock Of liquors. wines. cIGa: etc. OF
Mr.. Charles ". Williams, Srap'.
The stock was purchased by c. ssson
for $40, A sum considerably i; ( III.
ventory figures.
THE NEW WESLEY CHUI>lsi.
The congregation of the Nesiea NJ +.
church EXPECT to get into their hand
some new ed;ficc on Halifax street before
the close of the year-at least as Tar as
the Sunday school is concerned. The new
church stands on the site OF the old one
but is n much larger and more comfort
able ard convenient building.
It is said there are three or four canol-
dates for the position of superintendent
Of street clea ning. to be filled by the COM
mon Council on the list of December the
salary OF the new office Will be Si2o per
anrum,- and he viii be furnished with a
team at the expense OF tie c,ty.
THEODORE low .CONVALESClNG.
Mr.. Theodore Low, formerly super1nten-
dent of the eastern division OF the Norfolk
and Western railway. with headquarters
in this city, is convalescing from a long
and serious illness Of typhoid fever
TIE frs meeting Of the social tea AND
Bible class at the Young Mems Chris
tar Association, was held last evening,
with twenty-six young men present. The
class was led by Rev. ". \. r. Goodwin,
of st. Jonn's Episcopal church. Ihese
meetings will be held weekly.
The largest ard most Fashionable audi
ence seen in the Academy. OF Music for
several seasons gathered last night to
hear King Dodo.
AMERICAN CIGAR FACTORY BEGUN.
The American Cigar Company has be-
gun the erection IF its new four-story
brick cigar factory on its premises on
Hyrne and Harrison streets. The build
ing will be zoo feet long by 50 wide and
will be used exclusively for manual tur-
ing cigars, the present factory to be used
tor sten1nlirs purposes.
There was 9; .collision last night on lower
Sycamore street between a car of the
street car lire and ore Of the Richmond
ard Petersburg electric railway. For
tunatey there were no passengers on
either car at the time and no enc was hurt
ard but little damage done.
It is reported thar ore OF our prominent
city officials. who is quite musically In
clined, to-day received 4 proffcr Of an
enga cement with the King Dcdo' Com
pany at SIS a week. It is not thought
that the salary is commensurate with the
merits Of his voice, ana the offer VIII De
declined.
MARRIAGE IN DINWIDDIE:
At the church OF the Good Shepherd, in
Dinwiddie county, on Wednesday of this
week Miss Della Park Powell the charm
ing daughter Of DR.. z. c. Powell. county
superintendent OF public schools, was
united in marriage to Mr.. w. T. Carter,
Rev. ". "A. r. Goodwin, Of this city, Off
ating. There was a large assemh!age of
the friends of the young couple present
to witness the ceremony. The attendants
were: Miss Bette Powell and Mr.. T. r.
Freeman: Miss Blanche Cuthbert and Mr..
J. D. Rives; Miss Mamie Rives and Mr..
Percy Doyle; Miss Emily Baskerville and
Mr.. Frank Gee.
After wedding dinner at the residence
of DR.. Powell, Mr.. and Mrs. Carter left
for the North on their bridal trip. The
groom is the popular agent of the Sea-
board Airline railway at McKenny sta
ton. The bride belongs to one of the
most prominent fam.ties in the county and
is an exceedingly attractive and accom-
r1iShrj la1y