Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-24
MANCHESTER AND CHESTERFIELD.

!, there will be other interesting features
] The members and friends OF Sellsi q
| Methodist Episco&,l church are feauestee
! to meet IN the stewards room to-HaofioM
| morning between the hours OF ~ ana =
o'clock. witt, offerings for the poor OF VI.
! community. Sugar. coffee. tea. houi
meal meat. orders for coal or WOOD
/ money and other things VIII p' t''at'r'
! fully received.
The pastor appointed The following re-
ceiy.ng committee and requests them &c
be present between the hours nameu
Misses Martha Ellington, Ellen Baell. ~
J. Bowman, Maggie Ellington. and
Messrs. z. BEDFORD. Charles Schaadt NJ.
A. Campbell, and Charles Atkinson.
Bethlehem Baptist church, 81 chester
field county, near Bon Air. Will ceieorate
the anniversary Of our Saviours birth
on Friday night al S o'cloc--. An interest
ing and appropriate programme will be
rendered. the latter part OF which VIII
consist of dialogues and Tecitauohs.
Music viii be furnished by the choir
with it's choristcr. ]. Henry Smith. as
leader. The church has been beauc-
fully decorated.
WERE IN GREAT DISTRESS.
a case of great suffering and distress
has been reported in Manchester. The
family OF u machinist have been i'll and
the father is Just recovering from an
illness of several months. during which
time he has been unable TO work. Promi-
nent citizens have contributed literally,
however, towards relieving the distress
Of the family, and they now have some
thing to eat and enough fuel to last them
several days.
Joseph Purcell appeared before Mayor
Maurice yesterday on the charge Of
being drunk and disorderly and breaking
tte nf l>a 1,rr1a AGoinhlIS
Eargrave.
Purcell was fined $3.50 and costs, which
he paid and was released.
BRIEF ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Rev. Father Waters has arranged for
the services which are TO be held IN
the Sacred Heart church tomorrow.
There will he low mass at 4. NJ, and
high mass ct i0:3o o'clock
Mrs. W. a. RuX. formerly Miss Julia
GooGe. of Manchester. has arrived in the
city from Norfolk to spend the holidays
Mrs Merchant wife Of DR.. W. F. Mer-
chant. who has been visiting her mother,
Mrs. Virginia Holt. in Washington, has
returned TO the city.
Mr.. George Saunders. of Charles City,
is visiting Constable G. N. Blankenship.
Mr.. Pierce Rucker has arrived from
Johns Hopkins and will spend the Holt
days with his parents. DR.. and Mrs. E. T.
Rucker.
Mr. and Mrs. j. T Abbott will leave
the latter part Of this week to visit
friends in Norfolk
Mrs. Charles Stein is somewhat i'll at
her home on Hull street
Professor Maurice leaves to-day to
spend the holidays in Buckingham coun-
".
Mr. H. L. Jones will arrive home to-
day from Wilmington. Del. to spend
the holidays.
Mr., and Mrs. Walter Bailey leave with
in a day or two &c visit in Powhatan
county.
Samuel Patterson and Rudolph Fon-
tame. both colored, were fined 81 each
by Mayor Maurice yesterday for jump
ing on u street car.
Mr.. Ohio Bryce. Of Swansboro. has re-
ceiVed the handsome IS hat offered in
the recent Dog and Poultry Show for
the finest beagle hound Mr.. Bryce. with
n, ms laVorite dos, Won the first prizo and
mas received many offers for the animal.
which is one of the finest in the CITY