The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-16
NEWS FROM
. S0UTHSlDE.
Celebration Of First Anniversary
at Cowardin Avenue Chris
tan Church..
LITTLE DAMAGE WAS DONE.

LITTLE DAMAGE WAS DONE
Manchester Bureau. Times-D ispa tch
y No. 1l02 Hull Street. :
Rev. G. o. Woodward celebrated last
.torate Of Cowardan Avenue Christian
Church. The church was very pret.ily deco
rated. being hung with festoons and flow.
ers. and large, appreciative crowd was
present
The services were opened by the sing
ing Of the hymn, "Al Hail the Power Of
Jesus Name" Mr.. W. R. Bevan, Of
Wilmington, Del, offered prayer. Two
solos were beautifully rendered By Miss
May Lindsay, of Richmond. and two Sc
Lotions We're rendered by the choir. Rev.
j.. j Haley, of Richmond; Mr.. w. I.
Laprade. Of Washington, and others made
short talks on the work and value Of
The church.
After the formal ceremonies were over
refreshments were served. 'h
"A concise account of Mr. Woodward's
pastoral work gives the following. $50
v ,
mons. IL marriages, IS funerals. 2' adj
Is dresses, lectures. G. received into the
q church by baptism, and 80 otherwise.
n Results of the Storm.
d The storm seems TO have wrought less
damage in Manchester than might have
been expected from It's violence Five
poles tot 'llle Virginia Passenger and
I Power electric line were blown down In
Semnes Avenue and caused considerable
delay in the traffic; and another pole
was blown down on the Fonticello road.
A farmer was heard to say that most
d of the corn in Chesterfield county had
been cut, but that which had been left
standing was now on the ground as q
e result OF the STORM
Statement of the Theft.
In an Interview yesterday Mr. NJ. ].
sCheatl1am stated that he was positive his
\ store had been robbed of $40. The theft
K occurred he said. while Mrs Chea than
Il was in a 5rea r room talking to her daugh--
Ter. / ottie, who was preparing TO take the
money to the bank. a we'll dressed negro
y had come into the store and called for g.
pair Of kid gloves. AS Mrs. Cheatnam
turned to ,re.enter the store the negro
hastily went out. Her daughter. lottie,5
noticed a 81 bill lying partly out OF the
box in which the money was placed. ana
called her mot theirs attention to the fact
5They5 Immediately Investigated and dis
H covered that $40 was missing. Ihe man..
whoever he was. must have reached over
and grabbed the money and, not being
$sj. No ia see how much was IN the boz,
y tanr or,,v that which came within his
hands. Mr. Chea than says that The
money Is gone. and that no mistake had
been rnadc3i. counting tt.5f
The man has not yet hee!: y, nnre hendcd.3
Progress Of Carnival.
More Subscribers were added YESTERDAY
10 those on the list Of donation for the
carnival fund. Nearly n sufficient amount
4 has now been raised. and the frclnen are
much encouraged with the prospects,
IA Mr.. Buchanan. OF 4he Passenger and
Power Company was secn in regard TO
the lighting arrangements, and will give
a definite answer to-day assto whether
the company will afford the lighting
power,
Catholic School Opened.
The Catholic schools opened yesterday
and a large number OF pupils was en-
rolled At $40 A. NJ. the teachers and
children attended mass IN body. The
school is under the supervision OF Rather
waters, and Miss SUSIE FRESHMAN Is
teacher.
Charming Birthday Party.
Miss Bessie Eggleston was rendered
charming birthday party "Wednesday
night by her friendsand relatives IN her
home In East Marx Street. The evening
was passed pleasantly. In playing games.
and afterwards refreshments were served.
Some OF those present were Misses
Blanche Carter. Minnie Williams,
Helen Priddy. Annie. Grace and
II Ruth Nunnally. Kathleen williams.
Gertje Harding. Louise and lncz
Williams. Lola Johnson, Eula Belle, Co
denia. Jennings and Messrs. Frank Hall.
George Brown. Cleveland Euband, Rer-
nard Smelling. Herbert and George Hal,
Linwood Nunnallr. Ben Williams. Nor
man Madra. H,anny Peters. Richard
Ketcher Miss ficrtic Wilson. Mrs. Hall,
Mr. and Mrs. ]. G. Euband. Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene Johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. a. ny Al
bright, Mr.. and Mrs. r. Pierce, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. II, D, johnson, Mr.. and Mrs, W..
II, Nunrfally. Mrs. Maggie johnson, Mr..
4. II. Uzman and Miss Mary johnson.
Personals and Briefs.
Mr.. Alexander Moore lost fine horse
the other night. 1t was accidentally Kill
ed by an electric car on tho Font'cello
road. &4sd
Miss susie Kesler left Wednesday even-
ing for Lynchburg, where she Will at
tend the marriage OF her sister, Mrs.
Annie E. Burnett.
Mrs. Allen Magee, OF n East Tenth
street. is said TO be worse.
Mrs. j. W. Craze is still confined TO
her room with illness
Rev. Robert p. Lumpkin left yester-
dsy for Westmoreland county. where he
has gone to assist in protraoted meet
j ing
Manchester Lodge. No H. OF Masons,
viii meet in the Masonic Temple on
Monday, September 18th.
The street force was at work yesterday
cutting grass and clearing the Side
walks
A dance was given last night at
Mrs. Trainum's school-house. OH Porter
street
MIR. Clarence A. Pickett is rcnovating
and painting his lunch-room In prepara-
ton for the oyster season
The olympia club will meet next Tues