The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-03
South Richmond Bureau.
The Times Dispatch.
1910 Hull Street

Phone Ms olson i75.
ASIDE from CLEANSING the name OF the office
and adding regular city delivery TO Forest
Hill and Woodland Heights, the coneoida-
tion OF the Manchester and Richmond post
offices, to tniio place the last of this month
VIII cause no actual difference in postal arr
rangements In the Southside. In n letter
from the Post. Office Department yesterday
Postmaster Smith was instructed that rural
delivery routes Nos. i. and would be
changed after June 10 rural delivery routes
Nos. 9, and g. Manchester station, Rich
mond Va
This change is one OF name only and
VIII not AFFECT the routes in the slightest.
The same carriers will cover the same routes
as at present the different, number having
been given in order that the Nos. !. and 3
J. and of Richmond. After June letters
| to persons In South Richmond should be ad-
dressed to Manchester station Richmond.
Property Transfer.
By virtue OF deed Of bargain and sale
recorded yesterday in the clerks office of
the Hastings Court Part 3 The house at 1909
Decatur Street changed hands for the sum
| OF fl.ioo. David 6 Lee was the purchaser.
while the owners were FranIs T. sutton. ST..
Decatur Street and runs back seventy-hve
feet. The price per foot falls much lower
| property in Washington Ward
| Big Event To-Day. 4
| An epoch I'm the history OF the Stockton
Street Baptist Church will be marked to-
new church building. The progress OF this
church under the leadership OF the Rev. j.
|
and of the greatest tents yet accom-
! plished is the building Of this handsome and
costly church soon after the destruction
| OF the old church By fire.
| a good beginning has already been made
| by the contractor and the walls are begin
| ming TO rise on tho founda tons II every
thing goes is expected the building will
| be ready for dedication next fall The old
| parsonage has been moved bodily from the
/ site of the new church at the corner OF
| Twelfth and stockton Streets and UP
a vacan, lot on Ninth Street. The plans for
| building new parsonage are somewhat
hazy now. the pastor and the hoard desiring
10 rid the church Of the financial stress
caused by the building before the erection
| OF the parsonage is undertaken. Plans for
1.-The parsonage. however. were drawn by AR
/ chitect West when the church pians were
arranged and cali for substantial red
| brick building 10 ndjon the church at the
| back. iil
The exercises incident to the cornerstone
/ laying will begin at $3.50 o'clock this hour
| having been chosen in order that business
1 men might not be put 10 Inconvenience. The
main address is to be delivered by cx-Gov-
ernor Andrew jackson Montague, and will
| be delivered Immediately after the big block
OF granite is lowered into place.
inc MaSomsc rites ,or the % occasion wi'i DO
Gent Free and Accepted Masons. and this
| body Will have as honorary cscort the Rich
Music will be rendered by chorus of fifty
voices and prayer offered by the Rev. J. t.
I Haley.
In Oak Grove Court
, The regular weekly session OF the oak
! Groves ma gIstrate's court held yesterday
morning by Squire Cheatham in the Oak
Grove Courthouse. will 60 down on record
j aR one OF the few times that this court has
not been graced by healthy number OF sim
morning and, hgurativey rolling up his
sleeves. prepared to dish out Justice in The
good old chesterheldian way but great was
his surprise when the criminal side OF tho
docket WAS found to be clean and unspotted.
4 a large number OF civil cases were called
I and dispatched with record epeed
Judge Z. II. Welis was yesterday
In the Hastings Court. Part :: In the con,
sideration of several small chancery cases.
Z, Two large damage suits are scheduled Tor
hearing next week, and that will about clean
MP the docket for this torn Of the court
Three from Southsde.
! Among those who received diplomas ThuTs-
i day night ut the closing exercises OF. the
/ Richmond womnns College In the Academy
of Music were three South Richmond girls
All three were recipients of many presents
} and great bouquets of flowers. Miss Bessie
Virginia Cheatham. daughter OF Squire L.
rs. Cheatham, OF Oak Grove. was awarded a
diploma for English. literature. history and
pedagogy; Miss Marion Virginia Hughes wan
: awarded diploma In English and German;
Miss Beatrice vcrnei Cersley was awarded n
diploma for history.
At least one Of the young women Will
continue her studies next year az the state
; Female Normal school In F'nrmville; and per-
hups two Will enter there. iE s.
Personal and General.
,Physlcinns have promised lfoDert Trego,
Il the young white man who was SO padly
: burned last Christmas by the explosion Of a
Gull Oh HH6OIcHe tnat he Gun raw tHe iioS.
pital by July !. lie has been In the Retreat
for the Sick since the accident.
big meeting specially for men,, VIII be
held tomorrow afternoon ct o'clock In the
tent on Fifth Street between Hull and De-
cn,nr in which the Rev. G.. T. FORESTER and
]. w. Dixon have been conducting the Old
tinc revival meetings all this week.
Mr-,. Richard Palmer, who was Injured
Thursday afternoon whom the wagon IN
which she WAS riding was struck by q
freight train. is resting quietly at the home
OF her sister, Mrs. Emmett criddle, OF
Swansboro. The attending physician does
not fear fatal results from the Injuries.
q The Rev. w. {. Sale will discuss tho fol-
lowing subjects tomorrow in the weather
ford Memorial Baptist Church. Morning
service, Making the Most Of Life: .evenina
service. The Rest Woman that Ever Lived
Tho regular weekly meeting OF maple
Camp. Woodmen of theaWorld was held last
night at o'clock In Fraternity Hall The
meeting was unusually Interesting and wei
The regular meeting Of New, South Corn'
ell. Junior Order of United American Me
ehanics. held Last night in the Odd Fellows
Hall, South Richmond, consisted mainly Q.
routine business good crowd OF members
WAS present. 5s W. IF
District Conference Next wecle:
The annual conference of the ken.