The following is a Manchester column from "The Times-Dispatch,"
Richmond, Va.,
Wednesday, March 12, 1890 issue, front page.
HAPPENINGS IN MANCHESTER.
An Infantry Company to be Formed-Personal and Briefs.
Manchester stands an excellent chance for having an infantry
company. Forty-
one young gentlemen have signified their willingness to become
members and more
than half this number have signed. A meeting will be held at the
office of
Messrs. A. J. Bradley & Co. Friday night for the purpose of
permanently
organizing and electing officers. A meeting was called for this
purpose last
night, but the attendance was rather small and it was thought
best to postpone
the election of officers until the Friday-night meeting. If this
company is
formed, and there is every indication that it will be, many of
the Manchester
boys will transfer their membership from Richmond companies.
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Mrs. PATCH, who died night before last at the residence of her
husband in
Chesterfield county near Petersburg, was well known here, where
she had some
relatives and a great many friends. She was the wife of Mr. G.
D. PATCH, senior
member of the firm of G. D. Patch & Co., who conducted the
general merchandise
business on upper Hull street. She leaves several children, among
them Mrs.
Wallace SNELLINGS and Mr. Sylvan PATCH, who is his father's partner.
Deceased
had been in ill health for a long time.
The funeral of Mr. William Brown GARY took place yesterday afternoon
at 2
o'clock from the residence of Mr. Lewis D. SIMMONS, father-in-law
of the
deceased. The deceased was a member of Henderson lodge of Odd-Fellows,
and that
organization escorted the remains to the cemetery. The funeral
services were
conducted by Rev. J. Cleveland HALL, of the Presbyterian church.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mrs. E. J. BOWMAN, of this city, is visiting friends in Norfolk.
Past-Great-Sachem George W. HALL, of Petersburg, was in the city
yesterday,
the guest of Past-Great-Sachem George W. TOLBY, great keeper of
wampum of the
Improved Order of Red Men of Virginia.
Mrs. WILLIS continues quite sick at the residence of her
son-in-law, Mr. David
L. PULLKIAM.
Miss Mary TURNBULL, Miss Mary JOHNSTON, Mrs. Robert ANDERSON
and Mr. John MINETREE, of Petersburg, were in Manchester yesterday.
Mrs. D. D. BEATTIE left Monday night for Baltimore on a business
trip. She was
accompanied as far as Washington by Master Douglas BEATTIE, son
of H.C. BEATTIE,
Esq.
At Chesterfield Courthouse on Monday Treasurer GILLIAM sold
all of the lands
returned delinquent which had not been previously bought in by
the Commonwealth.
Mrs. Charles P. WHITE [sic,Mr.], of Richmond, and Miss Lily
VAUGHAN, daughter
of Mr. Richard VAUGHAN, of this city, were married yesterday afternoon
by Rev.
J. Cleveland HALL.
A correspondent writing from Granite says: "A rich vein
of kaoline clay has
been discovered on the land belonging to Mr. P. McCRANIGHAN. The
deposit is now
being traced, and experiments will be made to determine its value
in the
production of pottery, & c."
At the poultry show recently held, in Richmond Mr. W. G.
OWENS, of this city,
exhibited several very fine game chickens and won the first premium
diplomas.
He has and four first-premium diplomas. He has had two of his
diplomas
handsomely framed, and they are now on exhibition at Mr. Ernest
YOUNG's store,
next door to the post-office.
Contributed by Beth Bond