The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-20

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rrrsrsprRG. May 10, 1919.
,.a, rain has been falling steadily and
.,,,.'r;Iv all d,y long, ard is still descending
,,i,h mncd prospects of the long season con-
INNING Ion@cr. Reports from the surround
ING counties represent that the work ct the
farmers has been greatly delayed by the I'M
toward weather. Here, probably. an effect
II the rain Will hc 20 prevent the ConscrNa'
t!yc rl~>-mcrtinc which had been called Tor
tonight by the chairman Of the Executive
COMMITTEE. the people being very much al
Nidcd nyhow a> TO the prorricty OF lnakihS
auv effort in the canvass. There would hol
have been any large attendance nj best, ou'
the rain may prevent al action.
The Radicals Will hold Il maS>-ln'et'h@ TO-
MORROW night TO rl,ify and get W 4 cam
YaiGn spirit.
such cNtraya"aut statements have been
made ~ tn fine extent Of the damage suffered
l., The non bridge of the Petersburg ana
N.I,;,u railroad over the Roanoke near
T-,l:on during the recent !reshct that 1t l.
,;inry Ia >iy that the official estimate here
oI Inc loss sustained is about $1,000. The
brid-" Itself was not damaged. and the earth
establishments that were washed away are eN-
p,vtr,l 10 hr replaced within the next three
weeks Superintendent Sprg@ thinks the
work could bc done la,lch sooner II the IA
boz could nc gotten; hut on the eve OF IN
election the ucgrcc, refuse 10 go AVA. from
town.
At the Tabh-Srect Presbyterian chlTcl,
Yesterday Rev. W. :. Plumcr, ID. D., con-
Uucicd divine service in the morning and at
pi.ht. At the Grace Episcopal church the
new organ was performed on for the first
time, large congregation being present.
General Malone and lady left this evening
Ter Baltimore. and Major Henry Fink, SUI
1criu,cnicnt OF transportation Of the At
ianic. Mississippi and Ohio Railroad Com
pany. has lcft for Europe.
The Radical Clnh Of the Fourth Ward
met io-nigh, for the nomination of Council
ticket. The committee has agreed to report
The following names, which will no doubt
be ratified: \. Is. Adkins, Dr.. ID. +. May.
j. i. Young. and W. +. SpoiSwood. Or
these. NC>sr>. Adkins and Spotswood have
been known Is Conservatives. herunnln@
III Conservatives on their ticket in doubtful
wards i game OF the Radicals to prevent
opposition in them
It hatbltl SIupoi ACiSp1otSu ilo
anniversary yesterday, Oh which OCCASION an
appropriate address was delivered by Rev.
". W. Duncan, pastor of the Washington
Street church Rev. +. NJ. Peterson also
spoke. and the sum of $500 was raised for
The repair Of The church.
\ frame tenement in Matoacl. Chester.
ii, ID. occupied by Mrs. Sturdlvant and Mrs.
Bass, WAS half destroyed by tire on frlua;
iri@in.
fhc exterior walls of the new car-lactory
1t Fleets have been completed.
The Conservatives of Matoaca township,
Che crticId. have nominated the following
Tickle! for the election on Thursday Asses.
.oy, ;. \. Nilsson; Clerk. i. +. Lockett !;
Supervisor. Or. J. II. Robertson; Road
Commissioner, Edward Cousins: MaSis-
trltc>, hcv. W. VI. Robinson. w. ii. ID.
Perkins. und X. l.. Jones Constahles, ii
Il. Harris aud Hector Dahl Ovcr>cCr OF the
Poor, Joseph +. Taylor; Collector, k. Is.
.'uiir>.
hey. T.. ". Peterson, pastor of the High
~'icr Methodist Episcopal church. will he
IN a srIi,.~ al sermons addressed to young
n, II ON SUNDAY next. His first sermon Will
l. at the text OF " .AhSaom is il fast young
ii.til.
Nr. W. +. smith has withdrawn his name
~ It candidate for supervisor of RlNCs town
.iI1. Prince George, and Mr.. Williams, the
,,:,>tnt incumbent. has been substituted on
IL, ticket. RoBlN -ApAIR.