The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-11-26
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ADJOURNMENT OF THE ZION CONFERENCE; Ap.
r0INTMENTS FOR THE ENSUING YEAR
BURNED TO DEATH--THANKsGlvTSG 0BaERv-
UED--PERSoSAT, &c.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
NOVEMBER %, 1879.
The Conference OF the A. Ill. E. Zion
Church, which has been in session in this
city for week past, finished Its business
and adjourned last night. A resolution was
adopted instructipg the delegates TO the
General Conference. which meets in Mont
somery, Ala, next May, to request there.
tGrn Of Bishop Hood TO the Third Episco-
pal district, composed OF the States Of vir-
ginfa and North and South Carolina. Bishop
Hood Is a man OF decided talent, Chris
tian man, and an excellent presiding officer.
Delegates were appointed to the various
Conferences to be held during this and the
coming year, and the Bishop announced
the appointments for the ensuing year in
his district. The appointments for Vir-
ginia are as follows:
Mount Zion Circuit, Brunswick county,
Vac. L. Steward.
st. Paufs Circuit, Brunswick county,
Van. L. Overton.
Petersburg Station-.J. Neil. Farley.
tBcsteFucIQ ClTcNlt-I. AHOfn.
Mount Hope cui,-W. II. Pitts.
Southampton Circuit-A. Newly.
Franklin Mission-A. Griffin.
Portsmouth Circuit-H. Ii. Whidbee
aud A. j. Fletcher.
Norfolk MlsSion-S. Davis.
The contributions OF the members of the
Conference for The various church purposes
were, considering their abilities, very lib"-
raj.
A letter from Weldon states that an old
colored man named Edward Juyner, aged
about one hundred years, was burned to
death at his bone, near that town, several
days ago. He lived by HIMSELF and was in
feeble condition by reason OF his advanced
age. How the fire occurred is not known,
but the building was consumed, and with
! it the aged occupant.
! The indications are that Thanksgiving
day will be more generally observed here
! than for years past. Services will be held
in all or nearly al OF the churches, and the
banks and public buildings will be closed
to business in honor OF the day. The PEG.
pie are beginning to tee that they have
something else than mere political blessings
to be thankful for.
4 negro named Henry Webb was arrested
| in Prince George county last week for
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served that he took something from his
pocket and threw it away in the woods.
1t proved TO be watch belonging to Cap
tam w. L. Alley, OF this city, which the
! fellow had stolen some four or five weeks
ago, and which the owner will be fortunate
! enough TO recover.
An alarm OF ire was sounded this morn
! ing about Q O'Clock, caused by the burning
OF an unoccupid building in Blandford.
| Loss small.
| Henry Harris (colored), who is under ar
rest charged with having committed hume
rouS hcr-ruost robbereS in the city during
the past few weeks, was arraigned in court
this morning, but the case was continued.
The accused has engaged able counsel to de
| fend him. and intends TO nlake good fight
for his freedom. He is generally regarded
as guilty of the midnight slaughter Of an
untold number OF fine fowls.
Mrs. Branch 7. Hurt. whose illness from
paralysis was mentioned in my last letter, is
reported much improved to-day. Mr.. Baker
f. Wells, who has been very i'll for two or
| thu c weeks, is also con4alcscent.
ROBIN ADAlR