Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-07-22
REGULAR MEETING
OF THE sUNpAY-SchoOL UNION AS
ISOLATION OF THE ME-. CHURCH.
"Five and Ono" the Petersburg Fine for
Sunday Drunhs-A Model Farmer
in Dinwiddie County.
Correspondence Of tho Richmond Di.pasch.l

PETERSBURG, July 81, 1890.
The regular meeting of the Sunday
School Union Association of the Methodist
Episcopal Church was held Sunday after
noon at the church in Ettrick. The at
tendance was large and the exercises very
interesting. Addresses were delivered by
Rev. DIR. Bledsoe and Captain l.. l.. Marks,
the latter on the subject of The Growth of
Sunday Schools in America and Canada.
The total organization of the seven schools
composing the association a. shown by
the reports submitted yesterday. is 1 ,4S7,
distributed as follows: Washington
Street. 3i7; Market-Street, 2s2: High
Street. 294: Wesley, I27; Blandford. Ill !:
Ettrick. 2l0 West-Street, 1854: Total
amount of money collected during the
month, $l40.s4.
SERIOUS CHARGE.
Edward Rand (white). a painter by trade,
was arrested and lodged in jail this morn
ing on the serious charge of stealing the
sum of S55 from the person of W. +. God
frey, of Richmond. According to the lat
ter's statement the two had been drinking
together and rested in an alley, where
Godfrey fell asleep. When be awoke his
money was gone and so was Rand. He
made complaint and Rand was arrested A
small sum was found III his pockets and a
due-bill for Sl2. The case was continued
for examination until tomorrow.
DECISION SUSTAINED.
In the Hastings Court this morning the
Jury sustained the decision Of the Mayor IN
imposing fine of $50 and costs on the col
ored woman Anne Bell, charged with
making an unprovoked assault several
weeks ago on Mrs. Jane BlankenshIp, an
aged white lady. The costs IN the upper
court will run the sum to be paid by Bell
mp TO nearly $40. SO she got little salts
faction III her appeal.
Five and one" was the Judgment rem
dered by the Mayor IN number OF cases
brought before his Honor this morning. 1t
meant S5 fine and II costs, and applied IN
most instances TO Sunday DRINKS and dis
turbances. Five and one" IS the judy
ment generally called outtor short. dis
tinction is generally made as between a
Sunday and q weekday drunk, unless the
latter is ATTENDED by circumstances OF
which the Court feels bound 10 take cOgnl-
Zance. The Mayors docket was very
full one this morning, and quite large
sum was deposited in the shape OF lines.
TO ELECT A PASTOR.
The congregation Of the Harrison-Street
Baptist church (colored) will hold a spe-
cial meeting tomorrow night with the OBJ
ject of electing pastor. II is understood
that Elder Gray, of Danville. is the choice
of the congregation and that he VIII pro-
badly be the fortunate man. The church
has been without pastor since the with
drawal several months ago OF Rev. Z. W..
B. Gordon, who has built for himselfa taber-
nacle on Halifax street. Harrison Street
church was organized about one hundred
and twenty years ago and has one OF the
largest memberships of any church in the
State.
TEACHERS PRESENT.
There were present at the institute just
closed at the Normal College one hundred
and fifty-four teachers, who came from
different portions of the State. and several
of them from outside of the State. During
the late session of the college there was an
enrolment of three hundred and twenty
pupils, and President Johnson thinks this
number will be largely increased at the
next session. judging by the correspond
ence now going on. There are accommo-
dations at the college for fully four hun
dred pupils.
FARMING THAT PAYS.
Dinwiddie county has the model farmer
in this section. His farm speaks for itself
in the returns 1t makes for the labor ex-
pended upon and the intelligence and care
with which il is managed. In this IN
stance farming pays, ndpays Handsomely.
Over one hundred tons of splendid hay
has been housed ten acres of watermelons
and canteloupes are coming into bearing
luxuriant fields of corn wave before the
wind: crops of wheat and oats have been
harvested large quantities of fine pota-
toes are shipped to the northern markets :;
the most ImDrOAed varieties of fruits large
and snail are found i'll abundance: every
product of the soil adds to the yield of the
farm: the stock are all fat and sleek, and
everything about the farm betokens sue
cess and cOntentment.
A wood fire occurred on the farm of Mr..
+. =. Cummings, i'll Chesterfield county, q
few DAYS ago which did some damage to
timber. Mr. Cummings also lost some
shantes and clothes by the fire. and his
carriage and some leather belts were dam
aged.
THE TOBACCO CROP.
While the acreage IN tobacco in the
South-Side section IL not so large az form
| erly, vet the condition of the crop Is un-
usually fine, and the crop promises to be
better than for years. The season has been
splendid for tobacco and the planters are
greatly encouraged. One prominent plant
| er remarked day or two ago that II the
| favorable season continues his barns Will
not hold his crop.
The manufacture of cigarettes will soon
be commenced i'll this city on quite an ex-
| tensive scale by Messrs. j. 1. Pace and
Knox Pannill. Premises have been leased
on Sycamore street. The firm will also
enter largely into the manufacture OF ci-
| CARS. ROBIN ADAIR.