Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-26
HE SOUTH SIDE.
4 Fire in Pctcrsburs-Long Service OF
Pastor-MinO Notes.

tcorrcspobdence Of tho Richmond Dispstch.l
PETERSBURG, January %. 1880.
The large twO-storv frame dwelling
corner Melville and st. Matthew streets,
owned and occupied by Mr.. ii. $. HARRISON,
accidentally caughtiire this morning about
hali-past O'Clock and was burned to the
ground. Only portion Of the furniture
was saved. Mr.. Harrison has an insurance
of $500 on the building and 500 on his FUR
niiure, which does not cover his loss.
Bills Will be introduced in the Legisla-
ture on Monday amending and reenacting
en- act incorporating the Virginia and
Carolina Railroad Company and protecting
che interest Of tho city ~ Petersburg IN
chat company. The delay in building this
70al, for the construction OF which the
city appropriated a large amount OF
money. has proved q source Of serious IN
lurv. As the General Assembly does not
meet lut oucein two years, II ls necessary
That some action should be taken at this
session TO preserve the charter rights.
LONG SERVICE.
The announcement in the Dispatch that
Rev. Or. NJ. ID. Hoge has been the pastor
of the Second Presbyterian church in
Richmond for period of forty-hve years
continuously brings 10 mind the fact that
In Petersburg wa have minister who has
served ms people for even a longer time
than that-negrly fifty wears. j refer TO
the Rev. DIR. Churchill j. Gibson, rector of
Grace Episcopal church. In the first years
OF the f0rties DR.. Gibson established q
mission church near the banks of the APP
pomattoX river with very small member
ship. There his congregation worshlpped
until the increase made the building
too small for comfortable Rccommoda-
lions. A large editce was erected on
Old street which was occupied until
lust before the breaking out OF the
war. when the continued growth or the
congregation under the faithful service OF
Ill. beloved pnstor rendered still another
lrd larger ediice for worship. The steps
tr. taken resulted in the erection of the
beautiful church on high street-one of the
LARGEST and handsomost church structures
81 the south, with present membership
~ yer six hundred. DR.. Gibson's earnest
CHRISTIAN work-the work of his life can
hardly be estimated. The number 81 bap-
tsms marriages. and funerals at which he
Al, dictated will run up into the thou
sands each. And here It may be mentioned
that when boy Dr. Gibson blew the organ
lI'llWsat one Of the Episcopal churches IN
Richmond. and subsequently, sang as ono
4 the cborister boys In the choir OF the
same church.
MINOR MENTION.
The cotton market has been very firm
this week, with latest sales NJ lUisc. ne
ceipts this week, ~ bales, making total
since September LIT OF $500 bales.
The shipments OF meal TO southern mar
kets from this city this week aggregated
1926 bushels.
IL may be mentioned as an unusual cir
cumstance that for three days past the po-
lice have not had a case before the mayor.
A countryman's team took fright near
ihe basin this morning and ran for nearly
a mile before the horses could be brought
% a stop. Near the junction of Bank and
Market streets the runaway team collided
with one Of the city's mules and carts, ln-
turing the animal considerably.
Tie Central Lunatic ASYLUM near this
CITY Is 80 crowded that additions to the
building will soon have to be made TO meet
She pressing demands for the accommoda.
tons Of patients and to relieve the Jalls. OF
the insane colOred prisoners.
Miss Burrell, of Charlotte, \. c., is visit.
ING friends in this city, and is the guest OF
Miss Bette Stevens.
Mr.. James b. Blanks, Commissioners Of
revenue. who has been sick with the grippe
las 20 lar recovered as 70 resume his du-
tics
DR.. N. Q. Holt, of Surry county, was in
fle city today. RoBN ADAIR.