Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-14
IN PRINCE GEORGE.
rae NOMINEES or TIE REPUBLICANS
FOR COUNTY OFFICES.
A sn,l. I'm Both Parties That Is Favorable
for the Demoersts-servioss IN
Memory Of Dr. Edwards.
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pyryRspuRa. Va, April l3.-Tho Repuo-
lican Nominating Convention OF Prince
George met at the county courthouse on
SATURDAY, and nominated Il. Boiling VII
cor Fqo for Commemorative Attorney.
ana y W Brown (colored) for Commis-
sioner Of the Revenue. Brown IA the IN
cumbont Of the latter Office, which he has
held for several years. The convention re-
fused 10 make any nomination for sherin
or Treaaurer. This action leaves sherin
Youngblood. tho present kepugucali' gu
of the race, and also leaves Mr.; Dan,e H. .ne
Democratic nominee for the once Oh ires 20
surer, without opposition. MI I'D ~. d.
Ratte' however, Is an independent Demo-
cratic oandidate for Sheriff. and opposed
10 Mr.. Boisseau. the Democratic nominee.
There seems TO be some split IN Doth
parties in the county. John D. OocAe'
Eso the present Commemorative attor-
new. is the nominee of the Demoeiaue
party for reelection.
TIE EDWARDS MEMORIAL sERv1cEs'
A very large assemblage Of people, en-
bracing members of all the Christian &c
nominations in the city, gathered IN the
Market-Street Methodist Episcopal church
SUNDAY afternoon 10 take part IN the ser
vices 70 memory Of the late Rev. Dr. John
Z. Edwards. Rev. II. G.. Cheatham, the
castor, presided and delivered avery grace
ful eulogy on tho life and character OF Ut u
Edwards. He was followed by the heV.
James A. Riddick, contemporary OF the
| iIlustrious deceased. who was member or
| the virginia Conference when Dr. Edwaros
vas admitted. His address was more IN
detail and had more special reference 10
DIR. Edwards's services IN the ministry.
GLORIOUS RESULTS.
He smoke OF the enthusiasm of the young
rnJn;ster when he entered the Conference
and of the glorious results OF his laooTs
that followed that enthusiasm and earnest,
ness. which increased with his years ana
shone even brighter with age. lie SPOKE
of the zeal and eloquence OF the preacher
which never waned through long series
| If wears: of the churches he had built; OF
the great number Of souls he had brought
10 CHRIST: of his power for good in the
confereuce: of his influence in private
az well as in public; OF his Iowa
| bic character a. a man as well as
| a minister; of his rich fund of remlnis-
| cences and inexhaustible humor, and upon
each of these the speaker dwelt somewhat
| in detail. Rev. DIR. A. G; Bledsoe also pald
| a beautiful tribute TO the memory OF the
| deceased. as did also Mr.. J. j. Williamson
and Captain J.. l.. Marks on the part OF the
| laity. go
adopted by the Market-Street church are
| 10 be framed, and, with portrait OF Ut.
| Edwards, are 20 be hung in the pastors
study at the church.
THE PosTAL-TELEGEAPH CASE.
Pursuant,to their order of adjournment
Mesers r H.. Green, X. B. Bate, and T..
r.. Marks, the commissioners appointed oy
the County Court Of Prince George 10 as
sess damages for right of way in the case
of the Postal Telegraph Cable Company
rs. the Norfolk and Western Railroad Com
pany, met to-day ut the Southern Hotel 10
| this city to hear argument OF counsel
upon the evidence taken before them
| durinp the month of March. This
| evidence il very voluminous, cover
| inc a wide field and has been very
| carefully prepared. All of the counse,
| i'm fine case-Nfessrs. j. Samuel Parrish and
| William b. McIlwaine for the telegraph
company and Messrs. George ), Bernard
! Robert Stiles. A. l.. Holiday, and ). .,
| Cooke for the defendant were present. Al
| the time this report closed the counse
were discussing some preliminary points OF
| law with the indications from the earnest
| ness with which they are battling upon
| these that the commissioners Will SIT tol
| several DAYS. Both parties are contestlnf
| every inch Of ground. Judge Rlyes Is hold
! ing his court open with the view OF re
ceiving and and acting upon the report o.
| the commissioners as soon as IL ShaIl "
be made. The case will doubtless go thu
Supreme Court again.
TWO OLD CITIZENS DEAD.
Mr.. James G. Blake, an old and we'll
| known citizen, and tor many years gro
| cery merchant here, died YESTERDAY. III
J condition had been much debilitated fo
many months past by reason OF one O
more strokes of paralysis: Mr. Blake CANE
here from the.North after the war anu
| made a good citizen. He was member
| of the Common Council for several years
| He leaves four OF five children, and hi
| wife only preceded him to the grave by
few months.
| MIR. Irving Morgan, another old and re
| snpcted citizen, died at his home IN tn
western portion of the city yesterday, III
was about siXty-fve years OF age, ana ha'
for some time been in delicate health. III
was a gallant Confederate soldier ana
member of A. p. Hill Camp of Confederat
veterans, by whom his body was escorte'
to the grave this afternoon.
| PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
His Excellency, Governor z. w. McKin
| new. will spend Wednesday the 10Th lnstan
| at the Central Lunatic Asylum, the day oil
which the annual meeting OF the Board o
| Directors is to be held. The GoyernO
| will come over on the early tram and re
turn late in the evening. He will doubles
take occasion TO give the institution, to
gether with the new $4,000 addition JUS
completed, thorough inspection. Gov
ernor Mckinney was at one time memDe
of the Board of Directors of this ASYLUM.
| Rev. Il. L. Wilson, pastor of Wesle
Methodist Episcopal church, Is contine'
to his house by sickness and was unable
preach yesterday.
The male members of ST. Johns Episcc
pal church held q meeting Sunday after
noon and organized a chapter of the ~
Andrews Brotherhood for the purpose G
systematic church work.
The grip is prevailing to cOnslderabl
extent here and in the adjacent counties
In Prince George county several death
have resulted.
One of the heaviest rains of the season
lasting for several hours, visited the lowe
portion of Prince George and Sussex couI
ties on Saturday night and did consider
able damage by washing the land an
roads. II was irregular thunderstorm an
deluge.
M b. Bridgeford (colored) was arreste
here Yesterday for drunkenness. Short
after his arrest telegram was receive
from Newport News requesting that he b
detained to answer the charge of a felon
committed there.
Mr.. w. l.. Watkins, one of the olde:
ana most respected members of the bar {
this city, is quite sick.
RlcHMoND'S EXALTED MEN.
TThav InGtituta "a Lodge of the PrOtoCtiy