The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-29
SERIOUS RAILWAY WRECK.
Two Trains Collide on The ParmYills and
POWhatal Road.
MANY MARRIAGES OYER THE STATE.
Hymen's Altar Raided AS "a Result of CupId's
Fiery Darts-Colored Methodist Con-
forence-Over the State.

PTrrRsBuRG, Va. Oct 2s.-lSpecial. /
This morning about 4 o'clock a collision oc-
CURED at Cumberland station on the Farm
vile and Powhatan railroad between two
trains. Both locomotives and several cars
were badly wrecked. Mr.. Ned Martin, of
Chesterfield county. a fremen on one OF the
trains. is missing. and ls supposed 10 have
been killed. Mr.. Ned Cheatham. Of Glover
Hill, Chesterfield county, one Of the engin-
eers. had his arm broken, and one of the con-
ductors. whose name could not be learned, IS
reported to be 80 badly injured he cannot
recover. Several other persons are said TO
have been slightly injured.
The Prince George Cavalry. Captain a. h.
Hobbs twenty strong left here this afternoon
at 1 O'Clock on horseback for Richmond TO
take part in the sham battle at the State Fair
tO-morr)w
David Clarke q very worthy and respected
colored man Of this city had his leg broken
tins morning 81 the freight depot Of the Nor
folk and Western Railroad Company by a roll
of zinc falling on him.
The Phoenix Club gave most enjoyable
german at the Petersburg Grays armory last
night which was very largely attended. lt
was led by Mr.. Nathan Ress aud Miss Helen
Eigenbrum. The other couples were Dit.
j Neuman with Miss Rosa Peyser. Mr.. Man.
ME Kadden with Miss Addle Emmerlch. Mr..
Myer Frank. Of Atlanta. Ga, with Miss
Sonora Kadden Mr.. Louis Weinberg with
Mss Rosa Weinberg Mr. solomon Reinach
with Miss Caroline Reinach. Mr.. l. Louis
Peyser with Miss Mary Rosenstock'
Mr. Eddie Eigenbrum with Miss Florence
Reinach Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cohen. Nj.
Morris Myers with Miss 1illie Libernuth Of
Richmond Mr. Nathan SimOns Of Richmond
with Miss Mamie Reinach Dir. Herbert Eigen-
brum with Miss Hannah Cohen. Stage:
Messrs. Ike Cohen. Morris Reinach. Sidney
Fisher Sam Camp and Jake SolomoDsky OF
Norfolk. and Joseph Peyser of Petersburg
Dancing was kept up until 1880 O'Clock thls
morning when the german WAS brought to
close with supper at the Murray Hotel.
The nineteenth annual session OF tho Viz
ginA Conference of the Colored Methodist
Episcopal Church in America opened this
morning at o'clock at the tnion-street Col
ored Methodist Episcopal church Ia this city,
and was presided over by Bishop j. A. Is. Be
bee. of Washington. n. O. After the ap-
pointment of the various committees thecon-
ference adjourned until o'clock tomorrow
morning.
The school board have introduced the in
struotion Of stenography aud typewEltlng IN
the higher grades of the public schools, and
have elected Mrs. Sarah II. Pickerell teacher.
MIR. Joseph b. Jones and Mrs. Jones left
this morning for New York via the Old Do
miuion steamship line.
Mr. Robert Tucker and Mrs. Tucker. Of
Blackstone, eft for home this morning. Mrs.
Tucker has been on a visit of several weeks
10 her parents in Petersburg.
Miss Ella Stallins. Of Isle OF Wight county,
VINO has been on a visit TO friends IN Peters-
burg will leave tor home tomorrow
Ms William r. Spotswood aad Mrs. James
Burrows leit for Richmond this morning TO
attend the State Fair.
Mr.. w. G. Phipps and his sister, Miss Judis
Phipps. Of Brunswick county, are on visit
20 friends here.
Mr.. j. l.. Shelton superintendent of schools
Of Dinwiddie county. was in the city to-day