The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-08
REV. Mr.. AGREES SUCCESSOR.
Rev. Mr.. Garrett Called TO the Passionate
Of The First Baptist Church.
RESIDENTS OF ROANOKE SXINDLED.
Three Ladies' Die in staunton-The Atlanta
and Bennington Leave Norfolk Tor south
ern waters-yirginia Affairs.

PETERSBURG, VA. Zee. Especial After
the services at the First Baptist church YES
terday morning the congregation held meet
ing and by unanimous vote decided to ex-
tend pastoral call to Rev Il. Il. Garrett. Of
Austin. Texas. TO succeed Rev. X. i. AGREE
who has removed to Roanoke.
Rev j. l.. Tillery. Of Lancaster county,
Va. who al the recent session Of the Virginia
Methodist Episcopal Conference held here
was assigned to the pastorate Of Wesley
Methodist Episcopal church in this city. en-
tered upon his duties yesterday morning and
at night preached at Market-street Methodist
Episcopal church.
Bishop Van do Nyver. Of Richmond. was
expected TO preach at It. Joseph's Catholic
church yesterday morning but was unable TO
fulfill IFS appointment on account OF illness.
Cards are out for the marriage Of Miss Nan
ME Holman Of farmvile and Mr.. Waltor JOY
ner. formerly. OF Petersburg. but now OF
Richmond. The ceremony will take place ut
tho Presbyterian church at farmyllle on the
10Th inst.
Robert Orchard. little son of Engineer
Crickard. on the Norfolk and Western rail-
road, got his foot cut of Saturday afternoon
at Crewe while attempting to jump on car
OF froigh; train
The grip has got a severe hold on the peO-
plo of this community. A prominent physi-
elan said to-day that hc believed half Of the
population of Petersburg were suffering more
or less from tho disease last week. A leading
tObacconist here IS IN receipt of u letter from
Australia, which says thai the grip is prevail
ing to an Alarming extent there
three engineers on the Norfolk and West
ern railroad went ont TOR u hunt day or
nj
killed eighty rabbits. eighteen cartridges and
one squirrel
judge W. II. Mann. Of Nottoway Court
house. was in tic CITY to-day lie told TIE
I,u4 correspondent that there was not nor
had there been. "a single case Of the grp at
the Courthouse. The Judge said NOttOway
Courthouse was the hea.thiest place in the
world.
Tho representative from Petersburg 10 the
Grand Commandery knights Templar (cJl-
Ored) OF Virginia which Will open SIS annual
session in kichmOLd tomorrow. is William j.
Smith. Representative 10 the Grand Royal
Arch Chapter .col0red of Virginia from this
city Is Captain William j.. Jackson. The
Grand Chapter meets IN Richmond to-mOr-
row. The representatives from this city TO
the Grand Lodge OF a. i. and A. u. cOlOredl
If Virginia. which opens IN Richmond to-
morrow, are James III Clayton. Robert =
Claiborne. Douglass johnson. John T. Lively,
Thomas Martin, EDWARD johnson. Thomas j.
Gates and Wyatt larham.
A joint meeting OF the congregations Of the
Presbyterian churches OF this city was held
yesterday afternoon at the Second presby-
terrain church IN behalf of the missionaries
who are now IN China. Several addresses
were made. and very feryent PRAYERS offered
in behalf II the missionaries now i'll the far
of distant land.
". G.. Crawley's store. on Short Market
street was broken into last night and n lot Of
groceries were carried Of by the burglars.
who got IN through rear window.
The locomotive OF the passenger train from
the West. which arrived here to-day 10 l2.i0
o'clock. ran into a flock of wild turkeys and
one of them was killed. When tho train
reached here the pilot OF the locomotive had
turkeys eethors scattered ali over it.
Mrs s. w. Britton. of this place. is very ill.,
Mr.. William +. SpOtswood, u prominent
druggist here, who has been i'll with the grip,
is now able TO bc out.
Mr.. Thomas Palmer Of City Point. is in the
city.