Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10
PETERSBURG BLAZE.
STORE AND DWELLING CONSUMED
: THE FAMILY At CHURCH.
s,,. far Damages Against the Norfolk and
western MISUNDERSTANDING ser
mon on Episcopal Missions.

fcorrcspondence OF tho Ricnmonu p'Sva'0n'
pr-vpsrrRo. Va. February s.-About
o,cloct Sunday night, while the family
,ve s, .. church. the store and dwelling be-
longing 10 and occupied by mr. ~ NJ .,
Young. on Perry street. caught nre anu
,,ere destroyed. How the fire originated
= no, known. and the FIRST discovery OF tho
danger Of the building was made oy persons
nassing in the vicinity who saw sinohe
sewing from the upper story. they went
a. .ho front door TO give the alarm 70 tne
; ~ ~ and as they knocked against tpe
door II opened and at the same tluls 'no
lamn. which had been lett ouInlng AZ IL
the passage, exploded, soon al.ei yvhor
the building was IN ma. Ius lamp amp was left
bnrbipg in the hallway and another Ia al;
Yonng,s chamber, both OF them ,urneu
5on,nio w Mr.. Youngfs confident that ne
u1sn lncted the front door. The entire
stock az groceries was destroyed ana al oi
ire household furniture, clothihg' snu
other personal effects were i0st. H. az:
Young has an iDurance OF Sl.5p 9n 1no
house in the Virginia stste, auu ~ 20 l,onds
an Insurance of $500 on his STOCK OF goouS
and about $500 on his furniture.
EJEcrMEST SUIT ARGUED.
r,o c;rorit Court was engaged all day
hearing the suit Of William NJ. Anderson,
If Dinwiddie county. against the Nortoik
and Western Railroad Company Tor SzV'-
mn damages for eiectment from the cars.
The company demurred to the lustice
ond reesonableness of the claim as alleged
IN the declaration, and this demurrer was
elaborately argued by Messrs JACKSON
GUY. Of Richmond, and W. Il. Mehesnney,
of this city, for the pleintih, and ueotge
s. Bernard and Judge W. d. Mann iof 'n'
company.
EPISCOPAL MISSIONS.
Rev Fveraud Meade. n grandson OF the
Iote Risbon Meade. preached three times
| In this oltv on Sunday on the suolect OF
the mission work of the Episcopal Ohurch
| in the Diocese of Virginia. He gave
great deal of interesting information 70
| 1bo LARGE congregations to whom Nc
nreacbed. He il one of the three evan
| geljsts OF tho church whose laDoIs are
| directed mainly 10 the South slde sectlouh,
| He spoke encouragingly OF the gI0 eWsS
| az the church and OF the great WORK OF tne
in;t t az ,ralI az of the increase in the con-
| tributions of the diocesan mission Wolh.
Rut he said. there are fifteen counties "a
| H. Stote in which the Episcopal ChuIcn
- nrocticellv unknown: there are III al
| dition sixtv-six churches IN tue ot"ss s
without a pastor and where lay se!vi ~
are only available. Ot the 100 ctN!ss ~
Stote one third are aided blythe Mlssi0naIy
cor;ety Between CITY Point and Smithneld
| On tbe South Side there are seven or elgnt
churches without pastors and yet uhuer
| ,be work of the laity there had oeeu
sacantv COMBINATIONS in these churcnes
| $500 $500 tbe mast wear. Mr.. Meade bespoke
n nrayerful consideration Of this SUBJECT
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
| Pow T. w. Doggett. formerly assistant
| 80 ~ Grace church, who several
months ago accepted call TO missouri,
bas accepted the charge OF q church IN
| Chester. Pa, and was in the city yesterday
on his way to the latter place.
vaa az entered by thief last night and rob;
| he'd Of n small amount of money which had
been left in the drawer. Entrance was et-
| fected through side window 20 the build
| inc and then through the transom over the
counting room door; r,...
1.-THE Choice OF q Wife" was the subject
| Of Rev. DIR. Acree's sermon at the flrst
BAPTIST church last night, and standing
room was hardly available on the occasion;
Wesley Bassfeld (colored) was convicted
of felonious assault in the County Court OF
Nottoway last week. and sentenced to the
penitentiary for one year.
NOT CAPTURED.
| The DdfLN WHO 81 tIut-i1
Hamerock, an elderly citizen OF Nottoway,
a few DAYS ago and then placed the insen;;
sible body Of the victim on the, railroad
track. has not yet been captured, though
dilieent efforts in that direction have been
made.
Warrants have been.issued for the arrest
of one OF more parties who are suspected
| of having committed the recent assault
upon Mr.. John Warrenton. Mr.. warren
| ton was badly beaten and was picked mp
unconscious in the street. lie IS yet IN
able to leave his bed. ,c
l. Sunday was the most beautiful SaoDath
of the new year-clear, bright. and baimy.
To-day has proved striking contrast, a
heavy rain falling and dark clouds almost
shutting out the light of the sun.
SIGNAL SUCCESS.
The Grays' bazaar. which has been IN
progress at the company's armory during
the past week, has proved a most signal
success, and it is expected that the net re-
ceIpts will run IN TO $1,000 or more. Inc
programme of exercises each evening has
been of the most entertaining and attrac;;
tive character. Tonight Colonel Nash and
staff, of the Fourth Virginia regiment, at
tended the bazaar and inspected the Grays
in their dress parade and drill.