The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-23

. davis hunt. Johnson took from bis trunk
/ n seif cooking pistol. which he inten"e" -,
rvino with him. The pistol was tnoufhe ~
be unloaded. While Johnson ana M uiSgn
were examining the weapon liiwas accloen a ~
/ discharged. the ball striking Morgan III tuo
/ hort Killing him instantly The shooting oc-
1 cured IN q house occupied by Albert JONI JONI
/ son The parties are both colOred anu Ia"
! always been very warm friends: .,,.-
/ A day or two ago. during a violent thu 1ll.
| storm. the barn of Mr. II. Il. Knox al west
! over on James river was struck by HshlblhS
ord very badly damaged. Mr.. Knox and
several other gentleman were seated III NJ y
| outhouse q short distance from the Darn anu
ali al them were considerably stunned ny the
] electric current ,,:tt.o
There was very heavy rain in Dunwiddie
and Chesterfield counties yesterday ai1ei-
noon. s1,..o-.t.,,.
have made an appropriation 20 have the city
written up and all of It's advantages de5cIlOeu
The book is 10 be in pamphlet form ana Is 10
be widely distributed.
The Sunday school OF the First Baptist
church is one Of the most foursLlng IN the
city. A new schOol-room 10 now being added
TO that now in use, and when completed Will
be one OF the haudsomest in the South It's
cost will be about s1,G0O. 1t IS to lie richly
furnished
Petersburg Union Royal Arch Chapter met
tonight and elected officers for the next
Masonic year. At this meeting some OF the
council degrees were conferred
The monthly meeting of the Methodist
Sunday-schOol Union Association, OF THIS
city, was held Yesterday afternoon at Wesley
VI. f. church and was largely attended. Inc
exercises consisted Of singing, recltatlons ana
reading OF reports from the several scho0iS.
The reports show that the total nulnDer
of scholars IN the several schools Is !. 535 The
i 4 Ia l.v nv - III.
pastor OF the Mnrket-street NJ. +. church.
Subiect " A great thing, and what Will we 90
with p He asserted that the great CUES ol
the country the great mountains. even Mount
Blanc. the great world we 1--we IN, the great
sun which lighted and warmed the earth ana
which was so much larger. many of the stars,
were all unInoved YOU might say inconcelY-
ably great. and yet they psled into insig-
niIicance when contrasted with the greatness
and value Of the immortal soul OF the smallest
girl or boy.
Miss Cadeuia Ium Bishop, Of this city, and
Mr. George w. Kempton. of New York. Will
he married tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock
at Market-stTeet Methodist Episcopal church
At a meeting Of the congregation Of the
Byrne-street Baptist church held Yesterday It
was decided 10 sell the church property and to
build a church elsewhere III the city A COM
mittee was appointed to advertise the property
for sale. and also TO look out for site for
the new church it is proposed TO build.
The trial Of W. b. Hagood and J. F. Ha-
good who are charged with breaking into
and rObbing the freight cars Of the Atlantic
and Danville Railroad Company at Edger-
tons station. will come up for trial IN the
County Court of Brunswick tomorrow. The
Hagoods have been confined in the jail at
Norfolk.
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
During a thunder storm this afternoon near
Disputanta station on the Norfolk and IVES
tern railroad, Charles Rainey a well known
citizen of Prince George county. was struck
10y lightning and instantly killed. The
deceased married Miss Virginia Ann Wash
ington Juisey, who survives him with sew
eral children.
The barn of DR.. L. +. Fuqua. in Sussex
county. was struck by lightning and torn to
pieces and horse belonging to DR.. Fuqua
and mule owned by J. }. Slade were killed.
Dr.. Fuqua is a prominent dentist of this
place.
The board of directors of the Petersburg
Perpetual Building and Loan Company held
a meeting this afternoon and elected the
following officers: President n. T. PattersOn
Vice President. Augustus Wright: Cashier
Robert Harrison Attorney, ". p. McRae
DR.. ID. NJ Brown, superintendent of public
schoo of Petersburg. lectured before
the Normal School of the Virginia
Normal and Collegiate Institute this after
noon. Subject: The importance of moral
training in the public schools" An address
was also made by Rev Thomas Spencer, of
the Bishop Payne Divinity School. There are
now I49 teachers in attendance upon the
normal schools.