Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-09
ADJUDGED INSANE.
THE SAD CASE or A RESPECTED
YOUNG LADY OF PETERSBURG.
Fonds Realised for New Catholic Church.
The Coiored Methodist Church Trou-
bicssIyssc. bail Grounds.
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Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
PETERSBURG. Va, July s.-A commits
sion Of magistrates summoned to at this
morning had an unusually sad case under
consideration. Miss Mary Clark. re-
spccted and much beloved young lady,
was before the commission on suspicion OF
insanity. Until recently she had been
resident of Petersburg. and as such resi-
dent she was last evening brought down
from Crewe. whittier she had gone Tor her
health. her condition being such as TO
cause grave fears az 10 her SANITY. Inc
commission this morning adjudRed hef
insane and directed that she should Dc
sent 10 the Williamsburg asylum LOT treat
ment. Her insanity Is supposed 70 ha ~,
resulted from q recent severe ATTACK "a "'-
ness.
srccrssYuL LAWN PARTY.
St. Joseph's Catholic church lawn party
closed last night with net receipts OF over
$1,000. which sum will be placed 10 tne
credit OF the fund for the erection OF
new church. The two principal prizes
voted for during the progress OF the party
were a beautiful child's baby-nouse
and a handsome gold ring. inc FORMER
was last night awarded to MISS bsnnnh
and the latter TO charming little, daugh-
Ter of Collector James d. Brady. The
house realized Sa2l and the ring t24s. Inc
fund already in hand for the proposed new
church reaches to the sum OF DetWeeh
"a 0f,D and $4,000 II is expected that the
erection of the new edifce. when VIII DC
a much larger and handsomer puhoins
than the present one. will be coinlnehceo
with the opening of next SPRING
THE uSIoS-sTRxET CHURCH TROUBLES.
Rev. II. ]. STROLLER, pastor OF the Union
Street Methodist Episcopal tcoiorea)
church. is making brave fight against the
action of what he terms his personal
enemies in the fold. He laid the full facts
of the case before the Presiding Elder or
the district. with an urgent request Tor
the earliest and fullest investigation, and
has declined the suggestion OF the Eider
TO accept missionary work IN some othef
field. He has gone further, having
brought the matter to the considera-
tjon of conference of the white
Methodist ministers of the city TOR
their advice. They decided that he had
not been suspended and that he should
not resign his charge. In accordance with
this advice he has decided not to sever his
connection with the church as pastor. and
TO remain nominally In charge until ne IL
suspended after fair trial or until his place
IL supplicd by the next conference OF his
Church. In order to force an investigation
and yefute the charges against him he has
employed counsel and brought suit tor
libel against the parties instrumental IN
circulating charges injurious TO his cha
racter.
NEW BASEBALL GROUNDS.
It's proposed TO establish grounds for
baseball. football, and other games OF
amusement in the vicinity OF the property
of the West-End Land Company, and
committee will wait upon our citizens
generally for hid in this direction. The
grounds are to be enclosed and all neces-
sary conveniences erected.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
DR.. W. f. Dorset. q well-known Young
dentist of this city, formerly resident OF
Manchester, is to be married next week 10
young lady of Suffolk.
Wash. Ridley, the old negro who was re-
Gently killed at Emporia, was until lately
resident of Petersburg, as was also the
woman about whom the killing occur
reed
Copious and much-needed rains fell
throughout this section to-day.
DEATH or A PHYSICIAN.
DR.. +. A. Drewrv. a promint physician
of Southampton county. whose illness has
been mentioned III this correspondence.
died at his home near Drewrysyille this
morning about 10 o'clock. Tho immedi-
ate cause of his death was dropsy. DR..
Drewry was about ffty-eight wears oil age
and leaves a widow and three children and
many relatives in this city and section.
Few men in Southside Virginia were more
widely or more favorably known.
THE MANUFACTURE OF TRUNKS.
1t is said that in the manufacture of
trunks by the two factories IN this
city nearly if not quite as much
plank is annually used as IS con-
sumed in the erection of houses in the
town. his industry is one of the princi-
pal manufacturing interests in Petersburg,
and very large quantities of lumber are re-
quired to meet the demands for shipment
70 the various markets of the country.
ACCIDENT TO DRUGGIST.
DR.. Joseph NJ. Burke met with painful
accident at his drugstore on Washington
street last night. In attempting TO force
the stopper into a bottle from which he
was preparing q prescription the bottle
bust and his right hand was very badly cut
in several places by the broken glass.