The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-06
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PETERSBURG. Va, Sept. Especial. J.
Yesterday morning Mr.. and Mrs.. John Pol
lard. of this city. went over to Chesterfield
county 10 spend the day with friends.
great surprise awaited them on their return
home. Under the front door OF their resi-
dence on Byrne street they found note
from their daughter Jennie. which stated
that she and Mr.. Henry AGREE had run away
and been married in Halifax, y. 4. Mr..
Acree is employed at the shops Of the Pc
tersburg and Weldon Railroad Company at
Mount Airy in this city. They met 10y sp-
pontment at the Washington-street de-
pot and took the train for Halifax. where
the marriage ceremony was performed Oy
minister of that place. The parents lad
refused 10 give their consent, not because or
any objection to the Young man. but
because OF their daughters age Mrs Pollard
telling Mr. AGREE to wait about two years
longer. 1t was thought that this had proved
satisfactory to the couple until the note
was received announcing their marriage.
The bride - about seventeen years OF age.
quite pretty. and Is q daughter OF Mr. John
:. Pollard. manager of the ). W. Nenable
Tobacco Company. OF this place.
Dir. John Friend, who is engaged as a
conductor on the cleo rio street cars. was
run over by horse and buggy. driven by
Mr.. Dibbrell on the corner OF Washington
and West streets this morning. and quite
seriously injured.
Labor day was observed in Petersburg
by closing the banks and parade of one or
two of the colored military COMPANIES.
The sanitary inspectors are busy at work
making a thorough inspection OF premises
on oil the streets.
4 union Sunday school was organized on
Sunday. August 2lst at Woods Baptist
church near Swift Creek village. IN Chester
field county. with seventeen members. The
membership has increased very rapidly, the
names of sixty persons now being on the
rolls. The officers OF the school are: Su-
perintendent, j. !. Ashby. Assistant Su-
perintendent William q. Lundie; Secretary,
George Il. Lundle; Assistant Secretary,
Frank Noteworthy: Treasurer John G..
George; Assistant Treasurer, Archie Farley;
Librarian. Oscar Shlnault Assistant Libra
rian. Willie George.
The Republican congressional commit
tee of the Fourth congressional district Of
Virginia held Il meeting this afternoon ut
the Albcmarle Hotel. only one or two or the
members being absent. Those present were
Robert McCandlish, chairman. OF Peters
burg: j. NJ ellis OF Amelia, l.. d. Bland
of prince George. W. H. Hayes of
Mecklenburg. The meeting was called
TO order by Chairman blcCandlish with
Mr.. ". h. Hayes as secretary. the
purpose for which the meeting had been
called was explained by the chairman to be
TO consider whether or not a convention
should be held TO nominate candidate for
Congress from this district. The committee
decided that a convention should be held at
Burkeville on the 21th instant. No noml-
nees were mentioned in the meeting in con-
nection with the nomination for Congress.
| Those. however who are spoken OF III a
] general way are General William Malone
and John NJ. LangstoD. Of Petersburg, X.
! t. Thorpe, of heckienbug, and W. E.
| Gaines. OF Burkeville.
Maria Jodes (colored). who is charged
with the killing of her infant child in Lu-
nenburg county few days ago. was arrest
/ ed here tonight by Constable skinner, of
Lunenburg. and Officer Donahoe, OF the
police force OF TINS city. Inc accused at
leave for New York,