The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-15
r. +. Cofer. c. W. Allen. W. F; Arnold ana
- Mckee The debate will occur April

X. j.. COfer. % ". hhen, W. ~ aa,,r Ar,;I
23d od,
Widows Son Lodge, No. CO., A. r. ana A'
NJ bos nurchosed ronditionaly the prop
erty at the corner Of Main and east run run
streets and architects are examining tue buiIu
ing to learn if the walls will support ano,he1
story. The purpose OF the Masons Is 70 a.,.
a third story. to be used for lodge, chapter
and commandery purposes. Inc seeonu
story will be fitted as a banquet hall ana LOT
use in other ways. u,.
If the architects report is favorable work
will be begun at once and finished III mouern
style. -, N
MIR. r. W. Hall has returned from New
York. whittier he went TO have his son treated
In the Pasteur Institute for severe dog bite.
II was feared the dog was mad. The boy Is
able 70 get about on crutches. ana II Is oe-
lieved no bad result will ensue.
Five persons joined the Baptist church
Sunday Three joined the Metho list church.
Mrs Elizabeth j. Harris died at ner rest
dence. at Mechum's River. yesterday, IN tIe
seventy-fifth year of her age. The rev. d.
b. Turpin conducted the funeral services TO-
dav at It. Paul's church. Ivy. She loined
BAPTIST church in this city one week before
her death. Her son. Mr.. Thomas ii. Harris.
while on the way to this city 70 arrange lo5
her burial, was throwp from his yenicie anu
sustained serious and painful injuries.
G slored Methodisis Adjourn-Jackson's nouy
TyScHBrRG. VA, March 14.-lSpecial. =
The Washington Methodist Episcopal Con
ference adjourned this afternoon 10 meet neAe
spring in Staunton. The devotlonal eAerci1G7 H5
this morning were conducted by keY H. H.
Robinson. after which several committees
submitted interesting reports. one OF the
most important features of this session was S 'llo
adoption of resolution offered by Ut. DOW
man expressing the unalterable deterlnIha-
ton of the cOlOred people represenieu III coil1
ference TO remain in the Methodist Episeopai
Church in spite Of efforts to proseyte thehl;
ID seems that members OF other branches OF
oolored Methodl8ts have been urging upon
members of this conference that they shOulu
have a cOlOred bishop. one effect OF the above
resolution WAS to indicate that the sentiment
of the conference did not believe the .iihe
had yet come 10 demand cOlored Disnop'
The conference voted down the resolution
Offering an equal number of ministerial and
lay delegates to the Genera! Conference. me
appointments were read at the close or lne
session. Rev. Abram Beck goes TO Rich-
mOnd. ,,,u
Secretary McCaughey of the Young Men
! Christian Association. received letlef Ion'
MIR. Walter Ioveace. the new gymnasium III
structor to-day in which he stated thhV'
OWING to the death of his sister on FRIDAY
! last and sickness in his family he would hol
be able TO come 70 Lynchburg before the Isl
of April. IL ,o
The funeral of Mr.. W. r. Franklin. VINO
died Saturday. took place from the Christian
church this afternoon. The military OF tht
city escorted his remains TO the grave aho
the Home Guard. of which company ne wa
drum major. fired q salute. .,
The body of Tom Jackson, the third OF the
prisoners who escaped from Jail last TUESDAY
has been found and positively identihed Di
the men who shot him. The body was round
in the river yesterday about O'Clock neai
Galtville. on the Chesapeake and ONO ran
road. about sixteen miles below this city an'
about eleven miles below the point wher'
the shooting took place. Yesterday ther'
were parties searching along the banks OF tnt
river for the remains all the morning. MT
| Whorley finally discovered the body Ia th'
water, one leg of the pants having caught OF
a willow bush. Yesterday afternoon Messfs
w II. Ewers. +. A. Thompson and L. A. Austin
who were in the party that shot Jackson. wen
down and saw the body that had been recoy
cred. They identified it positively, clothin
and all. They did not examine the entr
body 10 find out how many times jackson
lad been shot, but found that ne had re
ceiyed six wounds in one arm. The remain
looked very natural bnt they were some
what swollen The body was kept near th
spot where it was found until an inques
could he held by the Amherst county coroner