The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-13
VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS
MaBoyE DECLINES TO DISCUSS THE
FUTURE OF HIS PARTY.
p X Farley Granted . New Trial BY
Judge Haneock-0enerai Baptist Asso.
ciatIon-Otber Petersburg Notes.

PETERSBURG, VA, Nov. IL -Srccill.
General William Malone. chairman Of
the Republican State Committee, when
asked Ivy your correspondent tonight for
his views as to the future of the Re-
publican party of Virginia, said he would
be glad to oblge me- but he did not think
thai the line &c develop. Said he: ire
good name and interest Of the Common
wes It'll densn nd an lection law that should
81 arantee fair elections and an honest re-
turn Of the result. That Is the paramount
Issue, rising above party
The vote Of Sussex county, as cast at
Tuesdays election was canvassed to-day
by the commissioners Of election. Mr..
Il. r. Thorp, who was the Republican
cfL oidate from this district, was present
at the count. All the precincts were
counted, and 10 objections were made.
The county gave Thorp three majority
NEW TRIAL FOR FARLEY.
Judge y. a. Hanct ok to-day granted
a new trial to y. 4. Farley, who was
convicted in the County Court of Green's
Vile. In May last, of arson. and his pun
ishment liked at ten years in the pem-
tertiary. The offence with which Far
ley was charged was that Of setting fire
to his own residence, In Emporia, ana
thereby causii < a conaagration which de-
siroyed a large portion of he business
part of the town. At the time the fire
poria.
The following gentlemen have been elect
ed a board of trustees for Tabb-Street
Presbyterian church: Thomas Sheldon,
ham. J. h. Rockwell A. j. Clements. D..
b. Mccullough and Alfred Witherspoon.
The representatives, from Petersburg to
the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Ma
sons, which meets In Richmond to-mor-
row afternoon, are Messrs. John w. Haw-
thorne T. f.. Waugh and S. III. Worth
ington. Mr.. John T. Parham. OF this
city. is the Past Grand High Priest. and
The representatives from Appomattox
Commandery. knights Templar. to the
Grand Commandery OF Virginia, which
meets in Richmond next Thursday morn
ing at 10 o'clock, are: MessrS. i. r.
Knock, r. O. Jones and w. T.. Poole.
MIR. John T. Parham, Of this city, is the
Grand Generalissmo of the state and ne
will attend the session of the Grand Com
mandery.
THE BELT LINE EXTENSION.
There was a brisk fall OF snow here last
night about 9 o'clock.
The belt extension of the Atlantic Coast
Line is approaching completion. The iron
bridge across the Appomattox river will
be completed In a few DAYS.
Alexander, aged three years and six
months, child of Mr.. Alexander May
field, manager of the Petersburg Furniture
Company, met with an accident. lie
was playing on a pile of lumber, In the
yard Of Mr.. Thomas Sheldon, when he
fell and fractured his leg in very pain
full manner.
The Petersburg Episcopal Convocation,
which has been in session during the
past week at the church Of the Good
Shepherd Memorial in Dinwidde county,
has adjourned. Various subjects of inter-
est were discussed,
The law office of Mr.. John J. Cooke, In
the law building on the corner Of Syca-
more street and Courthouse avenue, was
entered by thieves sometime between Sat
urday night and this morning. They got
into Mr. Cookies iron safe and carried
off between $50 and $50
GvNERAL BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.
The representatives from the First Rap
fist church of this city to the General
Baptist Association which meets tomorrow
in Alexandria, are: j. T.. WhitehOuse, I.
H. Woody, r. II. Gin. Bartlett Roper
and Joseph Dixon The Association will
be invited by the FIRST Baptist church
here TO hold it's next convention in that
church, and IL is believed that the in
Vitatlon will be accepted.
Mr. and Mrs. Isadore Reinach VIII cele-
brate their silver wedding on next Wed
nesday hight with banquet at Library
Hall.