The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-11
WALTON BILL APPROVED.
JyTEREsT IN pErERsBUR0 MUNICH
PAI POLIiICs.
Grsatsst Religious Revival the CoeNaoo
City Has Known I'm Forty ''nrs-''"'
Hundred Conversions.

PJ.TERsBURG. VA. March lo--SpeCial
II may De said mat the walton Au',I .' I'LL
~. fblp AS passed by the legislature
a., s,.,ro,.,d acre. but some OF our most
,~osinent citizens with whom ! have
arxc,l on me subject ten me that they nave
not read the bin closely enough 90 iuiiy
understand 10.
ln,ercs, ln the approaching municipal
election. which is 20 Dc held here heN'
May. IS becoming more manifest inc
rar,,s 81 those now hcSiins Office who
Mil have opposition have already been
published in this correspondence Moie
i hesrl fn reference 10 the election OF
,.,uoefir,en than ~ those who are 10 oe
Elected 10 offices % which salaries are
attached Petitions are being cfenia'eu
in the different wards callins on certain
riti..rs 20 become candidates for the
Council.
Effects Of the Revival
The revival which has been going on
ners Tor the past ten weeks. ana "hle"
- resulted in the conversion Of over
four hundred persons viii be- continues
rext week. This revival is unpIe'e1t..'V',
i, tho history OF Petersburg. a revival
,.,iiar 20 IL was held here about the year
ia when fully three hundred persons
united themselves with WashinEton-slice1
Methodist Episcopal church, OF Whlch
Rev. W. g. Starr y. D., is now the
pas,or. 10 Is estimated that fully - per
cent. Of the population OF fetersDuiE are
church members. Petersburg now has as
able ministers as any place OF It's size IN
the country.
The Fortnightly Social Club. which is
composed Of a half dozen married ana an
equal number Of single ladies, gave one
OF their delightful reunions last night AT
the Misses Lassiter's. on Tabb street
Among those present were Miss Frances
Scott and Miss Lanerty, both OF Rich
mond.
Mr.. Dickorson 3. wilson. q widely |
known citizen Of Chesterfield county |
while returning home yesterday after |
noon was thrown from his cart by the |
breaking of the axle and suffered a frdc-
ture of his collar bone.
The Rev. W. G.. Starr ID. D., pastor
NJ Washincton-Street Methodist Episcopal |
church. will. by special request. deliver
a sermon tomorrow night before the fe-
tersburg Greys.
Athlete Blandford In Jail.
Joseph Blandford. n young athlete from
Reading. Pa, who was arrested at New
mort News and brought 10 this city last
night bv Chief Of Police Parkinson. had
an examination before the Mayor this
morning Blandf0rd. as stated IN this
correspondence. Is charged with stealing
boxing-gloves. dumb bells. Indian clubs,
a razor. and a small sum Of money from
students Of the University school. of
which Captain w. Gordon McCabe is
principal. The accused was sent on TO
the Hastings Court for trial, and was
committed 20 jail.
Mr. Henry FuQua. a well-known baker
Of this city. has been missing for the
past week and no one knows anything as
10 his Whereabouts he was last seen
Sunday I'm a bOX-car nj the depot Of the
Norfolk and Western railroad with sew
eral other men. an more or less under
the influence Of liquor playing cards IL
Is feared that while intoxicated he either
walked or fell into the river, which is
near the depot
The Dalton VIII.
II is stated that Mrs. Dalton, widow Of
the late James /. Dalton. who died some
weeks ago. under her rights granted by
the laws Of the State has renounced the
will of her late husband. and Will claim
i'm the courts her rights 10 the widows
one-third interest i'm the estete Mr..
Dalton left large estate. including
a twelve thousand dollar life insurance.
Mrs. Dalton seems not to have been sat
isded with the provisions of the will and
therefore takes this legal step.
Ar and Mrs. Thomas Branch Scott, OF
Richmond, are visiting friends in this
city
Mr. Joseph W. Hates, of Richmond.
general superintendent of the Postal Tele-
graph Cable Company, was in the city
this morning.
Tho Roanoke Club Accepts
At the last meeting Of the State Base
)all League, held I'm Richmond on the
tn instant the clubs Of Roanoke and
stanton were admitted, with the under
standing that the four clubs from this
section would only visit those two cities
twice each during the season. and that
hey I'm return should only visit this sec
ion twice. a day or two ago the Roanoke
team decided not 10 come into the league.
Tonight, however, the manager Of the
Petersburg baseball club received tel
asram from II. j.. Apperson. Of Roanoke.
which says: Roanoke aud Stanton ac-
cept proposition made at last meeting"