Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-11-05
WILL WELCOME THEM
MEMBERS OF THE STATE BAPTIST
GENERAL CONVENTION.
Petersburg's Open Houses-Ali Conn
ers VIII he NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Are Hopeful
sudden Death of . Lady-Personal.

PETERSBURG. VA, November 4.-(Spe'
ciai)-The Baptist General Convention
will meet In annual session In the First
Baptist church, on Washington street.
on the 18th OF this month. This church,
in view Of the meeting Of the convention,
as we'll as for the permanent beauty
of the edince. has been greatly altered
and improved. and now presents most
acceptable appearance for public wor-
ship.
Complete arrangements have been made
for the accommodation Of all the clerical
and lay delegates to the convention.
many people Of other denominations hav-
ing freely opened their houses for the
accommodation Of the visitors.
ELECTION NOTES.
As far as can be learned. the vote In
this section tomorrow will be light.
There Is no serious opposition In this
city. and Messrs. w. r. 'McRae and
Thomas L. Ivey. the Democratic nomi-
nees, will be elected beyond all doubt.
In Dinwidde county Mr.. Thomas b.
Clarke DemocraD, and In Prince George
and Surry counties Or s. Il. Barham
DemocraO Will be elected, unless all
signs fail
SUDDEN DEATH OF A LADY.
Mrs. Jane Kilmartin, an elderly and
highly respected lady, died at her resi-
dence, on Federal street, this morning.
She attended the services at the Catholic
church on Sunday morning and, after
returning home was stricken with paraly-
sis, from the effects of which she died
to-day Deceased was the widow Of
Pierce Kilmartin. and leaves several chill
dren to mourn her demise.
SALES OF FARMS.
Messrs Pyle & De Haven, real estate
agents. have within the past few days
sold several farms in this vicinity to
settlers from abroad. The weil-known
Ginther farm near Port Walthall. In
Chesterfield was sold to Mr. Dickson.
an Engishman, for $500. The easier
farm adjoining, was sold for 5000 TO
a Mr.. Brown, of Elgin, Ill.
The II. G. Britton farm. In Prince
George county, was sold by the same firm
to Mr.. Musgrave. OF Nova Scotia, Tor
81, 500. Ali OF the purchasing parties have
farms.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
Mr.. A. NJ. Cocks and Miss Annie l..
Johnson Will be married at lrinlty Meth-
odlst Episcopal church. at Disputanta.
on the morning Of November 18th. The
prospective groom Ii a wel-known and
popular young merchant OF Disputanta.
and the bride-eiect is the charming
daughter Of Mr. X. w. Johnson. a promi-
nent planter OF Prince George.
A 5000 DAMAGE SUIT.
In the Hastings Court this morning
the suit of Dounwrights administrators
VS. Robert Gillian. receiver OF the fe-
tersburg Street Railway Company, for
5000 damages. was called for trial. and
evidence was heard. Instructions were
asked for and will he given by the Court
tomorrow, when the case will be sub
mitted to the jury. Young Downright
was run over and killed by one OF the
cars on the street railway some months
ago, but the coroner's jury exonerated the
railway company.
A negro named James Monroe was
brought before Justice Tucker. OF Ettrick'
to-day, on the charge of falsely obtaining
money from one or more OF the coiorei
benevolent societies in Chesterfield coun-
~ to the amount Of about so. and was
sent on to the County Court for trial.
The accused declared that he was au-
thorized to loan cut this money. and
that sufficient time was not given him
to return 1t.