The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-18
PETERSBURG PENCILIECs
virginia baptist SuIs!ny School nnt,
stible isonrd Meets. other News.

petersburg, Va. Dec. 1T.(Spccial)--
ing virginia Baptist Sunday School
ana Bible Board held u meeting last
night at the First Baptist Church, i'm
inns city, and appointed colportcrs for
various parts Of the State rhc an
continents made were as follows: MIR
j: w. johnson, for the Albemarle Asyo
citation; Mr. w p. Terry. for Tho Anna
mattoN Association: Rev. r. I Rnrny
ior The Clinch Valley Association; MIR.
W. j. Sadler, for tho James River ,Asso
cation; MIR. Robert Criddlc. for the Mid
Ole District Association: DR. l.. a. Wall
LOT me New Lebanon Association: Rev,
r. Il. Mink, for Powcl's River Aysocin
ton; Mr.. NJ. T. Fitzhugh for the PAN
paniinnHtk Association: MIR II. s. All
lsins. for the Shiloh Association: Mir
a. Jinlis, for the Strawberry Aysocio
non; Mr: W; W. White and Rev. j. w.
Cn"per. tcr the Valley Association.
The addition to the Seward Componv
trunk factory, on High street. has inst
neeh completed at a cost Of ST. 900 This
factory is now the largest of its kind
IN me United states. TIL factory has
stopped work for the HOLIDAYS in o,,In,
to put new machinery in the cntirn
building.
Mr.. y. n. Haskins. of Chesterfield
county, who on yesterday afternoon
purchased the AicCabe school lot, on the
u ,,.i, Oh sycamore and fillmore streets.
with the school-housc thereon. told me
to-day that he should have the build
ing repaired 1T once. to be occupiad ne :.
church of the Disciples of Christ. A..
soon rs possible II is proposed TO buiI,I
new church on this lot.
Judge Il. y. Hancock held n snoci,,
iern OF the Circuit Court of Chester
iie!u county yesterday. to hear Tho sI,i,
OF Pednlni against the Richmond and
setershurS Railroad Company, for dam.
MS o 10 ahS PLAINTIFFS property from
IRE alleged to have been caused nv
SPARKS from = locomotive on the ,icfeu.
uaht company road. Tie sujt wa.
FOR 5000. The jury gave a verdict I'm
iaxor of the railroad company
me december term of the Hastings
court OF petersburg, Judge j. NJ. Null
len len presiding, will convene on next
thursday morning at II O'Clock. The
loilowinS cases compose the criminal
docket: r. Fl. Harris. Matthew ZONES
Jonh oiiver, alias Patterson ana Rich,
ara Davis. murder: Alex Hawkins
John Thomas. Elizabeth Thomas. Jaa
craig, felony; Leroy Davis, Angelina
Walker, Mary Sheffield simon Wcst
and W, f. Gill. misdcmeanor
In the County Court of Dinwiddta
Yesterday negro named William Mad
ison was convicted OF stealing Il COW and
his punishment fixed nj three months
IN Jail, with Il fine OF SlO0
The public schools of Petersburg Will
Close Tor the Christmas holidays next
Friday afternoon.
The semi-annual meeting OF the Rcard
OF Visitors OF the Virginia Normal and
IoiieSlnte institute was held at the in.
stltute this morning. The following,
members We're present: Hon. John r.
Massey, NJ. a. Coghill. Of Chesterfield:
Johh j. Harris, of Dinwiddie; DR.. p y
may, OF Louisa. ana Thomas G.. Wat
kins, of Petersburg. Routine business
was transacted and the buildings in
sprcted. all of which We're found to be
III Sood condition There arc 900 stu.
cents at the institute ~ this time
gentleman from Nottuv,ay county
who was in the city to-day, told me
mat I'm his opinion lie did not think
there would be any danger in taking
the l-uncnburg murdcrrrs from Rich
mond 70 Lunenburg Courthouse for
trial without Il military guard. lie
added however, that ii the prisoners
were acquitted it would require half n
dozen military companies to prevent
the lynching OF them. When asked if
he thought Judge organ would grant
the prisoners Il change OF venue. he
replied that Judge Orgain was not
blood thirsty man, and that he would
do what he thought was right i'm the
matter.
General Stith Boiling. of this city.
who is the commander of the Camp of
Confederate Veterans of Luncnburg
county, was asked for his vicws in re-
gard to the safety of the prisoners he
ing taken to Luncnbur;; Courthouse
without a military escort. He said that
in his opinion there would be no dan
ger whatever In the prisoners being
carried without the soldiers In reply
to questions asked him. General Boil
ing stated that under all the circum
| stances Judge Orgain would grant the
prisoners change OF Venue.
Mr.. Robert Tucker. of Blackstone, Is
in the city.