Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-24
ON THE APPOMATTOy
Rev. NJ. Pitcher Has q Family ?.
union
SENATOR PARRISH COyr,np
Dr. starts Dig Congresa,Ion-x..
bothered About the Mahop.-ua,
son HOncst-EIcctionx Mac
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PETERSBURG, VA. scptembe, p
(Special)-Rev. J. NJ. Pitcher. D. u
returned home after an absence ~ -
three weeks, during which time D.,
tended, IN the interest OF tho s,-..
School and Bible Board, the Go.b.,
ISOLATION In Louisa county; the Age.,..
Association, at Clifton Forge: the pooar'
River Association. In Lee county s-l e.,
Clinch Valley Association. IN Scot, o....
~. Last night he preached I'm The ~.
Baptist church. Sunday was a dengb,s1
day In Dr. Pitchers family. Il vae %,
fourteenth anniversary Of the rom.,., .
the family 10 Petersburg, ana The lrt.-.
ken circle OF thirteen gathered around ,,.
family board. Mr.. L. NJ. Pitcher. a aa,,,
Of Richmond; Mr.. J. \. Pitcher. "a M.
chanical engineer Of Roanoke. and AZ.
William Pitcher. a student al the Ur.y.,.
sity College OF Medicine. Richmond cam.
home to complete the circle and the IN.
Joyment.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
Senator Parrish. ~ Goocharl .a.r,y
who is a candidate for reelection az,
his district, was In the city TODAY 49,
his way TO look after his fences IN t...
section OF Chesterfield county. IN, gar-,i
Senator speaks very confidently az hi,
denomination
The Democrats are thoroughly o-e.-.
izlng In this section. and apparently .-,
not much exercised over the cry of .t.-.
est elections urged by the Mal.n..H.f.
son convention. They expect O. p1ll tfa.,
usual vote and 20 elect the usual uumIi
or members Of the General Assemble
The past political experience in the South.
side under Republican rule was = s...s
an Objectionable character as 10 proo'el.
any probability OF a return ~ that 81.
gime
1t Is said that Rev. Or. W. q. Starr IA
eloquent and beloved pastor OF the Wash.
ington-Street Methodist Episcopal church
had fully twelve hundred people 90 hear
him preach last night, notwithstauIGs
the torrid temperature.
DR. and Mrs. J. Elliott Gilpin. ~ BlI.
timore who have been visiting relatives
in this city during the past two weeks.
returned home to-day.
Mr.. John 7. Peasants. for several years
past associate editor u the IndeX-AppeaI
will leave tomorrow morning for BAL.
Of the sun. His family go with bin
Mr.. Peasants il "a young man OF brilliant
talent, and, having been reared iu news
paper life. will prove a valuable acqlsl.
ton 20 the stan OF the Sun.
THE TERRIBLE HEAT.
To-day has been the hottest Of the hot
! September days. Notwithstanding the rra.
| dictiOn OF the Weather Bureau that $50
| should have a cool change. The equIn1c-
| tial storm has also failed % put m
an appearance. and the greater part ~
! the Southside section has been without
rain for nearly three months AZ pres
ent, IT is said. rain could benefit no.
! thing but the grass
The grocery-store Of John Walker Cc0l-
! oredD on Oak street. was robbed last
night 81 some five or six boxes OF cigars.
"A lot of coffee. and some other provisions
There was no appearance OF any violence
about the house In gaining an eu-
trance and the supposltlon is that q
false Key was used
The famous Liberty Bill' IS billed ~
stop for exhibition at the lower and mp
depOts in this city on the morning
OF october 9Th, on its way 10 the At
lanta Exposition.
Rev. Father OFarrell pastor Of S.
! Joseph's Catholic church, has gone o.
| Norfolk 10 spend several days
Miss Pattie Butts, of this city. is visit
/ ing relatives In Bedford city
| City-SerReant Charles Watson. who has
been visiting relatives ani friends 30
! Canada for several weeks. returned homa
! to-day.
Mr.. Wilson Evans. an ola citizen. died
at his home, In Battersea, on SUNDAY
! from the effects OF paralysis. from which
he had been suffering Tor some months
Captain John X. Patterson. Mr. Charles
Lunsford. and Mr. j. Harper slater. 'ei.
this morning for Cincinnati. on business
IN SEARCH OF HER BROTHERS. RI
MAINS.
Mr.. ]. n. Sweet and wife. u Kittey.
Me, and Mrs. Sarah l.. Pascal ~ kot6'
fort, Me, president Of the Woman's Re-
| lief Corps. Department OF Maine Grlil
Army Of the Republic, arrived In Peters
burg yesterday and visited the lt'e'
fields around the city and the nauen1.
| cemeteries In Didwiddie cOuny ana near
CITY Point. Mrs. Pascals mission was 81
| discover, II possible. the grave ~ hi
| brother who was killed on the lines %
front OF this city on the 18th day %
June. 1854. Although every facility vas
afforded her for making the search, o'
lady did not succeed ln gaming ti. .-.'
Information which could In any way a'
sist her In locating the last resting. ll-r
OF her brother.