Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-25
THE COCKADE CITY.
>o,po,N AND WESTERN FREIGHT
nR,KEMA> KILLED.
ur urovn aud the stewards "f
u.Shtngton street Chureh--A '"''
the Parson-
uge--pcrsonaI and General

PETERSBURG. VA. January A-'spe-
c,al)-When csst-bound ireieh' '"'p
No. a on the Norfolk ana Nesup
railroad reached This city about '''V
o'clock This morning 90 was found 'na'
Charles Jackson ,colorcD. known as Inc
,ro,i brakeman on the train was MISS
,.,. "a. WAS M his post Of duty al the
last station the train had passed ana
,sc fear was expressed that he hao met
,.r,b some accident An engine bearing
...orsl men Wae az once sent back up
,te road M search for him. ana the
ho5y badly mangied and cut TO pieces
,.... e,.r5 a Few miles west OF this city.
.-so s,pnosition is that he fell upon the
,,s,b from the car at the front OF the
,~tr and that all 81 the cars behind
,..s-e5 over his body. The deceased was
resident Of Blackstone, and was a
.....,,5 workman. lie had been in the
..,,,ov of The Norfolk ana Western COM
vany Tor ten years.
Personal AND GENERAL.
THE reply Of Rev. Dr. 4. G. Brown to
Sill. publication Of the Board of Stewards
OF the Washineton-Street Methodist
church IN reference TO the removal Of
iicv Dr. W. G. Starr before the limita-
-ion of his term was read here to-day
with great deaf oil interest and is re-
larded as a paper OF unusual ability ana
forro Whether the stewards Of WASH
.npfon-Strcet church will deem IL Deccs-
sary TO make reply TO Or. Browns paper
is not known: but the opinion is eN-
messed bv 4 number Of Christian gehtc-
mon tbat-this matter has now gone ABOUT
rtr enough. and that no good can result
to tho church most directly interested
l,v any further discussion OF the supJ,C'
KVashiucton-Street church has an aoie
and most acceptable pastor 10 lne peI
son of Rev Dr. Edwards, ana VIII hel
after. as 70 has always done i"''h Gil
Of ifs obligations. u
IL is understood that ieN. W a -,
Goodwin. the talented ana populai Spuiie
rector OF st. Johns tpiseopai O""t'" -
tb.e CITY has declined The call 10 the as
'..,s.n, roctorsbip Of a church in Brook
1vn X y our community would greatly
,c-ret ~ lose Mr.. Goodwin. ana the IN
,,'iivorre of his doclnaton Of the can
o., 10 Rrooklvu church wil be received
Rcv a. Bunting. OF Trenton y. )"
mo has scceptcd the call to the rector
hin OF ST. Paurs church, IN TINS city
IN ,r,i.o bore with his family in the
l,,ter mari of February. The handsome
- attaining the church Is being
r,orourhiv repaired ana RENTED loi MS
~ In Vs. j. Wright, Of Leigh
street Baptist church. Richmond VINO
mas been during the week aDlN ASSIST
Inc in The revival services al the oeCoiu
pTptis. church. viii return home to-noI-
row evening, and viii occupy MS pulpit
as usual on Sunday.
t-ffy- Treasurer Charles y. Slaughter Il
confined 10 his bed by sickness.
policeman Ezra Wells. who has been
sick for some time. had relapse yes
.erdav. and his condition to-day IS re-
carded as critical.
The venerable W. =. Davidson, whose
illness has been mentioned in this cor
rasnoudence. is somewhat better to-day,
hut his condition is still very feeble.
A telegram was received here to-day
Announcing the death in Florida. at JACK
sonvile. of Mr.. Samuel Bryan father
of Mr.. 4. w. Bryan, Of this city.
Little Mamie Berry. daughter OF Mrs.
Cornelia \. Berry. residing on Bank
street. was painfully scalded yesterday
hv the overturning OF pot of boiling
coffee.
Evidences Of the old-time Petersburg
and Boydton plank-road were unearthed
to-day by workmen on Halifax street In
digging up OF planks beneath the surface
~ tho street which had been laid long
wears ago in the construction of that
road.
II is said that Mr. James Breen, the
manager OF the new Petersburg Base
tHaaHt to
some time next week TO complete all
necessary arrangements as to the engage
ment and practice Of the team. Mr..
sreen comes from Michigan. It IS UNI
ierstood that he has already signed
lrst-class team.