The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-31
THE CITY OF PETERSBURG.
Odd.FelloVs Who Will Attend The Grand
Lodge ksetins.
LAST or A CHURCH DEBT TO Be PAID.
A Baltimore Macbinist Seriously Hurt In
Vensble's snuff Tactory-About the
Streets With Ball In His
Uead-Personai.

PEIERsBu RG, VA, March 3o.-Spec'ai.
The Grand Lodge of odd.Fellows OF Nr-
ginia, will meet in Charlottesville. on Z
April l4th. At this session final action
will be taken on the Constitution when
has been IN course Of preparation the past
two years. A code OF bylaws for the Cow
ernment OF subordinate lodges wilt also
be considered and adopted.
Both OF these instruments are, OF course.
subject 20 revision by amendments or al
terations at the coming session.
Both papers We're last year prepared by
an able committee Of eleven, therefore, it
Is not likely that much that ought TO
have been done. has been left undone.
The three lodges In this city will be fully
represented as follows:
Monroe Lodge. No. ;. by Messrs. George
J.. Padger and $ ;. W. Elder; Appomat-
tox Lodge. No. Is. by Messrs. w. T Par
ham, r.. W. Collier. and r. Il. Branch.
Petersburg Lodge. No. IS. by Messrs. ID.
NJ. Brown. W W Gillette, and ID. ID.
Routh. This will be the first time No.
70 will answer to the roll-call at the Grand
Lodge OF Virginia.
Mrs. Virginus johnson. or Richmond.
IS visiting the family of Mr. Vim. L.. Nen-
able. on Washington street.
The congregation OF the Second Baptist
church expect TO liquidate very shorcy
the entire debt now due on their church,
on the corner OF Sycamore and oak
streets, which is 81 200. The cost OF The
edhce was $1,000. As soon as The
church is free OF debt 1t VIII be pushed
TO completion. The pastor II ;ev. A.
J. Fristoe. who is a most Jealous min
lister and d very energetic man. The
CONGREGATION now worship In the base
ment OF the building.
Rev. A J. Fristoe will leave here about
the middle of next month for Parksley.
on the Eastern Shore Of Virginia. TO as
sist in a protracted meeting.
The colored woman, Nasena GIL, re-
siding in Chesterfield county. on the
Woodpecker road. about six miles from
Petersburg who was so badly burned
on last Friday by her apron taking fire,
is reported to-day to be in a dying con-
diti0n.
BAPTIZING.
There was baptizipg last night at the
! First and Second Baptist churches. AT
| Tabb- Street Presbyterian church yester-
| day morning The pastor. Rev. j. W. Rose
| bro. H. D.. had for the subject OF his
sermon, How Did the Apostles Bap-
tier The sermon was a very able
| one.
Mrs. l. NJ n. Stevens. vice-president
| OF the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union. addressed "A very large audience
at Market Street NJ. Z. church yesterday
afternoon.
Judge B. a. Hancock passed through
the city this morning en- route to Notto-
way Courthouse. where to-day he opened
the Circuit Court OF Nouoway cou1-y.
This city was visited last night by
/ heavy rain and thunderstorm.
Mr. Waverly Anthony was assaulted
| and knocked senseless yesterday after
| noon near the electrlc-lgnt wofIs ny
some person unknown. His injuries are
| quite serious
RAILROAD MAGNATEs.
FL. KimbaH. president OF the Norfolk
and Western railroad Major Joseph III.
| Sands, vice-president and general man
ager: Colonel Huger, superintendent:
I Major f. l.. Deberry, superintendent OK
I the Norfolk division, ard j. G. cassel,
/ superintendent OF the Lynchburg division,
arrived here this afternoon on special
train from Roanoke, cnroute 10. Wash
ington.
Mr. william Lundcnberg. a machinist
from Baltimore, met with very serious
accident here this afternoon. lie was
! engaged Ia putting up some machinery AT
/ ". l.. Nenerable's snuf factory, when
| heavy piece OF iron fell OF one OF the
snuf mills, and struck him on the head
/ and also on The foot. lie received two
l painful cuts on the head, and his foot
was so badly crushed. that n Is thought
that u will be necessary 20 ampuiate IL.
BULLET STILL IN HIS HEAD.
Mr. Pompey Hanks. who Was shot IN tho
] forehead by some unknown person al the
freight depot OF the Atlantic Coast Line
on last Saturday afternoon, mention OF
which has been made In this correspon-
dence. was out on the street to-day. The
| physician who dressed the wound thinks
the ball Is still IN Mr. Hanks head.
Mr.. and Mrs. Altar DonBsn. OF Rich
! mond, spent yesterday IN the city.