The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-24
THE CITY OF PETERSBURG
MASONIC DELEGdThsTO THEUBhT-
INGs or GRIND BODfLs.
Dry weather On the sou,irside, Causing
Great Loss to the Peanut Crops and
Creating a Water Famine,


The representatives from Petersburg to
the Grand Royal Arch Chapter Of nasons
Of Virginia, which conyenes IN Richmond
tomorrow evening az 6 o'clock, are John
r.. Parham. Past Grand High Priest; J.
i. Blanks. Grand Secretary; $. W. Budd.
District Deputy Grand Lecturer r. o.
Jones. High Priest: Joseph Peyser King.
and T. NJ. Gillian. Scribe.
The representatives from Petersburg 10
the Grand Commandery knights Temp
Jar. which meets in Richmond on Thurs
day next are j. y. Blanks, Grand Re-
cor1or; L. o. Jones, eminent Commander;
Or. w. Q. Baker. Goneralissimo; h. t.
Mattcson. Capiain-oeneral, and John J..
Towncs. Grand Warden.
J. b. sapp.nston. OF Frederick, Nd,
Grand Master Workman of the Ancient
Order Of United Workmon, OF the Grand
IoCge OF Maryland. which includes all
the lodges IN virginia and a T.. Colbert,
Of baltimore. Grand Secretary, arrived
hero on SATURDAY. They were taken IN
charge bv Postmaster Hugh Il. Smith,
and driven out TO the Crater and other
points Of interest. That night they paid
AN official visit to- C0ckade lodge. Grand
Master Workman sapplngton made an
admirable address. and Grand Secretary
Colbert cxempHhed the secret work.
Mr.. J. T.. Perkins. the private watch
man Of the Petersburg Savings and IN
surancc Banking Institution, was taken
suddenly m about I o'clock this morning.
lie was carried home about O'Clock. Mr..
poryins la- q severe attack OF sickness
q few weeks ago.
FELL FROM AN ELECTRIC CAR.
Mr.. II. q. Brown met with very seri-
Gus accident last night lie jumped from
an electric car on Halifax street while
f. was I'm motion, and I'm falling struck
his head either on cObbie stone or
against the car. lie was carried nome
unconscious. I'm which condition ne re-
NAMED until about ID o'clock this morn
ing His condition is considered quite
critical.
IL was learned this morning from
gentleman from Prince George that IN
consequence OF the rrotracted dry
weather. the wells IN that county are
fast becoming dry. Ny informant stated
that while ON his way 20 Petersburg TINS
morning ne met a farmer who was re-
turning home with two barrels OK water
he had gotten from a swamp TO nc
used for drinking and cooking purposes.
A reliable farmer from Sussex told
me to-day that not half crop OF pea
nuts would be made in that county. inc
shortage is said to Doe due 20 dry weather.
AFTER VIOLATERs or THE GAME
LAW.
II having become known that certain
PARTIES are violating the game law uy
shooting cartridges in the neighboring
counties a move r. on foot by sports
men here in Petersburg and tPe adjacent
counties 20 employ man whose ou'y
il shall be 10 keep "a sharp lookout for
an violators of the law ana 10 report
them. II IS proposed 20 punish the
offenders to the fullest extent or the
law.
The letter from Rev. W. $. Leake.
of Richmond. accepting the pastoral call
exforded him by the congregation Of
West-Fnd Baptist church. was read be-
fore the congregation on yesterday MORN
ing. The congregation expressed theme
selves as much pleased with Ar. Leake b
acceptance.
The West-street NJ. Z. Church SUM
! dav school elected the following officers
Yesterday morning for the next confer
| cnce year. Superintendent. W. il. Col
| lett: Assistant superintendent w. -
Rainev: Secretary. M. j.. Parkinson.
! Assistant Secretary q. II. Wells, Libra
/ rian. Marion Anthony; Assistant LIBRA
rians. A. G.. Upton and George sade;
Musical Director 8. u. Nugent; Organ
/ ISL Miss Pauline Goodwin. Missionary
! Board-Miss Mary wells. Miss Daisy
! Traylor. and Miss Mohie Wells.
AMERICAN MECHANICS.
The annual joint Thanksgiving service
| Of the three Councils Junior order United
! American Mechanics in this city VIII Dr.
! held I'm Washinrton-Stroot shyterian
| church ON next Sunday night. The pass
! tor. Rev $. Is. VIM. VIII preach a
| special sermon.
REVIVAL SERVICES.
Rev. Pcyton II. liose. d. d., Of VIII
! mineton. n. c.. is assisting Rev. j. vs..
| Roscbro. D. d.. pastor OF Tabh-street
! Presbyterian church, in "a series of meet
! ines this week Some four or five per-
! sons united themselves with the church
! yesterday morning
Rev. John vs.. Carroll pastor of Yves
| ley VI. j.. church preached bus farewell
sermon last night. Rev. j. ". Sun the
| incoming pastor. preached for his new
! CONGREGATION yesterday morning. Rev.
! Nlr. Carroll lcft this morning for the
| Batcsvlile circuit near Charlottesville,
| 20 which hc bias been assigned by the
| Virginia Conference.
4 frame house on clinton street, In the
rear OF Central Park. owned and occu-
| pied by Ermina Watkins (colorcd). was
| badly damaged by fire AZ an early hour
Sunday morning. The fire was OF I'M
cendiary origin. This is the second at-
tempt that has been made to burn
| irraU