The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-01
PETERSBURG INTELLIGENCE.
A Lenp Year Bnil-vnrious Church
Mnttcrs-Tite Business Outlook.

Matters-Tie Busincas Outlook.
Petersburg. Va. Dec. 3l.-(Special)-
bishop Randolph, wh3. has been in
v~estlgnling the trouble ut the Church
OF the Good Shepherd MenY,rial in
biandiord, returned 60 Norfolk tnE:
morning. What traal ptred ut the con-
ference Is still being Kept Il prot,;alna
secret. AS IL result OF the INVESTIGATION
The Bishop has taken Rev. Mr.. Casscli.
w'ho Tor the past four months has
oeen lihe rector of the church of the Good
shepherd from that church, and In fu-
ture lie will only have charge uf SS.
Johns Episcopal Church at CITY Point.
and Merchant Hope Church. PRINCE
George county. Mr.. Cassell viii leave
In 'uhe morning for mis- home to epcnd
q lew days. The matter now 10 be
determined by Bishop Randolph is
whether h church shull be cl.Scd or
some II else put in MIR. Caasellts place.
III may be, however, hat tie services
IA, the church will be conducted by
some lay reader.
81. johns Episcopal Church ~, City
Point, WAS the scene this morning at
. o'e'ock OF IL very brilliant marriage.
In hoiior Nf the occasion the church had
been very prettiiy and t%la;erully deco
i4t,cd with flowers. snilaX and pottcd
plants. The assemhlasc. whioh was a
most fashionable one, filled the sacred
cdifice to overlooking. The contracting
parties We're Miss. Agnes Horner iGppl;
n;d DR.. ~. Il. Stands, Mr.. Robert
lfuiiin was best man and Miss lcrcda
l1pps. sister ,f the bride. was maid
of honor. M!:s Emily Epps. a sister
Of the bride. presided ut the organ.
me rem was performed by Rev.
Z. X. llains, d.. D.. rector of st. Paul's
Episcopal Church in his city, assisted
by Rev. Jchn Cassell. rector Of the
Good Shepherd Memorial ;piscnoal
Church, in B~lanIford. The bride Is n
dnughier of Or. Richard lipEs, Il wealthy
resident of Ca;y Point. The groom Is a
former resident of Prince George coun-
ty. but is now Il prominent physician
of WaShinEt VI.
After receiving the congratulations
of their friends the newly married cou-
pie left for the home OF the groom.
costly.
III" vestry OF 81. Paulis Episcopal
Church have extended a call IL Rev.
O.. s. Hunting. Of Trenton. n. j.. 20 the
reotorship of their church tn succeed
Rev. G. X. Hams. ID. ID. Mr.. bunting Is
Il native of Virginia. ana about forty
years of oSc. He was in charge of the
Episcopal Church IN I~Iarrisonburg. Va.
for s. me years. being called from shat
place 10 Trenton SIX or seven yeats
ago. Hc married the daughter of DIR.
Harris, of Boydton, Mecklenburg coun-
ty, Va.
The First Baptist Church has con-
tractcd with Mr.. ". s.. Young. a florist
of mis- city. to furnish flowers and palms
for the pulpit OF the church each Sun
day during the yea 1896.
a umioc OF young ladies OF Peters
burg will give Il leap year ball to-mor-
row night at Library Hall to some Of
their gentlemen friends. which promises
to bc n brilliant affair.
In the Mayors Court his morning ten
negro men were charged with cngagins
in Ii free fight in Blandford. on Christ
mis- day. and with cutting and stab
bling William Phi"lds and John Eite.
two white men. both Of whom were very
seriously injured. All of the accused
We're discharged with the exception OF
Albert Hasliina. George Davis. Powha.
tan Coleman and W. H.. Jackson. The
first three named wcIc sent on to the
Hastings o to answer the charge OF
felony. Jackson WAS sent on To be in
dicted for assault ard battery.
Nothing has yet been learned as to
the whcrcaboutS of Abraham Simmons,
II ~wcll-known citizen of this place. who
disappeared so mys;criously from his
home. on Farmer street. three weeks s.
Tomorrow. Mrs. simmons found II
note in her trunk yesterday dated De,
cember 18th, from her husband bidding
her good bye and telling her that she
would never see him alive again. MIR.
Simmons came to Petersburg from Ohio
in which State he now has q son resid-
ing.
interviewed several OF our most
prominent merchants to-day on the out
look for buSincs in Petersburg next
! year. and with Il few exceptions they all
| expressed the opinion that the outlook
was very encouraging. The outlook is
also good for those engaged in the build
ing line, as n number of contracts have
! already been given out. An effort is to
be made to ave the postoiicc repaired.