The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-22
A HEAD ON COLLISION
Two Norfolk and Western Trains Come To-
gether at NOttoway Courthouse Station.
FIREHAa HURT AND TEN CARS SMASHED
Track BIockadrd for Several Hours
Petersburg: Religious News-Tnkcn
Suddenly HI. -. u. a. VI. supper
The Norfolk ana Nc,trru Putting
Down Steel Rails ON Branch e. Inc

Petersburg Va, Dec. 22-fSpcciaO.-
There was a head-on collision of two
freight trains at Nottoway. Courthouse
station on the Norfolk & Western this
morning.
Both locomotives were thrown down
an embanlSment and some nine or ten
cars were wrecked.
Fireman Snead was quite badly scald-
ed
The engineers and train hands escaped
by jumping. as the trains We're not run
ming very fast.
A wrecking car was sent from Crewe,
but II was some hours before he track
could be opened.
REGULATING PoPCRACKGRs.
Mayor Collier this morning inatruote
the police that horn blowing Ind firing
Of popcrackers. IL TO be permitted at all.
should be confined to the 'vrniIig Of TIE
2'th inst and the q ~ nrI night Of the
25th inst All firing of crackers. etc,
forbidden in the neig:hboraool OF sick
people and the vicinity of churches
where public worship is bei.rs held.
CHURCH NOTES.
Rev ]. s. Deale. pastor II venable
street Baptist church, Richmpnl, deliv-
cred last night the annual sermon be-
fore the Young Ladies' All Society Of
the First Baptist church in this city.
Rev. \. s. Wilson, OF Alabama. who
was appointed oy the General Assembly
of the Presbyterian Church for evan
ge!ical work among the colored people
of the South. preached at Tabb street
Presbyterian church yesterday morning
nnd spoke in the interest of the work
in which he is engaged. Mr.. Wilson be-
gan his work in July last. and since that
time he has visited all the colored
churches in AlabaNa and one point In
Mississippi; In Alabama one new
church and Sabbath school has been
oreanizrd. Mr.. Wilson has not only
preached to the negroes but he has
visited them in their homes.
Rev. Thomas Spencer whose illness
has been annonnced in these DISPATCHES.
Is much improved, and his attending
physician says he will be able to be
out In day or two.
SUDDEN ILLNESS.
Mr. Stephen u. DeShazor. manager OF
the Postal telegraph office in this city
was taken suddenly scl; this morning g
and had to he sent home. This evening
he is much improved.
J. o. u. a. NJ. SUPPER.
Virginia Council Junior Order United
American Mechanics. of this city. will
have its annual supper next month
WASH ington Council of this city will in
stall their new officers OH the 7th of next
month. Deputy state Councillor Geo.
S. THOMPSON will have charge. The
council located at Clifton Forge will
place ilags. on the public schools there
on Feb. % next. They have invited Hon
Thomas r. Ivey. of this city. who is
State secretary Of the order to present
the flags for them. Should Mr. Ivey ac-
cept ii will he the fifteenth flag he has
thus presented at different points in the
State. Deputy state Councillor Thomp-
son contemplates the forn<ion of a
past councillors association here. the OBJ
ject being Il systematic furtherance of
the work Of the order
DR.. James T.. Booth OF this city. has
been appointed surgeon for the Norfolk
& Western Railway Company in Peters
burg.
CATHOLIC KNIGHTS.
Petersburg branch Catholic Knights
Of America has elected the following Of
fcers: Director. Rev It. ]. O'Farrell;
president, j. 7. Brown recording sec
retary j. T. Powers: financial secretary.
j. i. kilnartin treasurer II p Moran
sentinel Il. n \. Eers; trustee for three
yenrs. ~. J. Francis.
SUNDAYS SCHOOL MEETING.
A mass meeting of Sunday-schooI
workers Of all Protestant denominations
In the city was held tonight ot tho
rooms of the Young Mems Christian As
sociation. and was largely attended An
interesting address was made by Prof
II. NJ. Harnell. of the international sun
day-school Association of the United
States and Canada.
There was u heavy frost here this
morning.
PUTTING DOWN STEEL RAILS.
The Norfolk G. Western Railroad is
having stee! rails laid on the CITY Point
pranch or their road. The company is
also having some costly improvements
made 10 the wharves atthe Point.