The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-20
ON THE APPOMATTOX
A Aewsy Letter About People and Things
In the CGCkade City.
OYSTER SUPPER OF THE TEMplARs
Rev. Jamcs Y. Fnir, Grand Prelnte
OF Virginia, Given IL warm yyef.
como Colorcd EpileptIc lRospitaI
Ncnring Completion Original
Scheme TO Rnisc Money.

y netersburg, Va. Oct 19.-tspeciaD--
Hev. James Y. Fair, OF Richmond.
Grand Prelate of Knights Templnr OF
Virginia. visited Appomattox Comman-
uely, OF ms city, Tonight as the official
representative of the Grand Comman-
dery. He was accompanied bv Grnnd
..eclurer James Cunningham, OF Rioh-
mona. After work in the different de-
siees u me oyster supper was served.
NEARING COMPLETION.
me hospital for the colored epileptlo
insane OF the State. which Is being erecto
w. ui .ne grounds of the Central state
hospital. Is approaching co1nnIstion
ihe roof has been put on and the f,nor.
ia'd; The windows are now being nut
In place. PUT
SILVER DOLLARS.
D. ~ me Second Baptist Church yester-
day morning fifty silver dollars wora
even OUT by the pastor of the church
49,. ~. d. 'ristoe. 10 ladies OF the con-
sresation to be Invested as thev mipht
Inlnk I'M, best for the benefit OF the build
ihE iund of the church. These IaLia.
WIZ make their report on the 1st oT Dc
cenper r next. Rev. Mr.. Fristoe left hi.
ri,,t Ui nils lor the Eastern Shore of Vir-
next ten days. ioi 'he
EXCHANGE OF PULPITs.
Rev II. w. Battle. d n na.i
the FIRST Baptist Church In his r,to,
went over TO Richmond Yesterday after'
noon, ana nt night delivered n snaciai
sermon before the Ladies' Misslonorv
tha,' ci,'' VI tne FIRST Baptist Church of
the latter church. supplied DR. Ratt,a,a
pulpit last night. i'ellliep
HEfAlRlNG THE DAMAGE.
carpenters begun this morning to pet
,tauS 10 repair the damage done hy
nv Storm mere three weeks ago to tho
.rhsrn 1Swrr O. or the First, Baptist Church.
arnl,t,l mJ, ie 10 ne some Improvement on the
cost VIII be about 5000 ''e
LONG BIKE RIDE.
Messrs. Thomas UnderbilI coo,,,.
Cooley Andrew Molonner and "a Z,
I,ortoii' or White Plains, N. Y. are IN
Ieterspurg to-day. These four voun~
s;n,, s:.un ieil nome on their bicycles Inst
White Plains to Carson. N + nnd fro.li fno.l
lhere came TO Philadelphia. Thfv next
went To kirkwood, Delaware and fror,
mere TOOK spin to Chesapealee C,itv
-, a. chesapeake City they took a steamer
came to Richmond on their wbne,s 'ney nr
Irving Irving In the latter city yesterdav
ihey came to Petersburg by train Nc
ehtlre distance covered by these cyc,jsts
on their wheels was 1856 miles. MIR. In
uelnIii s u nephew of J. B. Sublett,
city. The four wheelmen will leave here
tomorrow morning for the Sherman
doah Valley via Richmond.
REPUBLICANS CONFER.
The Republican chairmen of +be
rourth District of Virginia We're In ses-
sion here tonight until a. Iata bn,,r
me meeting was held with closed doors
ana nothing as TO what was done would
De given out for publication. All bnsi-
ness transacted was with reference TO
haVing protection afforded RepublIcan
voters at the polls on election day. Ali
or the chairmen of the district were
present except NJ. C. Cardoza. of I,nn.
enburg county. and State Senator w. M.
those present at the meeting wera exs
Congressman w. z. Gaines, of 3urko-
vile. and b. S. Hooper. Of Prince Ed
ward county. Hon. n. T. Thurp, Ra-
publican candidate for; Congress from