Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-23
The WELLF0RD SUIT.
IT WAS DECIDED IN FAVOR or THE
PLAINTIFFS.
handsome Church improvements In
pctcrsburg-Nan $4,000 DAM
agcs from Electric RniI,yny-N his
old Tgicks-PcrsonnI and General.

PETERSBURG VA. Aprn % -(spe-
rnl)-In the Hastings Court to-day
judge Mullen rendered his decision I'm
the suit OF Major F. A. Wexford W.
the city Of Petersburg. which was
argued yesterday by Hon. w. r.. Kc-
Kcnncy for the plaintiff and Cny-Attor-
ney George Mason for the city. The
Court sustained the contention OF Major
Wexford that the property in question
belonged 90 him personally. and that the
Virginia and Carolina Railroad Company
had no right 60 transfer 30 TO the city.
Ike dccrecJ thst 70 The city should fan
to pay Major Wexford 5000 I'm thirty
days then Mr.. McKennoy, as commits
sonor. should proceed 10 sell the pro
rcr,y Tor the bench, of the plaintiff. The
property consists Of "a house and lot On
Market street. which was transferred
with other real estate by the Virginia
and Carolina Railroad Company to the
city some years ago. Tho city Will a.
low the property TO be sold.
SUIT FOR $1,000
Mr. W.. L. McKonncy. counsel for the
plaintiff. to-day instituted SUIT fer $1,000
damages against the Petersburg Street
Electric Railway Company for injuries
3D. Sir T. Ii. Chambers, Of Dinwidde
county. AS was stated in this CORES
rordcace. Nr Chambers was knocked
from hs wagon by an electrician On
Halifax street OF Tue day and quite
severely injured.
CHURCH IMPROVEMENT
The interior Of Grace Episcopal church
is 90 receive some very handsome inn
proycmcuts work uuon which has be n
bosom The choir gallery I'm the wing to
SIC reat Of the pulpit is 10 be removed.
and The organ is 90 he built mp from the
foor of the church The organ IS 10 be-
e.nr-el by the addition Of some fifteen
or twenty pipes and Is 10 De arti7tically
improved The arrangements for The
choir are 90 he such that the whole APP
r.aruce Will Doe str.kinsly haqdsome.
The church is fortunate in having
working rector and a worsing vestry,
who are backed by a willing and SYM
pathetic CONGREGATION I'm their efforts 20
ld0rn and bca1tify their beloved church.
A very handsome improvement IS also
t0 bo made 10 the cnancel. of which,
mention may hereafter be made.
MEMORIAL TABLET.
a beautiful memorial tablet I'm honor
OF The late Rev. Churchill j. Gibson. for
over nfty years the rector of Grace
church. wa. placed 800 that caurch to-
day. The tablet IS Of white marble and
was the eift Of Mrs. Marie Dunlop.
In The near future q memorial pulpit,
in remembrance of Mrs. Gibson, viii be
placed iu the chanccl
AN INVETERATE THIEF.
Wavoi,y Manson. "a negro was re-
leased from Jail to-day after serving
ont a sentence for larceny. Re had not
been out long before De entered the store
of SIR vs.. O.. Andrews, on Old street,
and grabbing q pair Of shoes took 10
flight lIc was pursued over 20
Eurck. where. thanks 70 telephone
message which preceded him. he was
arrested. a question as TO jurisdiction.
arose in the case. which. being referred
to Mayor Collier 10 was decided that tle
prisoner should D. tried I'm Etrick
PERSONAL AND GENERAL
1lr Samuel W. Bigger, Of Richmond.
is v.s ting friends On this city.
DO IS probable that MIR. Thomas G..
Leath the we.i-known theatrical mana
scr VIII lease the Academy of Music.
TACT which The people Of Petersburg will
he glad to hear
some time during yesterday thief
entered the store OF AIR. .. r. Qlarles.
corner of Brown and Perry streets, and
robbed tine money drawer of SIS.
Mrs. Willis wife of 01r. C.. r. Willis
died this morning at her residence on
Market street. after a pr0tracted illness
She leaves % husband and several chill
dren. Deceased WAS most loyable
woman in an respects.
There were some twcnty-eieht or
thirty couples 40 the Assemhly's german
last night The occasion was brilliant
and enjoyable one.
Reports from the adjacent counties rep
resent that the frost of yesterday morn
ilg did no serious damage