The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-22
THE CITY OF PETERSBURG
TIE FPTSCOPAL CONYOCAJi0N
OPENS Al CRY POINT.
Two of the Escaped Prince George Prison.
ers Have Been Cap,ured--Tobaccoh Hands
stsike-DeIegatc. to Alexandria.

PETERSBURG. VA, April 2i.-Spccial
THE spring meeting of me Petersod's
Episcopal CcrVCCotcn began this mora
ing AT st. Johns church. at Ci.y Point.
The convoca ton sermon was preached by
tie Rev. r. $ Gum. OF Brandon and the
hclv cCmmun3Cn was administered 10y inc
President. Rev. O.. :. Eununs, rector 81
81 PAUL ; church. IN this city. MI Il INC
business GETTING Mr.. ". w. Clllet--, OF
pctcrspurc read an essay on THE Ser
mon as Viewed from the Standpoint 81
tie Pulpit" Or. -. VI. Brown, of TINS
place. opened the discussion on the SUP
PRISONERS CAPTJ RED.
william Harris and Jufius scDrcil, IVY
of the three negro prisoners VINO Sot ou'
of the county jail OF Prince Ge)rse co ~, ~,
~ on the 18TH inst. were captuI1e -, ~
Sherin w. r.. BoisscauN at Jamtsto"h
Island yesterday. They were brought 10
Prince George courthouse. ara cohhhlt-
ted &c Jail. Jarvis Suth, the other prlso"-
About one hundred covers employed at
DunlCpS tobacco factory went out on
strike this morning The strike was uN0
TO q reduction OF wages. ....,,e
CONFEDEEATE DAUGHTERS.
Mrs. Robt. Meade. Mrs. Geo. ID. Kagland
Miss Irby Boiling. and Miss Annie Mailh'
delegates from the daughters OF the Con-
federacy OF Petersburg 10 the prahu
Chapter of the Daughters OF me Con
fcdoracy. which viii convene IN AieAan-
dria tomorrow, left here TINS moihi"s
The CONDITION Of Mr.. +. NJ Chambers.
of ninwiddic county, WHO was 50 "1~'s
injured by an electric car ono,icd 70
street yesterday. was little improves 70
DAY. He spent a very ItsiicAS "is"''
and was unconscious at times. .o. .,
Mr. Chambers is stlli al the hoUSy ~
his brother Nj X. :. Chambers III nan
IN DRANK DEAD STUCK"
Mr. John bonner. who rs IN the employ
of tho Western Union Telegraph Ioinpd-
nv NJ mis- civ made d very narrow cs-
cape last evening from kiilins hiiiistii
bv drinking Dead Stuck. "a poison USE"
for killing Ded-bugs. ,, ., NJ
Bonner drank il through mis AXE. mink
Ing n was wine. Three physicians were
called IN TO attend him. After some ul4-
gculty the poison was counteractcu.
Mr. Bonner il convalescent to-day ana
able to bee out on the street
There was very heavy frost. ana some
ace mere tnis morning, II Is mo trait '''"'
much damage was done 10 inc iiuit.
Judge j. ~ Mullen. of the MUSINGS
Court Is engaged to-day I'm hearing aisd-
uents I'm the suit Of j. a. Wexford W.
the City OF Petersburg.
An Easter german VIII he slNth a.
the Armory Of the Petersburg Grays Dy
The Assembly Club. -, -.
Sf H. next meeting of the \. j.. llill
caron of confederate Veterans OF TINS
civ delegates will be elected TO the ZEN
nessee Centennial Exposition, at -\asH-
vile which begins on May Isl next co,
confederate Veterans days are the %
23d and oath OF June next. ana the uele-
gates elected viii attend the exposition o''
a SERIOUS CHARGE.
r. l.. Landlord. a colOred lawyer toinl-
erlv of Petersburg. now OF Nv"pOi -
News. has been arrested there on
warrant from Chief OF Police ferhuhsoh'
Of this city. The charge against bdih-
ford is the betrayal under promise
of marriage of Athal Hobbs q coloteu
girl of this place. ..
ed I'm Chesterfield county this afternoon
two negroes on suspicion Of being the
parties who robbed Mr. Jones OF
Nev-port News q counie Of weeks AGO
OF two gold watches and two gold rings.
The Cockade City Bicycle CUB mas
decided 90 hold races at the Ne"
Market Race Course in Prince George
county May 2oth next All OF the crack
riders of this CITY will compete ana
Richmond and Norfolk will also furnish
entries The races will be opened TO
the State. ana will be held under the
rules governing the League OF Amerl-
can Whoclmon.
The baseball team Of the Virginia Med
zeal College. Richmond. which was 70
have niaved the Young Mems Chriet'an
Association nire Of 'h'e place. this af'er-
noon. did not show nm. \ de'a''d
letter was received Tonight from Mr.
Baurhrnan the manager Of the Med
cal Coliope team which explained sat
isfactorilv tho roaeor ~ the nOn-appcar-
ance Of the College boys.