Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-12
THE C0CKADE CITY.
TwENTY-SEVEN PERSONS BtP.
TIzEp AT wEsT-END CHURCH.
Points PoIiticaI-Tbc Recent Ira
gedy In Dinwiddic COunty-The
Virginia and Caroiina-fcrson"i
and General.
and General.

PETERSBURG. VA. June n.-(special)
ri the West-End Baptist church last
night twenty-scvcn persons were baptized
by the Rev. X. II. White pastor Of the
Ettrick church. Sixteen Of the candi-
dates were men. There being no baptis-
NAL pool in the church in Ettrick' the
West-End chtfrch was kindly rendered for
last nights service. During the pro-
tracted meeting at Mr.. Whites church
in Ettrick. there have been forty addi-
tions to the church.
CHRISTIANITY IN THE HOME.
On Sunday night Rev. w. ;. Leake'
pastor Of West-End Baptist church, VIII
begin series of special sermons on
christianity in the Home" His sub
iects will be: !. Marriage; 2. "The
Model Husband; 9. "The Model VIE /;
4. Mistakes Of Young Men; .. Mis-
takes Of Young Women; 6. "Thoughtless
Parents; 7. Good and Bad Children
DEMOCRATIC MEETINGS.
Chairman ]. B. Evans. will call meet
ing Of the Democratic city Central COM
mittee for Monday night, to arrange the
lime and place of holding ward meetings
10 choose delegates TO city conVentioh'
which will elect delegates 10 the state
convention at Roanoke. This action whl'
of course, increase the interest III the
state ticket As Messps. Ellyson ana
TYLER both have many friends in Peters
burg. the ward meetings VIII douplless
he largely attended. and great interest
shown in the selection Of delegates.
THE DINWIDDIE TRAGEDY.
II 70 understood that friends and rela-
tives in this city OF Mr.. James Edmes'
who was recently shot and Killed IN Dln-
wlddie county 10y Mr.. II. a. Poarch, VIII
make a careful investigation as to the
cause and particulars of the unfortunate
tragedy. If they find that the killing was
done i'm self-defonce they VIII let
the matter drop If, on the other hand,
thew find that such was not the case
and that the shooting was not JusliliaDle,
Il is probable they will employ counsel
10 prosecute Mr.. Poarch.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
Messrs. j. j. helms and G. r. Moss
of this city. have entered for the bicycle
races in Richmond. on the 18th instant
TO take place under the auspices OF the
Howitzers.
General James s. Negley and Mr.. Dc
Witt Smith. Of the Virginia ana caro-
lima Railroad Company. accompanied by
Mr. j. r. Hooper of Claremont. drove
down to the latter place to-day by pri-
yate conveyance probably on business
connected with the proposed railroad.
Judge +. a. Hancock viii not be able
10 hold a session of his court in this city
tomorrow. by reason Of detention in
case at Chesterfield Courthouse. The
Judge will hold court here early next
week.
Colonel Asa Rogers. it is said. feels
very confident. at the proper time, OF
being appointed United states Marshal
for the Eastern District of Virginia.
James Gates. barber, was TINS morn
ing required to give bond in the sum of
500 to keep the peace for twelve months,
at the instance of his wife, and was fined
500 for carrying a razor concealed.
The store Of r. T.. Sanford q Brother,
on Lombard street. was broke into last
night and robbed Of several dollars in
change.
Mossrs. Gillian q Harrison's delivery
wagon was considerably broken by a
runaway this morning. on Halifax. No
one was i'm the wagon AT the time.