Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-30

III. G. Taylor, New Kent. The following
hours were fixed upon for the assembling
OF the convention: Sunday " a. n, 3 +.
NJ. and r. NJ. At the o'clock session
this evening a well-wrltten paper on
Importance Of Sunday school Work
by l.. r. Barnes, Of New Kent. was read,
and the principal speaker on THIS subject
was j. X RUSSELL, the Vice-pfcsluent OF
the convention r. II. Clildress present
ed n paper on THE Work OF the sunday
School and Bible Board upon which
Hon. Manley H. Barnes, OF New Kent.
spoke. and W. W. Blnford read paper
entitled shall We Purchase our sup
plies from the Sunday-School an1 Bible
Boardg' which subject was aDly discuss
ed by Rev W. y. Brown and others. At
the o'clock session the pastor OF the
church. Rev L. T. Warren. read we'll
written paper on Ills Relation and Duty
70 the Sunday School" The speaker on
this subject was T.. 8 Robinson. Pune
tuallty. Its Absolute Necessity was
presented bv r. b. Davis. and discusses
bv c. l.. Babcock. The convention will
adjourn tomorrow night, and the closing
sermon will be preached by Rev. a. T.
Howell.
\ CONTEST.
Mr. w. II. Charles. Of Bruton District.
York county. who was elected Thursday
q supervisor. will. II Is stated. have his
seat contested by Gabe Himmelwright
Republicam. who received the next nigh
est vote. The vote In the district STOOD:
Charles dsmocraD. 90: Himmelwright
Lamb Republican,, 81; Taylor OBowuen
Republican,. 81.
The commissioners for James City met
N the Clerks Office here to-day and can
yassed the vote OF last Thursday. with
trict-No convention. 90; for convention.
~. Powhatan District-No convention,
es: for. 4 jamestown Distrct-No con
ventlon. %: for. q. w Il. Walden. John
4. Barnes. ard A s. cowles were re-
elected supervisOrs-ai Democrats.
some gentlemen residing IN the neigh
borhood Of Toano. have built beautiiul
echocner-vacht. which ;hey will launch
next Tuesday from the Chickahominy
shp-yard after which a banquet VIII re
given at the Hotel Felix. Set toasts WI
be responded to by Captain Barnett
Jones Of the merchant marine service
and by Commonwealth 's-Attorney cyrus
A. Branch.
HOME-SEEKERS.
During the week n large number OF
ho,ue-seekers have been in our midst
from the Northwest, and as result OF
their visit several tracts Of land nave
changed hands, among which Is por-
tlop of that valuable and weh-knoWn
estate called River View" in the upper
part OF James City. The new purchaser
will take possession as soon as ne can
make his arrange ments
Nessrs. Floyd and Robert NJ Hughes,
Of Norfolk. We're here yesterday, ana
during their stay We're The guests OF
Captain H. y. Smith. Palace square
Mrs. Faulkner. with her grandson
Master Miles Hubbard, from Richmond,
arrived this morning. and during their
visit will be guests at the Marshall House.
Mr.. w. f.. Pugh. WHO is connected WIN
the Gazette. left this evening for week 5
viglt TO his old home in LawrenceviiIe,
-. -,
The Kings Mill syndicate have had
thirty-hve home-seekers mere recently,
some of whom were much pleased, ana
will eventually locate here. The syndi-
cate will push the new settlement 10
completion. building schooi-houses ana
erecting factories. &c. ~,
Mrs d. r. Rose. accompanied by Mas
ter Peachy Spencer. Is visiting her ola
home. in Norfolk. 49,.
MIR J. J. Leake. well-knoWn attpr-
nev and son Of Judge axe or ilch-
roond was here to-day, looking up the
tile 10 one or the large farms near mere
on which a good size loan Will soon De
mace