The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-15
DIR. MICHAUX
HAS RESIGNED.
He Appoints His Own Successor in
Or. R. T. StyII.
DR.. DABNEY TO GIVE A LECTURE.
Private Charles Clark, Of Petersburg.
is Secretly Welded TO the Widow
Cobbs I'm jacksonville. Much TO
the Surprise Of His Friends.

PETERSBURG. VA. Nov. H.-Special.
Miss Mary A. Wilson is the Democratic
nominee for Superintendent of Schools
in Bingham county. Idaho. Miss Wilson
is first cousin of Mr.. II. c. Wilson Of
this city.
thanksgiving service in the interest
of foreign missions was held at Tabb-
Street Presbyterian church yesterday ar
ternoon. The service was conducted by
Rev. ]. w. Rosebro, d. D., the pastor
Contributions to and in carrying on the
work OF foreign mission were made.
DR. Michaux has resigned his place on
the judiciary Committee Of the Medical
Society of Virginia and has appointed
DR.. r. r. Styll, of this city to serve
in the vacancy caused by his resigna'
tion.
In tie Office Of the clerk Of the Court
tO.iay a deed from Alexander Hamilton
and Richard n. Davis. trustees. I'm the
suit Of the Upper Appomattox Company
vs. the Petersburg Electric Railway
Company, conveying the Petersburg
Short Electric Railway 10 the Virginia
Traction Company was admitted to rec
ord for a consideration Of $500. This
was the price paid for the road which
was sold at public auction a feT days
ago and knocked out to 5. Kaufman,
trustee. Of Charlottesville.
DR. DABNEY TO LECTURE.
Prof r. II. Dabney. Of the Uriv ersity
of Virginia. will deliver lecture to-
morrow night at S o'clock at the Southern
Female College. before 1.-THE Tuesday
social club. His subject will be John
Randolph. of Roanoke.
Mr.. Benjamin r. Brown hos leased the
Albemarle Hotel in this city and will
take possession of the same on he ISL
of next month.
Mrs. p. A. Budd. mother Of Or. s.
w. Budd. OF this city. died yesterday
morning at Mt Holly, n. j. Her re-
mains will be brought here tomorrow
for interment.
Mrs. Mary Wells fell unconscious on
Commerce street last evening from an
attack Of vertigo. She was taken to her
residence where she received proper At
tention.
SECRET MARRIAGE.
II has lust leaked out that Private
Charles c. Clark, of Petersburg and
member Of Company X. A. +. Hi Rihes.
Fourth Virginia Regiment, was married
about a month ago in st. Augustine, Fla.
10 Mrs. Kate CObbs a widow formerly
Of Richmond. but who for some time
has been residing in Jacksonville, fla.
Private Clark is son OF the late {.
c. Clark. Of this city. and brother o'
Mr. j. L. Clark. an emplcye or the
Postal Telegraph cable Company here.
The announcement OF the marriage was
n great surprise TO the friends OF MT
Clerk In PETERSBURG.
The street cars could not rur again TO-
day on account Of some trouple win
the armature at the electric light works.
Eight trains Of United States troops
from the North passed over tho Belt Limo
Of the Atlantic Coast Line near Peters
burg yesterday en- route for the South.
Mr. T. X. Griffith and Miss SUSIE ROD
iuson will be married next wednesday
morning at the residence Of Mrs. !. W.
Ramev on Adams street. in this city.
Mr.. Griffith Is the owner Of the Crater
Farm in Prince George county. the
bride-elect Is an attractive Young lazy
Of Petersburg.
NEW EPWORTH LEAGUE.
AT Ocran church Dinwiddie county
Yesterday an Epworth League was or
eanized with about twenty members.
AT the service at Market-Street NJ. II.
oh,,rcb last nigbt the pastor. Rev. r.
r. Wilson gave a resume OF the Worh
Of the church during his three years
uastorate The church Is numerically
stronger now than at any period In JUS
history. numbering 42s members. Inc
GROSS gains IN three years have reen l4f.
The net gains have been siNty-hye TOT
the cause or missions. the church mas
averaged 500 per year. which Is more
than % per cent above the assessment
made upon It IN addition 10 graiiNihs
work that has been done by the Two
womans missionary societies ana the
Rosebud Missionary Society.
4 frame building on Harrison street
which some years ago was the Atiicah
BAPTIST church was badly gutted py NE
Yesterday morning.
The delegates from the Petersburg Dis
triot TO the Virginia Methodist Confer
once which convenes next "Wednesday
IN Portsmouth will leave tomorrow. they
arc Messrs John w Bradbury ana IS
ham over. of Petersburg. ticharc L.
Hartley. of Stony Creek, and RAWLINGS
Of Brunswick county
At the regular meeting or the common
councu on the lst of the month, captain
Nelson u. Patteson. the president was
requested TO appoint committee rom
tnet body to confer with committee
rron, tho Cockade City cycle club IN
reference TO having bicycle STRIPS on 'no
nrincipal streets of the city.
Captain Patteson has appolnted az w
committee Messrs. Chas. w. Blanc chdiI-
man NJ Green and W. II. Talley'
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