The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-06
Rev. A. J. Frlstos Who Declined a Cali to
Berkeley Received Another Call
FROM CENTRAL CHURCH CHATTANOOGA
Judge Held Court on Ti.no Provided
by New Law-CoIIcction for Cuban
sunercrs-Mr. Samuel cir. Marks
win Celebrate Mis Doth. birthday
TOdny.

Petersburg, Va, March 5.-(speolalj-
Key. a. ]. Fr;stoe. pastor. OF the Sec
ond Baptist church in this city, who a
| lew days ago declined to accept a call
70 the passionate of the BAPTIST church
at Berkeley, Va, was the recipient this
| morning of most urgent and pressing
call to the passionate of the Central
baptist church at Chattanooga, Tenn.
Mn. Frstoe told me to-day that he
would determine within the next tel
DAYS whether or not he would accept
the call. Mr.. Fristoe is giving the call
! most favorable considerations
MT. William X. NIcKenney, general
counsel for the Richmond, Petersburg
| and Caroline Railroad company paid
out considerable sum OF money To-
day for rights of way for the road in
Dlnwiddie county. 1T is learned that
| work on this road will shortly be
begun.
An Epworth League has been organ
lied at West Street NJ. e. church in
This city.
Mr.. p. II. Thomas farmer of Din
Widdie county, brought n wagon load
of tobacco to Petersburg yesterday, for
which he got SSlO.72.
Rev. III. w. Battle. D. D., pastor of
the First Baptist church, will preach
for Rev VIM. p. Hatcher, d. D., of
Richmond, Tomorrow. DIR. Hatcher is
ossisllHS br. Battle IN q series OF
meetings here.
Judge b. a. Hancock arrived here
this morning and opened the Circuit
court or Petersburg, but no business
was transacted. Judge Hancock's visit
was altogether unexpected to the Off
GERS of the court here, as heretofore
there have only been three terms of
the court. These terms were held in
February, June and December Under
the new law passed by the Legislature
there are to he four terms OF this court.
to be held on the 5th of March, 5th
of June, 5th Of September and 5th of
December. This new law was signed
by the Governor at $3.50 O'Clock yes
tarday afternoon. Judge Hancock
heard at n latJ hour last night that
the bill had been signed by the. Gov
ernor and, therefore, he came TO Pc
tersburg to open the court
Collections will be taken up in some
of the churches tomorrow for the
benefit of the Cuban sufferers.
=. Samuel Harrison Marks, one of
| our most honored citizens and the
oldest white male resident of Peters
| burg, will on tomorrow celebrate his
| goth birthday. He was born in Prince
George county. a few miles from Pc
tcrsburg, on the 9th day of March. 1905.
When 10 years of age Mr. Marks came
| to Petersburg TO reside and was en-
| al
of this place. In 1899, when Mr. Marks
became of age he went in business here
| for himself which he carried Oh urtil
| the first part of 1897 making in all
| Scvsnty-thrce years he was in business
| i'll Petersburg, siNty.seven ysnrs of
| which he was in business FOR himself. 1t
| Vt TO be doubted II such n record can be
equaled by another in the State. Dur
ing thu time Mr.. Marks was in bust
n i'm,
wholesale trade in fruits, candies, tobac-
co, cigars, ctc., having Hhe mCSt COM
p!etc house IN Virginia, If not in the
South. No man is better known in
Virginia and North and South Carolina
| than is the subject OF this sketch In
1874, whsn Marquis de Lafayette visited
this town, Mr.. Marks. then a boy, was
IN line with the citizens on foc;t' to do
honor TO our noble hero. Mr.. Marks
was q member of the old Petersburg
Dragons. and took part with his COM
pany in 1880 in the Nat Turner insurrcc-
tFGn lie is the only survivor of that
Company. Mr.. Marks is perhaps the
oldest Odd Fellow IN the State if not
IN this country, that is. he has been in
Nhc order n greater number of years
He became n member of Monroe Jodro
of Odd Fellows, lcf Petersburg aho,,t
1885 or 1886. About sixty years ago Air
Marks and il Others organized tho
present furnishing Appomaatox Lodge
OF ODD Fellows, of this city, and Nas
elected its first noble grand. Mr.. Marks
WAS Tor years one OF Itha directors of
the old State Bank of Virginia. whose
large banking house stood on the site
or the present Academy OF Music. He
Is now the only survivor of the directors
OF inns bank. After ithc historic thtntre
on BcFling brook street (where the elder
Booth, Macready, Forrest. and q boet
of other frst-class actors of tbair 40,
frequently appcared) was des1tr yyed Nv
ilr'' about 1850, it was rebuilt as phoa.
NIX Hall, and Mr.. Marks became tho
purchaser. 1T in turn was DESTROYED bv
!lre IN 1865, and while it was partiaIIv
insured, owing ITO some technicalitv in