The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-10
THE CONFERENCE
IN PETERSBURG
Metbodists TO Meet in Annual Session
November First,
TRANSFER OF GOLD BONDS.
Lease OF Upper AppomattoN Company
for Nincty-nine Ycars-Saie oil
Chesterfield Farm The Epis-
copal Convention.
TRANSFER OF GOLD BONDS.

PETERSBURG. VA. oct. s-Special--
The Virginia Conference will convene in
Northumberland church Wednesday.
November 18th.
The opening sermon VIII be preached by
Rev. w. W. Lear. Bishop Alpheus W.
Wilson will preside.
The Methodist Womans Foreign MIS-
sionary Society will meet In annual session
In Washington-Street NJ +. church next
Tuesday. the nth instant.
A Ministers Union was organized here
to-day and the following officers elected
for the ensuing six months: PRESIDENT
Rev. j. w. Rosebro, ID. D.; FIRST vice
President Rev II. w. Battle, ID. D.
Second Vice-President Secretary ana
Treasurer, Rev. John Ridout
A BIG DEED.
hie deed was filed In the clerks Of
flee to-day The deed which is dated the
23d dav Of June. 1899. recites that con
sideration of the delivery TO the upper
Appomattox Company of SO0OW IN Soid
bonds OF that company. (Which were heid
by a certain trust company the up9er
Appomattox leases To the Sou'nSl"e
Railway and Development Company ior
"A period of ninety-nine years, WIN INC
privilege of renewal for Ike period VIII
ont further consideration its electric hght
L.. tNEGlnti
rights and privileges and properties OF an
kinds in the city Of Petersburg and the
counties of Dinwiddie. Chestefheld anu
powhatan. including all contracts for fur
nishiug light: also its cotton. corn ana
-four mills. with all privileges, &c.
Under the deed. however, the upper Ap-
nomattox Company retains all It's rights
as a canal company. .,.-
There was sold to-day at pubic auction
at Chesterfield Courthouse. the oakland
farm I'm Chesterfield county. Messrs D.
A en- and Butler. Of this city were the
purchasers ana the DiiOc p"'"
hundred dollars.
THE GRAND CAMP.
General Stith Boiling. of this city, VINO
&c the First ACCOMPLISHMENTS vi
the Grand Camp Of Confederate Veterans
of virginia. has received letter from
col Jno ] Williams, of Winchester va,
the Grand Commander OF the 1lanu
Camp. TO the effect that on account ol
sickness he will be unable TO attend tne
meeting OF the Grand Camp al fulashi
city this week, and has appoIhleu LIEU
tenant Boiling to the charge OF the Grand
Camn ON that occasion. Lieutenant Boil
ing will leave here tomorrow morning
for Pulaski city.
Mr. O ]. Boisseau, of Dinwiddie County
Courthouse, while returning home Sunday
from a visit to his mother. who resides
near Ford's Depot, on the Noriolk ana
Western railroad was thrown IRON ms
buggy. a distance of about ten ieet, Dut
was not seriously injured.
Mr.. r. L. Williams. of Richmond. Presi-
dent of the SOuthslde Railway and. De-
velopment Company, who was in the city
Saturday evening, said that there was no
truth in the rumor that his company was
negotiating for the purchase Of the gas
works OF the Petersburg Gas Light Com
pany. nor was it true that the Southside
Railway and Development Company was
to build a new hotel in this city. Mr..
Williams thought, however that Peters
burg should have new hotel.
A. i. Hill Camp of Confederate Neter-
ans attended divine services at the Second
Baptist church last night and turned out
with full ranks. a very able sermon
was preached before the Vets" by the
pastor Rev. J. ID. Harte. Ills subject
was Christ Crucifed."
The delegates from a. =. Hill Camp
TO the Grand Camp of Confederate Nete-
rams, which convenes in Pulaski city on
next Wednesday, will leave here to-mor-
TOW morning. They are Messrs. II. c.
Roper. J. II. Maclin. r. l.. Watson, Geo.
S. Bernard, and Carter X. Bishop.
EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
The Petersburg Episcopal Convention
will hold its next meeting in the Church
Of the Good Shepherd, Guns Hill, Din
widdie county, October 3lst TO November
ID The first service will be held on Tues
day morning October 31st. at II oclck.
Rev. W. d. Capers. OF Farmville. preach
er, the convention sermon by the Rev.
H. l.. Derby and the holy communion adj
ministered. Rev. Mr.. Dennis. Of Man
chester, will preach Thursday morning.
Tuesday afternoon the clergyman's essay
on The Personality Of the Holy Spirit"
will be read by the Rev. T.. S. Townson.
Of Brandon, and the laymans essay on
Wednesday afternoon, by DIR. ID. NJ
Brown, of Petersburg, on the "Layman's
Loyalty TO the Rector. TO Parish and to
Church" The business meeting will be
held Tuesday night. and a meeting OF
the Brotherhood of St. Andrews on We'd
nesday night. On Thursday afternoon a
missionary sermon will be preached and
addresses delivered by different minis
tiers
The fair OF tho Roanoke Agricultural
Society will open on the 31st instant at
Weldon. n. G. a gentleman from Weldon
said yesterday that over five thousand
dollars was being spent in improving the
fair grounds. lie also said that the fair
promises big one. and that there would
bc some fine races by horses from Viz
ginia, North Carolina. and Pennsylva-
mia. The music at the fair will be fur
nished by the First Virginia Regiment
Band of Richmond