The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-08
HEAVY STORM
AT CITY POINT
Also Very Severe in Chesterfield
County,
REV. JAMES A. RlODICK ILL
Races at the New Market Course in
Prince George County-Peters-
burg schools viii Open
Next Wednesday.
REV. JAMES A. RlODICK ILL

PETERSBURG. VA. Sept Special
CITY Point. on James river. was visited
Yesterday afternoon by very severe
windst3rm. during which the schooner
.su Nye." OF Baltimore loading with
lumber. was overturned, bu, none Of her
crew were lost or injured.
The schooner lost her toD-mast and some
damage was done 20 her rigging.
To-day wreckcrs were teiegraphed for
from Norfolk and &c is expected TO have
the schooner up in few days.
The large warehouse of the Baltimore
Steam Packet Company az the Point was
unroofod by the heavy wind.
The storm was also very severe in Ches-
terrified county "a short distance from Pc
tcrsbure. Barns aud fencing we've blown
down and considerable damage was done
10 orchard trees. There Vas also a heavy
tail of bail.
REV. MIR. RlDDlCK HI.
Rev. James A. RiddlcN ths oldest men,
her of the NlrgilIa Conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church South. is
critically nl at his home in this city and
his death IS looked for at amy moment.
MIR Riddick joined the Virginia Confer
ence in 1893 and has been % member of IL
ever since. Tie is the father of the Rev.
James O.. Rildlck. OF Norfolk, and
cousin of Rev. Joseph IT, R.ddick. presid-
ing elder of the Farmviic district.
Tho races M the New Market race
course. in Prince Georse county this afE
ternoon were attended by about two hum
drcd people.
Tho nrst race was a genueman's road
race-mle heats. best two DO three-which
WAS won bv "Beue McGfegOr,' owned by
w S. Bryan. of this city. Iime-z.l''
2.95 - and 2.36.
The next was a running r1ce-hali-mile
heats best two in three. This race was
won bv wv. J. Harding owned by Gus
rna.lking. of Richmond. Tines, 81 IL.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The public schools of Petersburg which
have been closed for toe summer vaca-
tion win reopen on next Wednesday
morning.
Sometime ago some miscreant cut the
rome of the flag staff oh the Anderson
school building. This morning at the
request of Dr. ID. A. Brown, supcrintend-
emf Of schools. Chief Engneer j.. Y. Far
lev and some OF Tho members or the IRE
department replaced the rope.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Executive Committee of The Central state
Hospital was held to-day at the hospital
Only routine business WAS transacted.
PEOPLE WHO ARE SICK.
Rov. Thomas Spencer. whose critical ill.,
ness has been announced in this CORE
spondence. is much improved. and his
attending physician says he VIII be able
10 SIT up in day 0r so.
Mrs Lewis Youngbio1d Is quite III az
her home in Prince George county.
Rev. W. A. r. Goodwin, rector OF st.
Johns Episcopal church. who has been
spending his vacation at Wytheyille. re-
turned home last night and VIII occupy
his pulpit on next Sunday.
Rev. j. ID. Har,e pastor of the Second
Baptist church. who has been spending
some weeks az Mays Head, will return
home this evening.
Nearly all of the ministers Of The city
who have been off on their vacation have
returned home
There was considerable hail I'm Ches-
terrified county yesterday afternoon, but
no damage was done by g..