Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-15
ON THE APP0MATT0X.
NEWS OF INTEREST GATHERED IN
PETERSBURG.
10 BE- ORDAINED 4 DEACON.
Meeting of the brotherhood of 81.
Andrcw-WiiI Ask Appropriation
for Rcpainting-The Election In
King George and surry.

PETERSBURG, VA. November A.
Special AT Grace Episcopal church next
Sunday morning MIR. S. Carey Beckwith
will be ordained deacon by Bishop A. Nj.
Randolph, OF this diocese. The Bishop
will be assisted in the services by Rev
John Rldout and Rev. W. a. r. Good d
wynn, the latter preaching the ordination
sermon. The candidate TO be ordained Is
the son of Mr.. T. 5. Beckwith. OF this
city. and IS a graduate OF distinction and
a gentleman Of high intellectual attain
ments.
At the Washington-Street Methodist
Episcopal church next Sunday morning
Bishop A. W. Wilson will ordain a num-
Der OF candidates, among them Mr. Henry
Marks, of this city.
A meeting of the Brotherhood OF 81. An
drew, OF this city. will be held Friday
night at ST. Paufs church 90 hear the
report Of their deiegate to the convention.
recently held IN Columbus, o. Mr.. john
W. Wood, the general secretary of the
brotherhood, has written that he Will
be present and address the meeting
The Board Of Directors Of the State
Normal and Collegiate Institute will meet
tomorrow. While II is understood that
no increased annual appropriation VIII
be asked for, II is believed that a special
appropriation will be asked TO have the
building repanted, an Improvement that
IS much needed.
Miss Ada Hawkins. q charming young
lady. aged IS years, died this morning at
her home on Pearl street, OF fever after
an illness Of several weeks.
IL is understood that the employers
liability BILL OF which Senator Mcllwaine
was the able champion IN the last Legs
lature. will be reintroduced at the com
ing session Of the General Assembly, and
will again be urged by the Senator. IL
will be supported in the House by poth
Of the Petersburg delegates.
At special meeting OF the Council,
held this evening for the purpose OF con-
sidering street improvement, 1t was de-
cided to serve notice on the property-own-
ers on south sycamore street Of the con-
templated Improvement OF that street
from Oak 10 Fillmore by the city. AS
phaIt was the pavement selected. 1t is the
consensus of opinion that the Council has
about decided to improve several or me
streets in the city, as estimates VIII DC
asked for paving High, Union, Washlng-
ton. and q portion Of Adams with asphait
as soon as the Sycamore-stTeet work is
done o.,-
The frame storehouse Of r. II. Oxen
non. I'm the rear OF Sycamore street, was
damaged by fire tonight. The storehouse
was stocked with Christmas toys and no.
tions. which were injured by water ana
smoke. Mr.. O'Kennon's loss Is fully COW
cred by insurance.
The Commission OF Election OF Prince
George county met to-day and canvassed
the returns from Brandon District, when
they at first decided TO throw out, owing
TO the failure Of the judges and clerks
to sign the poil-books. The commission
ers to-day allowed t4e judges ana cieIhs
10 correc, their poll-books, ana the VIZ
Was given 10 w. w. Baugh, the Independ-
emf candidate. Baugh was elected, how
ever without the vote Of Brandon.