The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-24

DIED o. OLD AGE
AT TWEEN Y YEARS.
Remarkable Case Of Fannie 0'Kennon
in Matoaca.
sABY IN STATURE AND MIND.
Marlsct-strcet Church Gives Up SIR.
Lear With Deep Regret, but .yill
Warmly Welcome Dr.StccI-Mrs.
Cameroa's Jewelry Found.
Especial Dispatch to The Times.)

PETERSBURG, VA, Nov. 2s-There
are blu, two changes in the assignments
OF Methodist preachers in this city. Rev.
w. w. Lear will be succeeded by DR.. L.
a. Steel as pastor of Market Street
Church and Rev. d. B. Austin will sue
coed Rev. w. G. Boggs at Wesley
Church.
Market Street Church is one of the
largest Methodist churches in this city
1t is located in q fashionable part OF the
town and many wealthy and d1sslh-
Su.shed citizens are among its meInGefs.
DR. STEEL.
Dr.. Steel does not come to this church
unknown. He has lectursd and spoken IN
Petersburg several times and on each &C.
cesion has had fiaitering and apprecia-
tive audiences. An effort was made iasl
year to have him come to washington
STREET Church.
Market Street win part with Mr.. Lear
with feelings of genuine regret ne 10
an able minister and is popular Win INC
ministers and latty of ali denominations
in Petersburg.
Mr.. Lear succeeds, DR.. Steei a. Se1i-
tenary Church in Richmond.
MRS. CANERON'S JEWELR1.
After The burning of the home OF MI.
Geo. Cameron, Jr-, two weeks ago. a larse
part of Mrs Can;ron's jeWe:ry was
ailntuESn II HMM ~ ~
been saved from the FIRE Sergeant HUB
bard of the police, recovered some ar
ticles last night, and all were found 10
ba the property of Mrs Cameron
Gen. S.ith Boiling received a TELEGRAM
to-day announcing the extreme illness
of his brother. Jno. Z. Boiling, OF Afi1eiia
county. General Boiling left at once TO
ba with his brother
BISHOP VAN DE vYVER-
T:s,on Van de Vyyer will administer
the sacramen. Of confirmation TO a iarse
class at ST Joscph's Catholic Church
next Sunday.
WONDERFUL CASE.
Mss Fannie O'Kennon, dauShtsF OF MT
peter O.Kennon,tt,is morning Miss O ken
,,on nbe doctors say, disd of cd a;s,sla al
though it was in April that She ceieSratea
l,e- twentieth birthday Her case was re-
ma-kai,le She had not grown IN stature
since she was two years old. ana her
faculties at the time of her death We're
those of q. child. She was feet inches
tall. and could speak only such words as
she was able to articulate at the age
of +wo years. She played with picture
books ard toys and in all her actions
was a perfect child. Her face was wrin-
killed. like that of q woman who had lived
snsr,v wears Her case has attracted the
attention of physicians for some time
There has been no one selected as a
successor of Williams T Davis as superin-
tendent of Washinston-Sueet Sunday
school The quarterly conference meets
in December, and some appointment may
be confirmed then. Until that time Rev
B. f Lipscomb. the pastor, will conduct
tl1s Sunday-scllool
FINED.
Frank Daily. the negro who struck the
.ittle boy OF Mr.. MCGEE with a whip, was
fined $40 by the mayor this morning.
David Whitman was fined 50 for taking
flowers from a grave at Biandtord Gene
terry.
The Old Street Presbyterian church
has been presented with a fine organ. the
gift OF friends interested in the success
of this little church
The Knighs of Pythias held an interest
ing meeting last night. One of the fea-
lures was smoker which was great
~ enjoyed by the members.
Rev w A. r. Goodwin will preach
special sermon before A. p. Hill Camp at
81. Johns church next Sunday night.