The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-11
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.ImIpre Services I; ! At West ST End.
Baptist Church.
WANT. CONGRESSMAN .ELECTED.
The Atlantic Coast Line to Rebuild.
the Western Branch Of Their: Road
at Petersburg Known as the
Dummy Line,
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PETERSBURG, IA, March l, 10 o. --- ssp-
cla1.-Tne WestJE:nd Baptist Church,
REV. W. S. Leake pastor, will be dedl-
Gated Tomorrow morning, Rev.. %. !C.5
3Durgan, D. ID, OF L. uisyille, :sAy:,,
preaching the dedicatory sermon. The
other BAPTIST Churches will not hold I a
morning service and the pas tors viii
take part in the exercises at fFvest-tind
Church Or. r. H. Pitt. of. Richmond.
will deliver an address in the afternoon
The church is a splendid example afot
the popular Komanesque styie, ana IS
built Of brick, trimmed with stone and
arch bricks around openings o. q scotor:
con trastiEg with those of the walls
THE DUMMY LINE.
The Atlantic Coast Line mas deter
mined to rebuild the }Western Branch OF
the railroad, known as the dum:nysLne'
and put it in thorough condition: ne
Western Branch road may also be eS-
tended.
q. George, while painting the railroad
bridge recently built for the Richmond.
Petersburg and Carolina Railroad over
Appomattox Rivera fell a distance OF
twenty-five. feet this afternoon to the
ground He received painful injuries, nut
none that are believed to be serious.
SEABOARD4 CONNECTION.
Messrs. Dewitt Smith. of New York;
O. ID. Johnston, of Raleigh; Trlpp OF
Baltimore, and General James S. Neg
ley, of New York, directors of the Rich
:montl, Petersburg and Carolina Railroad
Company were at the office oftW. r.
2McNenney to-day and transacted routine
business IN connect ton with the railroad
President Smith says the construction
: Of the road is progressing satisfactorily.
and the whole line is expected 20 be
completed in two or three months
JUDGE YARRDLL
Hon. Leonidas D.tYarrerl. of Greensville
county, Va, has informed his friends in
Petersburg that he will be a candidate
for Congress to succeed Mr.. Dpes, and
THAT ne will also be candidate for Con-
gress at the regular election next fall.
z Major Lasslter is hard ait work COM
municating with his friends throughout
the district with reference to his candi-
dacy for Congress, and he is constantly
receiving assurances of support from
every county.
WANT AN ELECTION.
There is universal dissatisfaction In
Petersburg, and at such places near this
city as have been heard from, on ac-
count of the information that comes from
Richmond that Governor Tyler IS hest
tating in ordering special election to
I'LL The vacancy In The mouse Cl ttepIe-
sentatives from the Fourth Congressional
District. 1t is claimed that to be denied
tho privilege of selecting a representa-
tive to fill the vacant seat would be gross
injustice. The people of this district
have special interest in much of the leg
islation pending in Congress. Congress
man Epes had worked hard in behalf of
the Battlefield Park Association bill and
the bill providing for an appropra ton for
the improvement Of Apponattox river.
There was every indica ton that Congress
would take favorable action on the bill
for the improvement Of Appomattox river,
as lit has been strongly advocated by
Ma or Casey, the engineer in charge. If
these matters receive no attention for
some time to come it may be necessary
for all the work to be done over again.
Mr.. Epes said to Mr.. Uassiter a few
days before the formers death that the
sApponattox river bill would doubtless
receive favorable legislation in short
2 time These are some of the matters that
are of special interest to the people of
this district, and they are doing all they
can to get the Governor ito order a spe-
cal election as soon as possible.
JUDGE TURNBULL TO RUN.
Hon. Robert Turnbull OF Lawrence
vile, Va, has announced to friends in
Petersburg, that he will ba a candidate
for Congress, to succeed the late Sidney
F. Epes. Mr. Turnbull served his Dis
trtct. Twenty-eighth, in State Senate for
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