Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-04
BENJAMIN. BREWERS ESCAPE.
MA, on tic wrecked baggage Train


PETERSBURG. VA. November g.
Csrccial Hon. r. G. Sou,hsu. Demo-
ATTIC candidate for Congress. and Col
,,oI James Mann. OF Nottoway county,
,srt or; 10 f1mporia to-day and address
81 tho people OF Grcenesville county in
saaif OF the formers candidacy The
ygters OF Petersburg have no; heard a po-
rascn. There has hardly beer any ne
,essity for one.
CHURCH CONTRIBUTIONS
81 the Second Baptist church yester-
sav a sum, ageregating between $500
,~5 5000. WAS contributed towards re-
sctnr the debt of the church This re-
saees the Indebtedness to about 81 600
AZ the High-Street Methodist church
Yesterday morning collections for mis-
ss7-s were reported from the Sunday
school amounting TO Sis.
A NARROW ESCAPE
Nj Benjamin Brewer. of Manchester.
Who was The baggage-master on the pas
serce- train which was wrecked at Elm
CIV, y. c.. Saturday night. is reported
10 have made a very narrow escape from
dsaih He jumped from his car at the
moment of the collision. His car was
broken TO pieces, and the large number
NJ trunks theren-between so and 100
we're crushed in the ruin. He could
hardly have escaped death if he had not
jarped.
Engineer Corrie. who was killed. re-
sided in Florence, s. c. He leaves a
t.
q vear ago a son Of Engineer Corrie was
killed in railroad accident.
COMPLIMENT TO VIRGINIA.
Al the last meeting of the National
Council OF the Daughters OF Liberty. held
,r sycamore. n. Y, authority was given
5ar the appointment of a committee of
fvs 10 revise the ritual of the order. The
drl is 10 prepare up-to-date ritual
ana present it TO the next National Coun-
III, for adoption. This committee has
net been announced. and the order in
virginia is coulpli1n ented by the appoint
int of Mr.. Thomas 3. Ivey. Of this
cE. as a member and as chairman of
4; committee
SIr. Ivey is one Of the most active and
n tuential members of the order in Nir-
r lila. as he is Of the Junior Order Of
fitted American Mechanics, the rapid
c-twth OF both of which are in large
nj -
fro LICENSE CAPITAL STOCK.
>Eoticc is given of called meeting OF
ma stockholders Of the Appomattox Trust
@ Enpany 10 consider the question of in
~ Easing the capital stock of the com
> fny The business of this company
II al organizaton-llas been a success
-f9m the start. and an increase Of CAPT
/ stock is thought necessary to en-
I 1age its sphere of business.
1let is announced that Colonel James
y m. of Nottoway county, has formed
a,o-oartnership with Colonel ". ". Sale,
Ia. Norfolk. and Major Heth Tyler. to
facEctice law in that city.
FH GENERAL. NEWS.
Peter Gill. q colored employee of the
orfok and Western railway, while adj
sting the coal shower to an engine ten
/ in the depot YARD yesterday. was
Hr"uck by the swinging shower, and had
i left leg broken. He was sent to the
nome for the Sick.
an the Corporation Court today the
syil suit Of Radcliffe US. Saal was con-
skaued over to the next term. by reason
~ the sickness of one Of the counsel
asRev. Dr. II. w. Battle. of the First
ppoohptist church. is preaching a series OF
..rsssie and Interesting sermons on The
lords Prayer His sermon last night on
s eslAIanowed Be Thy Name involved, in
~ entally, the sins Of profanity ana per
fe iifv.
siacoI arge quantities of lumber are being
clipped from the wharves in this city to
tn, northern markets.
J3dae L. D. Yarrell was in the city to-
da5 on his way to Greenesville county
f9 vote tomorrow for the Democratic
candidate for Congress. While the Judge
lives and practices law in Washington,
he still retains his home in Greenes-
VILE. and never fails TO vote.
THEY ENDORSED GOODMAN.
4 joint meeting of the committees from
tbs Chamber of Commerce Travellers
Protective Association, and the Young
Mans Business Association of this city
was held in the rooms of the Young Mems
Business Association tonight. The pur-
nose OF the meeting was TO endorse some
gentleman for the traffic member OF the
Corporation Commission. Messrs. L. e.
Younger and r. L. Traylor. OF the Cham
Der OF Commerce of Richmond, and
Messrs. Thomas Poindexter and r. w
Gpuman, of the Travellers Protective
Association of Richmond, were present
and earnestly argued in behalf of the Sc
lection OF Z. S. Goodman as The Uaii1c
member The meeting UNANIMOUSLY en-
dorsed MIR. Goodman for the position as
traffic member of the Commission, ana
,Iessrs Simon Seward, of the Young
Mems Business Association; L. A. hart
lel Of the Chamber of Commerce. and
hlmas 5. Becliwith, of the Travellers
Protective Association OF Petersburg, were
appointed a committee TO wait upon GOV.
eruur Montague and urge the appointment
Of Mr Goodman.