The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-09
TWO FORGED DRAF rs
IN PETERSBURG.
Registration Begins Thursday,
and Small interest Shown.
REV. B. F. LIPsc0MB LEAVES
REV. B. F. LIPSC0MB LEAVES
Has Moved to Ashland to Take Up His
Duties as Secretary and Treasurer
ofRandoIph Macon CoIlege-Col,
ored Woman Go to Grand Jury.

PETERSBURG. VA, Sept. S.-Mr. a.
3. Cook, Of Chesterfield county. residing
several miles out from Petersburg, re-
ceived telegram from Chicago last
evening announcing the death OF his
wife's brother, Mr.. j. r. Willard. NO
particulars We're give except that dealn
was sudden. Mr.. Willard was a man OF
prominence. For some years he edited
the Erie (Pa.) Dispatch, and at the time
Of his death was q member OF the Board
of Trade OF Chicago.
FORGED DRAFTS.
Two forged drafts for small amounM
alleged to have been drawn by MI. J.
NJ. Smith, citizen of Dinwiddie county
or, Messrs. Marun, Sons y company,
merchants of III city, have just como
to light. They were presented by and
the money was paid TO q man VINO gave
his name as j. e. Smith, and who rep
resented himself as connection of j.
NJ. Smith, the alleged drawer of the or
der. Mr.. smith, when commune spgs,ed
with about the drafts, declared his name
thereon to be a forgery, and said he
knew nothing about them. It has since
been learned that J. L. Smiths right
mama is Robert Hays, and it is believed
he has left the State.
REGISTRATION.
Registration in Petersburg will laegtn
on Thursday OF this week. \ good deal
Of apathy seems to exist in regard 10
this important matter, and it Is feared
that the result will show far fewer
names on the books than should right
fully be there
Rev. B. II. Lipscomb. late pastor Of
Washington Street Methodist Church,
babe goodbye to his friends in the city
to-day, and with his family left this at
ternoon to take up his residence in Ash
land, as secretary and treasurer of
Randolph Macon College. He bears with
him the loving rememberances of the
people of Petersburg.
MRS. YOUNG ILL.
Mrs. ]. William Young. q much-belovea
Christian lady, is critically i'll at the resi-
dence Of her son-in-law-, Mr. William L.
Poole, on washington Street, and slight
hopes are felt for her recovery
There are sad to be seven prisoners
in the jail OF Dnwiddie county, five of
whom are TO be tried for more or less
grievous offenses at the term of the
court commcnsing next Monday.
Mr.. Samuel Weisiger and family have
gone to New York to live.
a dispatch from Kanawha, w. Va, re-
ceived by relatives to-day. brought in
formation of a. serious accident to Mr.
Meade Northington, a well known Peters
burger, who recently went out there to
work The dispatch stated that ono OF his
feet would have to be amputated. Mr.
Northngton is a member of one of our
Pythian Lodge, which Will look after
his welfare.
Sarah Robinson. colored, was sent to
the grand jury to-day for assaulting and
cutting William Gum, colored, with a
razor.
FCRGERS ARREST
The telegraphic announcement late
Saturday 4Ight of the arrest out in
Lawrenceville, Kan, of the man who
had forged the name of J. r. Worth &
Co. wholesale peanut dealers, in Peters
burg, ana mad passed them with such
remarkable success ana rapidly, has
brought great relief to that firm and its
many friends. AS far as known the
torger has gotten five or six hundred
dollars on these fraudulent checks. and
il is feared he has really gotten more
The interesting question now is-who is
the man who has passed himself off as
j. ID. Worth, Jr, the son of the senior
member of the firm? The belief is that
he is known here.
Rev f. w. Moore was installed as
pastor of the Second Baptist Church
Yesterday afternoon, and very hearty
welcome was accorded him. lie sue
ceeds Rev. w. S. Lcale, now of Rich
mond. He received the right hand Of
fellowship from people Of ali denomina-
lions.
Rev Mr. kugiamya, the japanese
missionary, spoke to large meetings in
several of the Methodist churches here
yesterday. and was heard with close at
tention. He spoke of the progress of
Christian mission work in his own coun-
try
The Country Club, whose membership
embraces many of the best young peopl~
of Petersburg, of both sexes. will open
its clubhouse and premises on Thursday.
and it is expected there viii be brill
liant assamblaee on the occasion The
house is a handsome building, conyc-
niently arranged for the accommodation
and comfort of members and the grounds
are we'll laid off and arranged for walks.
games. etc. The clubhouse is in Din
widdie county on the line of the electric
railway.
Early Sunday morning, in a drunken
fight between William Gum and Sarah
Robinson. negroes, the man received an
ugly cut with a razor across his face
from the temple to the chin and was
greatly weakened by loss of blood. The
woman was arrested
The Common Council viii meet to-
morrow afternoon TO hear the opinion of
the City Attorney in the matter of the
question that has been raised of the
authority respectively of the Mayor and
the Police Commissioners in the suspen-
sion of police officers.