The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-27
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Me- HURCHESITE
Abutment Of Railroad al
Catches on FireN. &
Improving its Depots.
Especial Di.patch to The Times

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BLACKSTONE. VA. April 226.-The
Quarterly Conference OF the Methodist
Church here was held Monday. Presiding
Elder r. z. Wilson. Of Petersburg. pre-
sided. The principal question was as to
! a eite for the church. The advocates OF:
anew location were in the majority and
z It was decided to take up the option held
on the new lot and begin the work Of
raising funds for the new building. This
7is to be Of brick, plans Of which have al
ready been drawn, and is estimated TO
cost about s, 5000.
The lot decided upon and secured Is
what Is known as the Bethel lo o. anu
upon which the. co1ored Episcopal 3 Churcn
is situated. Es5sss5ss.
It is reported that on account Of the
feeling engendered by the removal some 1
OF the members will withdraw.
MIL C. Barrow, Of Poole, Brunswick
county, purchased Monday from the own
ers. Messrs. r. F.. Dillow and r w. rug
glc, the valuable lot In rear OF the Citi-
zens Bank, on which he will erect
wholesale grocery building.
Mr.. Barrow is avery successful country
merchant at Poole and has had 8 THOR
ough mercantile training.
Howard Chaplin and Miss Mary Cobbs
will be married Tuesday evening at
o'clock at the home of the brides par
erts here, Immediately after which they
will take the train for Washington.
Mr.. Bernard White and Miss Kate Hud.
dleston will be welded at the nome OF
the brides brother-in-law. Kew. MT. !! UT
ner at sDisputanta. Wednesday morning:
Their tour will be to Roanoke TO WISH
relatives Of the bride. The groom is a
1e sident of this place and the bride mas
r,lade her home here at times Will Will AeA
sister, Mrs. J. S. Robertson
Fire on Tuesday night destroyea- tle
dwelling and all Its contents OF CnaIiee
Coleman. a colored man residing ABOUT
a half mile north Of town. Inc 1nlilat inmates
had barely time to escape
The bridge over the Norfolk ana West
ern Railroad in the western part OF Town
vas also on fire in the abutment 1oH
day or two early in the week. ne sp-
breaches are built of logs covered Win
earth. and the fire could not well be got
ten at to extinguish It, IS supposeu q
passing engine set 1t on nfe.
Mr.. H. r. Remsen died az ms sa,! l,oi -
here on Monday night and MS leIIlailt t
were taken to New Jersey Tor 1nterln me- 10
he having come from there TO ms p el,,,7
smith and followed his trade mere ne
left a wife and several children. VINO
have returned to New. jersey 70 I'VE. -.
at work grading the ground adjacent to
t to beau aH use the surroundings and
make the approach H.ole SAT- 60 o1.a
The Water Commission which will have
charge of the, erection of the water
works for the town, have advertised LOT
The sentiment here IN favor OF pro-
claiming the new Constitution 1s almost
universal and the same reports come on; s.
from the adjoining sections both OF TINS
county and other nearby. ~.
The reports from the country are tnat
very little of the fruit has been Killed
NrNF n n n
rietites, which are idigenous to this sec
A large amount OF fertilizer has been
from ts GReede thl the
tilizer factory which ships the greater
portion of its product away. several other
fha ood fns
point. Thus far the season mas been I'M
usually active:
The Blackstone Manufacturing Com
pany are preparing to install an extra
boiler Of 100 horse power: This company
recently purchased the Cabaniss tract OF
timber land in Dinwiddie county. contain
recently been offered a profit OF over 50
up the timber themselves.
putting in new machinery prepare tory
to the harvesting of the new crop Of
wheat.
The active season for the sale Of horses
a record for this market Of between four
and five hundred since the first of No
Mrs. c. NJ. Terrell of Richmond. spent
the mast week with her aunt, Mrs. R.
". Tuegle at 1.-The Grove
Mr.. F. Horace Mardaway, who was
recently elected cashier of Emporia's new
hank. visited his home people here on
Mr. Ed. Bondurant, Of Rice. was the
guest of his brother. Prof. W. W. Bon
furant at HOge Academy this week