The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-18
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Tabb.Street Presbyterian Church
Secures an Able Pastor.
REV. J. S. FOSTER COMING
Th. Fourth District Contest Begun In Wash
ington-Former Public schuol Priucl-
pal In Employ Of Publishing
House.
REV. ]. S. FOSTER COMING
Especial dispatch to The rimea.)

Especial Dispatch to The Timea.)
PETERSBURG, VA, March 1T.-Ta BIB
Street Presbyterian Church extended a
call yesterday morning to Rev. j. S. Il os-
ter. pastor OF the Presbyterlan Church
a Franklin, Tenn, and fixed the pas
tors salary at $4,000 a year with the free
use of the manse. Mr.. Foster will accept
me call and will probably begin his work
as pastor of this church early IN MAY.
Mr.. Foster is a young man just tIlily
one years Of age. He has vile ana
three children. He is a native OF MoDlle'
Ala, and was educated in Southern col
leees and universities. lie is one of the
nie st prominent and one of the ahlcst
urea chers of the denomination In the
south Mr.. Foster also has a call eN-
tended him by a church in Norfolk, and
has recently received calls to churches IN
fields larger than the one IN TINS city.
CONGRESSIONAL CONTEST
The contested election case Of c.. T..
Wilson, of Crewe, against f. r. Lasslter,
OF Petersburg, from the Fourth Virginia
District, was begun before the House
Committee no. 81 on Privileges and alec
tons, in Washington, to-day. Inc usudl
charges Of fraud were made by MY. VIII
son (Rep.) against Mr.. Lassiter( Dem.).
The counsel for Mr.. Lassiter are William
10. Cameron. William B. McIwaine and
Alexander Hamiron, of Petersburg, ana
Counsel for Mr.. Wilson are r. T. Ihorp,
OF Norfolk, and John S. Wise, OF New
York.
Mr.. William L. Prince, recently prlncl-
pal Of E,nporia schools, was in Petersburg
for a short while to-day. Mr. Prince has
gone to Richmond, where he will have
his; headquarters as representative 1or
CHM & Company, publishers, in virginia
ard North Carolina Mr.. Prince is well
known in this city.
COMING WEDDING.
Mr. Joseph Bridger Hodsden, OF Isle OF
Wight county, and Miss Mela Gary
Eranch. of Petersburg, daughter Of the
late Major E. 3. Branch, will be mar
ried at the home of the bride on Harding
Street next Wednesday afternoon at
quarter to three o'clock. The wedding
Will be a quiet one naccount OIL tlie
recent death of the brides father.
Miss Margaret Iabp. OF 1ioucl. e.
county, is visiting Mrs. J. e. Lemolne, IN
this city.
Mr.. Robert Bland, who was operated
on at the Central State Hospital Saturday
morning for appendicitis, is gettlhs ull
very well. He passed comfortable nlsnt
last night, and although ne IS eSceeo =
ii,gly weak, his physicians say thaI IL
there are no unfavorabe symptoms our
ing the next twentyfour hours. the
chances for his recovery VII be taVora-
bic. .
The condition of Mrs. Benson. who at
tempted to take her own lie last filueAS
morning, continues to improve
Mr.. Andrew Parham is i'll with pneu-
,nonia at his home on Harding Street.
Mr.. Samuel 4. Short is quite SICK at
mis- room at the board;nS-house OF MIS-.
Robertson, on Tabb Street.
Miss Frances Reams will entertain t'ie
Married Ladies Sewing Club TINS "eeh'
Dr. George H. Denny. president o I
washington and Lee University, was IN
Petersburg yesterday, and was a guest
in the home of Mrs. Spotswood.