Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-07
OUR COMORN LETTER.
THE NORTHERN NECKERs ARE
: BASEBALL CRAsIxs AGAIN.
JOSEPH THoRLWELL's CASE.
He Has Ruined His Poor Widowed
Mother-Colored Bnptists Mt Log
gerheads and q New Association
Formcd-Broken Arms-Persona1
information.

CONFORM, KING GEORGE COUN-
l., "A, September 5.-(Speclai.)-
Considerable interest is being manifested
in baseball here agains and it looks as If
the game will soon be as popular as 1t
was a few years ago. A number OF match
games have been arranged and announced
for the near future. and it is almost GER
tain that some of them will be witnessed
by as many spectators as ever attended
a ball game in this section. Some of the
best players in King George, Westmore-
land, Richmond, and Caroline counties
are practicing for the coming games
A strong team has been organized at
this place, and has already played very
satisfactory game Among the experience
ed players who belong to this "Comorn
team" and who will take a conspicuous
part in the contest announced for o'clock
this afternoon, are: H. B. Baker,
Wilkins Taylor and Tom jenkins, of this
county: Thomas J. largest, late of Bal
timore; Roy Bruce and Clarence Sorrell,
of Washington, DC. Some tifteen otner
King Georgians have had .uelr names
enrolled. and the Comorn baseball team
bids fair to make a mark -tnat will,
before long, entitle it to distinction and
prominence.
WHEREABOUTS OF JOSEPH THORL-
WE'LL.
It is conjectured here that Joseph Thorl-
is charged with criminal assault, and who
skipped his bail bond some three weeks
ago. is in the city of Philadelphia. This
suspicion is based upon the fact that a
vessel bound for that city left a nearby
landing in this county the same morning
that young Thorlwell disappeared Had
he gone to fredericksburg 1.ichmond.
Alexandria, Washington, or Baltimore.
he would at once have been in the hands
of a detective who had been put on the
lookout for him by Commemorative At
torney w. H. Rose r Of ring George.
Thorlwells widowed mother will be
a serious loser by his disappear
ance. She had saved from the
meagre earnings of a lifetime
just enough money to buy an humble lit
tie home to shelter her in her old days.
and she signed a bond binding that little
home for her boys appearance in the
Magistrates Court to answer the charge
preferred against him. The youths I'M
ceremonious leaving of course, for
| feits the bond, and the mothers home
| is therefore forfeited to the Commonwealth
| Of Virginia. Under the circumstances,
there is more sympathy for the mother
| than for any one concerned.
THE COLORED bAPTISTS.
Some of the most prominent colored min
| listers and other colored Baptists here
| have joined a number of the colored Bap-
| lists of Charles county Md. and organiz-
ed a new colored Baptist associa-
| ton to be known as the '.Po-
| tomac Co1ored Baptist Associa ton
It is supposed that the new organ-
cation has grown out OF some trou-
bic and opposing factions in st. Stephens
church, at this, place, which is one of the
| largest colored church organiza tons in
this section of Virginia. The indications
are that the new association will very
soon develop great strength an promi-
nence among the negroes of Southern
Maryland and Northern Virginia. Rev.
John Grymes and a number of his fol-
lowers here. who have become identified
with the new organization, hatSpurchas-
ed lot of land several miles from this
place, and are building upon it a house
| of worship. This enterprise has given
almost objectionable offence to the ST.
| Stephens people, and already several
councils have been called In regard to the
matter-one council deciding in favor Of
Rev. Grymes and his followers. the other
deciding in favor Of the st. Stephens
folds. who are led by Rev. W. H.
Hickerson. The controversy is attract
| ing great deal of attention among both
white and colored people here. and the
end is being looked for most curiously.
PERSONAL
Mr. John Thomas. son Of Rev ]. r.
Thomas, Of this county, has gone to
Washington to reside and engage in bust
mess.
Mr. Richard H. Sorrell. prominent
lbusiness man OF Washington city. zuent