The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-20
PETERSBURG
CANDIDATES
Three Aspirants for the House
in the Field.
TALKoFLABoR.C CANDIDATE j. {, tt
Sexton Of Tabb-street Church Falls
Down Stairway and Lies Uncon-
sclous for Hours-An Electric
Line Along the Canal.
ALKOFLABORC CANDIDATE
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PETERSBURG, VA, August 1e-The
contest among legislative candidates
promises to be lively one when the day
for the primary arrives. Already there
nre three candidates for honors Mr.. J. II.
P. Leigh young attorney, having an.
nounced his candidacy this afternoon.
Bartlett Roper. Jr., Charles 2. hummer
and Mr.. Leigh are we'll known young
lawyers In this city. There Will prob.
ably be one or two other candidates.
making five for the one office.
When Petersburg was entitled to two
representatives in the Legislature 1t often
happened that the candidates had no op:
position al all.
II has been said that tho labor men will
probably have a candidate, and in this
Connection, Mr.. Thomas 3. Ivey. Who has
served several terms in the House. Is
mentioned. The coming out Of so many
candidates naturally increases interest In
the election. The three who aavo ai'-
nounced themselves are already actively
at. work. The date for the primary has
mot yet been decided on.
THE ,ELKS HOME.
The Petersburg Lodge OF Elks will
probably purchase a home, Instead u
building a homo on the lot on last Tabb
Street, recently purchased foe this puI-
pose. The Building Committee has net
definitely decided the matter, but they
seem to have practically abandoned the
idea OF building on the Tabb Street lot
G. Williams and Lewis Horaer two &c.
serters from the United States tretntre
ship Franklin, were taken t. Portsmouth
this morning In charge OF polile officer
Magee There are two other alleged de-.
serters In jail In this city.
SEXTON'S5 FALL.
John Bell, the faithful sexton Of Tabb
Street Presbyterian Church. was raln-
fully injured by falling down the stairway
last night, lying unconscious Tor several
hours.
Bell had Just rung the bell for the late
afternoon service. and started down the
steps when he made misstep and fell
headlong down the stairway. He was
rendered unconscious by the wounds on
his head, and lay several hours before
regaining copsc!ousness. The service
being held In the basement Of the church
none present knew Of the accident. AS
soon as Bell was conscious he closed the
church and went to physician. who
dressed his wounds. He n out to-day,
but suffering considerably from severe
wound on his head.
The condition OF Mrs. Freeman w.
Jones, who Is Ill from nervous prostra-
ton and typhoid fever. Is still favorable.
Mrs. Jones nursed her son who recently
died after short illness from typhoid
fever.
Miss Hattie Booth will leave tomorrow
morning to spend three or four weeks at
Virginia Beach and Norfolk.
Mr.. W. A. Bond, who recently suffered
an attack Of appendicitis, Is convalescng,
and was able to be out for short time
to-day.
sick tor several days, Is now much bet
sHERIFF WILL NOT RUN.
Mr., w, II Young, who has been the
efficient sheriff OF, Dlnwidd!e county for
many years, will not be candidate for
reelection. This decision was only re-
Gently reached. IS he had expected to be
a candidate Ills private business Is
such that he felt he could no longer neg
lect It, L. L, Meredith and ]. w. Ga
lusha, two prominent Democrats and pop
ular citizens, are candidates for the office.
The Virginia Passenger and Power
Company have naarly completed their rail-
road along the bank OF the canal from
Terndale Park to the head of the canal,
where the large dam Is to be built, The
stone blasted during the work OF WIDEN
ing the canal will be used III the con-
cfr,,ct Inn nf the DAM