The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-20
PETERSBURG
PREACHERS
The Collier Damage suit Corr
tinted on Account Of Sick
ness Of Che Judge.
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mr.. BIRD REMAINS VERY ILL
Old Freight Depot Of Atlantic
Coast Line to be Discontinued
Monday Forever.
mr.. BIRD REMAINS VERY ILL
(sne c,al to The Times Dlspatch.)

Especial to The Times Dispatch.)
PETERSBURG. VA, Nov. 1o.-On ac-
count OF Judge Hancock not being we'll
the suit of Collier against the Virginia
Passenger and Power Company was con-
tinued until tomorrow. The jury Will
receive instruct Ions from the court to-
morrow morning, and as there are Sow
eral lawyers to speak, 1t Is not likely
that the case will get to the Jury before
Saturday. :.
The Corporation Court will not meet
until Monday morning at 10 o'clock
While there IS considerable dlssatisfac-
ton III many sections over the recent as
signments by tho Virginia Conference.
everything is quiet in Petersburg The
Methodists in this city are exceedingly
conservative people, and seldom protest
against the action of their conference
Every pastor In the city Is beloved ~
his congregation. and as every pastor
was returned, OF course. there was no
occasion for dissatisfaction. Several
churches in other cities tried hard 70
act the Petersburg pastors Rev. 8. =.
Hatcher, OF Market Street Church.
cached the opening sermon before tha
conference last year, and Rev. George u.
Booker, of High Street Church. has been
selected to preach the opening sermon
before the conference next year. The 10.
cal Methodists are exceedingly grat'tled
ut the selection of DR.. Lipscomo as pre-
siding elder Of this district.
MIR. BIRD NO BETTER.
Mr. II. ", l.. Bird, who was brought to
his home In this city Tuesday In an u N,
conscious condition, Is still extremely III.
His physicians give very little hope tor
"a An engraving OF st. Cecella, Of Carlo
Dolcl. has been placed In the Woman 5
Literary Club, Baltimore. as tribute 20
the memory Of the late Mrs. ]. Elliott
GiInin, who was a prominent member of
the club. Mrs Gipin before her mar
rage was Miss Kate Peasants, daughter
NJ ex-Mayor John M. Peasants, of this
The subject Of the picture was SUE
eested from an original paper read oetore
he club by Mrs. Gilpin, January 2s, leos'
and entitled "a Personal lnterpreta ton
of Chopn's Ballnde g." A line taken rom
Mrs. Gllpin's manuscript was placed as
an inscription upon the frame OF the
engraving. Mrs. John. G. Wrenshall, the
nresident Of the club, presented the PIC
tire on behalf Of the Board OF Managers
with few remarks upon the character
and gifts Of Mrs, Gilpin. She. CONCLUDED
bv reading Mrs. Gl4pin's paner on the
Chopin Ballade
ELDER-TA YLOR.
Mr. Rurly Elder a well known lyouns
man of this city. and Miss Palia May
Taylor, a popular young lady OF Ettrlok,
we're married BY Rev. George e. Booker
at the High Street Church parsonage al
S o'clock last night. III,
Weber and Fields Hotty Tolty VIII
have a large crowd at the Academy to-
morrow evening. Manager French ex-
meets one of the largest audiences that
have attended the theatre this season
with the exception Of the nlinstrei mug nts'
The large freight building of the At
,antlc Coast Line on Washington Street,
is now sunlclently near completion to be
nsed by the company After Monday the
old freight depot in Pocahontas viii De
dis continued, and all freight received and
delivered at Its building on " ashlngton
Street .Eyis, -,-s