The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-12
.REAR-END
COLLISION
One SedbOard Freight Crashes
into Another.
TWO MEN PAINFULLY HURT
Mass Meeting to Sc Held in Peters,
burg to Express Horror at Massacre
in Russa-New Ceilings
for Church.
TWO MEN PAINFULLY HURT
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PETERSBURG. VA. June Ia wreck
occurred on the seaboard Air Line Rail
way near La Crosse, Mecklenburg coun-
ty, this morning. in which the fireman
and engineer were painfully hurt. and
several cars derailed. The wreck was
caused by freight train running into tho
rear of another freight train. A wrecking
train was sent from Petersburg and
the track soon cleared.
Mayor William Nj. Jones has called a
mass-meeting OF citizens at the Academy
of Music, in this city, Sunday afternoon,
June 14th, at $3.50 o'clock, to express their
sentiments in regard to the massacre OF
the Jews at Kishineff, Russia. A sub
scrption to the fund now being raised
Will be asked Of the citizens Of the city.
No collection, however, Will be taken at
the meeting Sunday afternoon, but-a COM
mttee will then be appointed for that
purpose.
The following Independents Of the
meeting have been named: General stith
Boiling, Messrs. r. p. Barham, c. K.
Bishop, T. S. Beckwith. James II. Bailey.
DR.. ]. H. Claiborne, E. NJ. Clements.
Jacob Cohen, Colonel William E. Cam.
eron, G. H. Davis, r. B. Davis. e.
Eigenbrun, =. A. Hartley. Alexander
Hamilton, G. #. Lauterback, Charles L.
La'ssiter, w. r. McKenney, George Ma
son. W. B. McIlwaine, DR.. r. d. McIl-
waine, Judge w. H. Mann, Judge Mullen,
Bernard Mann. John o'Connor. DR.. j. NJ.
Peasants, N. T. lEatteson. John r. Pat.
terson, James M. Quicks, Bartlett Roper,
A. S. Reinach, I. Renach. A. Rosenstock,
Simon Seward, George j. Seay, H. P.
Stratton, r. J. J. Spratley, M. r. Saa1,
r. B. Vaughan. Charles Watson, August
Wright, r. L. Watson ]. 2. Whitborne
and all the ministers of the city.
Rev. DR.. Starr will open the meeting
with prayer. and addresses will be de-
llivered by Judge Mullen. former Governor
William e. Cameron, Hon. r. B. Davis
and Rev. George e. Booker.
PETITION WITHDRAWN.
The Norfolk and Western Railroad
Company. through Its counsel, Messrs.
Bernard & Townsend In the Circuit
Court this morning, withdrew It's petition
alleging that w. 8. McCance had wilfully
violated the terms Of an injunction re-
straining him from soliciting baggage on
the platform of the Union Station in this
city Mr.. w. B. McIlwalne represented
Mr.. N1cCance.
The steel ceiling for the new church
being built on the site of Wesley Metho.
dist Church has arrived, and will be put
in place In few days. It Is expected that
the auditorium will be ready for use with.
in very short time.
Mr.. e. L. Chick who died IN Roanoke
as the result of taking an overdose OF
morphine. formerly lived in Petersburg.
He was a painter by trade.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of West Street
Methodist Church conducted WAR Of
Roses" in the church yard tonight for
the benefit of the parsonage fund.
Miss Florence Larrabee gave the last Of
a series of piano recitals this afternoon
at o'clock at the home OF her sister.
Mrs. e. A. Robertson. on Sycamore Street.
Many guests were present
Mr.. R. P. Wilson. Jr. Is spending
his vacation In Petersburg. He has been
teaching at Randolph-Macon Academy at
Bedford City for the past session.