The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-03
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OF A. WIFE {
North Carolit,iail Much Disap-
pointed When His Advertise
tncnt Was Misunderstood.
WILL DEDICATE NEW CHURCH
Three Former Pastors to Par
ticipatc in Ceremonies at Yves
ley Church, on Halifax Street.
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PyTERsBu fG, VA, FEB. o.---Local Re-
publicans ire mitch Interested IN the
approaching primaries to elect delegates
to tbs district and state conventions
This being tho first election of delegates
to a national convention since the ndop-
ton of tho now Constitution, tho 1ues-
lion OF how the primaries or ward meet
ines arc 10 b. conducted IS exciting much
discussion. An effort will likely DO made
to select from among the prominent
colored Republicans Of Petersburg the
colored member OF tho district delegation.
should It 90 decided to have one
Several days ago a weI known Peters
burg lady answered an advertisement
Inherited by liman residing In North Caro-
lima. under the impression that the SER
vices OF ~ 5companiontto the mans wife
we're required subsequently the North
ECaroinian reached Petersburg and paid
the lady IL visit. Sha inquired about she
homo-llfc OF the visitors family. the
mans reply was that no was not yet
married, and a wife was what he was
IN zeal ch OF. This surprising information
was met BY tho lady's reply that she vas
not now candidate for matrimonial
,1onors and that she YVES sorry her mis-
understanding OF the advertisement had
put him to such Inconvenience The
North Carollnian returned home to-day
with a heavy heart
}ig "a SOLITARY CONFINEMENT. Il
Richard Phillips. tho lunatic who es-
capped from the Central state Hospital.
last week and was subsequently recap
5tured, has been placed In solitary con-
finenent at the institution Eic IS a.
powerfully kuilt negro. and was q base
hall player OF some note around Newport
News and Hampton. He killed Artillery
man New, in Phoebus, and was sentenced
TO hang. escaping tho gallows only BY
twenty. four hours. He was adjudged
insane and his sentence committed from
that OF death to confinement IN the
asylum.
7 James Hendricks and Alfred Moody,
Icolored nah employed BY o.. w. Mat
tox. this morning beoa me involved In an,
galtercatton. but peace was declared
Later. however. Hendricks approached
Moody from the rear and dealt him
a severe blow on the head with club
In tho Mayors Court Hendricks was sent
on to tho Corporation Court for felonious
assault. SID
Captainy. P. Ilos., OF Hampton, pres
ent yice-chancclLor OF tho knights OF
Pythias, Will be elevated to the offico OF
grand chancellor at tho approaching
m eeting OF the Grand Lodge in this city.
Mr.. r.. II. Mann, OF Petersburg. will be
/, opposed for outer guard by Mr. James
F. Bailey, OF Richmond.
80 AS n compliment to A. P. Hin Camp
OF Confederate Veterans. and In honor Of
Henry Roper OF Petersburg, who has
been travelling in the North, IN elabo-
Al I.~t,, a -ary
in Boston by prominent men OF that
city.
CHURCH DEDICATION.
Tho dedication OF Wesley Methodist
Church. in Halifax Street, will be held
Sunday next. the Rev. w. Fl. Atwi1l do
livertng the dedicatory sermon, and three
OF the former pastors OF the church taxi
ing part In the exercises. a
The resignation of Mr.. T. G. Jones as a
member OF the City Council from First
Ward was received at the meeting Of
that body last evening and accepted.
His successor has not been named.
At the regular meeting OF jeff Davis
Conclavc, Improved Order OF 1Ioptasophs,
were Installed by District Deputy Stu
preme Archon Judge l.. P. Poole, as
sisted by State Organizer J. P. Brown:
gArchon. IT,. J. Gle, Jr.; Provost, Isaac N.
Wolf: Probate, s. r. Worsham: Secre
tary B. b. Jones: Financier. 8. r. Gresh-7
am; Treasurer. Carter r. Bishop;p IN
snsctor, Edwin n. Bcaslcy; sentinel;
Benjamin Harrison; Medical Examiner,
DIR. W. Pryor Jones. After the installa-l
ition exercises the lodge partook Of
banquet at the Chesterfield Hotel.
Prices of peanuts continue firm; buy
ers arc Offering sl.07h bushei; sellers
are demanding sl.10. No large sales are
being made. and offerings are light,
Very little tobacco has been brought to
Petersburg In the past two days. The
prices AFRO better than they havo ever
been this season. @