The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-27
JOINT DEBATE.
IS ARRANGED.
Southa1l and Yarrell to Meet in
Academy in Peters
burg. 81
OFFICER is REIRsTATED
Vest Fiercely Cursed Policeman,
Before He Used Club Peters
burg District Conference. s
Special to The Tltne.. pl.patch.l

tSpECldl IOsl H0
PETERSBURG. VA, July 2s. The Pos
lice Commission. consistlng Of Messrs.
Nv. NJ. Jones Mayor OF Petersburg Den
ny Perkinson and B. B. Jones, this even
ing made an Investigation OF the case Of
Officer ]. j.. Heelan who was charged
with undue severity and cruelty in the
arrest OF "A. Vest, young man from Et-
trick, who was arrested here several days
ago for drunkenness and disordery con-
duct on the street
Vest was fined In the Mayors Court
for drunkenness and resisting arrest. 1t
was alleged that the officer was guilty
OF brutality in the use Of his club. but
the testmo ny at the investigation show
ed that VestFcursed and f1ercely attack
ed the officer, who struck him several
times. ,355
The Police Commission ireinstated Of,
ficer Heelan With a reprlmand for using
his club more than once. 81
DISTRICT CONFERENCE. IL
The Petersburg District Conference Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
will assemble o.morrow In the Metho-5
dist Church. at akeheldj Va. The Rev.
DR.. B. F. Lipscomb, OF this city, Is the
presiding elder OF this district. which
Includes not only the Method LIST Churches
OF Petersburg, Ettrick. Matoac ca and the
counties Of Dinwiddies and Prince George
but also churches In the counties OF S,is-3
SEX surry, n ottoway. Brunswick Greenes-s
VILE and sMecklenburg. q The conference
elects the lay delegates to the annual con-
ference to be Il held at Lynchburg Va In
November next: The Committee on Min
5isterial S examinations is composed o.
.Revs. S. g. Hatcher. y. 3. DeberrSy. and AZ
J3x. IT, Ma M NJ the
Methodist Church at Wakefield. The con-
ference is expected TO be- in session until
The SconEr cation ~ Old Street Presby:-..
terrain Church will hold a meeting on next
Sunday evening to call q pa ste to sue
coed the Rev. sH.sW Pratt, " no accepted
a call to & Washing ton 2. q The Rev.
w McC. White has been preac ching atttne
Old Street Church on every Sunday even
!, 3J ONT DEBATE. IA;
55 Congressman r. Il c. sout hall and Judge
SL. d. Yarrell, the candidates for the DEM
Sacratlo Congressional fnomin on IN this
district, will hold their lo1ig expected JOINT
debate here in tho Acaden q MUSIC MUSIC
next Thursday night, Mr. Geo MAS on;
chairman OF the Democratic City Cent L E
Committee will preside. RI .
II is I'M erstood that thesN tional Bank
has rejected all bids for the new build =
ing because OF unsatisfac Dry prices and i
that new bids will be asked for.
$ Messrs. Robert Gi liam and 81 Chas:sS n I.
Gillian, who recently \. sold their large
house on sycamore Street to the Soy 81 q
Fern Femal 81 College will soon erect two
dso.ne residAnc tn g 4, corner q
Jefferson and Fillf1i0ren Stree ts:
Es3 II IS stated that the adjunct. OF the
American II baccoa Compa ny. which nt' y,
Operates the Dunlop tobacco factory, IS
u ma king large additions to the machinery
So as to greatly increase the capacity o.:
the plant & This Is one Of the Oldest and
largest 4 nanufactoriesSo Of export plug To-
bacco in this country. s s8
q, PYTHIAN FAIR.
Ss 5 The opening of the Pythian fair az az
sFerndale Park last night was a great sue \
cess. The fair Is in the interest o. the :!
Petersburg Company Uniform #s KAN Rank,
kKnightEot Pythias. :, z. 4,
Id Judge j. M. Mullen Is writing his opin-
$;onn an the Fisher Gould case and states
TO-DAY that he viii! trender his decision 70
On Friday or Saturday Of this week :. -
"A party of ssuryeyor i are WORKING !, oN
the ] erusal plank road about TOUT ll' ~.
from f town, but it is not yet known lor
whom the work Is being done, al AT
h there Is q. rumor OF an extension o. ms
electric car line. 9, (. J, 81 3, u i,
Mr. Blair Pegram. Of Richmond nc Is IN ~
Petersburg to day,
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