The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-30
TOOK BIBLE
FR0MPULPIl
Thieves Enter Woodlawi1 Bap-
list Church and Steal the
Sacred Word.
PETERSBURG GAS COMPANY
Officers Chosen and Gratifying
Reports Made at the Annual
Mceting--Personal Notes.
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FREDERICKSBURG, VA. April Several
ni,hts ago a thief broke into the Wood
lawn BAPTIST Church, opposite Swift
creek bridge in Chesterfield county, and
stole tho large Bible from the pulpit.
,rbo Bible was Il very handsome one
bound in dark Morocco and highly EN-.
bossed
Mcssrs. r. s. Bcckwith, J. II, Jolly.
j. H. Bailey. Homer Atkinson, r. A.
Martin, Jr., w W. Warren and w. i.
Baugh, OF Petersburg Post" went UP 70
Lynchburg last night on special ~
T.. A." car to attend the session Of the
Travellers Protective Association which
began in that city to-day. Inc special
car came through Richmond ana had
Governor Montague and other distin-.
guished virglninns aboard. Mr. T. s.
Bcckwith is president OF the State BODY.
About twenty colored ministers passed
through the city to-day from South
Carolina in the Pullman car 1xion en-
route to Chicago to attend the a. NJ H.
convention DR.. Crum, or Charleston,
was expected 10 accompany the party
but Tic failure of the Unltes States Sen
ate 10 confirm him as a collector of GUS
toms Is supposed to have detained him.
GAS CD.nPANY.
Tie annual meeting Of the stockholders
OF the petersburg Gas Company was held
yesterday afternoon, and oA.cers aud a.
roctors wcrcI elected for the year as
follows: II. p. Appcrson, OF l.ynchburs
president: Judge j. D. Horscly OF
Iynchburg. vice-presldent; i. H. Shelton
OF Philadelphia. SECRETARY and treasurer
These, with Joseph II. Reading and
Frank Battles. both OF Philadelphia, were
elected directors. The company Is In ex-
cclent condition financially. and intends
To extend and improve It's service 10
make It as near perfect as possible. Ed
ward a. Pond the present manager, was
unanimously reelected, with ". b. Cole
as superintendent, and W. g. Jones,
cashier
DEATH IN a MONTH.
Tho report OF The health officer shows a
total of fifty-elght deaths In Petersburg
during the month ending April 18th. OF
these - were white and 80 colorcd per-
sons. or this number 81 were over fifty
wears OF age. and under five years
Rate or mortality of the whole popula-
ton, 2lH per l,pD per annum; OF the
white - ana Of the colorcd population
27.e1. Fifteen deaths were the result Of
lung diseases of different kind.
This morning n horse hltched to one or
Gills woodward wagons ran away on
Sycamore street, Upon reaching the foot
OF the street the horse tried to turn
toward the market and would have run
into the store of aicssrs. John a. Gill
& Bros had it not been for a dray in
front OF the store which the runaway
colIided with
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
Mr.. A, sydney Welscger. OF this city,
has been appointed general freight and
passenger agent of the Suffolk and Caro-
Ina Railroad with headquarters at sur
folk. Mr.. Wcisegcr Is an experienced and
estute railroad man.
The Daily Quartctte will have full
charge of the Sunday afternoon meeting
at $50 o'clock .lll men are Invited to
hear this well known Organization at
the Y. NJ G. a. The auditorium Is like
l. to be packed.
MIR. George b. Mcclellan Kemp was in
the city to-day for the first time In
seven years. Mr.. Kemp who is the orig
inal "Pcck's Bad Boy" Is now connected
with the Washington Post.
Mr.. Ro. Gillian left this morning for
Richmond to attend the meeting of the
Democratic State Committee
The Richmond Phosphate Company and
the Boswell Brick Company, near City
Point, expect to resume operation In a
few days.
The regularly devotional meetings OF tho
Epworth League Of Market Street Church
was held Tonight at S o'clock in the
pastors study.