The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-25
'EPWOR.'I
LEAGUE.
State Convention Coi1vcilcs ill
Biennial Session#iii WASH
& ingtons Street Church.
SUICIDE
4! RS
Residents Along tile Richmond
4 and Petersburg Electric Line [,Ir 8.
o. Complainiof sAvanec mates.

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PETERS b u 1sti, vA. March 2i.-----Tle
flrst session of Tho nth biennial Epworth
League conference Of Virginia was held
tonight at washington Street Methodist
y Church, which was profuscly decorated
with palms and league acolors. C ilc NUM-
& Der OF delegates is double that OF last
y session. Rev. u. n Dadmun, Of Ashland,
presided with 1sllman r. Dyer secretary
III rho meeting opened with devotional ex-
+ ercises by Rev. 3. Lipscomb. D d, pre-
siding elder Of Petersburg district The
address Of welcome was delivered by
y Rev. w. n g. Starr ID. u, and was re-
anondcd til BY President Dadmun.5 Rev.
W.. j. Young. OF Centenary Church
Richmond, delivered an address on rs
tho League Meeting the Needs of Our:
Young Pcope?' 4. e s n
1.-THE sdtlrens was teal 4 nth,siasttot
and eloquent ana held the audience SPELL
hound for an hour 81 lsa4 66i
Prayer was offered by Rev. u G. Reed.
u y. d. and benedlcton was pronounced
A by II cv. g. Starr j. p. Fs3 81 &. b,
sl TOOK HIS OWN IL E'E.3
~ II obertson Dunlop. until recently a.
resident . & Petersburg, committed sui
4 eide yesterday morning a I the = 1ocnix8
Hotel, Lexington, X y, here his parents
reside. Mr.. Dunlop was engaged In 4 the
teal estate and l,rokerag &c Is business In
Washing on, d. G. until last October.
4 when he Went to Iynchbarg, Va. A
short while ago no left Lynchb,lrg, and
reaching Lexington, ~. tfrce days aEt,
ar N fri
yesterday he was dea d with @ half filled
4chloroform bottle and a revolver. The
young man had fired one bullet through
his temple and death was al parenty in-
stantaneousf Mr.. Dunlop was thirty-two
years OF age and had many friends in 4
Petersburg. to whom the news Of his rash
act was "a shock. GFs
WARRIOR HOME. sS
Sergeant r. d. Bullock, after serving
three years IN the United States army.
returned to his home In Petersburg to-
day With his honorable discharge. Ser
geant Bullock was attached to Company
G, Twenty-seyentll Infantry. and partl-
cipated In five cnga gements. coming Off
without injury. For the last two years lie
! has been stationed IN the Philippine Il 3
lands.
The census enumerntors recently ap.%
Petersburg have about finished tlieir task,
and the results OF their work Will be
known within a 4; few ta Us. The census
VIII show an appreclable increase In the
last census of the city. 435i sSifs ss
u One of the enumerat ors yesterday ca,he
iSacross colored woman invest Street
named Jane Lawton. who gave her age
Us lie. She was very feeble, almost deaf
and nearly blind .,Ss 3
sS KICK AGAINST RATES. q 5
< Many residents along the limo OF the
Richmond and Petersburg Electric Rail-
way are protesting against the proposed
said will be effective April 1st. AS any
y increase In fares along the line would
affect mar persons employed both In
Peters burg and Richmond. formal pro-
test to the proper authorities Will likely
result
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lunsford have
issued Invitations TO the marriage of
ford. to Mr.. John Wesley Friend. Jr..
o'clock. at ST. Paul's Episcopal Church,
',E q DINWlDDID COURT. u.
Dinwiddie Circuit Court. Judge Walter
"A. Watson presiding, adjourned Sester-s
day. During the term of the court the
following appointments were made by
Judge Watson: 3ly8
Commissioners in chancery--A. NJ. Or
gain, ] r.. Harris, A.. Theo. Powell
and w. f. Doyle. Commissioners Of ac-.
counts Judge John Y. Harris. Bail COM
4 missIoner--A. Tlieo. POWELL. Member Of
school electoral board--W =. PEBBLES:
n Mr. john p. Kane wife and daughter,
OF New York, We're In I he cit yesterday.
Mr.. Zane formerly resided In Petersburg
and had been to Palm Beach. Flu.
s. The condition of the Hon. John Wat
son, member Of the House Of Delegates
from Petersburg, is improved. He has
been very sick for several days. 7 5s
"A mum bers o E pensioners are expected to-
I file their claims Tomorrow. the last day
on which the claims may be reported by
those already receiving pensions. @
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