The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17
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BROOKLYN ! PARTY
VISITS THE CRATER
Spend Afternoon Viewing Bat
tlefields Around Petersburg
and Return to Richmond.
VIOLATING THE GAME LAWS
Reported That Offending Hunts
men May Be Prosecuted.
Others News.
VIOLATING THE GAME LAWS
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PETERSBURG. VA. October ia
large party OF distinguished BrooRlyn-
ties, about seventy in number. incind-
Ing Judge William Gaynor, OF tine su-
preme Court of New York, VINO at
tended the Brooklyn Day exercises AT
the jamestown Exposition yesterday,
arrived here from Richmond on the
Seaboard Air Line Railway at half
past o'clock this afternoon, and after
Hiding to the terminus of the Bland
ford CIR line. drove to the battlefield
of the Crater, accompanied by Captain
Carter r. Bishop. adjutant of A. p.
fHill Camp of Confederate Veterans. and
Battlefield Guide C. w. Carter The
party spent some time at the scene OF
the famous fight, Captain Bishop eS-
planning the relative positions of the
Federal and Confederate troops and
showing the many points of interest
on the field. in which the visitors took
q lively interest. The party returned
to Richmond about 6 O'Clock.
To Hear Thrift Case.
The October term of the Hastings
Court begins tomorrow, with Judge j..
NJ. Mullen presiding. Counsel for the
much discussed negro preacher, Eli
Tart. whose recent trial before a jury
In the Hastings Court on the charge
OF assaulting with pistol j. II. Mason,
colored, the clerk OF the Harrison
Street Baptist Church. resulted III a
verdict of guilty, with a six month S
Jail sentence attached. will tomorrow
argue their motion for q new trial.
Huntsmen are said to be violating
the game laws by killing cartridges
parties are to be prosecuted on that
charge.
John Wesley Elder, the ten-year-o ia
son of Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Elder. died
at the residence of his parents in this
city last evening, after an Illness OF
several weeks from typhoid fever.
Mrs. E. W. Finch, regent of the
Frances Bland Randolph Chapter.
Daughters of the American Revolution.
and Miss Mary Anna Neblett, a dele
gate. have returned from the annual
State conference of the D. a. r.
Rev. DIR. Arthur S. Lloyd. secretary
of the General board OF missions of the
Protestant Episcopal Church, will de-
liver an address at ST. Paul's Episcopal
Church tomorrow afternoon at 4 80
o'clock.
Chief L. " Farley. of the Peters
burg Fire Department, has returned
from the National Convention of Fire
Chiefs in Washington, d. C.
Market Street Stewards.
The fourth quarterly conference OF
the Market street Methodist Church
has elected the following stewards for
the ensuing year: j. p. Williamson.
Robert Harrison, Augustus Wright. C.
B. Nunnally. w. NJ. Lewis. j. F.. Young
T. T. Stroud, Walter Sparklin. W. r
Parham. j. w. Scoggin, Forrest w
Tucker Chester Shepherd. a. l.. Lewis
c. a. Jordan, C. M. Brister, w. G. Ma
lone, w. II. Turner and c. L. Guthrie.
Mr.. James Caughlan, an old and
much esteemed citizen. Is critically i'll
at the home of his sister, Mrs. George
Weber, on Halifax Street. Mr. Caugh-
Ian was stricken with paralysis several
days ago. his throat and tongue being
affected,
Mr.. Frank Carr congdon and Hiss
Mabel Estelle AGREE, of this city. We're
married In Richmond to-day by tho
Rev. DR.. Young, of the Methodist
Church. The bride Is the daughter
rof Captain and Mrs. w. j. AGREE Mr..
Congdon is Il we'll known young drug.
gist in this city,