The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-18
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
FOR THE UNWILLING ]
Pennsylvania to Accept Monu-
ment in Prince George
County.
MANY NOTABLE SPEECHES 81; FEC j
Exercises Take Place Near Fort
Malone on Thursday
Next.

rspecial to The &Times-D ispatch.] q
PETERSBURG, VA, June 17.-The
following program has been arranged
for the ceremonies incident to the un-
yelling Of the monument near Sort
Malone in Prince George county next
Thursday:
Music, selected. Petersburg, Band.
K PRAYER Rev. A. A. Long, chaplain
Of the Forty eighth Regiment, Penn
sylvania Veteran Volunteers.
Address OF welcome. General stith,
Boiling, Of A. p. Hill Camp, Confed-
crate Veterans.
Response, Adjutant-General THOMAS
r. Stewart, OF Pennsylvania.
Music selected, Petersburg Band.
Transfer OF the monument by 3nc
committee to the Forty-eighth Regi-T
ment Pennsylvania Veterans Associa--
ton; f.. r. Leib, chairman.
&sUnVeiling, Miss Bessie Il B. Reid,
daughter OF r. a. Rod, Forty eighth
Regiment. Pennsylvania Veteran Vol
unteers, and Mrs. Otclia Malone Nc
Gill, daughter Of General William Ma
hone
Acceptance Of monument and pre-
sentation to the State OF Pennsylvania
Colonel Daniel Nag president Forty
eighth Regiment Association.
Acceptance Of monument and placing
It in custody Of State Of Virginia, Hon.
Edwin S. Stuart, Governor OF Pennsyl-
vania.
Acceptance of custody Of monument,
Hon. Claude A. Swanson, Governor Of
Virginia.
Grafton. comrade Professor s. A.
Thurlow.
Prayer and benediction, Rev. DR.. w.
Nice. White, pastor of the Second Pres
bytcrian Church, OF Petersburg.
Had Narrow Escapes.
A yard engine and freight car on the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad were de-
rallied and ditched by spreading rail
yesterday evening at a point near
Cheeseman's Crossing, between this city
and Dunlop Station, in chesterfield
county. Three trainmcn made remark
| able escapes from serious injury or
death. Engineer Spiers and his fire.
man, Askel Ampey. colored. jumped,
the former spraining his back slightly.
while Alnpey received a slight injury
to one of his hips. The flagman, Cliff
| ford Cameron, who was on top of the
freight car when the accident occurerd,
| jumped and landed in the ditch along
side the track. the car turning ]ver
| on him. Cameron escaped without any
serious hurt, and when extricated was
able to walk. Trains have been using
| the belt-line until this afternoon, when
| the track was cleared.
Sundny-ScllOOI Workers.
Tho Methodist Sunday-School Union
Association held its regular meeting
yesterday afternoon at the West Street
Church.. and heard q short talk on
Sunday-school work by Rev. r. G.
Davis, u former pastor Of tho church.
Reports from the eight schools COM
prising the organization showed a to-
tai register Of 2.377; actual attendance
1901; per cent. 10; collections. $1725S
Children's Day was observed Sunday
morning OF the Washington Street
Methodist Church, tho program con-
sisting Of dialogues, recitations and
songs. all Of which were we'll render
ed by the children. Rev. J. B,>Winn
pastor OF the church, delivered the
| address, Fl
Exercises OF similar nature were
also held at the First Baptist Church
In honor Of chillrens day. and were
much enjoyed by very large congrc.
cation. Rev. DR. w. G. Taylor de.
lvered an address on SUNDAY Schools
| and Colportage."