The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-09
NEWS GATHERED
FROM SOUTHS|DE
Funeral Of Captain Blankcnsl,ip
Will be Held Tomorrow AZ 4
tcrnoon at Matoaca.
SUPERINTENDENT FOR YEARS
Date for Primary Has Not as
Yet Been Sct--Childreif's
Day.

Day.
Manchester Bureau. rirnes-D Dispatch
No. 1902 Hull street.
Tho funeral of Captain W. a.
1,lankenship who died at his home Mt
Mntoaca yesterday morning at
o'clock, will take place from the resi-.
dencn Tomorrow afternoon at
Mr. y. l.. Pulliam have been dcsig-
mated as pail bearers from this city. |
Captain ,Blankcnship was born In |
Chesterfield county sixty eight years
ago. When but a boy he attended the
Virginia Military Institute. at Lcxing-
ION. and at the outbreak OF the Civil
War Ito enlisted III tho cause OF the
Confedcracy.
IIe had been In service but a few
months when lie was made captain of
q company In one OF General Early's
regiments. He was n gallant and fear |
less soldier. At Gettysburg he was In
tho charge OIL Culps Hill, and 1t was
there that he lost his leg.
After the close Of the war. Captain
Elankcns1ip returned to Chesterfield
county, and in 1884 he was appointed
Superintendent OF Schools of Chester
field county under the administration
OF Governor FitzhuEh Lee. He re-
tanned this position until two days be.
fore his death, at which time he hand
ed In his resignation TO the depart
mcnts OF education.
Captain Blanl1enship was never mar
ricd. He is survived by one half
brother. John N. Dunstan. of Ettricks
and two half-sisters.
rs Primary When:
Up to this time nothing has been
incident to the fall election. Tho City
Central Committee. which Is elected
each time that Congressman Is
chosen. has not. az yet, reorganized,
and, In fact. nothing has been done in
the direction Of mapping out plan
for the coming primary. which should
be held In the near future.
1t has been custom In this dis
trlct for the committees from Chester
field, Pcwhatan and Manchester to
meet Jointly and decide upon a date
for the primary.
There are several candidates for the
State Senate and the House OF Dele
gates and they are anxious that the
+ Democratic primary be held as soon
as possible.
Services in the Churches.
In Central NJ. Z. CEn-ch to-day the
pastor, Rev. j. X Jolliff. Will preach al
u a. NJ Subject. The Evolution Of
Character At p NJ the annual
A good program will be rendered.
AT Bainbridge Street Baptist Church
the pastor Rev. DR.. r. Y. Badly. will
preach, 18th morning and evening. The
morning sermon will be on Ideal
Service in the Kingdom of Christ"
Tho evening sermon will be on the
subject, "1iarp Strings and Heavenly
11usic'
DR.. Baldy's last Sunday at Balm
bridge Street Baptist Church Will be
on the 18th. The subject for Sunday
morning, June 18th. Will be THE Ideal
Church. The subject for the evening
sermon will be announced later.
Children's Day exercises OF First
Presbyterian Sunday school will be
held this morning at i o'clock instead
ot during the regular preaching ser
Vice. The members Of the school who
will assist in rendering the program
are Lithgow Atwell, Mary PaXson. Ella
bradshaw. MILFORD Fix, Alton Powell
Frances Maurice, Major Nunnally. Imo-
gene Simmons, Edna Stark. Flora
Etrader. Ellen Phillips. Loray Hughes
l2ecsa Adams Susie Bradshaw. Evelyn
adams, Vashti Waldrop, Lucille Stein
Helen Greenwood, Ethel Day. Frances
burdy, Jean Williams Gertrude
Hughes and Catherine Staples. The
young ladies OF Miss Woodall's elias:
and Mr.. Harold Lewis will sing ant
tho pastor, the Rev. ]. J. Elk will de.
liver an address. The congregation 1.
"
sI3 be sent to the hospitals
Tho services in Weatherford Memo
tial Baptist Church. Swansboro con
Quoted by Evangelist J. d. Taylor o
irene. Ill, will contieue until furthe
notice.
Tho subjects for to-day are as fol
Is lows: "A talk by the evangelist to tn
Sunday school; $3.50. 'Under the Blood
II a. NJ, 1.-THE Glorlfed and Purincl
G. ~ n n "a 4
From Gamblers Den to the Pulpit,
and "sln AS Saw It In Trip Aroun
the World"; 1870. special song servic
and sermon; subject, "a Prayer Meet
Ing in He'll. and Who Will BE Their
to Participate and Lead In Prayer?"
Personals and Briefs.
Mrs. Albert Mayo. who has been Wis
1tng friends In Manchester has return
cd to her homo in Petersburg.
X Mrs. $. j. Baker left yesterday &c
Bedford City. whore she will renal
with relatives until the return Of b
Baker, who Is travelling abroad.
& Mr. and Mrs Clifford Robertson. I
Evergreen. N. c.. who have been at Il;
jamestown Exposition, have returne
and arc now the guests of Mr.. an
Mrs. Hyde, at Forest IIill. {
Mrs. S. T.. Buell. and Miss Annie Dr.
Val are now in Portsmouth. where the
will visit Mrs r.. NJ. Chandler. for tw
weeks.
Miss Emma Egglcston, of Danville
visiting her brother at Eleventh ar
Emmes Streets.
Mr.. w, B. Bradshaw. who has bee
quite sick at his home for some day
is much improved.
Mr.. Samuel y. Philips, OF this cit
left yesterday for an extended Nortl
ern tour.
Captain Moore, of Chesterfield cou,
ty who has been Ill for some time,
still considered to be in critical co,
ditlon.
At called meeting Of the olymp