The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-04
HONOR DEAD WHO
SLEEP ] IN B L. ID. 0
Annual Memorial Exercises Will
Be Held in Petersburg
To-Day.
METHODIST PASTOR CHANGES
Rev. w. R. Smitl, Will Leave
Church Of the Wesleys to Be
come Baptist.
METHODIST PASTOR CHANGE!
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PETERSBURG, VA, June 81, o.-Ine
annual exercises in memory OF the COZ.
federate dead in Blandford Cemetery
~, he held Tomorrow afternoon.
These exercises are generally held on
tho 9th OF June, but the change to NOR
row has been made this year to accom-
tnodate q large mum Der OF veterans
n ON other states who have been attend
(inu the reunion IN Richmond. as well
as the ladies, OF the Confed Grated South
ern Memorial Association, who have
expressed a desire to join IN the exer-
clses at Petersburs. There are over 1e,-
900 confederate soldiers buried IN
Blandford Cemetery, rep 4sentang every
South rn State. Their graves are under
the tender care OF the noble women OF
Petersburg, constituting the Ladies' Me
mortal Association--the first association
OF the kind organized In the South.
These ladies, assisted by tho Daughters
OF the Confederacy,;will assemble IN the
cemetery during the morning hours and
lovingly scatter flowers over the sol
diers' squares, and the afternoon wiz
be devoted 10 the strictly memorial ex
ercises. These, will consist Of prayer.
singing and. the m memorial address by
the Rev. Or. Nv. c. Taylor of tho First
Baptist Church, In this city. a. p. Hill
Camp and the Petersburg Gray will
participate, as will 55thousandstgof5you our
citizens. Business Will be suspended
during the ceren1oni es. 81 81 rs
Serious Shooting Affair.
| In the Mayors Court the cases OF
Robert Edwards and Otis Kidd, citizens
OF h1atoaca, in Chesterfield county
charged with disord or ~ conduct In one
of the street cars in this city Saturday
night. were continued for examination.
The charge against Edwards Id the
more serious. The young; men had some
trouble down In the city, which wa.
renewed after getting In the car. Ed
4 wards shot at Kidd twice. one ball en-
tering the latter's arm and the other
barely grazing his head. Kidd wa.
unable to appear In court this morning
/ Some eight or ten passengers were In
the car at the time, and much excite.
ment was caused among them by the
| shooting. s, NJ
The city jail Is still quarantined on
ditions to the jail inrnetes have beer
made In several days, all those sen.
fenced In the Mayors Court being con.
fined and fed In the police station.
A strong, call. signed BY over on.
hundred citizens. has been presented tx
r, Boiling Wilcox. ESD. requesting
him to announce himself q candidate
LOT the lower Dranch or the Genera
Assembly. MIR. Wilcox Is one OF the
most popular members OF tho bar o
this city. and has compiled with tn,
petitioners request.
sito for the State Industrial Sciloo
and Homo for Girls has been selecte,
: and purchased near this city In Din
wlddie county, and steps will be take,
, at an early day to erect the necessar.
buildings thereon. This institution i:
designed to do 4 great work In tn
salvation and education Of girls.
Goes Over 20 Bnptists.
Rev. N. r. Smith, pastor OF Wesle:
Methodist Episcopal Church. in thl
!, city. has handed to the Rev. DR.. B. i
8 L!pscomb, presiding elder OF the Pc
tcrsburg district, his resignation as
member OF the Virginia Conference
and as a member OF the Methods
Church He gave notice OF this pur
pose to his congregation yesterday
He will connect himself With the Bap
!. list Church. Mr.. Smith stated that h
! had been a member OF the ,virgini
: Conference for ak years, and had bee
!. assigned to charges during that tim
J. that could not afford to pay him sutti
= Client salary to enable him to talk
n care of his family. Mr.. Smith Is
young man OF ability, and Is popula
> with his congregation.