The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-19
.ARE HUSTL|NC TO
Have An EXHIBIT
Petersburg People Greatly En-
collraged by Generous Offer OF
Norfolk and Western.
WIFE FINDS HUSBANDS BODY
Former Petersburg Man Kille,i in
Prime: George by Train -Sun.
day-Scnol Institute.
Especial to Tho Times Dispatch ]


PETERSBURG, VA, March 1S.---Af-
ter the Norfolk and Western Railroad
Company's Offer to furnish without
charge transportation and floor space
for any exhibit by Petersburg mer-
chants and manufacturers Mt the
jamestown Exposition, another cam
paign liz on to secure proper repre-
gentaton OF the city at the big show
and the Chamber of Commerce Is es-
peciaily active in efforts to that end
As previously reported In The Times
Dispatch, public meeting will be held
next Thursday evening when officers
of the Chamber of Commerce and 9TH
ers Interested in the work Will lay the
status of affairs before the people 1T
~ being suggested that the City Coun-
ell mny be persuaded to reconsider
It's recent action In refusing to make
an appropriation to advertise the city
at the exposition, and that an APP
preparation may be made without vio-
lating any provision of the city char
ter, on which grounds the first at
tempt to secure an appropriation was
defeated.
y representative assemblagc OF Sun
day school teachers Tonight attended
the opening meeting of the Inter-
UNCONVENTIONAL Sunday School lnsti-
tute now being conducted here under
Che auspices OF the Baptist. Methodist
and Presbyterian denominations at
the Second Baptist Church. Clear. sue
cinct and practical addresses on Sun
day school work, methods of teach
ing and essentials TO success were
made by District Superintendent M. Is.
Porter, OF the Presbyterian Church;
Rev, l.. X. Mcintosh, State secretary
OF Virginia, and Rev. j. j. Fix, of Man
chester. Rev. DR.. j. S. Foster, pastor
OF Tabb Street Presbyterian Church,
presided. Meetings Will be held Tues
day and Wednesday, evenings.
Wife Finds Husband Dead.
Ashby Trcsvan. colored, formerly
we'll known shoemaker In this city.
was struck and killed by n train OH
the Norfolk and Western Railroad 1T
Taylor's Crossing, In Prince George
county Saturday night while return
ing from Petersburg to his home In
that county. Trcsyan, who was driv-
Ing In wagon with his wife, had
alighted from the vehicle short dis
tancc from the crossing at "A hill, and
was walking ahead to lessen the load
on the horse. His wife drove along
slowly, and on reaching the crossing
saw her husband nowhere around: but
thinking that he had gone on homo
ward, drove on alone. Not finding
him at home. she returned to look. for
him. and was met by train hand
killed on the railroad track. She idcif
tilted the body as that Of her husband
An inquest by Justice Perkins in Prince
George county resulted In n verde
that Tresvan came to his death b,
being struck by a train on the Norfolk
and Western Railroad
Sunday-School Union.
a large congregation was presen
yesterday afternoon at the month";,
. meeting of the Methodist Sunday
School Union Association, which wa
held at the Methodist Church In Ma
toaca. Chesterfield county. The Sun
day school Of the Matoaca Church rem
dered an excellent program. and Mr.
w. G. Owen. superintendent of thu
West Street school, in this city. mad
most interesting address on Sunday
School Work" The eight schools com
posing the association made report
for the four Sundays from Februar
18th to March 10th. inclusive. showing
a total actual attendance of 1928
scholars. a register of 1850, and
collection total of s129,93.
An. especially successful and inter
esting meeting OF the big Phoeni
Bible Glass was held yesterday. wit
1871 members present a new schola
was enrolled, and James r. Harriso
was elected secretary of the class, I
succeed Clayton S. Titus. who ha
gone to St Louis to live James Han
cock and y. j. Saunders were electe
first and second assistant sccretarle
respectively. Congressman John Lam
Is expected to make an address to tt
class next Sunday.