The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-30
Leaves First Baptist Church,
Lynchburg, for First Church
in Savannah.
FIVE CENTS CAUSES MURDER
Two Men Charged With That
Crime as Result Of Came OF
Cards.
Especial 70 The rimes-Di-oa,ch ,

LYNCHBURG. VA. January %
Rev. Or. W. L Pickard. who for the.
past four or five years mas been the
energetic. successful and very pom
ular pastor OF the First BAPTIST
Church. OF this city. has rendered his
resignation as pastor OF that church
IN order 20 accept the cali 20 the pas
torate Of the First Baptist Church. Of
Savannah. Ca The formal announce
ment was made Sunday. and while II
was expected. II brought sorrow 70 the
large congregation which DIT Pickard
has so successfully led as pastor for
about five years
The call was considered carefully bv
the board OF deacOns OF the church last
week, and before the formal announce
ment was made that tho pastor would
resign IL was generally known that he
would go To Georgia
It IS understood that DR.. Pickard will
remain in Lynchburg for two weeks yet
and then ne will 20 TO New Mexico 10
spend several weeks with Mrs Pickard
and his daughter Miss Florence where
the mother and daugh ter have been for
several months in the hope Of benehting
the daughters health. After this visit
Or Pickard viii go 20 Savannah and
begin his work some time during the
whether or not the condition Of Miss
Florence VIII permit her 20 be taken TO
Savannah. though IL is hoped that the
family can be reunited shortly after Dr.
Pickard begins his work In Savannah.
after having been separated now for
more than six months.
Faces Charge of Murder.
County Oficer l.. II. Brown returned
from Danviile this morning. bringing
ton. who we've caught iu that city By
members OF the police department. The
men are charged with the murder OF
John Hunt AT outer River on November
Goth last.
j. is alleged that Darlington and Hunt
were PLAYING cards and that they quar-
relied over $ cents, that Darlington went
u got his pistol 10 shoot Hunt VII
Iiams met Darlington and asked him, *
is claimed. 10 let him do the shooting.
u is claimed Williams shot Hunt three
times. causing his death in ten hours.
Omcer Brown took the prisoners 20
= lstburS this evening. and they viii
90 given q preliminary hearing in a
few days before Justice billiard at
Lynch's station
Officer Brown stated to-day that the
Danvile police department had accom-
pl.shed some very clever work IN
rounding up these men in that city.
Receives Fatal Injuries.
r G. Bowers. a coppersmith. who has
been working in Lynchhurg. died last
night at the city Hospital from in
iuries received by h&ing struck by a
freight train at Casey's. two miles be
low the city. Yesterday morning.
The right arm II the man was ground
on by the train. and he received num-
Der Of other and less injuries.
He was brought 10 the city on A pas
senger train and taken 70 the hospital.
where Drs. Lille and Carroll removed the
arm at the shoulder Joint
II was thought at hrst that Bowers
would survive the operation.
Tho deceased halls from Washington.
and he has a brother. Mr. J. G. Bowers.
who Is employed with the Russell K
oliver Company. on railway contracts for
the Southern below the city. The remains
OF the young man will be placed in a
vault in the city until arrangements can
be perfected for the funeral.
The Temperature this morning dropped
20 the lowest point in Lynchburg, Feb
ruary ? 1893, the record to-day being six
degrees or three degrees higher than in
February, 1913.