The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22
TIL" TRACK BLOCKED |. D.
AS. REUlT OE..NRECK
seaboaffd Air Line Trains Have
TO GO Over the Atlantic
Coast Line.
ED GEco b FARM SOLD
Especial to The Times Dispatch

PETERSBURG, VA, December IL
There were fourteen cars of the SOUTH
bound freight train on. tho Seaboard
Air Line. Railway derailed last night
in tho wreck between this city and
swift Creek, in Chesterfield county,
which has blocked the tracks nearly
all day necessitating the running OIL
the Seaboard trains over the Atlantc
Coast Line. Frank Williams, the col
ored employe of the Seaboard road, VINO
was riding "deadllead" from Richmond
TO Petersburg, and who was the only
man injured, so far as is known, mao
his left leg SO badly crushed that am
putation was performed to-day at the
Petersburg Hospital by Drs. Burke and
John Mann. The man was also inter
naliy injured and Is in a Critical con-
dition. The engineer and fireman es-
capped Injury, as the engine and the
first four cars remained on the track.
The wreck occurred as the train was
approaching the overhead bridge near
the point where the Atlantic Coast
Line Belt Line crosses the seaboard,
and is believed to have been caused by
the breaking Of an axle. The deraiied
cars were broken all to pieces. and thA
contents of some of them, including
mass of cakes. crackers and other goods
OF that kind. We're streNvn along tile
track, which was torn UP for some dis
tnnce. The train was a through
freight from Richmond to the South.
and a large quantity of the shipments
We're made by Richmond merchants.
Oficers of Petersburg Lodge.
Petersburg Lodge. No. Is. "A. II. g a.
NJ. has elected the following officers
for the ensuing term: Worshipful Mas
ter Robert r. Rayburn; Senior Warden,
Samuel d. Rodgers; Junior Warden,
George n II. sTownsend: Senior Deacon,
Louis D. Pitcher; Junior Deacon, Wal-
lace l. Cox; Secretary. Charles H. Borst;
Treasurer, Emmett Hoy Chaplains,
the REV. j.. y. Wmn ana the Rev. Will
liam McC. White; Stewards,;J. Gardner,
Holmes Bolssenu and J. e: Moss; Illus
traitor, 7. u. Hoy.
Decree In Church NIuddlc.
a decree was entered in the Hastings
Court to-day In tho Harrison Street
Baptist Church (colored) case, declar-
Ing the officers reported by ting special
commissioner of the court, the Rev.
Dr. j.. NJ. Pitcher. as having been elect
ed to be the regular officers OF the
church, entitled to act In that capacity
until their successors are regularly
elected and Installed, and to he free
IRON interference by the plalnuns or
any other person, The new officers
were elected. at a recent congregational
meeting at the church, when the Tart
faction prevailed BY a large majority.
The decree entered to-day restrains all
persons from interfering withsthe offs
GERS or interruptins the orderly con-
1uct Of business meetings or any, other
meetings, and concludes witlpbthe sig
sniscnnt expression .and this cause Ia
i retained for further directions"
1t Is under TODD that rsarlv all the
large lranl,fr cte.les IN this5M ty6which
have closed for the Christmas HOLIDAYS,
Will resume work Immediately after
| the holiday season s
! Illgccn hey Dairy Earm Snld.
! Tho Edgecombo Dairy Farm, com
I prisrg sixtv-thre acrss. an Ihe S0luir-
rel Level Road. In 4DlnwiddIe county,
near this city. was aold Mt auction here
/, this afternoon to Augnstns Wright or
this city, for s2,la0 Tho property wns
formerly owned by Thomas ~ r,lrbcck,
land was sold By n, pannill's Sons, a.uc-
tioneers, for John p, Wa tkins.s trustee,
Congressnlpn Francis n. Lasslter is
lin the city to spend tho holidays.
The Rev. HUxh W. White ts yiastlng