The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-10
MAY MAKE TERMS
WITH SALOON MEN
Liquor Dealers Appoint Commit
tee to Meet Temperance Leaders
in Hope Of Compromise.
REV. Mr.. RALsToN ACCEPTS
Will Become Pastor Of Second
Presbyterian Church,
Petersburg.


PETERSBURG. VA, April GA
compromise between the liquor dealers
and the temperance workers in the
present campaign for the restriction
or abolition OF the liquor traffic in
Petersburg seems to be In prospect, a
committee representing the saloon men
having been appointed to confer with
a committee of temperance representa-
tsves. The liquor dealers committee is
composed of the following members:
NJ. A. Finn. Il. B. Taylor, Frank Il.
Clements, r. w. Tucker and w. j.
Rahily.
1t is understood that this action was
taken at the suggestion of the tent
perance committee of two citizens from
each ward, and the statement is also
made that tile City Councils postpone
ment of consideration of the license tax
ordinance at the regular meeting last
Tuesday evening until an adjourned
meeting TO be held tomorrow evening
was requested by the temperance COM
mitteo, whose chairman, Mr.. Richard
B. Davis, is Il member of the Council
from Second Ward.
TO Have Another Building.
The executive committee of the board
of governors of the Virginia Normal
and Industrial Institute the big col
ored school in Chesterfield county, near
this city, has adopted plans for the
erection of an additional agricultural
and industrial building to be 100 by
90 feet, with two stories and base
mont. The second story will be used
as dormitory to relieve the present
crowded condition of the institution,
which was compelled to refuse many
Applications for entrance at the OPEN
ing of this session. An appropriation
Tor the proposed building was made
at the recent session of the Legisla
ture. and the executive committee will
soon advertise for bids for its cree
ton.
Rev. oIr. Rulston Accepts.
the Rev. ID. Fl. Ralston, of Lexington
Pfespytery has accepted tho call eX-
tended by the congregation of the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church. of this city
ana VIII enter upon his duties on Nav
LIST provided the Lexington. Presby-
terry, which meets at Providence Church
Aprll list, dlssolves his relations with
his present charge at Gladys. w. Va
The Rev. DR.. j. s. Foster pastor of
Tabb Street Presbyterian Church has
declined the offer of the chair OF sys-
tematic theology in the Southwestern
Presbyterian University, at Clarks-
Nltle' rem, which was recently eX-
tended to him.
Changes In Hospital star.
The special board of directors of the
Central State Hospital, In Dinwiddie
county, held regular monthly meet
ing yesterday for the transaction Of
routine business. DIR. r. c. Hume, sec
ond assistant physician on the hos
pital staff, was promoted to the Office
of first assistant, filing the vacancy
caused by the resignation of DR.. Con-
nelly, and Dr. Jarratt, the third assist
ant physician, was promoted to second
assistant The quarterly report sub
mitted by DR. w. II. Drewry, super
intendent, showed that 1900 patients
We're under treatment in the institution,
and that there were no colored insane
in any of the jails of the State. All
the members of the board were pres
ent, as follows: j. NJ. Bosnian, of
Woodstock. Robert Gillian, of Peters
burg; j. Gordon Bohannon, of Surry
county, and r. B. Cook, of Norfolk