The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-13
Virginia Brevities

jail term OF Aigie II. Butler. the al.
!eged moonslliner Of Nanseinond coun
~. ~, convicted here In the circuit Court
VII expire Tomorrow. When he i
freed. United states officer will re
arrest Butler and take him to Nor.
Iolk for a hearing before Commissioners
E. II. Stephenson. William y. Byrd. who
was arrested with Butler, but who was
dismissed from the state court. also
LYNcHBURG.-Tfe directors of First
National Bank to-day instructed the
5,,uilding committee to proceed imlne.
,Glately to erect the proposed banking
and Main. and viii cost upwards OF
$4,000, exclusive Of site and fixtures.
The plans were in hand last fall. but
The New York panic stopped opera
FREDER1cKsBuRG T. Wright,
county, has made an assignment for
the benefit of his creditors.
:. NORFoLk. Charles W. Ball, Of Hep
ppurnIy 1r, Pa. to-day b, bought the W..
recognized as one of the most pro-
ductive pieces of land in this section.
. dpa99RTFsM,0UTH.-Mayor J. Davis
city Council. urges general economy
IN the administration of the affairs of
the municipality, owing to IL reduction
IN R 1he c rItessipts for the past year year 49,
third anniversary of the Rev. p. B.
Jackson as pastor of the Blacksburs
baptist Church. AT the morning SER
wee, Mr.. jackson presented the. edu.
ca tlonal campaign now being conducted
by the Bnptists of the State. and in
was subscribed for the proposed Wo-
mans College at Richmond.
DANVILLE.-A runaway team upset
the buggy in which was seated Rev.
isaptist Church, and severely injured
NoRFoLK.-J. w. Bright. alias A. B.
Neni. OF Richmond. entered a plea of
alexander Holheimer to check for
sl9,, which he passed on the Saks
clothing store, and Judge Hanckel
sentenced the prisoner to two years
IN the Penitentiary.
DANV1LLE.-The entire outfit at the
oHlces OF the general superintendent OF
the north district and the chief cngi-
neer Of maintenance of way of this
district of the Southern Railway has
been moved this week from the Ma
sonic Temple back to Greensboro. Nj
O.. where In the future Headquarters
VIII be made.
RoANo1SE.--There Is movement
on foot here to establish branch of
'.AhAoieii VI OI OHlteu
War Veterans, which
VIII embrace this entire section of
southwest Virginia.
F1NCASTLE.-Mr John Hickok died
here last Wednesday. aged eighty
Three. He was d veteran of the Civil
War.
NEW CANTON.-The sickness
through this section from the grip dur
ing the past month reached almost the
proportion of an epidemic Only al
lew deaths were reported among the
white, people but a great many oc-
Cured among the colored folks In
nearly every case where death resulted
the grip had run into pneumonia
LfNCHBURG.-Rev. D. C. jackson.
pastor of the Court Street African
Baptist Church. has accepted a call to
lenkintown. Pa, where he will BIZ in
stalled March 18th. He has been pas
tor here seven years, and hts church
has membership of more than 500.
LfNCHBUR Ci.--Rev. G.. 3. Howard.
rolored, of Petersburg, who was re-
Gently elected president of the Virginia
Theological Seminary. colored col |
lege, located here. has notified the
board of visitors that he will not ac- |
ccept the position. 1t has been decided
that the widow of G. w. Hayes, who
has been acting president since the
death of her husband, shall continue In |
that capacity until June, when the
vacancy will be filled.