The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-08
REv.D. 4. ROLS1ON
DECL| GALL
Popular Pastor Announces That
He Will Remain
in City.
READY FOR CONFERENCE ::
Richmond Odd-Fcllows to visi,
Lodge in Peters
burg.
Times Dispatch Bureau,
100 North Sycamore street,

!
100 North Sycamore street
Petersburg, va. November I.
The Rev D. II Rolston. pastor OF
the second Presbyterian Church in this
city, made the gratifying announce
ment to his congregation Sunday morn
| ing that he had declined the call re-
Gently extended to him by unanimous
vote OF the congregation of the Old
Stone Church al LeWisburg, w. Va.
Rendy for Conference.
1 The several Methodist churches In
this city have made up their reports
for the present conference year These
reports, 1t Is said, will show prosper.
GUS year spiritually as we'll as hnan.
cialIy, and advancement in all lines
OF church work. with all obligations
and assessments met. There have been
larger contributions for missions, home
and foreign, than ever before, and an
increase OF interest in all branches .of
religious work.
OF course. great interest liz felt In
the appointments to be announced al
conference One change will certainly
be made, that OF the pastor at WASH
( lngton street Church. the mother Meth-
| odist Church in the city. Last spring
the Rev. Thomas r. Reeves, after serv.
Ing only few months as pastor, re-
| signed to accept the position OF as
| sistarlt principal of the Blackstone Fe.
male Institute. The vacancy in this
charge has since been acceptably hlleo
| by the Rev. T. r. Chenault 1t Is un.
lerstood that the official board of the
church has asked for the appointment,
OF the Rev. George e. Booker, of Ep-
worth Church. Norfolk, as pastor and
I the Impression prevails that this re-
quest will be granted.
There may possibly be one or more
other changes in this city, though none
| OF the present pastors has served ou.
mis- four years limit.
I Accident to Aged Womnn.
| Mrs. Frances Brown, aged eighty
Years and much respected woman.
had the misfortune to fall down tho
stairway at her home on Byrne Stree,
| on Sunday and to received painfn
Injuries. She was rendered uncon-
seious by the fall. and was severely
cut and bruised about the head. For
tunately no bones were broken.
! Sherrer Collett. the youth who was
accidentally shot by a companion while
I out hunting in Dinwiddie county on
! saturday. Is getting along we'll The
snot caused flesh wound, not as Sc
recover.
Patrick Henry, Belvidere and Hen
derson Lodges of odd Fellows, Of Rich
mond have accepted an invitation ey-
tehoeo by Monroe. Petersburg and Ap-
pomattox Lodges. of Petersburg. to nav.
fraternal visit to the latter some
day during this month. the date to be
fixed later ~ IS
The local lodges will be the hosts
and are making arrangements for
cordial reception and entertainment q,
their brethren of Richmond. II is ey-
pec.ed that fully 100 members OF the
richmond lodges will come over
among them some of the most promi.
nent officers OF the order, and need.
Tess to say, most delightful occasion
is anticipated.
City Non-Taxnble Property.
: AS has been published in The Tfmes.
Dispatch the new assessment ar taNs
4 pie real estate in Petersburg shows
an increase OF S2,027625, or IS per
cent cent over i've the old assessment. or the the
me colored population Is credited WITH
OF. s7S2,4s5. .A' salu-
TIE f' he q va 5stsrsRu:E
Is nontaxable. and in addition - th,s
the churches and benevolent institm.
IONS IN the citv own property valued
at RI S4' snaa;x Which T,i,h Is non axable
spe"N ANlcc IN the Churches
Miss Daisy Davies, field secretary OF
the Woman's Board of Missions az IN =
NJ, ~. Church. South, will speak twice
In this city to morrow-in the after
noon in the Market Street Church q ~
At night In Washington Street Churrh
she Will give a talk on foreign mis-.
Il sions. and will tell Of the Wnrid:s
: conference, held in Edinburgh, which
General News in BRIEF.
4 r. rive hundred mamharo l,,...
/, Joined the Anti-Tuberculosis LeaEua
or this city within the past ten DAYS
ana IT Is hoped to increase this mum.
Der to 1000 or more. 800
some twenty or more of Central
State HOSPITAL herd Of cattle, which
upon test We're recently found to be-
affected with tuberculosis were taken3
In charge by the United States gov
eminent and removed and Slaughtered
In the presence Of Judge Mullen, ~
the Hastings Court. the members Of
& the Electoral Board on Saturday night
:. counted and stamped 5000 ballots FOR
row. In view of the fact that Robert.
Iurnbull. the Democratic nominee for
3 Congress, has no opposition. the inter-.
= est of the peopleNin this city and dis
trict is mostly centred elsewhere.
David Ray colored, rushed into the
police station yesterday. apparently in
great excitement and pain. saying that
physician was hurriedly summoned
but after thorough examination 1T
: could not be discovered that Ray had
heen hurt. q ! "
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