The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-11
FATALLY INJURED
while HUN Ting.
Popular Petersburg Youth Dies
as Result of
Wounds.
The times. Dispatch Bureau,
100 North Sycamore street,
uo,,-s>urr VA. December 10

The times. Dispatch Bureau,
100 North Sycamore Street,
Petersburg, Va, December 10.
Thaddeus Griffin, Jr. the seven
.year.o,d son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Thad
w. Griffin, OF this city, who was
so desperately wounded Thursday
afternoon while hunting rabbits In
Mecklenburg county. died to-day OF
shock and loss OF blood. The YOUNG
man had placed his gun In the HANDS
Of q colored boy who accompanied
him on the hunt. when 1t was accl.
dentally discharged, the entire loaa
tearing hole In his thigh, near ehe
hip, and shattering the bone. lie sent
the boy to the nearest point, some
miles away, for assistance, ana LOT
three hours lay helpless and exposed
on the ground, waiting for help. nc
seemed to have presence Oh mlno 10
bind up the wound the best way he
could to stop the bleeding, but uncon-
scious from shock and loss OF olooo,
he was found when help came in great.
ly exhausted condition. He was taken
to Baskerville and given all possinle
attention, his mother being summoned
to his bedside. The leg was ampu-
tated yesterday just below the nip.
and the youth bore the operation Wen.
but the shock had been too great ana
death followed to-day.
The remains were brought to this
city this evening and taken to tne
home OF the parents. The father IS
away on business trip. He was
very bright and popular young man,
and the sad accident and Its result
are greatly regretted.
Movement for Y. NJ. g. A. Home.
The movement some time ago inauGu-
rated for the erection of fine home
for the Young Mems Christian Assoc
citation In Petersburg will doubtless
take definite form early in the coming
year. The association has an eligible
site already paid for on Washington
Street has considerable funds In hand,
and owns many books. which VIII
form the nucleus of a fine library.
1t is proposed at the proper time to
inaugurate campaign to raise the
money to build a $4,000 or $4,000
home of modern style and conveniences.
The State Association will lend It's aid
to these efforts. Some 500 or 700 citi.
zens OF Petersburg have already en-
rolled themselves as members, condi-
tional upon the building of the home
and their annual fees will, 1T is said,
be sufficient to meet the current cX-
,penses of the home.
Sermon ON "Christian Unity.'
Rev. Father John Handley. Paulist
priest, OF Washington, will tomorrow
night, in St Joseph's Catholic Church,
deliver a sermon on Christian Unity.
This will be the second of series ~
special sermons arranged for delivery
on important church questions, and he
is heard by nonCatholics as well as
Catholics.
Donations by the Elks.
Petersburg Lodge of Elks has always
been liberal in Its Christmas donations
to deserving objects, and it has been
no less so this year. The orphans and
the needy poor are recipients of the
lodges teneflcence, as we'll as all other
charities that appeal to its sympathy
The orphans are annually made the
guests at the home of the lodge, where
they are literally entertained and re-
ceivc presents.
, Tobacco and Peanuts.
The sales of loose tobacco this week
aggregated 2S5.000 pounds, the larges
weeks offerings since the opening OF
| the season in October The total sales
for the new season arc 55O,490 pounds.
IHc uldThc luiS WIEN w do dStiSSs uiiN
prices were we'll maintained, ranging
from Sc and $3.50 for good Jugs to $40
for fine wrappers. Planters 'are not
marketing their hest tobacco as yet
preferrlng to dispose of their lower
grades before Christmas and wait fol
natural seasons and better prices later
| There has been heavy rush OF
peanuts to market from the adjace1r
Ecounties, and the commission dealers
have been put to their best effort:
to accommodate the trade. Reports OF
the crop in this section place 1t a
Eubout 70 per cent of the average.
Personal and Otherwise.
The late g.. D. DeJarnette. whose
funeral win take place from Hlgf
Street M. E. Church Sunday afternoon
was one of the few surviving member:
of the old volunteer fire department
of Petersburg, which fought fires Will
hand engines. and themselves pulled
1 the machines TO and from fires. Mr.
DeJarnette was member of the OLE
Bolllngbrook Company and cherished
as memento Of the good old days
beautifully engraved silver trumpe
presented to him by his company.
The new Methodist Church at Car
sons, in Dinwiddie, Is nearly com
peted, and services will be held in i
the last Sunday in this month. III
building will not be dedicated. however
until next spring.
Assistant Postmaster John a. John
ston has been confined to his HON
for several days by sickness.
Mrs, Sarah Frances Eanes died a
her home on Commerce street abou
IL o'clock last night. after a long III
ness. She was forty-fivc years ole
and is survived by her husband, thre
sons and one daughter
The Norfolk and Western Railwa
Company is to-day building ne1
$4,000 gallon water tank Ill its yard:
TO replace tho one Of similar capactv
which fell to pieces yesterday. NV
of these large tanks are rcces
sary to supply all of the engine
that take on water here.
a reception will be held Thursda
evening. December 10. at st. John
parish building. IN honor OF the me-
rector, Rev. Pembroke w. Reed. ]
addition to the congregation, the YES
tries of all the Episcopal churches wi
be present, by invitation, and the llpis
copal churches will be closed Sunda
night, tho 18th. to unite With ST. John
in welcome service to Mr.. Reed.
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