The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-15
REQUEST GRANTED
BY P RESI- TER Y
Waynesboro Minister Released to
Accept Call to Peters
burg.
CITY OFFICERS ELECTED
Battlefield Commissioners Make
Visit to Fort Ma
hone.
CITY OFFICERS ELECTED
Times-Dispatch Bureau,
100 North Sycamore Street
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AShSASpdi Na.t July II.
A telegram received from Waynes-
boro, Va, to-day conveyed the infor-
nation that the Lexington Presbytery
by unanimous vote had agranted the
request of the Rev. Charles r. Strib
ling for a dissolution of his pastoral
relations with the Waynesboro church.
Mr.. StriblinS has accepted the call TO
the pastoral charge Of Tabb Street
Presbyterian Church in this city, re-
Gently extended to him for the third
time, and he expects to come to Pc
tersburg about the first of Septem-
Der Willis B. Smith. acting as COM
missioner, appeared before Lexington
Presbytery, and prosecuted the call to
Tabb Street Church.
Municipal Officers Elected.
A Joint meeting OF the Board OF AL
dermen and Common Council was held
last night. and the following city off,
GERS We're elected by reclamation tor
terms of four years, all OF them hav-
ing been previously nominated for
their respective positions at a joint
caucus of the two bodies:
For City Auditor. German B. Gill;
City Attorney. George Mason; City En-
gineer, Robert D. Budd; Health OFF,
Ger. DR.. Robert A. Martin; Milk and
Food Inspector James T.. Collier;
Register of Waterworks, James Brock
we'll Collector Delinquent Taxes, Chas.
L. Wright; Clerk of Markets, j. "A.
Pulley; Keeper Blandford Cemetery, ].
P. Hoag; Committee Clerk. Plummer
Bunting.
The following members. OF the
had expired, We're reelected: First
District, Dr. w. Il. HARDWOOD; Second
District, Harvey s. Seaward; Third
District, j. r. w. Smith. To I'LL va
cancy, w. w. Warren was elected a
member of the board
Farmer burned to Death.
Robert Tucker, a we'll known citi-
zen and farmer of Lunenburg county
near Hunter Dale Post-Oflce. lost his
life night before last by the burning
OF his home. The family was awak-
ened in the night by smoke from the
burning buildingS and all made their
escape. But MI. Tucker, hoping tc
save some valuable papers, returned
into the house to get possession OF
them. The roof fell in and caught him
before he could get out. and he was
burned to death, Mr., Tucker was
about forty years old. and widely
known and respected citizen. He was
a. brother of r. II. Tucker. of this city
yery little was saved from the build
ling.
Unttlehclu commission,
Major Isaac B. Brown, OF Cory
president. and Colonel M. a Embricls
q member of the Pennsylvania Battle
field Commission. were in the city yes
terday and visited the monument al
Fort Manone. and the marker at For,
Steadman erected and unveiled las,
year in memory of the soldiers Of the
Third Division OF Pennsylvania, who
We're killed. in front of Petersburg.
These memorials have been placed
In the keeping OF the Petersburg La.
dies Memorial and funds provided for
their care and annual decoration.
several Deaths Reported.
James Anderson Phillips, ffty.seven
years old, worthy citizen and gooo
man, died at his home in Matoaca
Chesterfield county. last evening, after
a protracted illness, He is survived
by his wife and an. two !, sisters-,Mrs, syl-
susan Harris, of Chesterfield,
Mrs. Lila ". Hatchs Wife OF ~. o,