The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-08
MEMORIAL CHAPEL
TO Be DEDICATED
Interesting Exercises at Peters.
burg Baptist Church
TODAY.
Times Dispatch Bureau,
100 North Sycamore street,

r. petersburs i,,' W. Nay Nay, Ill, I;
Church.. and an exact reproduction on
a smaller scale of the church itself,
will be formally dedicated tomorrow
morning with interesting, ceremonies
The dedicatory ceremonies VIII be
preached by the Rev. William. %
church. and the present pastor, Rev.
w. C. Taylor. ID. D., Will give a
sketch OF the origin and completion
Of the memorial The chapel cost
about $1,000, and will be devoted to
Sunday school purposes and business
meetings. a feature of the ceremonies
Tomorrow will be the special music
arranged by thu choir, assisted by Miss
Lillian West, of Richmond.
Dispositions to BE Resumed.
1t is said that the dispositions in the
chancery cause of Avery and others
VS.. Tartte and others, Will be resumed
| on Monday in the law offices of Davis
a. Davis. the witnesses to depose be-
ing those for the defendants. DEPOSIT
tions in this cause have been In pro-
gress at intervals for some weeks. The
case involves the contest between the
nti-Tartte and Tartte factions of the
Harrison stree, colo, eolored Baptist
tor. and the suit is brought by the
plaintiffs to Dust tho Tartte faction
from the control of the church. In one
way or another the troubles In this
church, at times very serious, have
been in the courts for several years,
and some time may yet elapse before
they are settled.
President Finley to Speak.
The Chamber OF Commerce, of this
city, has invited President Finley, of
the Southern Railway, to address that
body and the business men OF Peters
burg on such date as may be con-
yenient to him.
Secretary Finley, of the Chamber
Of Commerce. has received a letter
the Virginia Farmers Institute. stating
that tho plans for holding the insti-
tute in Petersburg in August are pro-
crossing very satisfactorily. and that
the indications are the session Will
be the most successful in its history.
Veterans could not accept the invita-
tion Of II. u. Lee Camp, to participate
as q body in the memorial exercises In
Richmond on May 30, but many of the
members expect to do SO us indi-
viduals.
The funeral of Mrs. Judith Friend
Jackson, widow OF James F. Jackson,
former prominent merchant of this
city. took place this afternoon from
st, Johns Episcopal Church. OF which
| sho was long valued member. Her
death early yesterday morning was
quite sudden,
| Mrs Jackson was the daughter of
Joseph Bragg Wilson, OF Amelia eoun-
| ty, She was a woman of beautiful
| Christian character, and her deeds OF
/ kindness to her neighbors were un-
numbered. She is survived by four
| children-James +, and Robert r. Jack
son, Misses Mary w. and Salle r.
Jackson--all OF this city, and by four
sisters residing in Richmond-Mrs G,
w. Taylor, Mrs. l., Fl. KEMP, Mrs. Il.
u. Kemp and Mrs. Calvin Wilson.
Personal and Otherwise.
Mayor William NJ Jones has sum
GENTLY recovered from his recent spell
of Illness to he out again.
At meeting of the citizens OF Dis
putanta. in Prince George county, mi
/ tiatory measures were taken towards
the organization of bank in that
growing village. The sum OF $4,000
was subscribed to the capital stock.
The barn and outbuildinSs on the
farm of G. c.. Sharp. near Waverly,
were DESTROYED, by fire. supposed tn
noon. LOSS about $1,000
Sales OF loose tobacco this week
amounted to only 4o32o pounds. Total
sales for the season TO date, 6,772,360
pounds.
Mothers Day will he observed IN
several of the Methodist churches to-
morrow. with sermons and exercises
appropriate to the day
young woman who came over from,
Richmond to-day applied mt the clerks
Office for marriage license. The in
tended bridegroom she said, was de-
tanned in Richmond, She claimed that
both she and the man We're of age ana
non-residents of the State. She could
not satisfactorily answer questions