The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-11
South Richmond Bureau,
The Times-D!spatch,
- lNn3 Hull STRAIT

Albert a. Wells. ssventytour years OF age.
DIED Yesterday at his home. eso5 Decatur
one sister and thirteen grandchildren. The !
funeral will take place from the house this
afternoon at 1880 O'Clock. The !nterment will
be In Maury Cemetery.
The funeral OF Helen the infant daughter
OF Linda N. and Frank B. Miller. who died
at the home OF her parents. 4el5 Lawson
Street. swansboro. Tuesday afternoon at
o'clock. took place yesterday afternoon at l
O'Clock from the home. Rev. j. NJ. Row.
land, pastor OF West End Church. conducting
the services. The pall-bearers were Mor:el
Williams. Garland Davis. Richard Harding
and Hunte. Harding.
Played In Newport News.
The Manchester baseball team journeyed
TO Newport News last Tuesday and suffered
defeat at the hands OF that team by the
score OF to 4. the game being called at the
end OF The seventh Inning on account OF
darkness. William A. Simpson. the star
pitcher OF the North End Peninsula League
team, broke his arm while in the act OF de
delivering the ball in the fourth inning. The
pitcher collapsed, and physicians say that
The accident will end his pitching career
Score by Innings: r. H. z.
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District Association.
The Bantists are doing big things at the
l27th annual session Of the Middle District
Baptist Association at old Powhatan Church.
The last session will end to-day. Many
South Richmond preachers are in attend
ance. and are being heard on various sub
jects. The attendance at the opening meet
ing Tuesday was very large so many dele
gates and visitors having arrived that devo-
tional services were held in the arbor for
a portion OF the crowd. while the delegates
and speakers occupied the church for the
business meeting.
r. A. Justis, who has been the official
head of the association for four years. was
made moderator again, while j. Haskins
Hobson, who has well served the body for
twenty-one years, was reelected clerk and
treasurer.
There are thirty-four churches In the as
ISOLATION. located in South Richmond. Ches.
terrified. Amelia and Powhatan Counties
8 OF the several papers which were read, J.
B. Watkins. State Senator from Chesterfield,
read paper on the Laymen's Movement,
in which he suggested that the association
chairman be authorized to cooperate with
the pastors III the organization OF societies
in their respective churches. This suggestion
was adopted.
Woodland Heights Baptist Church was
unanimously received as a member Of the
pastor OF the new church which has a
membership OF forty-seven. The Sunday
school has membership of IL. and both
church and school are doing splendid!y.
= House Condemned.
The 8t%o-story brick house on Hull Street
: property Of David Davis, has been con-
demned. TWO stout props. extending into
the street are being used to support the
structure. There are many more ancient
houses In South Richmond In rather a rickety
condition. and Building Inspector Beck Is
doing much overseeing.
Notes About Town. q
Little Florence daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
S. j. Brooks. OF 11l2 Decatur Street, who
underwent an operation las. week at the