The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-13
CHURCH.|[:,yTtNS|ON
TO BE CONSIDERED
Mass-Nleetir1g Of Episcopal Lay
men Wilde Field,
Tonight.
NOTICE OF U. c. v. REUNION
Judgment Against N. &NV Re-
verscd by Circuit
Court.
'l'imcs-Dispatch Bureau,
100 North Sycamore Street,
1oterehiiru Vn N1nrch 10

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Petersburg. vn, March IL.
An importan, meeting IN the Inter
est OF church extension work In the
Episcopal Diocese of Southern Nir-
g1niA will be neld In st. Pauls Church
to-m/irow4 night and to enable gil
who may SO desire to attend the meet
ing, all the other, Episcopal churches
in the city will be closed. a great
deal of interest is being manifested
by the laymen In this Important
branch of the church work.
The Rev. G. Otis Mead, general sec
rotary of the Church Extension Fund
Committee. will explain the work and
designs Of the committee. and w. w.
Robertson. layman Of Norfolk. one
| of the active movers in the good work.
| will speak from business mans
| view Of It's importance and necessity.
| The principal address of the even
| ing will be delivered by the Rt. Rev.
| A. NJ. Randolph, D. D., bishop Of the
diocese. MI the rectors in the city
will occupy seats In the chanccl. and
the choirs of the several churches will
assist In the music.
United Confederate Veterans.
General Stith Boiling. encouragement
commanding the Virginia Division, U.
G. v. has issued on order announcing
to the United Confederate Camps Of
tho Virginia Division that the twenti-
eth annual reuniongof the United Con-
federatc organization will be held in
Mobile Ala. on April 26. n aud 2s,
1910. The general strongly urges the
Importance upon all camps OF elect
ing delegates to this reunion. Rail.
road rates will be tho usual reduced
rates for round trip tickets, and ali
old soldiers of Virginia are requested
to attend. a
Heaviest Sales of the Season.
The sales of loose tobacco at the
warehouses this week were not only.
the heaviest of the season, but OF any
week for some years past. The off,
cial sales as reported by Supervisor j
3. Mcculloch were 764,945 pounds
making aggregate sales for the sea.
son to date, 4,975,5s5 pounds. About
one half Of the crop In this section,
it is estimated. has been marketed.
About the largest buyer on the mar
ket Is a representative OF the Aineri-
can Tobacco Company.
Big Improvement contemplated.
Mr.. Bellamy, of Norfolk, has recent
1y Purchased the coax Hill. farm of
210 acres. on the heights of Chester
field county. overlooking Petersburg
on which, 1T Is stated, hc intends to
eXpend a large sum OF money In I'm
provements. He will run sewers and
water pipes, lay OFF walkways. build
houses and practically make the place
a. beautiful park. The historic old
Violet Bank farm is also to be
greatly improved.
Railway Company Wins.
A decision handed down by the su-
preue vourt of Appeals on Thursday
reversed a Judgment OF the Circuit
Court Of Dinwiddie county. The case
in question was that Of Groves ad-
ministratriS against the Norfolk and
Western Railway Company.
at the June term OF Dinwiddie Cir
cult Court a jury gave the plaintiff
$4,000 damages for the alleged neg1i-
gent killing of her husband. John T.
Grove Of that county. on the night OF
Grove and a companion. w. S. Rut-
lodge. were riding in buggy on the
Cox Road on their way from the sta
ton. when the buggy was struck by
a train at the crossing and Mr.. Grove
was killed. The claim OF the plaintiff
was that the railway company was
negligent in not having rung the bell
on the locomotive. and In falling to
have a proper headlight on the loco
motive.
The defendant company claimed that
Mr.. Grove and companion were $negli-
gent in attempting to cross the track
In front OF an approaching train,
which they must have heard, II they.
did not see. Judge Watson. who pre-
sided at the trial, overruled the de-
PENDANTS motion for a new trial and
the case was taken to- the Court Of
Appeals, where 1t was argued last Mo-
vember by George S. Bernard and VIII
liam F. McIlwaine for the railway COM
pany. and GS. Wing, of Prince Ed
ward, for the administrative. ~
miscellaneous News.
a very successful revival has been
in progress for some time at West
Street M. E. Church. and many con-
versions have resulted. The pastor.
Rev. L. G. Moore, has been conducting
the services.
President F. W. Boatwright. OF Rich
mond College. will deliver an address
tomorrow night before the Young
Mems Society OF the Second Baptist
Church. 55
Several new members Joined the Pc
tersburg Company. Uniform Rank.
knights OF Pythias, last night.
The conference OF the Councils on
the question Of the pay Of tho as
SCISSORS of realty8in this city met last
night and decided ito recommend that
they be paid $1,000 for theirlw work. The
Council wanted to pay them 81 500 and
the Aldermen $1,000. The assessors
are w. L.$Vena Bile and G. L. Bark dalo.
a Pn.toral Relations to De Dissolved.