The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-27
SECOND ATTEMPT
TO BURN store
Timely Discovery Enables City
Department to Extin-
guish Fire.
FAREWELL SERMON TO-DAY
Farmer Captures Negro in His
Cornheld Other Peters
burg News.
FAREWELL SERMON TO-DAY
Times Dispatch Bureau,
100 North Sycamore Street,
Petersburg. Va. Angust 2f

An attempt the second this week. was
made about O'Clock this morning 10
burn the store OF Frank Wagner, near
the Centre Market The door to the
hallway leading upstairs was forced
open and a fire kindled an eXactlys the
same spot the first fire was started
Timely discovery enabled tho departe
ment to eNtingnish the fire before seri-
Gus damage was done. There is no
suspicion as to the party guilty OF
these two attempts at incendia rism.
Death of PostmIstress.
Mrs. Susan p, Eylcr. wife OF NJ T.
Eyler, died yesterday afternoon at her
homo at Ochre, i'll Chesterfield county.
after brief Illness. She was sixty
four years old, and for over twenty
years had faithfully served the ,eople
OF that section of the county as post
mistress at Ochre. She was widely
known and respected. Mrs Eyler is
survived by her husband, four sons aud
three daughters
"a Happy Pantornte.s
Ihe subject OF the farewell sermon
OF the Rev W. C. Taylor. ID. d., the
retiring pastor of the First Baptist
Church. to be delivered tomorrow
morning. will be Lights and Shadows
of Happy Passionate" DR.. Taylor
has been the pastor of the First Church
'.~AS AOi SiSht only leaves
petersburg, where his associations
have been so pleasant. because he be-
lieves he can be Of greater service
20 the church in the Clarksburg, w.
Va, field. He will leave for Clarks.
burg on Monday in his automobile,
and his family will follow later.
Death In Hospital.
George w. Belvin died in the Peters
nurg Hospital last evening after an
Illness OF two weeks. His home was
on Commerce Street. in the western
part of the city. where he was we'll
known and esteemed. He was about
ntty two years old, and came to Pc.
tersburg from Granville City. y. c
about ten years ago. He is survived
by his wife. three sons and a daughter.
the last named being Mrs. b w. Rig
gan. of Henderson. N. c.
Political and Personal.
The contest for the Dlnwiddie coun
ty treasurership between John Hargrave
the incumbent of the office. and Walter
j. Branch is the most exciting of the
county lights. and is being watched
with great interest
+. Q. Goodrich. of Surry. and A. r.
Hobbs. of Prince GeorJe county. can
didates for the State Senate In the
twenty seventh District. spoke to-
SetheT yesterday at Dendron. and again
tonight in Bohemian Hail. in Prince
George county.
Dinwiddie and Prince George can
dida,es for Office and politicians from
the two counties were very numerous
on the streets to-day. and political
discussions were very lively.
Misses Mary Sterling and Fannie
Smith left to-day for Blackstone
where they will be guests at a house
party given by Miss Mary Vance Bev-
erly.
Got Two Sentences.
John Knox, a negro. got somewhs
wild on Halifax Street yesterday az
ternoon. and committed an assault on
a Greek restaurant keeper. For this
ne was fined $40 and sentenced to isil
for thirty days He also drew pig
toi on the Greek. and for CARRYING n
concealed weapon he was fined sa5
and sentenced to Jail for sixty days.
Married in Atlantic City.
A letter received here announces the
marriage in Atlantic City. \. j., yes
te:day of Miss Evelyn Hardy ard
Luther l.. Pettns. both OF this city
by the Rev DR.. Hudson. The bride is
the daughter of Mrs. ]. c. Hardy. OF