The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-28

gratifying increase in Membership.
East Dinwiddie circuit reports a net
addition OF over 100 IN membership:
Snporia reports over 100 gain, and
Prince George Circuit large increase.
The district &c whole Is going to
make splendid report to conference
this year.
Changes in tho District.
There will be several necessary
pastoral changes in the PETERSBURG
District this year by reason OF the
expiration of tho four years. term of
service. These are the Rev. j. T. Bos-
man. pastor OF Market Street Church;
the Rev. w ]. Watt OF the Mecklen-
burg Circuit. and the Rev. r. H.
Marks. OF Lawrenceville. These are
the only certain changes to be made.
but possibly In the making up of the
appointments for the entire conference
others may BIO decided on. Bishop
kilgo, of North Carolina. will preside
over the conference.
In Search of His Dnushtcr.
D. T. Murray. of near Raleigh. N. c.,
accompanied by his son. arrived in this
city this morning in search of the for
mer's daughter. Eva. eighteen years
old. who left her homo about Septem-
II.
Mr. Murray heard yesterday that his
daughter was in Petersburg. and ne
came directly on to locate her, which
he did with the assistance of the DO
lice. He discovered that his daughter
and Mr. Lockney, who had come to
petersburg after leaving home, were
married in Halifax. n. c., on Septem-
Der 5. and the marriage license was
shown as evidence of the marriage.
fha
has secured permanent employment in
the cigarette factory, and they are
boarding. Mr.. Murray and son return
ed home this evening.
For Alleged Assault.
The Hastings Court was engaged all
day in the trial of ]. B. Hozier, indicted
for alleged attempted criminal assault
on July Is on Mrs. Frances E. Gibson,
OF Chesterfield county. On account of
the delicate nature OF the case, the
public was excluded from tho court
lowed In at a time The accused was
defendd by Lassiter a. Drewry. Mrs.
Gibson told the story OF how she waa
attacked and thrown in the road while
returning to her homo from the city;
OF her scuttie and screams and of the
aid that came. She identified Hozier
as her assailant. and other witnesses
Identified him as the person seen near
Mrs. Gibson.
half He said that he is married and
that his home Is near Hampton. Hc
came to Petersburg on July II on bus
mess On the next morning he took
many drinks before and after break
fast and know nothing until biz ar
rest at the AppomattoS Station, shortly
after noon. He absolutely remembered
IF IN al nc n
not remember ever having seen Mrs. Glib
son until she faced him in the Police
Court He was not accustomed to
drinking. and really did not know
whether he committed an assault or
not.
The Commonwealth consumed the
greater part of the morning in pro-
being placed on the stand. Witnesses
for the defense testified at the after
noon session, and there were num-
Der of them. They testified mostly as
to the good character of the accused.
Mr.. Hozier has done much business
With Petersburg merchants, and they
gave him good character.
Snle of Centre Hill Property.
The suit OF the Centre Hill Corpora.
tton against the trustees and the Amer
lean Bank>and Trust Company. involv-
ing the sale OF twenty-nine lots of the
Centre Hill property, will come up for
hearing in the Hastings Court to-mor-
row on rule issued against the cor
poration to show cause why the prI-
vate offer OF $4,000 for the property
by the American Bank and Trust COM
pany should not be accepted The con-
tention of the corporation Is that the
lots would bring more II sold sepa-
rately than II sold az whole. The
trustees deem the offer of $4,000
good one. and will ask the court 10
confirm 1t.
Good Record.
Detective D. p. Eanes has been q
member OF the police force OF this city
for twenty-three years, and has made
fine record For the first time dur
ing that long period he is now tom
porarily off duty on sick leave.
Taken to Dinwiddic.
Sheriff Galusha, of Dinwiddie. came
in to-day for the negro, Arthur Pryor,
who was arrested here last night.
Pryor escaped from the county SAIL
in June last, and has been since wan
dering about in North Carolina He
only recently returned to Virginia.
There was a reward of SOS for his
capture.
General News Notes.
Judge r. w. Arnold, Mayor OF Wav-
erly, who died this morning in a hos
pital in Norfolk. was we'll known and
had many friends in this city. He was
the Republican candidate for Congress
in this district at the time of the
memorable Venable-Langston contest.
Tab Robinson. citizen of Ettrlck.
was fined in the Police Court this
morning on q year-old warrant, charg-
ing him with card playing.
Miss Jean Greenwny Trigg, who I'M
derwent an operation In a Richmond
hospital some months ago. passed
through the city last night on her
way to her home In Abingdon.
The rally of the Greater Prince
George League at Disputanta, on Sat
urday. is expected to be a great ar
fair. Governor Mann will speak on
the agricultural possibilities of the
city: Dr. Bonsteel. of Washington. will
represent the Department of Agricul-
ture. and addresses VIII be delivered
by other persons of prominence.
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