The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-16
HORSES RAN AWAY
MAN BADLY HURT
FARMER WHO WAS MISSING Turns
Up At CHESTERFIELD
HOTEL.
DR.. TALLEY IS DEAD
PROMINENT PHYSICIAN PASSES
AWAY AFTER LONG ILLNESS
HETHoDIsTs HOLD
RALLY.
DR.. TALLEY Is DEAD

Special Ia Tho Richmond NirEinian.)
PETERSISU RIG, VA, Jan. l6.--Mr
Charles Sherk. the ninwiddie county
farmer who was reported missing Sat
urGay after = runaway accident on
Halifax street Friday has been To-
Gated. He WAS registered at the Ches-
terrified hotel. Other than a slight
injury to his left hand he is none the
worse from his experience. Friday
morning Mr.. Sherk brought a load Of
tobacco to Petersburg, which he gold
at local warehouse. In the evening
he decided to secure company on his
way home. IS he had considerable
money In his pocket He engaged
White To drive him. Going up Hall
fax street. the horses became fright
ened and the man could not manage
them. In going around the corner OF
kirkham street the driver was thrown
out and lay upon the ground some
time, bleeding profusely from his
wounds. He was attended at the Pc
tershurg hospital by Dr J. q. Rennie.
but WAS taken to his home Sunday
The team continued up Halifax street
and 1t was presume ed that MIR. Sherk
remaiped In the wagon. when, how
ever. the team arrived at Sherk' =
place driverl"ss, Mr. Sherk's people
then became very anxious and search
cd diligently with the aid of the po-
lice department Of the city, and finally
located him in the Chesterfield hotel
He decided that IL Was impossible to
nvertake his team and had returned
10 the city.
nr. Taiicy Passes Away.
DR. A, ". TaIIey. one OF the oldest
residents of Petersburg, died at the
home or his sister. Mrs r J. Mine
tree, on Liberty street. Saturday morn
ing DIR. Talley had entered the John
4 ston-Willis Sanatorium in Richmond
for an operation on November ~ and
/ had returned Ia Petersburg December
! seemingly recovering. hut in the last
( ten days he commenced to decline
! Dr, TalIey had practiced dentistry In
this city since the Civil War. He
is survived by three sons--pr Herher,
! Talley. Dr. r. r. Talley and Mr. Alcck
1 w. Talley--all OF Petersburg. His fu.
| neral was held Monday at the Eira
( baptist church at II o'clock and was
! conducted by his pastor, Dr. w. G.
/ Taylor
| DIR. Moore Speaks.
Dr. Waiter ". Moore, president of
! Union Theological Seminary. of Rich
mond, preached Sunday morning nj
! the Tabb Street PRESBYTERIAN church
and in the evening at the SeconC
( Prese hyterian church, urging upon
! the congregations the necessity oil
giving the seminary their fullest sup
! port. He spoke Interestingly upon
the educational requirements of the
ministry of the Presbyterian church
! Mctiiodisfs Hold Rally.
/ The Methodist Sunday schools OF
| Petersburg and vicinity held their
lmonthly rally Sunday. afternoon with
the Washington Street Sunday school
| The address of the occasion was de-
/ livered by Rev. j.. III. Rolston, pas
! tor Of the Second Presbyterian church
The meeting VAS an interesting one
Is said to be one of the most largely
attended that has been held in some
time. Gratifying reports We're sub
I mitted by the secretaries of the sew
/ eral schools.
Petersburg Personals.
t Mr.. II. II. Mann has been unani-
mously chosen as the president of the
| Petersburg Agricultural and Indus
! trial Fair Association.
Mr.. Charles +. Grossman has been
chosen vice president; J. III. Patter-
son. secretary. and Mr.. William l..
! thinner. the treasurer,
/ The board Is delighted that Mr.. T.
| III. Mann Viii accept the presidency,
| and will Mt once set to work to make
| the fair next. fall IA great success.