The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-05
Both Taken to Petersburg Hos
pital, Where Girls Condition
Is Desperate.
APPOINTMENT AT MAToAcA
Rev. Joseph Gresham Named for
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Other News Notes.
The Times-Dispatch Bureau,
5 Bollingbrook Street,
(Telephone 1857

Charlotte, the four-year-old daugh-
Ter Oh Mr. and Mrs. James u. Mcken-
ney. was seriously and her mother
painfully burned this morning, while
visiting the family Of Mr.. Lewis, at
Fords. The little girl and the Lewis
children had been left temporarily at
play In one of the bed rooms. Their
screams brought the mothers hurried
Is to the room. Mrs. Mckinney saw
her little girls clothing ablaze from
head to foot, having caught on fire
from the open CRATE Before the
names could be extinguished the little
girl was badly burned about the face
and body, and her mother in her eff
forts to save the little one was pain
1ully burned about the hands and
arms. Mother and child were brought
attention. The child's condition Is SER
ious.
To Fiji Pulpit.
The appointment of a minister 10
Matoaca Methodist Episcopal Church
having been left open by the Virginia
Conference, the pulpit has been sup
piled by Presiding Elder j. x. Joliffe
by the appointment of Rev. Joseph
Gresham, local preacher and a
petersburg boy. Several young Peters
burg men are now studying for the
oiiu Oh the MetnO-
dist pulpits in the Virginia and other
conferences are now hlled by sons OF
Petersburg.
Married in Washington.
Among the passengers on the early
northbound Seaboard Air Line train
this morning were Miss Bessie Whit
aker and Llnwood Short. a we'll known
and popular young couple of this city.
Iheir destination was Washington. to
be married. They will extend their
trip North before their return home.
PernonuI and OtherwIue.
DR.. d. L. May. one OF tho Oldest
physicians in the city. was taken III
at his office yesterday and was remov-
ed to the hospital. His condition to-day
is improved.
The funeral of young Leslie H.
Eanes, who died in Loomis. n. Y, on
Friday. took place from the Second
Presbyterian Church this afternoon,
and was very largely attended The
floral offerings were beautiful.
POSTMASTER Nugent, OF Ettrick, who
mas been confined to his home by sick
ness for some time. Is concalescent
The report of the Chief of Police
shows total OF 20s arrests In this
city last month. The charges In fif-
teen cases were felony. in twenty-six
cases larceny, and in thIrty-eight
csses violation OF city ordinances.
The Rev. George II. Spooner, the
new pastor of Market street Methodist
Episcopal Church, preached to large
and attentive congregations Sunday
morning and night, and created a
hishiY favorable impression.
Appointments Read.
announcement OF appointments for
inc ensuing year for the Virginia and
Aibemarle (N. CO. Conferences of the
y. NJ L. Zion Church, which had been
III joint session here for several DAYS,
were read late last night in the Oak
street Church Bishop ]. W. Hood an
nounced the appointments for tho dis
tricts OF the Virginia Conference as
follows:
Petersburg District-Rev. NJ. Nj Levy
D. D.. presiding elder. Petersburg, B.
J. Boiling: Piney Grove, C. ". Brown;
Chesterfield. I. ]. Williamson; Mt. zion,
c. c. Robinson; Grandy Church, r. c.
Council; Charlie Hope. E. Hines; Black
stone, w. II Fletcher; Mt. Hope
Church. L. T. Conquest; Zion Church,
r. P. Perry; CORTLAND. ]. S. Brick
house; Richmond. Q. G. jenkins; Bur-
dette. +. A. Davis; Emporia, ]. A.
SPRINGFIELD: st. Thomas, A. Rice.
Norfolk District-Rev. G. W, wing
field, D. D., presiding elder Met. sta
ton. Norfolk. R H Riddfck; Union
Station, Norfolk, c. w. Jones; Berkeley
Station. II. B. Pettigrew; Gabriel sta
ton, L E. Carr: Mount Pleasant
Church. e. S. Burney: sunbury Church,
z. D. Woods; Suffolk. W. NJ RufTin;
Franklin, w n. Bertrand; Hickory
Grove. N. Gordon; Little Aid Church,
John Boothe: Portsmouth, A j. Nc
Neal; St Josephs Mission, l. w Wal
dron; Gilmerton. w. T. Lamb; Newport
News. T. r. Smith; st. Marks Mission,
B. Il. Wheeler; Water Cure Missien,
C. Griffin.
Bishop G. W. Clinton announced the
appointments for the two districts in
the Albemarle Conference. The Rev.
S. P. Cooke Is made presiding elder of
the Edenton District. and the Rev.
NJ P. Hawkins presiding elder of the
Elizabeth City District
The Virginia Conference Will meet
In franklin next year. and the Abe
marie Conference In Elizabeth City.
Alleged Assault.
On complaint of Robert Trainham. of
Blackstone. William Kennedy, colored.
was arrested yesterday, and is held in
jail charged with assaulting and rob-
bling him. Kennedy Is accused by
Trainham of taking his watch and SIS
in money. The case will be heard to-
morrow.
Sunday School Officers Elected.
The following officers of the West
End Baptist Church Sunday School
have been elected:
superintendent, w. n Rucker; As
sistants, r. w. Kruse and ]. D. Nc
Kenney; Secretary. r. NJ Wharton;
Assistant. F. L Collier: Treasurer, ].
w. Holt; Music Director. W. H Mac
kasey; Librarian, James Johnson;
Pianists. Misses Blanche Pillow and
Myra Kruse. The West End Church
has the largest Baptist Sunday school
in the city and is one Of the most pro-
gressive OF Sunday schools.