The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-20
SOCIETY ELECTS
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HOME MISSIONARY sOCsSrr
SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHUncn
~ DOING SPLENDID w0Rk.
GIRL TAKES OWN LIFE
PATIENT AT CENTRAL HosPIrAL
COMMITS SUICIDE BIZ TYTxs
STOCKING ABOUT HEN
Week.
GIRL TAKES OWN LIFE
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PETERSBURG. VA. March ao.--
The Home Missionary Society Of the
Second Presbyterian church SUNDAY
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: President, J. Mes. Buc-
hanan: vics-president. c. r.. Klde-
nour; secretary. J. v. Norton; trsas-S
urer. +. II. Darby: collector, j. ".
Crowder. This society has dona ~
magnificent work along lines OF fur-
ntshing preachers for the smaliir
churches in the counties around Pc
tersburg, and aiding the weaker Pro6-
byterian churches. The society waa
organized during the passionate Of Dr.
w. McC. White, who later removed
20 Raleigh, n. c., and LIS being COM
tinued under his successor, Rev. ID.
III. RoIston.
The members have always been lib.
eral in contributions. although there
is no specific amount to be made III
monthly. only such an amount a. the
member feels able TO make.
At the Second Presbyterian church
sunday morning and evening DIR. Juan
ORTIZ Gonzales. at one time a Fran
ciscan friar and eminent authority or
the Roman Catholic church. preach-
ed. His subject in the morning VIVA
Why | Am Protestant" DIR. Com
zales is a man of much earnestnesn
and power.
Commits Suicide at Hospital.
When nurse went TO the room OF
Pearl Dallam at the Central Stats
hospital Saturday she found the pa
| tieut dead with a stocking tight about
the neck. Justice Watkins held =
coroner's inquest and declared the
hospital guiltiess. The girl, who was
committed for insanity last fall, had
never shown tendency toward suicidal
mania. AT the institution those who
tend toward suicidal mania are kept
| In q ward and are never without Z
| nurse to watch.
| The girl was from Charlotte coun-
| ty. where her people have been nOti-s
| fed. Only two or three suicides have
| occurred at the hospital, and this n
| considered remarkable as there are
\ more than 1900 patients.
| Sales Arc Light.
| The sales of tobacco at the ware
house continues to be light. Last week
there We're sold only about 1ai, 326
/ pounds. Prices have been practically
uniform during the entire season, and
have ranged from $50 to s35 per hum
dred pounds. The total sales to date
are 5,s0i,4a0 pounds.
! Manager Robbed Of $40.
| Mr.. J. II. Andrews, manager of the
| farm of Mr.. Robert Watkins on the
river road, In Chesterfield county,
about ten miles from Petersburg. n
out some $40. and farm hand. mann
| ed Merritt. 10 accused. After Mr.. AM
| drews had started to Petersburg Sat
urday morning II is said Merritt went
! 10 the house and told Mrs. Andrews
/ that Mr.. Andrews had sent him after
his pocketbook. Mrs. Andrews gave
| II to the man, and he left a. II he
were to overtake Mr.. Andrews. Mer-s
rift has not been seen since by Mr..
or Mrs. Andrews. 1t Is said he over
/ took Mr.. Gates, who ffves near, aud
rode with him. Owing Mr.. Gates some
| money. he paid this from well-fiiied
pocketbook.
1 Ordered TO Texas.
Major william Lassiter, brother OF
Senator Charles T. Lassiter, who has
been visiting In Petersburg. has been
ordered to San Antonio, Tex, for duty
with the maneuver division. Major
Lassiter Is in the inspector generals
department of the army.
! Mr.. @. e. Carr. of Grove avenue, u
| fireman on the Norfolk and Western
railway, had his foot badly crushed
at Dwight Station while attempting ~
board a freight train. The injured
man was brought TO the Petersburg
Hospital. where he was attended M
| Drs l. NJ and III, Aulick Burke.