The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-23
Sunday-Schoo Union Associa-
ton i'll Yearly Session at
Petersburg.
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE IN JAIL
Thrilling Runaway and Narrow
Escapes-New Church
Dedicated.
Dispatch Bureau.
io9 North Sycamore Street

: pHi -. 1 nc diiIiQdi meeting Ol Tic Nlcli-
odist Sunoty School Union Association
OF this city and vicinity was held in
Market Street Church in the afternoon,
and was attended by a large assem-
blage. The association comprises eight
schools. and most of them took part
in the admirable program arranged
for the occasion.
The annual report of the president.
r.. w. Smithey. was n paper of much
interest. and continued a sketch of the
work and progress OF the union. N
The reports from the various schools
for the past month showed the fol-
lowing statistics: Average register,
PISS; average attendance, 1,774, or 20
per cent; collections, s222.50. There
were forty-fve conversions in the
schools during the month, making a
total OF $50 conversions for the year
in the schools.
Officers Elected.
ofhcers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: President. r.. W.
Smithey; Secretary, A. p. Bradsher;
Assistant Secretary. j. s. Pettus;
Treasurer. r. II. O'kennon. The VICE
prcsidents--one from each church.
will be elected at the next meeting of
the ASSOCIATION.
=" High Street Anniversary.
The annual meeting of the High
Street Methodist Episcopal Church
sunday school was held yesterday
morning, and the occasion was ceie-
brated with appropriate exercises.
Officers were elected and reports we're
submitted, all OF very gratifying
character and showing the schoo TO be
IN prosperous condition. This is the
largest Sunday school in the city, hav-
ing an enrolment of about 700. The re-
port OF the secretary showed that dur-
ms the past year the average attend
ance was so per cent, the highest re-
cord In the history of the school.
iarlsct Street anniversary
The anniversary OF the Market Street
Methodist Episcopal Church was also
celebrated yesterday. The reports or
me BOARD OF managers, the treasurer,
The secretary and the librarian were
read. all combining to show that the
school is in fine and growing condition
Ofhcers were elected as follows: Pres
ident of Board Of Managers. j. p
Dung; Vice-Presidcnt. j. X, Percivall,
Secretary. Fl. e. Wright: Treasurer OF
School, j. w. S~croggin; Assistant sn.
perintendent. w. b. Harrison. Board
OF Manager-C. =. Nunnally, 4. r..
Bradsher. II. Z. Wright. T. a.. Stroud
W, NJ. Lewis. C. r. Leath, j. A Sin
ford G: E Evans. Walter Sparklin.
r. w, Tucker was chosen vtce-prcs-
ident of the sunday School Union AID
=; !. Prlcnard and Leland Young were
eaected representatives to the union
The Quarterly Conference was re-.
quested to reappoint g.. Cleveland
Wright as superintendent OF the
school. III ~
Suicide.
7 Crump, of Richmond. who woe
arrested Saturday afternoon on n war
ran charging the theft Of a valuable
Soio watch and chain, the property of
~. B. Harrison. and who was this
morning sent TO the Hastings Court
Tor trial. attempted to commit suicide
this morning after being removed fron,
the Police Cour room to the statinn
cell. Cruinp denied the larceny. ami
declared that he did not know how tha
"atch and chain got in his pocket. Rv
some means he got hold of a piece or
covered wire, one end of which he
wound around his neck and the other
enc he tied to the top of his iron cage.
4 stooo on the iron bed in the ca g
70 40 TINS, and having done it he stem.
pea on. The wire was long enough FOR
ms ieet to rest on the floor. but il ia
PROBABLE that he would nave strantrteu
put Tor the fact that his condition was
discovered by a fellow prisoner who
called Tor Chief Ragland and the sta.
non Keeper. and Crump was rescued
otuinp' Is said. had carried the wiz.
around his waist.
Thrilling Runway.
Robert Gillian. ST., clerk of the
eonrts: John B. Evans, City Sergeant.
>. NJ. Green. Sr., and Robert q. Rrup.,
merchants We're among the pall.bca,
ers at the burial of the late 4. S R,6n-
GEN. in Blandford Cemetery Yesterday
IN 'heir return from the c.meter,
me- were the occupants OF a hack
/ driven hr. a lev = -. -...., aE
olucst driver and ono Of the most cave
iui IN the city. Instead OF returning
by me usual route. down Main street,
lhey decided TO take the road lea5inr
ny the city p%umphouse. on enterinr
me down grade OF this road the ha INC
siphed from the collar of one Of tha
nurses. causing disarrangemcnt or ITO
HNrncSs' u the carriage humping
against their heels. caused the borscs
70 kick and run away. The driver
managed 10 keep the horses In tbe
ROAD. and the occupants kent their
seats though at the curves In tae rood
me carriage swayed violently and was
IN Danger of upsetting. At the c,,rve
near the pumphouse bridge. the drive,
ieli from his seat and the horses ken,
on until stopped by running into .
b~arbcdwire fence. on the edpo of .
ei'ch' INC occupants Of the carriage
were fortunately not hurt, with ,l,e
tHecP'ioh or Mr. Brunei, VINO had ont
OF ms fingers mashed by the
- ne door They were saved by the
ACTON OF the driver in keeping IN.
team to the road. Valentine was Sc.
yereiy cut and bruised BY his fall, and
one of the horses was badly cut bv
ge'tlng entansled in the wire fence
Had the carriage been upset and drag
yea. a different story might have 10
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Dedication OF a New Church.
me new Methodist Church at Carson
In Dinwiddie county, was dedicated vea.
tefday With Interesting ceremonies and
IN the presence OF a large assemblaKe
bishoP Hlpheus W Wilson. of Baltl-
more. who was expected to preach the
hedicatory sermon. could not he pres
ent. ana the Rev. James Cannon. Jr.
y; D. discharged that duty. PRESIDING
Elder j. X. Jolif preached at the ar,
ternoon service. A splendid dinner
was served TO the people. a collection
was take Zip to clear of the ind
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