The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-08
Death of w. O. Nev.om.


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Death of w. o. Newsom.
Walter o. Newsom. merchant of
many years standing and widely
known and respected citizen. died this
morning at his residence on Halifax
street after an illness OF but few
days. He was about forty-two years
Old and Is survived by his mother, two
sisters and two brothers. Mr.. Newsom
was very popular in the city. and for
years was the secretary and treasurer
of the Democratic City Central Com
mittee. He was g member of the Or
ders of Elks and Eagles.
Compliment to Retiring Pastor.
After the close of the meeting OF tn.
board of stewards Of Market street NJ
Church last night. the pnstcr, Rev.
j. r. Bosnian. was presented with a
purse of 800 in gold. a. T.. Guthrie
making the presentation. as slight
token of the esteem and love in which
the pastor is held by the board and
congregation. II Is matter of great
regret to the church and the commun-
ity that Mr. Bosnian. under the law Of
the church. is to leave the city at the
close OF the present conference year
Since he has been pastor the church
has gone steadily forward along al!
lines. its spiritual condition was never
better. assessments for all purposes
have been paid. the Sunday school Is
Furnishing and the debt OF $1,000 on
the parsonage has been paid.
General News.
In the Court Of Appeals tomorrow
Charles Hail Davis Will make appli-
cation for writ OF habeas corpus. on
the grounds that he is illegally held on
indictments in the Hustings Court here,
alleging offenses on the which he has
! already been discharged. Should the
writ be awarded the case Will be heard
By the Supreme Court on the issue rails
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] The special board OF directors OF the
I Central state Hospital met in regular
monthly meeting to-day. mainly trans
acting routine business.
| w. r. Bracey. who accidentally shot
! and badly Injured himself yesterday.
spent restfui night, and is reported as
doing well today.
| Another Post-Omce Robbery.
! The post Office at Burkeyiile was
broken into Saturday night, the safe
WIS dynamited and stamps to the
! amount nf about $1,000. and 3l8S In
currency were stolen. This is the third
! post office robbery committed in this
/; section within the last two or three
weeks the others being at La Crosse.
In Mccklcnburg. and Church Road, in
Dinwiddle. The robbers. believed to
r, belong to an organized gang, leave no
| clue
| Supposed Attempt nj Suicide.
| a woman whose name could not be
| learned attempted to jump from a Nor
| folk and Western passenger tr3in this
| afternoon, near Ford's. the train run
ming very rapidly at the time. She was
with companion at the time who had
momcntariiy left her. She was caught
/ by Il man who happened to b: on the
platform of the car, and saved from
injury. The couple went on through
| TO Richmond on the LIZ train.
Negro Pickpoctet.
| Eddie Hobbs. negro. said by the po-
| lice to be well up in the pickpocket
profession, was arrested and jailed
last night on the charge OF stealing d
gold watch from the pocket ef a unit.d
the river Hobbs pawncd The watch
| for IS.
Good Heport.
| The fourth quarterly conference OF
i High street NJ. z. Church was held last
| night. Very fine reports Of the years
work were received from all the de-
partments, and the church is in splen-
did spiritual and financial condition.
More money >wa- raised in missions
than In any previous year.
i The following oficers were elected
for the ensuing year:
4 Board of Stewards. e. Rowell
James Hollingsworth. ]. II. Gray, II. r.
Munt, II. r. Gill. @. ". Dyer, r. A.
Baxter. &. w. Elder. I. r. Dyer. An
thony Harrison. 8. w. Snyder. j. j
Westmoreland. l.. #. Bland. j. r
shackelford, r. NJ Partin, l.. c. Nun
nally n, II. oKennon. ]. e. Green. d.