The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-31
Baptist TO MEET
IN PETERSBURG
EENERAL ASSOCIATION TO HOLD
ANNUAL CONVENTION IN COCK
AIDE CITY ON NOVEMBER -
SUICIDE IN BALTIMORE
WELL KNOWN PETERBOROUGH
LEAVES NOTE. BUT GIVES NO
REASON FOR HIS ACT.
SUICIDE IN BALTIMORE
virginian Bureau,

LAW ouiioihks nome ASos-
PETERSBURG, VA. Oct. 3o--The
Baptist General Assoc alton of vir-
ginia will meet in the First Baptist
church here November 4th. 1t will
be In session several days Between
four and I'VE hundred clerical and lay
Representatives from all parts of the
State will attend. Preparations are
now beng made for the accommoda-
tion OF the sitors Homes will be
secured for them all
The last meeting Of the association
held In Petersburg was in 1904. The
present moderator of the association
Ii DR. j. NJ. Pitcher. OF Phoebus The
annual sermon will be preached by
Rev. DR.. Skinner, of r chmond.
Governor Offers Reward.
Governor Mann today offered re-
ward Of $500 for tho arrest OF the
person who shot and killed A. j.
Dunn, of Sussex county. on the night
Of October 18th. The supervisors OF
Sussex county have offered an add
tfonal reward OF 500.
Ettrick Man o Suicide.
r.. Thurman O'Kennon, well
known travelling salesman. Of Ell
trick, Committed suicide last night ia
Baltimore. He is survived by his
wife and one child. also one brother.
chant here The body win be brought
her fnr burial. -'ss'$.e-=
Dies from Mule Kick.
Andrew w. Murdoch, of Suther-
lands. va. led today in the Peters
burg hosp tai Two weeks ago, Mr..
Murdoch was kicked BY a mule and
-hIs skull fractured. He waE upcruts
cd upon at the. hospital In tina hope
Of saving his life. Mr. Murdoch was
fifty-six years old He is survived by
nine children. FIVE sons and four
daughters. The body will be shipped
20 Anderson. w. Va, for burial.
To Protects the Bird.
The farmers near Port walthaii.
Chesterfield county. have banded to-
xether To protect the birds. On ac-
count Of the scarcity OF cartridges.
the farmers In question have decided
70 allow no hunting ON their lands,
They will prosecute any one caught.
Rcorganine Band.
Tho old Petersburg Grays Band viii
be reorgansxed next Tuesday night.
A meeting Of all musicians interested
in the movement win he held at the
ton street.
Pcrkins-Aycock.
Miss Sailie W. Aycock and Robert
u. Perkins. q well known young eou-
pie. of this city. were married last
night at the home OF the ofhciat ng
minister. Rex. Lloyd G. Moore. The
ceremony was witnessed by relatives
Of the contracting part es-
j. O. u. A. M. Charity.
The orphan fund committee OF the
!. O. L. A. NJ met here last night.
- @-fN - ALL xxsna
elected chairman The other men,
hers present were: r. Gray Haddon.
OF r chmond: NJ p. Landrum. of
tLynchburg; DIR. william Evans. OF
Norfolk. and Thomas r. Ivey. OF this
city. Routine business was transact
ed. Seventeen orphans are now being
cared for by this organization
High School Missile.
s. The November issue OF The Mis-
ssile." published by students OF the
local High school. has Just appeared.
editorials. etc II reflects much credit
upon its authors
y Read Estate Deals.
e Harry r. Stratton has purchased
the Carter estate on upper Halifax
street and will develop II. This prop
.erty front 400 feet on Halifax street.
Il runs back to the A. c. l. ra iroad
and contains eleven acres THIS prop
erty Is located in one OF the health
Test parts Of this city,
S Personals.
i General Superintendent Needles. OF
the Norfolk and Weeterna railroad.
.pased through Petersburg this morn
ing, en- route from Norfolk to Roam
oke.
M Mrs. W. NJ Winfree.~ Of Charlotte,
n. G.. IN visit me- Mrs. w. q. Andrews.
on Grove avenue.
" Percy +. Brockwell IA quite sick AT
his home on Harrison street.
Mrs. Mamie Parham left today for
Memphis Tenn. 10 spend the winter
With her daughter. Mrs. q. q. Loomis.
Mrs Morris Cooper. who was orer-
ated upon for appendix tbs at the Pc
] terhurg hosnital few days ago. IN
much improved.
J. r. James q city Point. was Here
todsv on business.
i MIss Jennie Taylor. Of Richmond.
n vtsitiux friends here
r, A. Ta'maxe base res'rned his
position with the Petersburg Fur.
n.ture companv He Will 60 In busa-
ness for himself.