The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-28
MANY C[ERGYMEh
WILL Be PRESENT
ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF PETERS
BURG DISTRICT VI. u. CHURCH
TO BE HELD SOON.
JUDGE WATSON SPEAKS
CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS TELLS
HIS HEARERS THEY HAVE
NOT BEEN GETTING M
PRUNEMENTs.

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I PETERSBU re, VA, June 1.-THE
annual conference of the Pc crsblrS
district of the Methodist church viii
be held at south Hill. Meck!ennurs
county, July 165h, nth and Is h. Rev
ID. X. Jolllf. presiding elder of the
district. will preside. There are about
thirty charges in the district and the
attendance of ciA"gy and lay deiesates
+ VIII be large. I he opening Sernt u
! viii lac preached by Rev ~ it,
--4A1- many inpaEt4nL- matters are-t4
ne considered. The status Of the
cnurch. the SUNDAY school. edn -atf"n,
temperance, missions. etc. will be the
!. subjects Of spe cisI cansderat In h.
lay delegates t. the annual conferences
I wil!- he elected the-tsst daft .l4t,-
+ session.
Judge Watson Speaks.
Judge Walter A. watson, AN tiGa te
! for the seal in congress now held ny
lion Robert Tuynbull. spoke to 4
! crowd of nearly 1000 people tt's
morning in Blackstone The whole
countryside turned out To rear him.
He was given a great reception IN the
course OF his address Judge Watson
said that the Fourth congressional Cis-
I trict tad not in recent years rsc-tved
/ a fair proportion Of publ;, improve
/ ments, and that if he was elected re
! would see that the disarict IS tairlN
treated.
! Naomi Lodge Of Pythian4 .ass night
dedicated their new lodge room with
appropriate and interesting exercises,
I There was vocal and orchestral muste
and refreshments were served Sew
eral addresses We're also made. "ild
: The occasion WAS one ar much pleasure
70 all In attendance.
Health Report
The report Of Health OtHcer Martin
for the month ending last nigh; is q
very encouraging one. The registra-
ton of deaths during the month WIS
I the smallest Of any june 1n record,
and shows reduction IF futfv at per
! cent. as compared with the same
month during the past seven years
! Deaths among Infants wer- Very few,
and there Is practically -" typhuii
fever In the csyl The smallpox SIT
! uation. however, is not so good, as
! there are now five families under
! quarantine. with ten cases. Two Ct
/ these families airs recent residents and
not vaccinated.
The total number of deaths during
the month was thirty. white. l6; col
ored, IA The total number o. births
was 20. white. 55; colored. H.
Eureka lodge. No IA, knights Of
/ Pythias, has elected the foduWing OH
/ GERS for the ensuing term: (. c.. jos
! eph s Moody; Y. c, b. r. Brown,
Ir.; prelate. James +. Caldwell; l. H.
and s.. Frank A. owen; NJ. &c f, a
p. Loekett; Nj Of E. James \, Al
friend. NJ, OF A., Robert T.. Re8sieF:
i. e.. u. w. Irvine: @. G.. G. II Nfl-
SON These officers win b. Installed
next Monday night, July ist. by y.
G. & Frank Owen. AT wni2h time
/ the P+ythian sisters Will he guests of
the lodge. Refreshments VIII be serv-
ed on this occasion.
Gliiam-Pattsrson
A pretty wedding was soIenuizod
/ in ST. Johns Episcopal chu.cn lest
evening at $50 O'Clock when Mas
/ Jennie Belle Patterson became the
bride of Robert Shelton fiiEtAm. The
ceremony was performed by Rev f.
2. cambridge. rector of st. Paul s
/ church, assisted BY Rev. !. Francis
Ribbie. The maid OF honor was Miss
[ Eiizabet Patterson. sister of the
bride, and the bridesmaids We're Misses
( Nan Cuthbert. Emily Gillian. ana
/ Sadie Epperson. the latter Of Lynch
/ burg. The best man was william
! Claiborne Gillian. brother OF he
groom Immediately following the
ceremony MIR. and Mrs. Gillian left
/ for Richmond in an automobile, from
! which place they rook the trait for
bridal tour North.
Creates Excitement
A drunken white stranger created
considerable excitement in Tahb street
/ this afternoon at o'clock, ana II was
necessary for the police officers To
secure a wagon to take Inn TO the
| station. The man will he given a
| hearing in the Police court in the
morning. The need of pa'Iol wagon
/ was never more clearly snoWl than
! in this case as the officers were pow
erless to take the man bodily To The
/ station. and had TO @ait. until wagon
| could be secured
/ The first excursion TO the sea.sltore
was run this morning for the h nttit
! OF JEW MenurIHt, tttethouist rt,tfrri1.
| Five coaches and combined car were
taken down.
There was nor single case before
/ the Police ->ourt this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. X. Donald have
returned from their bridal tour.
! Tickets for the Baptist excursion to
the seashore may be obtained from 5,
| E. Ridout, at 1913 1-2 Sycamore ST Get.
| Mrs. J. r. Money and Mr.. and Mrs.
| John Beaver, OF Louisville, KY. are
visiting Rev. A. r. Love in est
/ Washington street.
| Large crowds are now attending the
| free amusements at Fernda,e park.
Superintendent Ritur, of the .Sur-
/ folk and Western railroad. is hero ON
| business
| b. F. Rodgers, of the Soldiers Home
| Of Richmond, is visiting relatives nere.
! Mr. and Mrs. w. f. Tray oT. f
Newport News. formerly of this ity.
are visiting relatives. here.
!. A lawn party for the benef1t of The
| aSies' sOrtpfv nf Tahb-GtrSpf
Presbyterian church. will be held to-
morrow evening at the residence of
Miss Laura Russell in Adams stree