The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-11
FIGHT
Will Be CLOSE
FRIENDS or BOTH TURyBUII AND
j. WATKINS woRKIsG HARD
ron NOMINATION.
WATSON IN THE LEAD
RUM0R SAYS EFFORT WILL BE
MADE To Dust ROBERT Git.
LIAM As CHAIRMAN Oh
CITY COMMITTEE.
WATSON IN THE LEAD
virginian Bureau,
Law Building, Phone 1887.

Law iSSts
PETERSBURG, VA, May lot is
said that majority OF the delegates
elected to the State convention BY the
Democratic city convention last night
favor the reelection OF Robert Turn
bull as congressman from this dis
trict. II Is also said that friends OF
Mr.. Turnbull will try to get control
of the district committee, and defeat
Robert Gillian, ST.. of this city, chair
man of the committee, who is a sup
porter of Judge Watson.
Mr.. Gilliam's friends are confiden;
he Will be reelected.
The race between Turnbuii and
Watson will be close In this city, with
the indications that Watson will have
a slight majority. IL is thought also
that the vote In the entire district will
be close.
Tho first session of the sunday
School institute. conducted by DIR. II.
NJ. Hamill, of Nashville. Tenn, super
intendent of the training work OF the
Methodist Episcopal church. South
was held In Street Metho-
dist church tonight at o'clock.
The song and prayer service was
conducted by Rev. ". Fl. Atwili, pas
tor OF High-Street Methodist church
n. Hamil1 followed with an address
on The Modern Sunday-School." Fol-
lowing DIR. Hamilrs address con-
ference was held by leading Sunday
school workers. -Sunday-school con-
di.ions In Petersburg were discussed
and methods were proposed to i'm
prove them.
The second session of the institute
will be held tomorrow afternoon III
3:30 o'clock in Washington-S Stree,
church. DIR. Hamill will speak on "A
Study of Christ At AIS O'Clock
he will discuss, The Graded Sunday
School," after which a conference Of
Sunday-schooi workers will be held.
The third session will be held to-
morrow evening al o'clock, and DR.
Hamill will speak on Making the
Nest of the sanday-seheel Hour"
Or. Hamili will address the Wash.
ington-Street Sunday-school Sunday
morning at 10 O'Clock. He will preach
at the morning service.
The fourth session OF the institute
will be held Sunday afternoon. at $3.50
o'clock. and reports OF the sunday-
school association viii be read DIR
anil will deliver an address or
THE Trained Teacher and His Art.
The fifth and last session of the IN
stitute will be held in Washington
Street church Sunday evening at
o'clock. The devotional exercises will
| be conducted by Presiding Elder Joi.
! lift. DIR. Hamili will deliver his. clos
, ing address on the subject, Wanted
! Men"
| Stonsmason Hurt.
| Richard Mahoney. a stonenlason. wa
painfully hurt this morning. when a
Dot
/ burg Benevolent Mechanics Associa
! tion. al SYCAMORE and Tahh streets
/ Mr.. Mahoney was setting a larg,
piece of granite. weighing two tons
over the entrance 10 the building. The
derrick slipped. n part OF the Stont
| falling on his left hand. He was at.
tended by DR.. J. VI. Burke. who fount
| that two bones of his hand were brok-
| en-. and the flesh badly iacerated. DR.
| Burke says there will be no permanent
! irinry. Mr. Mahoney's home Is IT
Washington.
William Lawson. negro. arrested
yesterday on II charge of forging th'
name of q. B. Barker. of Church Roads
| to an order for two quarts of liquor
/ On thn-Ief1erson~L icuoE~ Cna2pau&,-.sa.
sent 10 the Hastings Court for tria
| In the Police Court this morning. Law
son. who had worked fer Mr.. Barker
| had forged the Iatter's name before
and Mr.. Barker had warned him tina
| Ii he ever did II again. he would BE-
prosecuted
up for trial IN Police Court this morn
| ing MAS that Of James Williams. {
negro. charged with breaking into th'
| residence OF Charles Gibbs. also a
negro. ard stealing lot OF clothing
| Villa ms admitted the theft and say
| he left a note for Gibbs. saving tina
| he was in trouble and was going
away, and that as soon as he got @orl
! he would return the money for thu
clothing. 1t ~ thought that Williams
mind Is unbalanced. The case wa
continued until tomorrow.
The Norfolk f.Hid Western Railroad
i1x sraduAity sfnnnta- tracking its raas
! from Lynchburg eastward. A larg,
| force Is engaged In this work at Rice's
and another force Is working between
Crewe and Burkevilie. 1t will not b,
| long before the entire line IL double
tracked.
William f. French. of Norfolk. for
merty OF this city. Is visiting friends
here.
| Mr.. and Mrs. W. Thomas Bowen. o
blackstone. are here on a visit.
&c. Leonard. of Prince George coun
! ~. was on. the street here today,
| Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Moore have re
/ turned from Ocean View, and will
spe1d thee summer here.
| The junior students of the Sciioo
of Music of the Southern Female Col
! lege gave :. delightful piano recital a
! tile college this afternoon at 3:3t
o'clock. 4 number OF invited guest
were present.
! Mrs. Julia A. Walker died suddenl,
Yesterday at her home In McKenzi
street. The funeral Will take place to
morrow afternoon at $3.50 o'clock fror
the residence. and the burial will b