The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-16
Considered by Sunday
School Association OF
Petersburg.
HARMON CLUB TO BE FORMED
Organization Will Be Perfected
To-Night--Wife-B eater
Sent to Jail
The Times Dispatch Bureau,
s Bollinsbrook Street.
(Phopc l4S5N

Petersburg. Va. April 16.
The annual meeting OF the Baptist
sunday School Association OF Peters,
burg and vicinity was held Sunday
afternoon with tho West End Baptist
church a delightful musical pro-
gram was rendered by the Sunday
school or that church. Tho Raj.
Charles K. StribllnY. pastor Of Tabb
street Presbyterian Church. add res ed
tho association. choosing az his sub
Ject the text: III the Iron be blunt.
and he do not wbet the edge, thon
must he put TO more strength, but
wisdom Is profitable to diteot"-Eco
1910.
The matter of taking religious
census of oil tho denominations In the
city was discussed. and the aasooIa-
ton unanimously agreed TO CO operate
with all Protestant demo Ina tious tx
taking religious census OF Petars-
burg The following committee was
appointed FOR the purpose: Dr. VIII
liam pitcher. J. p. Stephenson stanton
Pitcher. }. X. Sutherland and w. NJ
Rucker.
Officers of the association for tho
ensuing yeur were eleoted as follows:
President. j. W. Long: Woe Preside emit.
r. A Talmasc; Secretary. stanton
Pitcher: Assistant Secretary, Frank o.
AlcKenney; Treasurer. w. A Perdue.
The association is composed or
seven Sunday 'schools-two others In
Chesterfield county
New additions to the schools OF us
scholars were reported. and sixteen
conversions. Money collected. SolS4S.
Another Club To be Organized
Friends and supporters or Uuveruor
Judson harmon VIII meet TO organize
a club tomorrow night. While favor
ing Harmon for the presidential nomi-
nat ton, the club. II Is understood. will
oppose an instructed delegation from
Petersburg TO the State convention.
aud from Virginia to tho nationul con-
vention. The Wilson Club. organized
last week, strongly favored and IN
structed delegations both from the city
and the state for Wilson. There may,
In consequence, be an interesting con-
test for tho election OF delegates TO
the city convention. which will choose
the nine delegates to represent the
city In the State convention.
Excuse Not Good.
William Jefferson, negro, got drunk
Saturday night and beat up his wife.
His excuse in the Police Court this
morning was that he did not know
what he was doing. On Sunday he
beat his wife again. his excuse he
ing that she got drunk instead OF go
ing to church. Neither excuse was
deemed good by the court and Jefrcr-
son went to jail for thirty days on
each charge. #UG
Sent 10 the Ronds.
On requisition from the penitentt-
airy authorities Sergeant j. 3. Evans
to-day delivered to guard six prison
ers. Serving sentences In the city jail,
for work OH the public roads In Ches-
terneld county.
Pronounced Mad.
Information from Washington. where
examination OF the brain OF the dog
belonging to Morgan knight. that re-
Gently bit Mr.. knights little son. is
to the effect that positive evidence of
rabies was found. The little boy Is;
now undergoing Pasteur treatment in
Richmond.
y great many owners in the city
are keeping their dogs confined for
the present. or. II allowed TO run in
the street. have placed muz2les on
them.
To Repnir Damages.
a party of engineers, from the
United states Corps In Norfolk. ar
rived in the city this morning, and
were engaged during tho day In mnk-
ing eXamtnat ton as to the damages
done here by the recent food. and AS
TO the present condition OF the harbor.
AS has been stated, the big stone dam
constructed by the government was
badly broken and washed, and sand :
bars which that dam was designed to
prevent were formed III tho harhor
and river. Tho government will prob
ably repair these damages.
Brief Notes.
Fire occurred Sunday evening In q
dwelling on Federal Street, occupied
by a colored family. The building
was saved from damage. but bedding
and furniture We're injured.
In st. Joseph's Catholic Church
Wednesday morning. Miss Minnie
Black and Albert Brick. young
Bohemian couple of Prince George