The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-05
PETERSBURG IS
To ELECT NINE
THURSDAY rs SELECTED roR CITY
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
TO MEET,
PASTORS FIVE YEARS
REV. 4. II. LOVE TO CELEBRATE
ANNIVERSARY WITH WEST
END BAPTIST CHURCH
CONGREGATION.
Virginiau Bureau.

shall be held in all the wards next
Wednesday night to elect delegates 10
the city convention. each ward oelas
entitled to ten delegates.
Negroes Identified
The -anGrneS- William , 2hool-
field and William Merritt, who are
SERVING entences of fifteen days i'll the
c.. fail for trespassine on the prop
erty OF the :. y. l.. Railroad. have been
| identified by Chief of Police Ragiand
as fugitives from North Carolina,
whose right names are Dooiey. Town
sArd and Garfield Pennington lhey
escaped reccntY from The convict fofce
near Durham. y, {, Their terms IN
| tan viii expire May Sth. They will
then be turned over to the North
Carolina authorities, who are anxious
to get them.
To Ship Race Horse.
John Slasle owner OF the noted stll-
lion. Judge Palmer" will ship his
horse 10 Pottsdam. Pa. May 5lst. to bs
"rerored for the ~~"nd cir uit "iud
Palmer has record Of 2;i4 IL and
is one of the best Virginia trotters
He Is n beautiful animal. and Mr.
record this season.
William Gordon Dead.
William p. Gordon. 81 prominent eiu-
2en 81 Prince George county. died near
nisputanta Yesterday in the eighty
seventh wear of his age. He is sur"
vived hv his wife and one danvhter
t and several sons, who are Robert,
John u. and Joserh, OF Richmond, and
N!lIiar. Colon, Of Saw county y
To Observe Anniversary.
Tomorrow will be the fifth auniver~
sarv Of the pastorate Of Rev. a. r,
Love of the West Fc' Bautlst church.
and an elaborate program has been
prepared for the occasion.
Durtn@ the pastcrate Of Mr.. Love,
the West End church has greatly pros
rered, and both the SUNDAY school ana
church have practically doubled. The
SUNDAY school is now the second larg-
est in the city. and large congreea-
tfons crowd the auditorium NJ every
service The auditorium has been re-
Gently renovated. ana Is che OF the
IInost dtifactiNe ir the cit1-The church
! has raised annually more than IS 1000.
and he enters upor his sixth wear with
bright and encouraging rrospe cts.
| I'ies in Hospital,
Thomds Edward Wilkinson, a we'll
! krown citizen. who was for many
Yeats ENGAGED he tobacco business
! here, died last night in the Peters
{ burg HQsDital. where he had been II
! patient for several weeks. ale Is sur
vived hy Two brothers, Robert and
! Benjamin Wilkinson. of Lunenburg
County. and his remains were taken
| 70 his old home in That county today
| tor burial
Robert Wells Dead.
Robert Samuel Wells. a well known
! tailor OF this city. d;ed suddenly this
n,t ruing at his residence In Syca-
/ n'nro street. He was f,fty~ei years
! of age. and had for a Long time bean
in m tY.I. of III,
! merchant tailor. He retired In good
1 health last night, and woke up at 3
o'clccN this morning, complaints of
being cold. lie turned over In bed
and died almost instantly of apoplexy
! He IL survived by his second wife
! and the following children by his first
wife: Linwood and Russell Wells, of
! this city, and Miss Marie Wells. of
| New York. Daniel Wells, Of this city
is a brother Of the deceased.
/ Aged Citizen Dies.
! Cornelius y. Tinsley. an old and
| esteemed citizen. died last night at his
| home on Marshall street after a long
{ period of filling health. He WAS a
/ native Of Henrico county, and seventy
! nNe Years of age. He had resided
| here forty years, ana WAS 4 consistent
| member of Washington Street Metho-
| dist church He is survived by his
n
Sales Of Tobacco.
/ The sales uf tobacco here this week
aggregated 100 $50 pounds. and the
sales for the season to date are g.
42f,52b pounds.
The regular meeting of the Matoaca
/, improvement League was held in Red
| Mems Hal, Matoaca. last night. and
| was largely attended. Business of i'm
+ pprtauCe was transacted
Gifts to Hospital.
The following amounts We're do
/ f.etaa t. ki,p t'e,efai5affss Hospital sasl
month by the churches: st. Paurs
sl6 Washington Street Methodist,
| sl2; Synagogue. stl.50; Tabb- Street
| Presbyterian. $40; First Baptist. $40:
| Grace Episcopal, IS; Second Presby-
terrain. IS: West End Baptist. SIS; Sec
ond Baptist. ESQ Total, $50
Minor News Notes.
The court having failed to confirm
! the bid of $1,000, made by 4. +. At
wood, for the Petersburg creamery
| Mr.. Atwood has decided to build at
rnce an up-to-date creamery, and
ilexpects to be ready for business in six
weeks.
The receipts from the city markets
for the month OF April amounted to
$209
a- All lEtllllt ltldtHonu nhs return
cd from a visit to her mother in Ches-
ter.
Dairy Inspector Collier reports hav-
ing inspected twenty-one dairies last
month, He made twenty Inspections
# markets, eighteen of hotels and res
taurants. and about 400 other places
about the city. He condemned G09
pounds of pork during the month and
some fish and beef.