The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-10
PETERSBURG Invites
METHODIST CONFERENCE
Relieved That Next Year's Meeting
OF Church I'm Virginia Will BE
Held In Cockade City.
SEVERAL PASTORAL CHANGES
Brother and Sister Die Within Week.
Considerable Damage Done to Tim
Der by Forest Fires I'm Chesterfield.
Alleged Robbers on Trial.
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PETERSBURG. VA. November AT
the regular weekly meeting of the
Methodist preachers this morning the
ReV.ts. L. Senter, pastor OF Washington
street Church, was appointed u COM
mittee OF one to represent the preach
ers In extending an invitation to the
virginia Conference to hold It's annual
tersburg. and in Washington Street
Church. The invitation doubtless viii
be accepted. The Methodist preachers
leave for Portsmouth to- morrow after
noon noon to be present at the opening of
Kso Of Serth w Gnroln s,sh Sf J pre
roa Ths f9 'hs lay delegates wiz rep
$; II. Short. of Lawrcnceville: +. B..
and J. e: Rodgers. OF Dendron Thee
district has also. representation on
s si OF the ,ns eonfeTemce boards who
the pulpits in Petersburg, nothing deh-
changes within the bounds of the div
trict viii be made on account of limi-
lie made In the appointments for Other
causes.
At the Methodist preachers meeting
ms ,ahaI morning interesting reports of the
made the condtio1 Of on the mork Gone
In the city was represented as good and
optimistic views OF the future of the
cussion OF the probable work OF the
approaching conference.
nrother and Slater Die In One Week.
:, The funeral of the late Spencer
ehah Which tooR pIsee ,h anm aftern mer
recalled the fact. that only one week
faneral OF his sister Mrs a' iediana tf r.
Westmoreland. The sister was in her
eighty fourth year. and the brother In
Forest Fire in Chesterfield.
tho Gre Of SWIFT rssk
tcrfeld County. which. OH account OF
The dry weather. spread over a con-
to standing timber. The Are was
fought vigorously. and it was pre-
ye5 ven d. from crossing the Richmond
crossing TO the south side OF the
creek. The heavy rain OF last night
is supposed to nave extlnguished the
fire.
Alleged Io.t-omce Robhers ON Trial.
- chief Of Police RaEland left for
, ,Wo menIJohn Men5ide and ohm I'M
District Court on the charge of post
office robbery. These men were arr
rested In Petersburg several weeks
ago as suspicious characters. Intent
Ola some evil work. They were held
until officials OF the Post office De
partment could investigate their rec
ord. and this investigation resulted in
their being sent to the District Court
at Danvilie sfor. trial $500 i
General News Notes.
Yesterday was Rally Day OF the
West End Baptist sunday school. and
the occasion was great success
There was an attendance of COS In the
Sunday school There were 1872 in the
primary department., OF which Mrs
a. Il. Love Is the teacher. and III In
the mems Rible class. Of which W.
N. Rucker is the teacher. The exer-
cises were of very interesting char
acter, and the collections were liberal.
Harvey Hollcman. Of California. a
native of North Carolina was in the !
city to-day. He Is on prospecting
tour In search OF n larse tract OF land
for colonization purposes.
The Methodist congregations OF this
city will unite in Thanksgiving SER
vice ut Washington Street Church on
the. morning OF Thanksgiving Day.
and the sermon will be preached by
the presiding elder, the Rev. Il. l.
Lipscomb, u. y.