The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-30
NUMEROUS TOPICS. OF
INTEREST ANNOUNCED
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Petersburg Pastors Preach Today
on Timely Themes-Children's
Day Exercises.
DEATH OF MRS #. v. STTTH
Electoral Board Names Judges and
Clerks OF Coming Eiection--Coun-
CHI Fails to Agree on Franchise.

Petersburg. Va, May 2e.--There
will be number of special services
in several Petersburg churches to-
morrow.
First Baptist.
AT the First Baptist Church Mr.
Hunt will sing at the morning service
Behold, the Master Passeth BY" At
night special musical program will
be rendered, consisting of the chill
dren's chorus and a solo by Mr., Hunt.
Methodist.
At the Washington Street NJ. e.
Church the pastor. Rev. Richard Will
kinson, d. D., will preach two special
sermons. His subject at the morning
service will be Something To Tell
and the Power To Tell It," His ewes
ming theme will be "Herod7 or Christ
Which? The Message of the Lusi-
tania."
Sunday Schools
/ Children's Day Will be observed at
the Market Street NJ. e. Sunday
school, for which an attractive and in
teresting program has been prepared.
A parade. of the cradle roll will be a
feature of the service
The Mathews Bible. Class Of the
Second Baptist Church is now steadily
progressing. and the lesson period
taught by the pastor. Rev f w.
Moore, is very interesting The regu-
lar monthly business meeting of this
class will be held at s:15 O'Clock Tues
day evening next.
Tomorrow session Of the Patter-
son Bible Glass of the Second Presby-
terrain Church will be under the di-
rection of the class president, Mr.. j.
Victor Norton. Ex-Governor William
Hodges Mann will teach the lesson. At
this session George II. Brockwell will
complete three years regular attend
ance; John r. Patterson. twenty-one
months. and William J. Waymack,
three months
Rev. Joseph Rennie. D. D.. brother
of D. J. Gordon Rennie, of this city.
will preach at Tabb Street PRESBYTERIAN
Church tomorrow. Rev. MIR. Rennie
lis considered one of the most able
preachers in the Southern Presby.
lterian Church. :
Failed to Concur.
II became known at a late hour last
evening that the Board OF Aldermen
at special meeting Thursday night
failed to concur with the action oil
the Common Council in the adoption
of the Bollingbrook Street franchise
ordinance. granting privileges to con.
struct and operate an electric railway
over that street from Its eastern ter.
minus to Second Street The objec.
ton is said to have been that a grade
was not established by the ordinance
for East Street A clause will be insert
ed covering this objection. and the or
dfnance is expected to be adopted by
the Aldermen at their next regular
meeting.
Mrs. FIorenco Y. Stith.
Mrs. Florence Virginia Stith, widow
OF William Stith, died at 11:40 o'clock
last evening after q long and painful
illnes, GLOWING a surgical operation.
Mrs, Stifh was thirty-ninc years of
age. and+.a devoted mother to two
little boys. Lynn and wrenn. by whom
she Is survived, and who win have the
sympathy of the entire community.
The funeral will be conducted from
the residence, 221 Byrne Street. at 4
o'clock Monday afternoon.
The electoral board of Petersburg
has appointed to serve at the coming
election the following judges and
clerks:
FIRST Ward.
judges. J. Gardner, Colin Spots
wood, Melvin Barner
Clerks--Camp Campbell. owen
Hobson.
Second Ward.
JuuBeS-W. Y. Burge, y. y. Russell,
III. p. Stratton. -.
Cierks--Harry Woody, Wilmer Orr.
Third Ward.
Judges-Benjamin Harrison, A. l.
Matthews, D. c., Duane.
Clerks. G. Hoy, John D. Rag
land.
\ Fourth Ward.
\ judges. e. Young. ]. r. W.
Smith, =. A. Gil. TT !.
Cierks-w. e. Williamson, W. G.
Maioy. 's.-@j.'ss.sss '.s.. :
1. Fifth Ward.
Judges--W. NJ. Rucker, A. ]. Saun-
ders. r. B. Stiles
Cierks--R. A. Baxter. w. J. Frank
lin. -,
sixth Ward.
Judges-R. e. l.. Harris. G. e.
Meredith, c. r. Walsh.
Cierks--L A. Andrews, j. A. J.
Kidd.
COMMISSIONER. j. Gardner. w.
=. Burge. Benjamin, Harrison, J. d.
Young, w. III. Racker. <.
The Malone Monument Committee
Of Petersburg Chapter, Daughters Of
the Eonfedefaey. is' IN receipt of u
letter from Messrs. SmaIlwood 4
Deqcy. New York. expressing gratifl-
cation at the selection of their design
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