The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-06
Or. STR|Dl|ne makes
tNc0U8AeIle REPORT
East Hanover Presbyterian Commits
sioncr Makes Interesting Talk
At TAbb Street.
GENERAL ELECTION NEXT WEEK
8. r.. Dorsctt, North Carolina Man,
Is Found Dead in Room--vtncent
Noymk Is Robbed by Negroes.

Petersburg. Va, June 5.--At the
morning service at Tabb-street Pres
bytertan Church yesterday the pastor.
Rev. c. r.! Stribling, who 10 one Of
the commissioners from the East
Hanover Presbytery to the Southern
Presbyterian General Assembly. which
recently met at Orlando, Fla, made a
most interesting and encouraging re-
port OF the meeting OF the Assembly.
Among other facts that DR.. Strtbffug
told his congregation OF was the ad-
dition during the past year of 21.S14
persons to the church on professions
of faith and Of the raising of vast
sums Of money during the year for
various church purposes.
Hold General Election.
The general election for city officers
will be held on Tuesday. June 13.
Offices to be filled and candidates to
be voted for are as follows:
For Mayor-Robert Gillian. Sr., no
opposition.
Board of Aldermen-First Ward,
John f. Harville: Second Ward, e. r..
J. Whitmore: Third Ward, J. Nat
Harrison: Fourth Ward. Chas. q. Irv-
ing: Fifth Ward. John W. Suther-
land: Sixth Ward, r. r. Kidd.
For Common Council--First Ward,
Jas. Wells and John r. Jolly. Second
Ward, Ashton w. Gray and Bartlett
Roper; Third Ward. r. Morton Hatch
EFT and Frederick Dalton: Fourth
Ward, Jos. e. Young and w. T..
Slaughter. Fifth Ward, w. A. Baxter
and w. A. Ramey; Sixth Ward, ]. o.
Webb and L. A. Andrews.
Found Dead in Room.
s. r. Dorset. a citizen of North
Carolina and an employee at the Du-
Point works, was found dead in his
room at the Beasley boarding house
on Bollingbrook Street early this morn
ing. Careful investigation showed
that death was caused by heart trouble
and had probably occurred early last
night. The body, partially undressed.
was lying across the bed and the sup
position is that he was stricken while
undressing to retire. A son Of the
deceased, living in Rocky Mount, N.
c.. was notified Of the death and will
take charge of the body.
Young Man Robbed.
Vincent Novak, q young man en-
ployed on the farm of Mr. Joseph w.
Seward a short distance from the city
in Dinwiddie, went for a visit to
friends in Chesterfield yesterday.
About 4 o'clock IN the afternoon Mr..
As, awaiting tho r. and p. car to
return 10 the city. when two negroes
came along and without further no
tice jumped upon him and overpow-
cred Novak, taking from him peck
etbook containing $11 in money and
negotiable notes to the value OF ST.
371.74. also his pocket knife. Mr..
Novak says he could easily identify
the highwaymen.
Anderaon--WaIker.
At $40 o'clock Saturday evening In
the par1ors of Mrs. J. T. williams In
Perry Street, Miss Hester Rena Walk
err. of Wilkesboro. n. c.. and Ernest
Marvin Anderson, of this city, were
married. Rev. r. w. Moore. OF the
Second Baptist Church, performed the
ceremony in the presence OF large
number of friends
Certificate IL Filed.
The certificate OF Incorporation of
the Banking and Mortgage Company
WAS admitted to record in the clerks
Office today. The Office is TO be To-
Gated In Petersburg, and the purposes
are to conduct the business OF a bank
OF discount and deposit and to carry