The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-03
PETERSBURG POINTS.
Odd. and Ends From the Cockade City.


PETERSBURG. Va. December as Special
Correspondence. The United States geolog-
ical survey party, in charge Of Nr. Charles
VI. Yeates, and composed Of Messrs. y. r.
johnson. :. e.. Abbott, Charley Martin.
Thomas c. Nelson and Claude Petty. have
been in the city for the past few days. They
have lust concluded their seasons work by
running line from Dry Mountain. iri-
angular point in Campbell county,
to the united coast survey astron-
omical point on Roslyn Hill. Ches-
terfield county. opposite this city. THIS
line Is 10 be q control line for the map work
between Campbell county and Petersburg.
The geological survey has been extending
ITS typographical work in this State for sew
eral years. All its mountain area has been
mapped on scale which shows Its topogra-
phical features In detail. and the work Is
now advancing upon the lower country.
Mrs. Yeates has spent the season In the
field with her husband.
At a meeting Of 1t. Joseph's Branch. No.
$40, G. X. of d.. held yesterday. the follow
ing officers were elected for the ensuing
term: Spiritual Director Rev. j. T. UFar-
relI: President, Joseph VI. Burke. Vice
President =. H. Curtis; Recording secre-
tsry, i. II. Curtis; Financial Secretary,
j. =. klmartin; Treasurer, +. '. Collins.
v.
years, Luke Thayer: three wears, III. L.
Lacy.
Alex Bland (colored), who WAS sent 10
Jail for six months for perjury. died yester-
day afternoon. The deceased was brother
Of Robert Bland. who was lynched in Prince
George city about week ago.
The annual meeting Of the congregation
of the First Baptist Church was held to-
night, when officers for the ensuing term
were elected.
The regular monthly meeting Of the Bap-
tist sunday-SchOOl Union Association of this
city and Ettrick. Chesterfield county, was
held yesterday afternoon at the West End
Baptist Church. and was largely attended.
The reports received from the different
schools were of a very encouraging char
acter.
Rev. A. { Bledsoe. who was appointed
pastor Eof the Washington NJ. T..
Church by the Virginia Conference. entered
upon his pastoral work yesterdly. and
preached 10 large congregations morning
and night. His sermons made fine i'm
pressien. Mr.. Bledsoe will remove his
family to Petersburg in the course Of a
week.
COUNCILMEN RESIGN.
At the meeting Of the Common Council
this afternoon. Mes~rs. W. J. Chappell and
John X. Quarles rendered their designations
as members OF that body from ihe Fifth
ward. but instead of beng accepted. they
were laid on the table until the next meet
ing. Some days ago the Police Board
appointed Mr.. X. l.. Fields. OF the
Fifth ward. a member of the police
force. 10 nil vacancy, while Messrs.
Chappell and Quarle; wanted Mr..
William Widgins appointed 10 the vacancy.
Mr.. II. +. Munt. member of the Council
and of the police commissioners Of the Fifth
ward, also nominated Mr.. Widgins and
voted for him, but was Outyotcd by the
other members Of the police hoard. subse-
quently, however. Mr. Munt voted to make
Fields nomination unanimous. Messrs.
Chappell and Quarles. feeos that they had
been treated discOurteOusly by the police
commissioners. determined TO resign their
seats in the Council.
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
Tonight a meeting Of the Democratic
voters Of the Fifth ward was he'd. and
resolutions were adopted endorsing the
action Of Messrs. Chappell and Quarles
and asking the resignation of Mr.. Alunt as
a member Ot the Council from Fifth ward
Ii was resolved that the appointments to
vacancies now existing in the Council from
the Fifth ward sh Ill be- on the recommends
ton Of majority of the executive com
mittee Of said ward. when in their opinion
il becomes necessary TO recommend. IL was
resolved further that Il copy Of the resolu-
tons I've transmitted to the president and
members Of the Common Council Of the
city of Petersburg.