The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-06
PETERSBURG.
Death of DIR. william j. Alien-Othei
Items of Interest.


PETERSBURG, Va, July D.. Special. T.
The carpenters department of the Virginia
Normal and Collegiate Institute will be
opened on the first Of August next aud the
shoemaking department on the 18th Of Sep
tember.
The Tabernacle Baptist church, being
erected on Halifax street. will be dedicated
Oh the fourth Sunday of this month.
Captain George Gill, the freight conductor
on the Norfolk and Western Railroad who
was assaulted by tramp yesterday morn
ing near Crewe, an account of which was
published in THE TINES Is not seriously ln-
jured.
The receipts OF cotton at this port tor the
past week were seventeen bales. The ln-
spectiOns of tobacco at the several ware
houses in the city for the week just closed
were 439 hOgsheads; receipts, l40 hOgsheads.
During the past week the clerk OF the
court admitted TO record twelve deeds.
DR.. William J. Allen. a prominent mem-
Der of the Petersburg Medical faculty, died
very suddenly this afternoon about hali-past
O'Clock, at his residence on High street.
He had been complaining for the past day
or so Of general debility, but was able TO 90
about. This morning he was out visiting
his patients, and on returning home was
deathy pale and so weak that he had 10 be
he was taken with a swOOning spell,
and DIR. ID. +. May was at
once summoned to attend him. When
DR.. May reached the patient he had no
pulse, and was 50 cold that the physician
thought that he was dead. DIR. May, on
placing his ear 10 the patients heart, iOun0
that be was still alive. About this time
DIR. II. G.. Leigh, DR.. :. w. Budd DIR. j. b.
Strachan. and DR.. {. '. Robinson arrived,
and everything possible was done Tor the
relief Of Dr. Allen, but all 10 no purpose
as he died at the hour state1. The
deceased was one Of the city physicians,
and member of Powhatan Starke Lodge OF
Masons. lie formerly practiced medicine
i'm Lunenburg, of which county he was Il
native. lie came to Petersburg sew
eral years ago, and had built up
quite lucrative practice here. The
deceased leaves a widow and several chill
dren. He was a brother Of Mr.. +. NJ. Allen,
a widey-known merchant of this city, and
of Mr.. X. II. Allen, OF Lunenburg county.
DR.. May saws that he thinks Dr. Allen :
death was caused either from heart disease
or internal hemoirhage.
The following officers of Weyanoke Tribe,
LO.R.M.. were publicly installed last night
by District Deputy Grand Sachem A. q.
Rvland for the next six moons: Prophet, t.
A: Balm: Sachem, j. {. BirdsOng; Senior
Sycamore, J.. h. Ilargr0ye; Junior Saga
more, Bernard PitZall; Chief OF Records,
i. FIT. Young; Keeper of Wampum, L. Nj
Gillian.
The regular monthly term of the County
Court of Greensyille will be held on Mon
dav. There are no cases ef special interest
either on the civil or criminal docket.
Mrs. j. W. Perkinson and son, n. V.
PerkinsOn, formerly of Petersburg, are here
on visit.
MIR. Augustus Wright is confined TO the
house by sickness.
Mr.. n. II. Geriche, who has been on a
visit 10 Washington, has returned to the
CITY.
Mr.. W. A. X. Falkener is in the city.
Cards are out for the marriage Of Mr.. r.
III. Wright and Miss Augusta Smith, on the
10th inst, at Wesley NJ. +. Church, at p.
IN. Mr.. Wright Is a prominent shoe mer-
chant of this city.
Captain ;. W. Venable is at Virginia
Beach.
Major Mann Page, of Brandon, is in the
city.
Dinwiddie County Alliance, at its meeting
held at DinwIddie Courthouse on yesterday
elected the following officers for the ensu-
ing term: President, Il. c. Powell; Vice
President W. +. Doyle; Secretary, j. L.
smith; Treasurer, VIM. L. Spain; Lecturer,
J. T.. Goodwyn; Doorkeeper, Q. Il. Aber-
nathy; Assistant Doorkeeper, u. y. Suther-
land: Chaplain, Joseph i. Haddon; ser-
geantat-Arms, 5. 4. Gerow: Business
Agent, j. N. Bech; Delegat 90 the state
Alliance, which meets at Ly chburg on the
18th of August next, Il. Z. Powell; Alter
nate, j. 4. Smith.