The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-08
PeTERseUEG POINTS.
improvements for the steamer :. 4. Nc
Cali-Bf. IHffrr,y's Lecture.

PETERSBURG. VA. February - Spe-
cial. The contract for beautiful main sa-
| loon for the Steamer :. 4. Mccall. plying
! between Petersburg and Norfolk. has been
given 90 Mir. cibley. Of Norfolk. II Is to be-
completed about the middle Of March. and is
% be iihisl.od IN hard wood and panneled
with French plate mirrors. TIE 'aiopn viii
contain all the appointments essential 10
the comfort Of passengers. These improve
menis will make the Mccall especially
adapted for lady travellers and viii prove an
ornament 10 the boat.
4. =. Hill Camp, Confederate Veterans.
held iheit regular monthly meeting last
night. After dispOsihg of rOFtine hnSiness.
lectures on "reminiscences Of camp life ana
the battle Of Frazier's Farm were delivered
by Comrades Robert Berchett and W. ID.
Ninatrie. 4 lecture. subject, "from Peters
burg % AppOmattOx; or The Last Days Of
Lee and Ills Paladins,' was TO have been
delivered bs Dr. John Herbert Claiborne.
but he was prevented from iilhng his en-
gagement on account Of Sickness. Captain
W. Gordon McCabe will, at an early day.
deliver his interesting lecture. "Ihe Siege
0f Petersburg at the Academy Of Music
for the benefit Of the camp.
Rev. J. j. Lafferty. ID. d., Of Richmond.
lectured last night at the Washington
street II 4. Church. before a very large
audience. His subject was ''Ihe odd and
the New Times.u Dr. Laiierty Kept his
audience in laughter from the time he be-
gan until he closed.
The Twenty-secOnd Of February viii be-
observed In Petersburg 10y parade oi me
white and cOlOred military companies. The
r. +. lee battery 0f artillery VIII nfe a
salute. At night the Old trays Association
will have their annual banquet Quite a
a.. .l..t.- .ff
United American Mechanics. Of Petersburg.
accompanied by the A. Z. Hill Camp drum
c1rus. will 20 over 10 Richmond on the
rwenty-second 10 take part IN the parade ol
that order in that city.
About three hundred shares Of stock IN
the American Building and Loan As-ocla-
tion of MinnpaDOlis, which il reported %
have reached the end Of It's teiher. were
held by parties in Petersburg. \ genie
man Of this city, who is stockholder m ihe
company, told your correspondent TINS
morning that he did not think the stock
holders would lose anything by the crash OF
the company.
The Assessors for the city Of Petersburg.
have gotten through with assessing proper
~ in Pocah0ntas. east side Of Sycamore
street. south side of Shore street, all on ih'
east side of Harrison street. and are now al
work between Harrison and Byrne streets.
/ II is learned from one Of the assessors that
the new assessment will show consider
able decrease in the value OF property az
compared with the last assessment
Those who were convicted at this term o
/ the Hastings Court and sentenced to I'M
prsOnment in the penltenllary' VIII us
| taken 10 that institution on Monday next.
Itis reported here to-day that IN some
sections Of Prince George county people arc
| in very destitute circumstances by reason
I Of the failure of their crops.
Mr. Joseph l.. Wynn and Miss Fannie J.
Johnston. Of tt's oiiy. were married las
night. Rev. r. r. Acree, pastor Of the firs
Btptist Church, nas ths- Oinciating minis
T ter.
The through tram from the oouth to-day
/ due in Petersburg about T.. NJ, was three
hours late The delay was caused South o
/ Weldon, but from what cause was no
/ learned