The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-11
PETERSBURG POINTS.
The Club - Stable Fire - Temperance
Criminal Cases.

PETERSBURG. Va. February 1O.-lSpe-
cial. The Petersburg club held a meeting
at their club-rOOm on Saturday night, and
elected the following officers for the ensuing
term: President J.. &. Yenable; Nice-Presi-
dent, Robert Gillian; Treasurer, William A.
Madison 4 Secretary, 4. l.. Shippen; Board
of Directors: Nelson 4. Patterson, Richard
{. Scott. John McGill, John :. Northing-
ton, III. II. WitherspOOn, X. Il. Meade, John
r. Patterson and William A. Madison.
The stables OF Mr.O. W. Mattox caught
fire Sunday about noon, but the flames were
extinguished before much damage was
done. The fire was caused from a defect
i've hue.
The annual sermon before the Young
Mems Missionary Society Of the First Baptist
church was preached last night by Dr.
John Pollard, Of Richmond College.
Mr.. T.. T.. Clark died on Saturday night a
Williamsburg. He was son Of Mr.. y
jefferson Clark. OF this city. The deceased
was a member of the Petersburg TypO-
graphical Union. and was a member Of Ap-
pOmattex Lodge Of odd Fellows and Pow
hatan Order Of Red Men. The deceased
was for some time "A member Of the police
force of Petersburg.
The Episcopal Church at Blackstone took
fire Yesterday from a defective fiue during
services, and the congregation becoming
frightened left the building. The flames
were eXtinguished before much damage had
been done.
Ex-Governor William +. Cameron. who
has been confined TO the house by sickness
for several DAYS. is now able 10 be out.
Bell Berkins, sandy Bell, Alice Robinson
and Dr. W. A. Taylor, who were convicted
at this term OF the Hustinss Court and sen
fenced 10 Imprisonment in the penitentiary,
were taken tO that institution to-day 20
serve out their sentences. The first three
named 20 for two wears and for grand lar
ceny, and DR.. Taylor goes for four years for
malpractice.
James Creecy and David Willis tcOl0red),
charged with breaking into the store Of Mr..
John W. Cummings, in Chesterfield county,
0n Friday night last and stealing "A lot Of
bacon. and who were arrested on saturday,
bad hearing before Justice Perkins, in IT
tricks this morning. Creecy was sent on 10
the County Court 10 De tried for house
breaking. and Willis was sent 10 The county
Jail for sixty days.
I'm the Mayors Court this morning six
c0l0red boys were charged with playing an
Illegal game called "craps." -Four Of them
were fined 50 each. and the other two were
discharged on account Of their tender age.
ON Saturday night Nazaritc section No.
.. Friends of Temperance, was Instituted
Will lNN lIllWW iNr WHlNflos I AliA' ltitf "'Ah
". Mitchell: Nice-Rrincipal John Beasley;
Chaplain. Wayerly g.. Owens; Recording
Scribe. Jones Wells; Financial scribe, J.. H..
lnee; Bursar, James Lynn; Guide, Fred.
Rivers; Sentinel. John Pollard,
A resident of Petersburg who has Just re-
turned home from Amelia county says that
some of the people Of that county are IN
very destitute circumstances by reason Of
the failure Of their crops. lie does not
think that one farmer out Of ten will be able
tO go through the year without some outside
aid.
Rev. j. +. Twiiiy, pastor Of the Market
street ". J.. Church, is confined 20 the house
by sickness His pulpit was hlled on yes
terday by Rev. A. ". Hall.
The largest and most cultivated audience
that has been in the Academy Of Music IN q
long time was there tonight 10 greet Miss
Emma Abbott and her opera company. "ll
rr0yai0re" was the opera sung, and Mis-
Abbott and her company fairly captyatsd
the audielse. After singing Last Rose OF
summer" by special request, Miss Abbott
was presented with basket Of beautiful
flowers.