The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-23
PETERSBURG POINTS.
Ice Works to be Built-Eecords Of The
Past week.

PETERSBURG. Va. Mar. o.. Special f.
Messrs. Joseph b. Worth a Co., will build
on Pnonix street. in the neighborhood Of the
Union depot, the Peoples Ice Works, which
will have a capacity for turning out TWEEN
! ty-fiye tons of ice per day. The works are
10 be put mp at once. and 10 is expected 10
have them in operation very soon. Mr.
Worth is one Of our most prominent peanut
dealers, but he has had considerable eXpe-
rience in the ice business. and there is no
man i'm Petersburg who knows more about
the manufacture of ice than hc does.
This city was visited thi, morning about
O'Clock by q severe electric storm. and for
an hour or more rain came down in tor
rents.
The Atlantic and Danyile Railroad Com
pany are going 90 remove their machine
shops from Belheld TO Portsmouth. About
hny hands are employed n these shops.
An intimate friend Of General Malone
was asked to-day what the General had 90
say. i'm reference 90 the published report
that he had been appointed COM
sul-gcnera 20 Paris. This gentleman
said that he WAS at General MAJ
homes residence Yesterday, and that Dec
remarked 90 him. swell. General. ! see YOU
are going % Paris as c0nsul-general' 6en-
eral Mahone's reply was. Where did you
see tnatf" 'ln the papers, was the reply.
.Well." said the General. "i haven't seen
it, Ii is not thought by the friends of Gem
eral Malone that there is amy truth in The
report.
The Norfolk and Western Railroad Conn
pany are having new rails laid on their road
between Petersburg and l.ynchburg. The
travel over this road is very heavy, ANA
every day the trains are crowded with pas
sengers.
Professor Winston, of Richmond College,
delivered a very interesting lecture at The
Southern Female College last night. before
large and cultured audience His subject
was "W hat we know of the sun, and now
we know it,
Fifteen deeds were admitted 70 record DO
the Office of the clerk Of the court 81 TINS city,
during the past week
The receipts of cotton for the past week
were TWO hundred bales. The receipts of
tobacco at the different warehouses ID the
city, for the week Just closed, were 10 hog
heads inspections. "a hOgsheads; sales oil
loose tObaccOs. l26,ll pounds.
During the first week, l,ljO bushels ot
meal were shipped on the Petersburg ana
Weldon road.
Rev. A. G. Blcdsoe pastor of the Wash
ingtOn-strect NJ. T.. Church, has recovered
from his recent sickness.
The Hon. Lyman ID. Gilbert and wife, OF
Harrisburg, Pa, are visiting the family oil
George Cameron, Esq., on sycamore street.
Mr.. Gilbert is "a distinguished member OH
the PENNSYLVANIA bar. an orator OF The hfsl
rank and scholar of no little note lie is
very prominently spoken Of as the heNt
Governor ~ Pennsy
Hon. L.. II. Dyson, oN-staie Auditor OF
PENNSYLVANIA. and Hon. George a. Marun'
of Norfolk, are in the city.
Miss Maggie ilechler. of Richmond Is in
the citv, the guest of Miss Annie CampDell,
on Guarantee street
Captain :. IL. Burt, OF Cabin Point, was
in the city today.
4 few DAYS ago, the day laborers in the
tobacco factory Of Mr. David Dunlop
adopted resolutions asking Mr.. Dunlop only
10 require them 90 work ten hours ana
half each day. instead of. eleven hours,
with no reduction of pay. The resolutions
were presented 10 Mr. Dunlop by conf
mittee. and he has decided to comply with
the request made. Between three ana four
hundred day hands are employed IN iht
factory.
a special meeting of the board of di-
rectors of The Ettrick Cotton Manufacturing
Company was held this morning at V
o'clock al the office of the agent OF the coii-
pany i'm this city, 90 confer win "a comm
tee from the operatives, VINO desieu ~
know if the company would DE willing I'd
leave the existing trouble between the
operatives and the company 10 coinnililee
OF four-twO on the part OF the operaliNe7
and two on the part Of the company -loi
arbitration, With the distinct understanding
that the operatives and company should
abide bv the decision Of the committee. Inc
board heard what the committee had 10 say
and after a thorough dicussion Of the matter
AGREED. without any committee on afpiifa-
ton. 10 propose to the Operatives TO make
reduction Of only live instead OF ten per cent
ON their wages The proposition was &C.
cepted by the operatives, ana the inilis
which have been closed for the past wv"
weeks or more will resume work on Monday
The deed in the Virginia and Oaiohna
railroad has been delivered by counsel lot
the city Of Petersburg 10 the railroad com
pany. Under the provisions OF TINS uee"'
the railroad company Is 10 build IN one
wear from the time Of the delivery Oh the
deed twenty miles of road: hlty miies ln
two years. aud TO complete the road III lniee
wears. Petersburg is interested m the II
ginia and Carolina railroad 20 the amount
OF one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
Rev. }. +. Hutson passed through feters-
burg this morning en- route 10 bris'oi.
Tenn. where he goes % assist IN a re'i'"i