The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-28
PETERSBURG.
A spsrriDg and Wrestling Exhibition
Personal Happenings.

Personal Happenings.
PETERSBURG, VA, June u Special. T.
The closing exercises Of the University
school of Petersburg, Of which Captain W..
Gordon McCabe is principal, took place to-
day. The Pegram prize was won by Mr..
James Brown Hall, the Elliott prize 10y Mr.
David Meade Mann, and the Robertson prizes
by Messrs. G.. James Mullen, Arthur Brown
Dampman, and Drury Wingileid Hinton.
The boys of the school who went 10 Mas
sachusetts Institute OF Technology, Boston,
and Stevens Institute, lIobOken. \. j., to
stand entrance examination at West Point
all passed successfully. Among them were
MIR. st. George Anderson. son Of Colonel
Archer Anderson, Of Richmond.
The case of the Commonwealth against
Mr.. Sol. Miller, charged with the shooting
ss.d wounding of Henry Johnson (colored),
a Ls,J nights ago, will come up for eXami-
n alton before the Mayor tomorrow morn
inc. Mite is now out on bail for five hum
dred dollars. ,,,,.o .o
The forndatics for the new addition. to
the Central LuHaue Asylum is now being
dug. The addition is to pe maze 10 'he cast
end OF the building.
II il understood that the Petersburg and
Asyium Railroad is 10 be changed irom us
present route. Instead OF rrnninS arOuhu
ty CoX's road and down Washington streei
t0 West street, it will be run irOm Lassi-
ter's Crossing down 10 the corner ol Nest
and Rome streets. This VIII giye straight
shoot of road for distance Of about one
mile ard half
The Petersburg Gymnasium held meet
ing last night 10 consider the adNlsaOilll
OF giving public sparrlhg maich anu "IesV-
ling exhibition. for the beneft Of the gym
nas;um. IL was decided 10 have the exhibit
tiOn and committee was appointed 10 MAKE
all necessary arrangements for The eAnlpi-
tom and TO fix time for the same. Inc
members subscribed guarantee iund Oh
one hundred dollars 10 protect the gynlna-
stun against any loss.
Capt. George W. Eanes qualified to-day
as city sergeant. His bOndsmen are Capt.
:. W. Venablc and Mr.. Charles Watson.
Captain Eanes will enter upon the DIS
charge Of his duties on the first OF July.
He has appointed as his deputies Messrs.
Edward WHITE and John 4. PaPhatn, The
newly elected officers OF the I. L. X. y. Z.
will be installed on Monday night next by
the Grand High Priest, John I. Parhain.
Mr.. p. III. Booth has received the nrst COT
ton bloom from North Carolina. IL was
pjcked from the farm OF Mr.. *. i. Mayo,
near Castor.
The Baptist Church which has been re-
Gently rebuilt at Emp0ria, III GreensVilie
county, will be dedicated on sunday next
with Interesting ceremonies.
The Peoples Ice Works commenced To-
day the manufacture Of lee. The capacity
OF the works, which are located on CoIee-
House street, is twenty-five tons per day
The owners of the works are Colonel T.. H..
Burk, formerly postmaster Wilmington, n.
{. and his son-in,law, Mr.. Joseph II. Worth,
OF this city. 90
During the past month there were -
deaths In Petersbug--whitos, 80; colored,
~. =,
The board OF oyerseers OF the poor have IN
contemplation the building OF new hos
pital at the almshouse.
The work Of taking the census IN refers
burg Is about completed, and the returns
are now being revised. Supervisor Young
when asked to-day by fHE TIMES CORES.
pondent as TO the probable population OF
Petersburg under the new census, saia ne
roughly estimated IL at between 22,VV ana
5000. When asked what he estimated the
population OF Richmond af, supervisor
Young said he could not make an estimate
yet awhile.
Nelson Banks (colored), charged with
house. breaking, was arraimed for trial IN
the Hastings Court to-day. lie was found
guilty OF petit iaroeny, and his punishment
fixed at six months IN the city jail.
Judge u. N. Bernard rendered his de-