The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-16
PETERSBURG POINTS.
Don't Know the ~ Lsnchers-Happening of
Interest

LETTERS Ei Ei. \ A.. tu. lr.-| special. g.
At the regular grand jury term OF the Couu-
~ Court OF Prince George held on Thurs
day last, Judge Riycs called tine attention
of the grand Jury tO the lynching oi Robert
Bland (colCrcd) for attempted rape on
young lady Of that county some months ago.
The grand iLry reported that they were un-
able tO ascertain anything as 10 who The
parties were who were engaged in The
lynchine
Some time during Friday night the front
window glass of the ioWclrv store Of Mr. r.
W. Fowler. on Sycamore street. was broken
by a thief. who took three nickel-plated
watches. valued at about ten dollars.
The Prince George Cavalry will have
tournament and ball at the County Court
house ON the jih OF March next. for the BEN
eft Of the flag fund. A committee has been
appointed 90 invite the ,uuy Cavalry % ate
tend.
The r. +. Lee Battery Of Artillery viii
cclebrcte the 23d (Which occurs on Satur-
day. on Monday. 2lth instant. with parade
in the afternoon, and viii also fire a salute
At night the company will nave a supper at
the gun house.
Miss Tille Liebermuth. Of Richmond. is
I'm the city on a visit tO Miss Mary h0sen-
stock
The name Of Mr. Hugh r smith is mon-
toned in connection with the Mal0rality at
the next municipal election. 90 be held iu
May next Mr. Smith is a member of the
Legislature from Petersburg.
During the past week there were admit
ted 90 record in the Office of the clerk Of the
court OF this city, twcnty-ono deeds.
The inspections OF t0bacc0s at the different
warehouses in the city for tine past week
were 232 hOgsheads: receipts, a2l hogs
heads. sales of loose. Jj l.Nll pounds.
This morning. "a lad named Alfred Whit
more, employed as office boy by Mr. r. T..
Rufin. freight agent of ihe Norfolk and
Western Railroad Company. in this city.
was ran over by buggy and quite pain-
fully injured on the head and arm. The
horse hitched TO the vehicle took fright at an
approaching locomotive and ran on at 81
rapid gait. and the driver was unable 90
check the horse in time 90 prevent the ac-
cidout which occurred in ihe vicinity oi
the passenger depot Of the Norfolk and
Western Railroad. AZ ihe time of the acci-
dent. Whtm0re was ln the act Of crossing
the street.
Captain W. Gordon McCahe viii deliver
his interesting lecture. 1.-The -eige of Peters
burg" at the Academy OF Music on thc
18th instant, for the benefit oi the a. J..
Hill Camp, Confederate Veterans.
The granite for the Confederate Monu-
mcnt tO Doe erected in Blanli0rd Cemetery by
the Ladies' Memorial Association. of Peters
burs. Is now being hauled over to
the Cemetery. The granite WAS g0i-
ten from the Petersburg Granite
Qulfrics. in Dinwiddie county. "a short
distance from this city. The monument 10
% De- twcnty-eight feet in height. 7urmounl
I'D with q bronze figure of % Confederate
soldier. and viii cost $1,000. The monu-
ment viii Doe unveiled on the 9th Of June
next. at which time ihe Grand Camp Con-
federate Veterans Of Virginia viii meet iu
Petersburg The Grand Camp viii Doe cu-
fertainel Jointly hy the A.P. Hin Camp
Confederate Veterans. OF this place.
and the Ladies' Memorial Associl-
ton. The latter win hold meeting
on next Monday afternoon, lOI thD
purpose of selecting an orator for The oc-
casi0n of the unyciling oi the monument
and tO make other necessary arrangements.
Two farms in Prince George county near
Petersburg. were sold at public auction
tins morning. One farm containing iity-
five acres. was purchased bY SIR. Robert d.
Haven for $3.50. and The other containing
sixteen acres. was knocked out 90 Mr H.
B. Dunlop for $500.
The committee from the Petersburg Mn.
steal Association. appointed % solicit
pledges % the guarantee fund lor tAe muol.
festival % be- held 40 the academy 0f Music
in this city. in May next, have up to this
time had Sll.00O pledged. Some Of tne
most prominent artists in the country have
been engaged for the festival. hut then
names arg not % DE made public until al
the artists for the festival have been cn'
gagged. Professor Carl Ierrahn, Of Boston
viii be the festival conductor.
The through passenger train from th'
south. due here about five o'clock in OBJ.
afternoon. did not arrive until after nine
O'Clock tonight. The delay was caused lbs
locomotive jumping the track 90 Weldon
An effort is being made by some of th'
citizens of Oreensyille county 90 obtain d
c0mmutat0n of the sentence OF Henry
Moore (cOlored), who is sentenced 10 p.
hung at Emp0ria ON the 2sth instant for
murder committed some three years orm0r
ago i'm GrcensNillc county.
An alarm OF fire was turned in to-nleh
ab0ft $3.50 O'Clock, which was caused hl
the slight burning OF Onc0f the boat house'
m pOcah0ntas. The flames were oXtin
guished with buckets Of water.
4 meeting of the board of directors OF th'
Petersburg and Norfolk Steamboat Com
pany was held this afternoon. u. b. Dati
was elected a member of the board anl
yice-president of the company. and Ray
m0nd Mancha. president.