The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-01-11
PETERSBURG.
Arrangements for the Celebration of
General Lees Birthday-Other News.

Arrangements for the Celebration of
General Lees Birthday-Other News.
PETERSBURG, VA, Jan. 10.-rspecial.-
The United States internal revenue collec-
tions for the Second District Of Virginia for
the past week were as follows: Tobacco.
Sl4,llS.lj; cigars and cigarettes. $S,592 3j;
brandy, S2JDOl; specials, SGi.26. Total,
$23,O9l.l3.
A meeting Of the general committee in
charge Of the proposed celebration Of Gen
eral Lees birthday was held last
9igei gil, noon of gi69"d5ay ne d5y OF fgaeeiesr"was
and the citizens along the route oi maIch
ara ranuested TO decorate their stores anu
housos The route Will cover the most iih-
,,o,tont streets Of the city, and VIII emu a.
ibo Academy of Music, at > i. NJ MheIc
',tor nrayer bv the Rev. DR.. {. >. GIBSON
and apnropriate instrumental ana cnoral
n,u.ic. addresses will be dellNeIeu ny oon1 ,
Tor John W. Daniel, and non W =,
Rrpckinridge, the reputation va
Gentlemen for the highest class ol Vi" vi,
1oir', vel established. The exercises VIII
'iosod with prayer bv the chaplain OF n.
u nh Camp. Dr.J. ". Rosebro, pastor oi
r,i,h street Pres byterian church. SeNeIai
hands of music have been employed anu
.,,n,her of visiting veteran ana mllllaiy
organizatiOns, civic societies, anu 'hc III
3-.,'..,,,,cnt will 20 in 10 make the parade
"ri. of the most imposing ever witnessed III
Petersburg. Colonel William T. CaileIoI
| mas consented to act as chlei MAJ
Win Captain William X. Nlchols as auJu'
tant.oeperal. and will be assisleu W
an 80 stad of mounted aides ana
| marshals, who VIII be irounleu "n" or9 onI
,in'oIisbed bv sashes and rosettes, anu
..bo Win the mounted platoon Of ponce
and fine cavalry company from adJacei
onnnties will form an attractive feature
,ho norade. The Mayor VIII puDlsh 10
| ,,,.@rr,,v "a proclamation. in which ne lhNlle'
,no renple of Petersburg 10 observe the loll
Instant bv closing their 9laces oil Duslnes
80 and from T. O'Clock =. NJ, IN apprObatlOl
~ this holiday. and that the puOllc once
of the city be CLOSED at that houI III III
day. ..,,..or ,vos given a
the residence Of MT. ~ T. h'0n"i a.
Church Road, in Dinwiddle cuunry ,,y,,ii iI'
nioht. and dancing was kept up untli
D'cioct this morning. Among the COUPE
,.ero the following: A. i. richardson
Chnrch Road. with Miss Jessie BOillnE
- patorshnrg: J. :. Boiling, of Chlrch hoa'
r,ith Miss Mary Eppes Jones, oi PeteIsOuIt Y,
unrhort Burke. OF Chesterfield, Wllh Mh
ii11ie Rolling. of Petersburg; 1. r. Clath
b 60 DinViddie. with Miss lrby BOlllns;
p.tersburg: Berkley Clarke, OF DlhWiuuI
. ,,ith Miss Hattie Clarke, Of Petersburg
= frank Messick, Of Dinwlddie' WIN u ~ Ml
Annie Booth, OF Dinwlddle; :. Viiii"' JIM.
Il of Dinwiddie. with Miss Bessie Aualils'
u 9,,,,.i6die. ~, W NJ. Stearn, OF Dinwiddie,w WI
y IN, Waud Roisseau, Of Dinwiddiei l..
! Hohbs of Wilson's Depot, with MISS huch
80 - Wilson's: -. Fisher, of wilson = WI
- Wiss Wick Hobbs. of Wilson's; Joe Lyon
~ Cbester0eld. with Miss Maria Hatcher,
,, Chesterteld; Herbert Friend, OF Chesu
- slId lin Miss Hatcher. OF Chesterfield;
NJ iioisseau. of Dlnwiddie, with Miss hei
of Tranch: Edward Branch, OF Dlh"luu
n. with Miss Mary Branch. ~ phm,,
~, The dwelling.hOuse Of Mr.. l.. l. Ihllll
I'm in chesterfield county, about ten mics IL
nj petersburg, was destroyed Dy M g
rn Thursday night. The hre orlgihateu ~
TO a defective hue. -, ~ pohi,sor
oa lcbosterfield county, was entered to-0
'r during Mr.. RObinsOn's absence from 10
~, and rohhed of "A diamond ring valued
~ Sfo0 and a lot of wearing apparel
y: Raueb. who was arrested IN Lyn
~ hnr, Yesterday was brought here ana 10
i. eG IN iail to await examination. ia
he Robinson. doing business on halllaA sti
vas arrested tonight on the charge Oh
in mo in some way connected WIN Tue one
n win wich Bau:h is charged. lie was was
er. leased on bail in the penalty OF S2,OVVy
the his appearance before the Mayor on N
icb dav morning next. ,,..
pnT Intelligence has been received here 70,
of tbedeath of Melvin A. Martin oi =
terield county, who died suddenly oi
: { ralysis last night. The deceased was
time engaged in the tobacco oeSInes me
to this city with ;. W. NenaOle w.
served gallantly through the war as
toin in II. G.. Pegram's battery.
an A private telegram received here to-I
not anndnnces the critical illness Of Mrs. J
~ Morgan. OF Greensyille county. Mrs.
Die' can can is a sister OF Mr.. W. d. Walton oil
city.