The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-03-24
A SERIOUS SNOW-ST0R
LUcH DhMfGE REPORTED TNsoUTH-
EISTERS yIRGINIA.
Wires Down and Orchards InJured-Ihe
Appomattax River Swollcn-Ncw England
Capitalists visiting the southwest-Church
News Infercstinc Events.

Capitalists visiting the southwest-Church
notwithstanding Events.
PrrERsBuRG. Va. Mar 23.-iSpecial.l-
Petersburg was visited yesterday by q bind
inc snow-storm which set m about l5Oo'cIock
in tie morning and continued without inter-
mission until about noon. The snow was pre-
coded bv heavy rain which began about 10
O'Clock Saturday night and continued until
snow commenced 20 fall. The ground was
covered with the "heccy flakes to depth oi
from Blk 10 eight inches. though 1t Is es'-
mated that ,ullv ten or fifteen lnchcs
Of snow fell. The snow was OF the
wet heavy kind. and did great deal Of dam
nge IN tie way OF breaking on lhe MINUS ~
trees In different parts ga the citl anu pros.
trgtlne telephone, telegraph ana cicc,,4c I'S1it
wires The wires were hanging IN an KINDS
of shape, about the CITY. ana IN some III
stances Lad broken IN two aud were laying III
the streets Many of the poles upon when
me- wires were strung were either broken "i
had fallen 10 the ground All day, yesterday
and again to-day large force OF hahH' nave
been M work repairing the damage done by
the storm.
The telegraph wires in every direction out
side of the city were prOstTatcd, and yesterday
Petersburg was practically cut on from the
outside world so far as Geographic coihmuul-
cation Wa concerned This morning q large
force of men with poles. wires. ctc., leIt mere
on a special tram 10 repair the vines ON the
Petersburg and Weldon road. and another
force of hands are al work on the wires on the
Norfolk and Western road, There we're forty,
eight breaks IN the wires between hlcnmohu
md Petersburg.
II is learned to-day from parties who arrived
here from Chesterfield. Prince George ana
Dinwlddie counties TINT fruit trees were badly
injured by being broken by tho weight OF the
snow. especially peach and plum trees. In
some instances the roofs oil out-hou,co IN lhc
counties named were crushed ln by me heavy
weight Of the snow. lhe.snow melted very
ralldlv last night. and to-day comparatively
little al IL d tO bee seen The melting 81 the
snow has caused % fire shet IN all of the streams,
and il Is feared that many small county
bridges viii bc washed away.
The Appomattox uver is very hlSh, ana me
winter is over the Wharves, and the meadows
on tie Chesterfield side of the stream are
mlmeiced. IAc country roads are SAID -
be almost impossible.
The followiugare the candidates for the
variou, offices iu Surry county 10 be filed at
the approaching spung election;
For Sheriff W. =. Sayedge tDehl./,
present iucUmbcut: Il. W. Holloway DEM,
and j.. u. Edwards Dom.
For Treasurer \. =. Bohannon (Dcm
No opposition.
For Commissioner Of Revenue S. II. Burt
Nlcm). present incumbent: l.. 2. Truchea,t
(Repl. and W. W. Parsons ODcml.
For Commonwealth Attorney-N. IS.
Clark Dem and !. l.. Seward.
Aveiv interesting revival IS IN progress at
the Wesley NJ. T.. church, Of which Key. Il.
L. Wilson Is the pastor
Judge 3. A. Hancock was in the city to-day
and ordered q special term of the Clrcmt
Court of Petersburg for the lst of Apul for
the trial of the case Of the Commonwealth
against the negro Walter Johnson. who Is
charged with having made criminal assault
on "a lady IN NottoWay county, the details OF
which have been published IN lHE lime
Atthis special term of the Circuit Court the
case Of Parish and Ferguson viii also be tried.
This case was removed 10 the Circuit Court Of
Petersburg from DinWlddIe county.
Mrs. Bette Boisseau. formerly Of Peters
burg. but now resident OF Crewc, iell ont of
chair day OF two ago and fractured one OF
her limbs.
Mr. Everett Winfree and lad named
Howard Shelton made q very narrow escape
from being killed or seriously injured tins
morning. They We're IN buggy driving up
Sycamore street. when "a dray, 10 which a
horse was attached, ron into the vehicle. The
occupants of the buggy were thrown out
upon the sidewalk. but were only slightly IN
iurcd The wheel Of the dray was broken
and the buggy demolished
Silverdale Lodge Good Tempars Of Fl
trick. have elected George W. Graves ana ID.
J. Tudor rs delegates to the District Couyen-
ton to be held at Gainesville Aprl 10th
next.
ror the past four years Joshua W. Thomas,
aformcr resident of DinW.dde county, and
Miss Mary r. Meredith, of the same county,
have been ardent lovers hut the union was
opposed 10y the parents of the young lady.
The couple. however, were determined not
TO have their love affair broken up, and only
awaited favorable opportunity when they
could clopc 10 some distant State where they
could have the uuptial knot tied. About nine
weeks ago Miss Meredith was sent t. a music
school al CreWe. ou the Norfolk and Western
railroad. where she remained until about aweek
ago. when she came 10 Petersburg and
stopped with friends. This morning. accom-
panied 10y 20 gentleman friend. Miss Meredith
went 90 the Ma,hngton-strect depot where,
byappoiutment.s hem Thomas. and the three
boarded the south-bouad train and went 10
Halifax. y. c.. where the couple were made man
and wife boy Justice OF the Peace John
O'BrIen. The ceremony was performed at
Dicker'S Hotel. The bridal couple returned
10 Petersburg this afternoon. The groom Is
about twenty-five years of age audau employee
Of the Petersburg Street Railway Company.
The bride Is nineteen and a most charming
ynd accomplished lady