The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-05
Presented with a Gold-fIeaded Cane.

PrTERsBURG. Va. March Especial. Yes
terdav at No. 1Oway Courthouse Hon. w.
HODGES Mann. formerly Judge OF the county
court WAS pres ented by his friends with
handsome gold beaded cane as sIght teSti-
moniaI of their h igh regard and esteem. The
nresentation addr sss was sde 10y Mr.. Wing.
'Indpe Mann respo lded in All appropriate and
feeling manner.
most Distressing accident occurred to-day
on the Norfolk and W esterp railroad about SIX
miles west of Petersburg
Two white tramps were stealing ride on an
east bon nd coal and fl eight train and while the
train Vas. being run IL or. siding one or
them named Charles Edward Durkin. from
baltimore. fell between two OF the coal
nars and mad his foot cut completely of in
tTs shoe ~ I'd his leg So badly lacerated that
live uhy.si clans say that II will have
~ he m nputated. After the accident
occnrred n Q other tramp ran of and
be las not eel seen nee. Durkin crawied
tron the trt TX and be- .ged in most pteOus
,,,onner for b is companion not TO leave HIM.
Ia wa brou, int to Petersburg, where he re-
ce,ved every medical attention. His condi-
t,nn is consid cred very critical. Dulkin says
tbot h;s fathe resides III Howard county
Maryland. ,; e a.. 49,.
,o;ttee annoin ted by the congregation of the
I;rst Rant a c hurch to call "a pastor. received
. iattar Ia day from Rev. If. W. Battle. of VII
SON \. c. 81 ut ing that he would scce t the call
sytsnded bl III by tho church and that he
MD enter upon his pastoral work here
~ Tho 1st sDf april next. Mr.. Battle al
one time praC Niceu Ia" anu 10 HiSHiJ sPOhen
of a mlnlst' II - rt.,, -
federate Voter. ms OF this city held last night,
The camp was presented with handsome
leather payel. gift from Rev. c. II. haines.
rector OF st auls Episcopal church. by
whom it was IL ade. The presentation ad-
dress was made Dy Commander ". Gordon
| McCabe.
The sales Of 10, ,se tobaccos in Petersburg
for the past week were about 100000 pounds.
Mt n H. Stewa. /, a widely-knowR citizen
| of Iunenburg coun ~. came 10 Petersburg
! few DAYS ago in COZ upany with some friends
! aud stopped mt boz TdinS-h0use on Sycamore
| street kept by Mis- Moody. lie. with his
| c1mpanions retired asst night. all sleeping in
| the same room. THIS morning about o'clock
| Stewart called to his friends and proposed
] that they should 90 10 market and get warm.
They told HIM 1t was L 10 early &c rise, aud all
| went 10 sleep agan /. soon afterwards
Stewart WAS heard ma ing strange noise
and all efforts to arouse INN were unavailing.
| uhysician was at once sent for, but when
| he arrived the man was y cad.
MIR Simon Seward Wi | deliver an address
TO boys on Sunday aft ernoon next at tho
rooms of the Young Men 8 Christian Asso-
| citation.
A largely attended NEE ting of the mer-
| chants OF Petersburg was b sid in the parlors
of the new Hotel Gary tonight for the
purpose of organizing branch of the
Merchants Retail Comm 'rcial Agency.
Nj. $. Cobb. the general organil er,
explained fully the OBJ ect of the
agency. which is 10 compe, men to be
honest with merchants or TO pay spot cash for
goods purchased. branch was organized
and the following officers elected President,
j. E. Rockwell; Vice President. Edgar Cur
rier: Secretary. G. II. Marshall; Treasurer
r. O. Jones: Executive Board j. w. Haw-
thorne. A. w Price c. c. Alley. 7. G. Hoy
and I. b. Underhiil.
The lady managers of the Home for the
Sick are making efforts 10 raise five thousand
dollars TO pay for the Home and for repairs
recently made to IT, committee began q
canvass OF the city to-day 10 solicit contribu-
tions TO the fund to bs raised and five hun
dred dollars was contributed.