The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-18
AN ASSOCIATION FORMED.
ruE PETERSBURG BASE-BALL MEN
ORGANIZED LAST NIGHT.
sudden Illness OF Mr.. Hoy-Arrangements
for Celebrating Lees Birthdsy-Another
Attempt to Fire the Pride House.

PETERSBURG, VA, Jan. I.-Special.-
A baseball association was organized
here tonight, with William r. McKenney
president. The appointment OF manager
was left with the board OF directors
Mr.. Dennie Parkinson was appointed 70
represent the association at the Soa'e
baseball meeting to be held In Richmond
Al the meeting tonight sl51.D was SUP
scribed 10 the fuDd OF the ASSOCIATION
which was organized.
Mr.. Hayden Hoy. a prominent youns
man OF this city. was taken suddenly anu
critically i'll to-day and it Is not ~tnOuSne
he can survive through the night. ne II
a son OF Cant. i. q. Hoy, and at one .i".S
was a student at the Episcopal IheoiDst
cal Seminary at Alexandria. but was In IN
pelled TO leave there on account % ."
health. ,oft this
DEPUTY Sheriff John T. Parhanl ie,' ,rn
morning for Richmond with Dwarf ~
kins. a negro, who was CONVEX ~
Decouher term of the Hastings court VI
s,oa1tnD tot Of silyerware from the resi-
dencs Of DIR. r.. y. McIlwaine, on WASH,
lngto, street. and his punishment hAeu
AT four wears i'm the pen~itentiafy.
The delegates from Petersburg 10 inc
,blr5 ANIMAL convention Of the virginia
cb,ts.tan Endeavor Society, which opens
M Ivnchburg on the 18th instant WIZ
leave here on Friday morning next At -
o'clock.
The committee of arrangements lt'nl -.
=. HIN Camp of Confederate Nete'n"7
are busv at work preparing for the ceie-
hratIon Of General Lees birthday on FIJI
dav next. There is 10 be a srahu p","u'
and cen. Stith Boiling. postmaster hslr,
will be chief marshal. The banquet VII
take mace at Q o'clock at night at Library
Hall and covers will be laid for Two nun
drad r,dge Barton. Of Winchester tnee
orator Of tie day. will be the CUES. vi
Cant " Gordon McCabe. Major l'opel.
stiles Of Richmond. who is TO De one %,
the invited guests at the Dani"e'' Nm
stop with Mr.. Alexander Hamilton,
Rev. 4. j.. Fristoe. pastor OF the SeConu
Baptist church, was called by a teiektaIH
this morning to the bedside Of his mother'
who is critically Ill at her hoino 4" "S
Valley Of Virginia.
Another attempt was made last night
TO set fire to the d~welling-house on High
street owned by Mr.. A.. J. Pride, OF Ches-
terrified county. This Is the third at
tempt that has been made to burn this
house within a period Of three days.
Messrs. J. w. Cummins. p. w. Picardot'
and Joe PicardOt. who reside In Chester-
field county. a short distance from Pc
tersburg. have the contract for haulIlg
stone from the quarry Of Mr.. A. Il. Cook
in Chesterfield. to the site for the new
water-works dam. Saturday morning last
these three gentlemen were before the
mayor to answer the charge Of maintain
ing wagons on the streets for which no
license had been paid. They were each
fined So: whereupon they took an appeal
The defendants have secured the legal SER
vices Of Mr.. George 5. Bernard, ana the
case will be tried in the Circuit Court
at the February term. as this IS the only
court which has jurisdiction IN appear
cases where the amount involved is under
ten dollars.