The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-02
THE CONTRACT ADOPTED
rrRus or SALE or THE VIRGINIA
AND CAROLINA ACCEPTED.
ers wax Of the Road to BE Com Fenced
ut Once Monument to Bs Erected
at Fort steadman.

| PETERSBURG, VA, Nov. l-SpeclaI.
| At the meeting Of the Ctty Connch T.
| S ~. EeHab!e. authorizing the sale OK
I the Richmond. Petersburg and Carolina
ralroas Uhe old Virgin ana CdI0iiiid
railroad 10 William 81. I1acy' IauI
MChr, oliver W. Barnes, JAMS II. NC
Creery and Archibald Hutchinson, oi
the city OF New YORK, was adopted Dy
unanimous vote.
.fhe substance Of the contract 10 be
entered into between the cry ~ "a hos
burg ana the pun hdsoTs OF the lodu Hds
already been given in these dlapi ltncS.
The purchasers are prominent 'aPl' aha ,
Of New Ork and they expect 10 bCkh
work on the road as soon as praT,,IILoO,e
The construction Of the rOdd VIII De u
vast benefit TO Petersburg If. ~
The entire system Of roads whlch the
purchasers propose TO build VIII eNttnd
from Baltimore TO Warren f1alhs' IN
North Carolina
REcoLLECT1oSs or FORT sTKADMAS.
Al a meeting Of the A. \. mn LAMP,
CgnfcurraLe \ cterdIs, tO-iiiSht, 'tlF
uafrlotr letter came from horace H.
shaw, OF PortlanGN Nc, MAJOR u Ii.o
Flr.t name uedty ArHHeI!' "HV -,
mere recently with the SURVIVORS Oh ma
ry,ameuL ~ dedicate Il monument ~ nc
members OF that command VINO N'lN
killed in front of fOTt SlsahIHdI' ia
Prince George county, ana VINO oh,ie e"
a site On he same grounds 10 a. /. mn
,'alup Tor - monument to the ConiedeI-
atcs VINO were killed 1T bdttc Oh INC
ga'iin grounds, WAS Tedd.
IN ms letter Major SHAW says, IN Pdft'
~ ce by All means, erect d monument 20
thu memory Of you" dead COmTdd"5 VINO
fell on the fed OF batle whore my com
rales fell lef your monument Stdhu
side By side vita ours. Let them staHu
throughout the ages TO come, as token
at urtUrtudt DtaCr ana a. bond 81 coIn-
mon unity between US. -, 49,.
"Sbouil M. time ever come when any
foes from without should aSSAll our IliI
land or an attempt be mad" TO toHlugII
This people in war, then your sons WIN
sand shoulder to shoulder with our SOILS
in a common conflict
aooo FIGHT RS Oh BOTH SIDES.
81 believe there VIII never be Goub'
that the men cOmpoS. ne Inc pm So
and the + dcrdl armies were D'Ih Soo'
toItars and men VINO could endure HIu
aims believe that history does not
rn..a that greater saCTiilttS were ~
- 10 ny The ycmtn 81 any country IuaH
,..,.r, made by the mothers, wives anu
sisters and daughters ~ both 1922, ,,.o,.. Va
ai,r country during The great su''',Slr.
N.,r MS informed e tie progress "a
,r,,r monumental euterIriss We want
f. come ana help YOU dedicate H.
BrncLsH4 Al Work.
Some time last night the residence OF
Mr. J. f. WhitchOrn, on Liberty SLI|t's
was entered through a rear WHnlo" ~
tho Kitchen. The burglar went lfto M
r0orn where Mr. and Mrs. NhilehQru WtIt
aelccp. and In whichsa light was Dui ut.n3,
and stole Mr.. Whtehorn trouSeis III
a.. had pulled OF before going . Do Do
mo garments were on "A CnalT WIN HlS
rGat and vest In his vest was MS Eo.i
watch. The robber. however, oniy car i.-
ried off the trousers, eVidehty uh'hh'"e
mere was money in the pockets. 49,
Mir Whitehorn IS Of the opinion mat
ne burglar crawled into the room, as
on the bureau was Mrs. WhitehoTn's goa
watch and purse, which we're Ieit uhu's-
turbrd The burglar, in addition 10 carry
ing off Mr. Whitehorns pants, stolt some
underwear belonging 10 him ana ms SON.
Mr. Eddie Whitehorn.
oInrr a7Gl"iTTs.
Shortly after midnight last night an at
tempt was made by burglars 10 nIeah
into the dweHinS-house OF P"llcS CI.i''i
Richardson, on Harrison stIey,i Iut L. -
were frightened OF 10y Mrs. Richardson
y,bn was awakened by the noise Hldue ny
the robbers officer Richardson was Oh
duty at the time the attempt was Hdde ~
break into his house. --.i,,,,,,I ,bo
Mir. H. e. Hardy, who has reSIEhtu lne
ofiira Of cashier of the Petersburg say
ings and Insurance Company, cIt lhlS
rnGrninp for New York where ne WIZ
engage in business. lie was accompanied
DErbNa ' - saIes of loose tobacco at the diff
ferent warehouses to-day were qulle Ip-
eral and satisfactory prices were CD
tanned.
cl.S IA STATE HOSPITAL.
Tpo Executive Committee Of the Cen
tral state Hospital held its regular month";
H.. Nicotine IN that institution to-day ana
,Sy,,"'gartrd routine business The question
"f converting the rooms OF the officers Of
the hospital into cells 50 as to give a,-
rommodauor for more patients, and TO
get a new building for the officers on
~ bosnital grounds, was discussed. The
matter viii come up for final disposition
al the next meeting Of the board OF diret-
tors. The new building it is proposed 10
erect will cost about $4,000.
tr linn ,arIlue, an cmplOye at the
electric light works, fen from a ladder
tn-dav and fractured his collar bone, and
was otherwise seriously injured.
his evening CAPTAIN John $. Northington
and Captain W. ). McCance were elected
members of that body to fill vacancies.