The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-09
A NEW STOCK COMPANY
oyc<vrzED 10 0PERATE THE Pc
TERsBUHG IRON W0Rhs.
n,.bep Randolph VI IN Administer the H''es
of e. affirmation snnday--iinproSe-
msnts 10 the Coiored Asylum.

PETERSBURG. VA. Feb. s.-speciai'--
An effort Is being made here 10 organize
a 5oint stock company 10 operate the
Petersburg Iron Works. Sevcnty-six
eharcs. AT ono hundred dollars per share.
have been taken. and In few days APP
pIlcation will be made for a charter. MT.
C. Il. +. Bnrgwyn. OF Richmond. is to he
president OF the company; Mr.. John H.
Houston. late OF New orleans. but now
of Petersburg. Is TO be secretary and
treasurer, and Mr.. II. T. Morrison, Oh
Petersburg, general manager
In the mayors court this morning the
Postal Telegraph Cable Company was
fined seventy dollars and one dollar
costs for having failed TO pay the license
tax due on seven telegraph poles stand
ing on the south side OF Bank street.
MIR. ]. IL. Twyford. manager of the
company here, was present in court, but
had nothing 10 say. as he had received
no instructions from headquarters as to
how to act in the matter
Bishop Randolph.
Bishop Randolph will administer the
rite of confirmation at ST. Johns Epis-
copal church on next Sunday morning,
and that night he viii confirm class
at the Good Shepherd Memorial church,
In Blandford
The third annual banquet OF Eureka
Lodge. No. "a. X. of p. Of this city, was
given tonight at Castle Han. aud was
n most delightful affair. Covers were
laid for one hundred and twenty-five per-
sons
a meeting will be held Tomorrow
night at the rooms of A. T. Hill Camp.
OF Confederate Veterans. for the purpose
Of organizing a camp of Sons OF Nete-
rams.
Thu quarterly meeting OF the board Of
directors of the Central Lunatic Asylum
was held to-day at that institution. The
members Of the board present were Rob
crt Gillian. OF Petersburg. president;
julius Strauss. Of Richmond: Capt G.
Shirley Harrison. of Prince George coun-
": Judge j. Thompson Brown, Of Nelson
county; Joshua Pretlow, OF southampton
county. ana Capt. Il. 3. Cook, of Norfolk.
Improvements 10 the A.yium.
Only routine business was transacted,
but the question Of making some i'm
proycments TO the asylum building. 80 as
TO make IT better fre-proof. was 1is-
cussed. The executive committee Of
the board Of directors was appointed 10
visit the Eastern Lunatic Asylum 10 get
some idea Of the protection that building
has from fire. There are at present IN
the Central Lunatic Asylum 707 patients.
Among those who were the guests OF
the officers Of the asylum to-day was
Mr. James i. Anderson. young attor-
nev al law Of Richmond.
The Petersburg District Alliance Tx
change has elected the following OIL
GERS for the ensuing term President
w. r. GIN; Secretary, J. c. Smith; Di-
rectors. 4. A. Diohl and +. o. robertson
of Dinwiddie; w j.. Gill and Joseph
Kennedy. of Chesterfield; charles II.
Marks and Joseph r. Tucker, OF Prince
George: Richard Epes. il, OF CharieS'
CIT, county; Il. Stallings and n. II. SHAW
of Sussex. Mr.. j. {. Smith was re-
elected agent. ,.a
Major Fred. r. Scott, of Richmond
was i'm the city to-day
II Is understood that Mr.. Robert "H-
liam. the receiver Of the petersburg
street railway and the Petersburg ana
ASYLUM railway, will appoint Mr. Georse
Readle superintendent Of these roaus
Mr.. Beadle was formerly president Vi
the two roads.