The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-24
ENDORSED MIR. FKNTREss
Tho Jr. o. U. A. NJ, of Petersburg, Approve
Displaying Flags on school Buildings

PETERSBURG, VA, Feb. 23.-SpeciaI.
Cockade City Council. No. 40, Jr. o. L. A.
NJ. Of this city, have adopted resolutions
heartily endorsing the resolutions intro
duced in the House Of Delegates by Mr.
Fentress in reference to flags on the
public school houses in Virginia and
earnestly requesting the delegates from
this city and the senator from this dis
trict to work for it's adoption. A COPY
of the resolutions, under the seal of Cock
AIDE Council. is TO be forwarded at once
10 Hons. William i. McIlwaine, John b.
Evans and w. i. McRae.
A post-office is 10 be established by
the first of next month at Blair's wharf
on James river, with Mr.. Il. ii. Marabe
as postmaster.
Rev. Mr.. Mclean is conducting a very
interesting evangelistic meeting at the
church at Prince George Courthouse
There have been several CONVERSIONS
Cards are out announcing the marriage
on next Wednesday of Mr.. George Rich
ardson. of Prince George county, and
Miss Mollie Gallon, OF Petersburg.
A very pretty marriage took place an
evening or two ago at Brandon's church,
in Prince George county. The contract
ing parties were CAPTAIN Charles Pope
and Miss Minnie Browning, of Prince
George. The groom is captain of a
schooner plying between Baltimore and
landings on James river. The bride is a
very popular and attractive young lady
The couple have gone TO Baltimore.
Two young men. giving their names as
George Fuller and G. T.. Williams, and
Cincinnati as their home. were arrested
here to-day, as they are said TO be want
ed I'm Norfolk on two charges They
were arrested by two police officers just
as they were about TO board the Atlanta
special for Richmond. The two men have
been In Petersburg about a week, con-
Quoting Il business of charging photo
graphs. They both deny that they have
done anything criminal in Norfolk. The
police authorities of Norfolk were noti-
lied by wire of the arrest of Fuller
and Williams. and an officer from that
city is expected here tonight to take
charge OF the prisoners.
Mr.. Wiley arrived here tonight from
Norfolk. The charge he preferred against
Fuller was that OF stealing from him
a magnifying glass, a picture and some
other small articles. amounting I'm value
90 about eleven dollars. Upon Fuller re-
storing all of the alleged stolen propertv
Mr.. Wiley withdrew the charge and the
prisoner was released from custody. VIII
liams Was also released, as there was no
charge TO hold him.
John Windey and Harry Wilson. two
H'tiptSs Wtic dTteStcu to-nlgnt on SuS-
picion OF houseburning in Chesterfield
county. The arrests were made on re-
ceipt Of a telegram from +. l.. CUMMINGS
of Chester.
Helen Coleman. who came to Peters
burg from Prince Edward county, while
Intoxicated tonight. jumped from n sec
ond-story window OF u house on Lombard
street. of which she is an inmate. and
was painfully injured. She fell on her
back. The woman was committed 10 Jail.
4 citizen OF Crewe, who was in the city
to-day. told me that the two negroes.
Andrew Davenport and John Orange. he
believed, would certainly have been lynch
Cd but for having been removed to Pc
tcrsburg. He says the feeling against
them is very bitter. AS already stated
in this correspondence. these men are
charged with having robbed the dwelling
Of Mr.. Thomas Cam at Crewe. and also
with having shot and wounded that gen.
tlcman.