The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-18
THE PETERSBURG OFFICE
sr<r1D THxr Mn. HU0H n. SMITH
APPOINTED POsrMAsrER.
M,.rs and Brooks Released by Atoo""s
Upon the K~turs OF Their hs''r"""
rars-.rIa, in Petersburg To-Day

ct.rrrsptrrG. VA, April i1.-Spoclal
A nriyatc telegram was received mere W
a,v c,ating that the name of MIR. Bugs
r smith. for postmaster at Petersburg
had been sent TO the Seeate. the APP
polntment OF Mir. Smith TO th's 'l.'@
would give general satisfaction M
Smith Is one Of Petersburgs best KNOW"
and most popular citizens. He ~ an e~-
member OF the City Council. ana 'or
years past has carried on a large SOAP
factory here. He Is the commanders Va
The Grand Camp OF Confederate veterans
NJ yircinia. Before the telegram an
nouncing the fact that his name hau pee" ca
sent 10 the Senate for appvihs'noaps tonN
postmaster Mr.. Smith had Iert io' nv"
mond. ,...,.,. f,heater-
,cId country. and Miss Gretchen bdeoeis
we're quietly married this AFTERNOON a.
o'clock al the residence OF the ol'a ~,
parents. in this city. AFTER rect ,ne br,daI
CONCENTRATIONS OF their friends thS o' AZ -
couple left for Baltimore. The brio ae,n - >,
dauenter of our weii-kRown to"hS''""'
Mr.. Julius Liebert. .Ao.,or will
Rev H.. f. Dadmun. OF Mahcnes ', ,,,a,h'
doIivcr an address al Market-Strect Ae.n-
ndisf Episcopal church on next inuIau1y
night ana al the close OF his address an
rnworth League OF Christian Ended'o'
will be organized.
THY y NJ. {. A. BuILDiS".
On Friday night Of this week a mye. i
will be held at the rooms OF inc io. ,
Mems Christian Association, wren ~, ,h1
question of means for finishing the pullu-
Inc 81 this association will ne CONSIDERED.
The board Of directors. the DoaIu vi eiuS
tees a number Of the other active mem
bcrs among the young men, ana lht p"s-
tors Of the churches In TINS city VIII po
Ia
Milan of action looking toward the curry
Completion of this building VIII De
adopted. g.. Wilkes
barre. Pa. to-day TO report TOT uu.S q"
pitcher OF the Wilkesbarre base pan 'Da a..,
George King. a negro. charged with com
hitting n felOniOus assault on Josepn.
Wright. also colored in Dinwiddie county,
and who was arrested IN THIS cry , Oh
Saturday last. had hearing peloie ,.,n5
tice Gerow yesterday, ana Was aNa0''
MYERS AND BROOKS CASE
The management Of the Peterspuis
baseball club. who went 10 MI io ,,n
Yesterday 10 see Messrs. Myers ana
Brooks. of the home team, In regard 10
their having signed with the Altoonas'
returned home at 1870 o CLOCK thls morn
ing. The two players, when asked III
regard to their action. stated that tney
did not think they had done anything
fered more pay by the manaseneht on
the Altoonas Messrs. Myers and BROOKS
were debarred from playing win the
Altoonas IN Norfolk yesterday.
The secretary OF the Petersburg clup
has written to Mr.. Nick Young. presi-
dent of the National Association, in
reference 10 the action of Messrs. Myers
and Brooks. -
This afternoon Mr.. II. +. Harrison.
secretary Of the Petersburg club, received
a telegram from Manager Donohue, Of
the Altoonas. which says:
IF you viii send us 500, We Will senn
you Myers and Brooks.
This Ia the railroad fare of these two
men to Norfolk. The amount was sent
this afternoon. and 1t is probable That
Myers and Brooks will be here TO play
ball tomorrow afternoon. when the home
team will cross bats with the Richmond
College Spiders.
STATE HOSPITAL BOARD.
The annual meeting Of the board Of di-
rcctors of the State Central Hospital was
held to-day Robert Gillian, Of Peters
burg. was elected president. and X. Il.
Cook, of Norfolk, vicepresident. A COM
mittee. consisting OF Messrs. julius
Strauss. of Richmond, chairman; Gillian
and Cook. was appointed to consider the
advsability Of putting In new fire appa-
ratus I'm the new buildings Of the hospital.
and also the substitution of iron stair
ways for the present wooden ones.
The annual meeting of the Chamber
of Commerce was held this afternoon.
Hon. Edward c. Venable declined re-
election as president and the election OF
his successor was postponed 20 the next
monthly meeting. Mr. Simon Seward was
elected first vice-president and Captain
l.. l.. Marks second vice-president. MI
H. ID. Gillian was reelected secretary
and treasurer.
The City Council at its meeting To-
night, voted TO sell the Petersburg kail-
road Company eighteen and hair acres
Of land of the poor-house tract, 10 De
used in the construction OF oei'-nii'
around the city. The price to be paiC
by the railroad company for the property
10 $40 per acre.