The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-08
i|'ETlIERSBURG'S BUDGET
] The Fail sEiectl5Hlsls Candidate, Nr. S.Y.
Gillian, Of DlnYlddie, Wins.
3hR. ii 'CARH's VERY NARROW ESCAPE.
iitS,ic Ienntitul MnrrinSe Of MFR. I.nIi-
bert ana Miss Rousseau Chuu,icy
Takento Nottowny Death of Mra
CA. Bat tier Suits Against the Ro.
maine administrators.

Petersburg, Va. Nov. 7.-tspecal)-
Il AS stated In these dispatches, S. T.
aGilliain. the fair electionists" candi
date for the House of Delegates FROM
I. Dinwiddie, carried that county by about
two hundred and fifty majority. There
are fifteen precincts in the county and
4 learn that Gillian received majorlties
Mt all of them. with the exception of
Il New Hope and Sutherland. which were
carried for Clarke.
5g@s AT Templeton precinct. In Prince
4 George county, only thirty-ive votes
were cast. These ballots were voted
as follows: S. B. Barham, for the House
( of Delegates, 81; w. H. Harrison, 6; Mr..
Harrison. L; Harrison, 1.
Gilliain's majority 2S3 The Commits
sioners of Election awarded him the GER
# tiicete of election.
Mr.. Henry c. McCann, son OF MIR
4 ]. Nj. Mccain, Superintendent of the
Z Poor of Prince George county, narrow
4 " escaped being fatally injured n
( sum hunting, near Rowland's mill-pond
and In climbing a tree he fell from
one OF the limbs to the ground below,
distance of about sixty feet. Strange
to say, mo bones were broken. Mr.
McCanri however, complains of, much
4 soreness about his body. In failing he
fell on his left side. Had he struck
on his head he would doubtless have
been Instantly killed.
John R. Chuinerly. who is charged
with assaulting Mr. r. e. Woodson, at
1 Crewe. and also with obtaining from
Mrs. A. A. Woodson, of Crewe, a re-
ceipt for board by threats against her
character, and who has been confined
IN the jail of this city ever since his
arrest, was taken to Nottoway County
" fnr t,.ia
Chumerly had been employed at the
shops of the Norfolk and Western Rail-
road Company at Crewe. The feeling
there against him was, such that IL
vas thought violence would be done
MIN and he was therefore kept in the
jail of this city. At the time of his
arrest Chumerly was OH his way to
Newport News.
a telegram was received here this
morning announcing the death of MRS.
julius Rtess, wife OF Professor Riess
at one OF the hospitals in New York
The deceased formerly resided In Peters
ours: Previous to her death she had
undergone surgical operation.
Mrs. 9. a. Battle wife of General Gull
len "a. Battle, of North Carolina, whose
illness has been announced I'm these
dispatches, died at the residence of
her son, Rev. Fl. w. Battle, D. D., pastor
OF the First Baptist Church, in this
city, last night
traitor of l. f. Harris, Arthur Tavlo,.
and Robert Rowland. who were killed
on the 9TH day of April 1894. by tho
= explosion at the Romano Fireworks
FACTORY. In Blandford. has brought suit
ashIhst Mason Romano. administrat tor
of C. N. Romano
Ihese three suits, which are for S1o.-
ooO each. Will be called for trial In the
Corporation Court OF this city on next
Monday.
A y,eyt, .ss
evidence in the suit Of Drumwright's
aamlnistrator VS. Robert Gillian, re-
ceiVer of tht Petersburg Street Rail
way was begun before Judge j. NJ.
Mullen last night. Judge Mullen Will
renaer, MS decision on next Monday
morning as stated in this correspon-
dence. The jury on yesterday gave a
verdict in favor OF the PLAINTIFF for
Sl,2oO, subject to the decision OF the
Court on the demurrer to the evidence.
one or the prettiest home weddings
that has ever occurred in Petersburg
was that which was solemniZed this
afternoon at o'clock at the residence
OF the brides mother on Bolingbroo)1
street The contracting parties were
M MISS Jessie Page Boisseau and Mr.. w.
formed by Rev. w. G. Starr. d. D..
pastor of Washington Street Al. ~
Ghurch. In the presence of large
assemblage OF invited friends The
bride is a daughter OF Mrs. S. a. Bois-
seau, and most attractive and charm
ing young lady. The groom is one OF
Petersburg's most prominent dry
goods merchants. After receiving the
concentrations of their friends Mr.
and Mrs. Lambert left for Waahing-
ton. Baltimore. and New York. The
bridal presents were numerous, useful.
and costly. They come from friends
in the States of South Carolina and
4 Virginia, and the cities of Washington,
Baltimore, and New York
Tonight while the Cannon Ball.
train from Norfolk was on its way to
this city, and when between Waverly
and Disputanta stations, some un-
Z known person threw stone about the
size of a hen egg through window
of the smoker, shattering the glass and
one OF the lamps. AS it happened. no
one was sitting at the window through
}Wntch tne stone was thrown None of
the passengers were injured.
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