The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-30
MUCH DAMAGE BY FIRE.
Mr.. j u. aiER>. or DfN"iDDIE,
LOSES moor SlC,O0O.
1rr. Edgar mol, uomorsbiy Acquitted In
Lynch5urg- Poor Facilities for
Fighting Fire.

YFrEESBURC, VA. oct. 1).-Spec al
The dwelling and oui-hOuses on Goshen
Farm. on stony creek. IN DnNiddic
county. near lcams' station. the proper
~ OF Mir j. *. Ayers. were burned to
Inc ground yesterday afternoon. Tho
bul1ings which were unOCcupicd. caught
from the woodland fres. whch are burn
ing IN that section. The loss is between
eight and ten thousand dollars.
Ihe stables ana ou;houses on the farm
of Mir. Fletcher Hitchcock. In Dinwijdic
county. twelve niles from Petersburg,
were destroyed by fire yesterday morning.
one mule was burned TO death and an
other 50 badly burned that he VIII PROB
ably have to be killed. Two threshinD
Machines. one carriage. and buggy, ana
a largo quantity OF provcnd.r we|s con-
sumcd and also forty bushels OF peanuts.
The los is about $500. Tho origin OF
the IRE Is unknown.
80 mi EsAiS Tne GuEsTs.
The Committee on Hospitality from
the different Baptist churches Ia the citv
are busy at work securing homes Tor
the delegates to the General BAPTIST As
ISOLATION. which convencs IN the Flrst
church on the 18th Of November next.
The committee held a meeting last night
and made their reports. Homes have
D,ca secured for about two hundred or
more delegates
learn that number Of new cottages
are to be built at Swift Creek village by
the Swift Creek Cotton Manufacturing
COMPANY for the use Of Their operatives.
II Is expected TO have the mills OF the
company In operation very shortly.
CAPTAIN Nelson r. PattesOn, chairman
of the Water Committee. of the CITY
Council. told me to-day that, in spite OF
she very protracted drought, he believed
there was enough water now in the re
scrvoirs TO supply the city until the end
OF the year.
Mrs. James Gwatkins. of New York, is
on a Visit to the family of Captain Mel
son r. Patteson. on Union street
Mr. John Heelan. popular young man.
of this city. has gone 10 'hicdSo 10 "c-
cept a situation.
Mr.. Hugie Parham. who Tor some
time past has been employed IN tho
Southern Express office IN this city, lett
tonight for New Orleans, where he VIII
reside. .,.s
MIR. W. ". Warren. who has been quite
sick for the past three weeks, Is Out
again.
rONonART.Y 'cQuiTrfI.
MIR. Edgar Holt. OF Chesterfield, the
Young man who was arrested mere last
Friday on a telegram from the authoH-
ties Of Lynchburg on charge OF iaI-
ffUN ana WHO was idh'ii W ''''-'
last Sunday for trial. was onoiaoiE
acquitted. The trouble grew out OF the
purchase by Mr.. Holt Of some railroad
tickets from a "scalper' IN LynchbufS.
The tickets were from LynchburB 10
Richmond and return.
AT the meeting Of the city counch on
next Friday afternoon, the matter III
ycference TO the purchase of ne"
steamer for the Fire Department. 10 take
The place Of the steamer America, whlch
has been retired on account or hdNliS
hcan declared unfit for use. viii come up
for consideration. committee has bech
appointed from the Chamber OF COM
merce TO appear before the Councll ana
urge upon that body the importance OF
r,placing the disabled steamer win
new one. -.
\ large quantity Of cord WOOD mas pee"
DESTROYED by woodland fires In frlhoe
George county.
uplr OK A CHARGE OF MUEpfP'
George Williams. alias Joe Haley
negro. has been arrested here on sus-
melon of having been an acco nplice 10
The Murder of a pedler in Norfolk couhy
some weeks ago. He will be held TO
await the action Of the Norfolk county
authorities. J.. ....,.,
The condition OF Mayor Collier is much
improved.