The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-29
THE COCKADE CITY.
Many Matters to Interest Peters
burgers in Norfolk.
specinl Dispateh 10 the yirginiau.


PETERSBURG. Va, January U.s.
Judge j. NJ. Mullen, OF tho Hastings
Court of Petersburg, to day granted
charter OF incorporation to the
Petersburg Baseball Association.
The purpose for which il is formed
is to maintain aud conduct the game
OF baseball aud other athletic sports
III the city of Petersburg aud in
other places in the State of Virginia.
The capital stock of the company
shall not be less than $1,000 nor
more than So, 900. to be divided into
shares Of $40 each. The amount of
real estate to ba held by the com
psny shall be not more than ten
acres.
The place at which the principal
Office OF the company is to be kept
Is Petersburg, Va. The chief bust.
ness to he transacted is the employ
meut of expert players OF baseball
aud other athletic games, and the
management, playing aud conduct
OF such games aud the promotion
thereof. The names of the officers
who Tor the first year are to manage
the affairs of the company, all of
whom reside i'll tho city of Peters
burg, are as follows: Richard q.
Scott, president; Charles Cohen,
Robert Gillian, NJ. Levy, Il. p.
Harrison, Il. X. Clements and L. fl.
Bnkeuey, directors, and Samuel
Stevens, secretary and treasurer.
Tho association expect to have Il
very fine team this season.
This morning Judge L. NJ. Null
len, upon the application of Messrs.
W. Ii. Jones and VIM. b. Nell
waine, counsel for George w. Dunn.
wright, administrator OF Walter Il.
DOWNRIGHT, deceased, granted leave
to said administrators TO bring suit
In his court against Mr.. Robert Gil
liam, receiver of the Petersburg
Street Railway Company, for $40.
900 damages, for tue alleged negli
gent killing of Waller l.. DUN
wright on the 18th day of May,
1891, by car of the said company.
The accident occurred on Washing
ton street, near its Intersection with
West street.
MIR. ii. Il. Smith, postmaster here,
has received u letter from Mrs. 5.
Potter, Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
county, Mich.. in which she says
that, calling at neig hbor's house
the other day, "a lady handed me q
Bible. She said her son, Union
soldier, took it from tue hand of a
dead Confederate soldier. The pane
marked on the Bible is Lawrence
;. Stubbs, Company a., Twenty
sixth Virginia Infantry. Wlse's
brigade, Petersburg, Va, born
ls4i."
Rev. l. w. Rosebro,.D. D., pastor
Of Inbb Street Presbyterian Church,
preao ed sermon yesterday morn
ing addressed especially to the chill
| dren OF his congregation.
Alter the services at the First
Baptist Church yesterday morning
the sum OF Si5O was subscribed by
the congregation 10 defrny the cur.
rent expenses OF the church.
There was brisk full of snow
here this afternoon about 2:3O
U clock.
| Passenger train No. rs, North
! bound, now leaves Jacksonville. Fla.
three hours later aud arrives in
| hlch mond only ten minutes later.
| The distance Is over 600 miles.
The taking of depositions in the
| congressional contest of Ihorp VS..
| Hchenney Is still IN progress. These
| 1epositions are being taken at Rams.
dell ilaii and No. I OAK street.
At meeting of the Board of
Directors OF the Petersburg Per
petuai Building aud Loan Associn
ton, held this afternoon, Capt. Mel
son /. PattesOn was elected presi-
dent, Walter >. Alley, vice president.
and Robert Harrison. cashier.
a BERKELEY RUNAWAY.