The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-30
WORK OF FOREST FIRES
Two Destructive coniIagratlons In Dlnwlddls
County, Caused by Woodland Fires.
BAPTIST COMMITTEES ON HOSPITALITY.
The Swift Creek Cotton Mandatory
Company TO Build New Cottages
Mr. Edgar Holt IIonorably Ae.
uuiited-A New Steam Fire Engine
wRntcd-Ilattcrs Personal.

Petersburg. Va. Oct. 29.-(Special.)-
me dwellings ana outhouses on Goshen
Farm. on ,Steny Creek. in Dinwiddie
county, near Repms' station, the prop
to the ground yesterday afternoon.
The buildings, which We're unoccupied.
caught from the woodland fires, which
are burning in that section. The loss
Is between eight and ten thousand dol
lars. Whether there was any insurance
on the property was, not learned.
The stables and outhouses on the
farm Of Mr.. Fletcher Hitchcock. III
Dinwiddie county, twelve miles from
Petersburg, We're destroyed by ilfe yes
terday morning Mr. Hitchcock had
QUE mule burned Ito death. and an
other SO badly burned that he will
probably. have to be killed. Two thrcsh-
ing machines, one carriage, and IL bug.
Gy. ana a large quantityrof provender
were consumed,h and alSo' forty bushcls
OF peanuts. The loss is about one thou
| sand dollars Origin of fire unknown.
The. Committee. on! Hospitality from
the different & Baptist churches in the
city are busy at work securing homes
for the delegates to the General Baptist
| Association whieh convcncs I'm the First
Church OH the 18th Of November
next. The committees held Il meeting
| last night and made their reports.
Homes have been secured for about 200
t'learn that a number Of new cottages
are to be built at Swift Creek village
by the Swift Creek manufacturing
Company for the use of their opera
tives. It Is expected to have the mills
of the company in operation very short
ly.
Captain Nelson II. Patteson. chair
man of the Water Committee OF the
City Council, told me to-day that in
spite of the very pr0tractcd drought
he believed here was enough water
now in the reservoirs to supply the city
until the end of the year
Mrs. James G. Watkins. of New York.
is on visit tn the family of Captain
Nelson y. Patteson, on Union street.
MIR. John Heeluu. q roular young
man of this city, has gone 10 Chicago
to accept situation.
Mr.. Hugic Parham, who for sometime
past has been employed I'm the Southern
Express office in this city. left tonight
for New Orleans. where he will reside.
Mr.. W. w. Warren. who has been
quite sick for the past three weeks, is
out again.
MIR. Edgar Holt. the young man who
was ARRESTED last Friday OH Il telegram
from the authorities of l.ynchburg. on
Il charge of larceny, and who was taken
IL that city last Sunday for trial was
honor, Jly acquitted. 'rhc trouble grew
out OF the purchase by Holt Of some
railroad tickets from a scalper in I.yn-
chburg. The tickets were from Lynch
burg to Richmond and. return. Holt is
II son of Mr.. jain s. Holt, of Matoaca.
! Chesterfield county He has ut various
times, been employed as clerk in diff
rcrcnt stores here.
AT the meeting of the City Council on
next Friday afternoon, The matter in
references to the purchase II il new
steamer for the fire department to take
The place of the steamer America. which
has been retired on account of having
been declared unfit for use. will come
mp for consideration y committee has
been appointed from the Chamber OF
Commerce 10 appear bCfor" he Council
and urge upon that body the ilnpur-
tance of replacing the disabled steamer
with Il new one.
a largo quantity Of cord wood has
been DESTROYED by woodland fires in
Prince George county.
George Williams. alias Joe Haley, II
negro. has been arrested here on sus.
picion OF having hccn an accomplicc TO
the murder Of n pcdlar In Norfnlk coun-
" some weeks ago He will hc held
I" avail; the action OF the Norfolk
county authorities.
The condition OF Mayor Collier l.,
much improved.