The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-27
THE CREWE POST-0FFlCE.
MIR. c. 4. HAMMOCK TO SUCCEED MIR.
CRATES.
Hearing of the Suit of w. y. Marks for
Damages Against the City-other
Cockade City News.

PETERSBURG. VA, July 26-spe-
Gladstone time ago the Fourth Assistant
Postmaster-Gcneral wrote TO Hon. VII
liam r. Mckinney. congressman from
this district. asking him 10 recommend
some one for postmaster at Crewe, 20
succeed Il. r. Graves, who was recently
arrested on the charge Of robbinS the
post-oflce at Crewe of about four hundred
dollars. Congressman Mckinney recon-
mended Mr.. c. \. Hammock, who has
had charge of the office ever since Graves
arrest. Mr. McKenuey has been In
formed that, in accordance with his
recommendation. the appointment Of Mr..
Hammock has been made. Graves Is
still IN iail here, having been committed
by United states Commissioner r. y.
Young in default OF bail in the penalty
of one thousand dollars for his appear
ance at the United states Circuit Court
in Richmond on the first Monday In Oc-
tober next
At Wytheville day before yesterday.
the Court Of Appeals by refusing the
appeal asked for by the plaintin. sus-
tanned the decision of the late Judge
Bernard, Of the Hastings Court Of Peters
burg, rendered about year ago, IN the
case of the Oaklands Improvement Com
pany, Of Roanoke. against Messrs quick
and Wood Of this city. This case was
tldbpidAtll diENtl ltioIt jAh-t 4'tlAHtt
by Mr.. Staples. of Roanoke. and AIR.
X. b. Davis, of this city, in behalf OF
the plaintiff, and by Messrs. ". X. Nc
kenney and Alex. Hamilton on behalf
OF the defendants The decision Of the
lower court was in favor Of the defend
ants.
In the Hastings Court to-day Judge
j. NJ. Mullen Overruled the bemurrefs
TO the declaration in the cases Of Row
lands. TaylOr's, and Harris administra-
tors against ROmaincs administrator,
and the 18th of August next was liked
by the Court for the trial of the Taylor
case. These suits are brought TO re-
cover damages $4,000 i'm each case) for
the killing of the plaintiffs intestates
by the explosion Of the fireworks iac-
tory OF G. y. Romano q co. In Bland
ford on April :, 1894.
The Hastings Court has been engaged
all day in the trial Of the suit of W. B.
Marks against the city of Petersburg Tor
damages to his planning on Market
street by water from Brick House Kun,
which stream flows through his property.
The amount involved IS about seven
hundred dollars. Judge Drury \. Hin
ton, late of the Supreme Court of APP
peals is counsel for the plaintiff, and
Mr. George Mason. city Attorney, rep
resents the defendant.
The Petersburg District Conference,
which has been I'm session for the past
three days at the new Methodist church
az l<npOrla. GrecnsNillo county, ADJOURN
ed yesterday afternoon. 10 meet next
year al Ocran church, near Sutherlands.
IN Dinwddie county.
Mr. Samuel Marks. ono Of PetersburGs
Oldest and best known citizens. who has
been confined 10 the house for some
time by sickness. is now able 10 20 out.
Mr. Marks Is one of the Oldest odd
Fellows I'm the United states. lie Joined
Monroe Lodge Of that order in this city
I'm 1S32
Mr.. Morton Archer. who while asleep
either fell or was knocked from tie
bridge on the Petersburg railroad over
Gill street. Us slowly improving. His
attending physician. however says that
his injuries will conhne him 20 the house
for al least two months.