The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-27
A WRECK ON THE A.
Caused by the Train Breaking In Txo anaIl
Resulting In a Rear End Collision. 5
ONE TRAMP KILLED ANOTHER INJURED.
Both We're Stealing u Iside-Rev w. I
w. Clark neciincs o Accept u Cali 1
"A Lively Christmas Two Youths
Seriously Injured bs, Prcmnture
Explosions OF Fireworks.

Explosions of Fireworks.
Petersburg. Va, Dec 28.-(SpecIal.)-
freight train No. 20S, northbound on
the Atlantic Coast Line, was wrecked;
Jarratt's on the Petersburg railroad {
The wreck was caused by the train
breaking In two the rear end running.
into that in front Six cars were wreck. I,
n ride, We're injured. Their names are
Iemuel Hoffman and Harvey 3antaE Eofs5
linckstoWn, N. j. The Injured meni
were sent to the Homo for the Sick!;
oy lhe Failroad Company, where Bantals
died OF his injuries last night. Hoff-g
mans Injuries are not considered se-i
rlous. 9stF
The Masonic fraternity of Petersburg,
VIII oaiebrate the anniversary of ST.
John. the evangelist, which occurs to-
morrow night, with banquet.
The Florida special on the AtIantic,
Coast Line will be put on about the 9TH
Of next month. so
Rev. w. NJ. Clark rector OF st.
Georges Episcopal Church, Frederlcks.
burg, has declined to accept the call
recently extended him by the vestry
OF st. Paul's Episcopal Church, to sue
ceed Rev. G. II. Hains, D. D., resigned. q
The vestry of st. Paurs will hold am
other meeting in Il few days to extendis
IL call TO some other minister. This is>
the second call that has been extended
by the vestry and declined The first
was To Rev. w. e. Evans, OF ColumbEn,{ 4
to some other minister. This Is the
second call that has been extended by,
the vestry and declined. The first was
to Rev. w. e. Evans, of Columbia,
S. c. ~
Messrs. j. Kronheimer g. Co. of Mel
bourne, Australia. have sent to the
managers of Mr.. David Dunlop's tobac-
co Factory, In this city, as a Christmasl
glft, check for one hundred poundsi
sterling, which is equivalent to $3.50 in
United States currency. rs
Ia Christmas was observed In Petersburg
;as,-ttsral by7 the.-flring of pop 4craclxers,$
blowing of tin horns &c. Then there.
wns some drunkenness to- be seen on
the streets and II few street fights oc-i
CURED, and the result was that theI
Mayor had large docket before him,
This morning. The principal case on thei
docket was that against n party of !
negroes charged with engaging in q
free fight in Blandford, which was CON-
tinued to the 31st instant. During theg
night William Phields and John Hite.
two white men were very seriously cut
about the head. The continuance was.3
due to the absence of the injured men,
who were unable to appear in court.
On Christmas Day David Calender.
Jr., son Of Mr.. Thomas Calender
had the ends of two of his fingers blown
on by the explosion OF a fire cracker.
His thumb was badly lacerated, and 1t 8
may have to be anputated. A. G.. M.
Martin. Jr., n son of Mr.. A. G.. NJ. Mar
tin, had his hand very badly burned
yesterday by the explosion OF a box OF
gunpowder. which became ignited from
Il match. {EEG
Appomattox Commandery, K. T., met
at their hall yesterday at noon and
drank to the health OF w. La Rue
Thomas of Lexington. Ky, grand
master OF the order I'm the United States.
TOasts We're also drank to the health
of John ~. Parham, of Petersburg,
grand commander of Virginia; Emi-a
nent Commander r. o. Jones, of Apo
mattox Commandery, No. 6. and to bhe
dead This last toast was drank In y
silence and standing.
Deputy United States Marshal A. J.sS
Pleasants. of Richmond, had before
United States Commissioner r.. D.&
Young to-day Charles Talaferro and ):
Anna Brown, colorcd, charged with uri-f
lawfully secretlng and, embezzling S a. Il
certain letter, containing one dollar
which had been in the post-office here
and which had not been delivered to theS
person addressed, Miss Sarah Powers,ag
No. 49i Halifax street, Petersburg, Va
The case was continued to Monday
morning next. ,,93S$Es
Petersburg was visited tonight about
O'Clock by the severest wind storm
known here for years. N great damageS
was done, though some damage wasT
done to the Eastern State Hospital \
building, in Dinwiddie county. 5s3 sssi