The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-12
COLLECTING THE TAX.
VERY FEW WHOSE INCOMES EXCEED
$500 PR ANNUM.
A Moyement to Organize the southern
Trao.por alton Associat'on-"r'
Jntreirs Funeral.

PETERSBURG. VA. Feb. ii.-special
Mir Harris Donnan. one OF the deputies
an the United States intcrnal revenue OF
fee In this city. has been engaged to-
day delivering income-tax lists, to be M
"a out By those whose annual income IS
over s. 800 per annum Mr Donnan 'oid
me that nc was surprised TO ind 50 Few
here whose annual iacome did not eA-
Ceei $500 He also STAGED That SOM
parties refused 10 accept the LIST Wheh
IL was rendered th,m.
The frgt mails which have been re-
cciyed in Petersburg north OF Nashh]-
ton since last Thursday night roaChcu
here yesterday afternoon ana las' iibn|
Mr.. Il. -. Gillian. secret ry OF inc
Chamber Of Commerce. has received
letter from Mr.. John I. Ifcei)rd. secretary
OF the TRANSPORTATION Committee OF the
louisville Board of Trace, ihtklHs
formal request OF the CHAMBER OI UNI
merco OF Petersburg mat u appo'h,
DELEGATE 20 meet delegates rom "'H'i
clues 81 some central point 10 ,ora''el
Inc matter OF oIganiz.nS the SouthcTH
TRANSPORTATION Association. The writer
saws that Atlanta would probably be me
mos; central and therefore the most con-
Nrnicut place Tor the meeting. inc let
ter VIII be submitted 10 the Boaid OF
Governors OF the Chamber. 10 be held To-
morrow uitcraoon.
Inc condition Of Mrs Il. l.. Bowman.
who has been critically D.. is slightly I'M
proved to-day. She is suffering from
heart trouble. and ner left side IS para
Iyztd.
Thc Aid Society of Washngton-Street
NJ. r.. church Sunday -SChool held It's -5u-
lar monthly meeting yesterday fnoIh'ns'
The total collections Of the society lor
the month Of January was s2G IL The
banners were awarded 10 the classes
taught by Mrs. l.. J.. Marks ana MI
". it Ramcy.
In the County Court OF Sussex day
or two AGO william N. Bailey tcoioredl
was arrdiCnc1 10 answer the charge OF
seduction The jury faicd to aeree on
verdict and the case was continued 10
tho next term Of ihc court
This morning when Mr.. ana MIS-
Thomas Moody, who reside on Frank in
street, awokc they discovered that they
had narrowly escaped a ire. Mr.. Moody
arm chair and Tug. which were IN 'front.'
OF the CRATE. had been entirely burned.
Fortunately, the fro went out Without
doing any further damage. The IRE IS
supposed to have bee" caused Jy sparks
from the Crate.
4 little child OF James Foster Ccolored
residing on GIN street. was seriously ana
perhaps fatally burned this afternoon.
Mr. w. a. Bond. while skating on th
new reservoir Saturday night. fell upor
the ice and dislocated his arm joint.
Tho funeral of the late r. J. jarrett
took place yesterday afternoon fro'
Markct-S,rcct VI. T.. church. and was
largely attended. The service was CON
Quoted by Rev. II. NJ. Hope. \. =. Hill
Camp. Of Confederate Veterans. OF which
tho deceased was member. attended the
funeral In a body.
Special mission services were begun
this morning at II o'clock at Grace Epis.
copal church. These services will be hel
every morning at II ana at night at
and will be conducted by Rev Or. LOGAN
OF WythevilIe
Mrs. DR.. III. G. Leigh, VINO has leer
very I'D, is somewhat improved to-dav
Mr. w. =. McRae. a prominent Young
lawyer here, who has been confined TO
the house with the grip is out to-day.
ne address which was TO have been
delivered on last Thursday night before
a. +. Hill Camp OF Confederate Veterans
by Ex-Governor Willii IN r. Cameron. but
which bad 70 be postponed on account of
thS-yI67'Ieirt We ~esss esq So delivered
or Thursday everirg. NNE st instant.
The address will be a description of
scouting expedition the Ex-Governor made
in the summer Of 1864. when ne was a
STAFF officer. with a brigade of General
Lees army around this city.
The gentlemen interested I'M the organi-
zation OF n new telephone company here
have secured enough stock a 800 per
share 10 form the company. II is thought.
however that the stock VIII be placed at
80 per share, 50 as to procure as many
subscribers a. possible. At recent meet
ing Of the Chamber Of Commerce a COM
mittce was appointed from that body 10
see what Could he done in the way of Sc
curing cheaper telephone service for Pc
tcrsburg. The committee viii hold a
meeting on next Monday to hear the pro-
position the telephone parties have to
MAKE.
At recent meeting Of \. II. Hin Camp
Of Confederate Veterans the camp was
presented with Handsomely framed lists
Of the companies which left Petersburg
10 take part IN the war between the
States. the framed lists now adorn the
walls Of tho rooms Of the camp.