The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-29
TO HAVE A GOOD TEAM.
CHARTER GRANTED TIE PETERS
EURG BASEBALL ASSOCIATION.
Heavy Damage suit to Bs Brought Against
the street Hallway Comparatively
Contested Election Case.

PETERSBURG, VA. Jan. 2S.-Special.-
OF Petersburg. to-day granted charter
OF incorporation 10 the Petersburg Base
ball Association. The purpose for which
II is formed IS TO maintain and conduct
the game o. baseball and other athletic
sports In the city OF petersburg and IN
other places ga the state of Virginia. The
capital stock OF the company snaii not be
less than two thousand dollars nor more
than eve Thousand dollars. 20 be divided
into shares OF ten dollars each. The
amount OF real estate 10 be held by the
company shall be not more inan tea
acres, The place at which the pTlnclpai
Office OF the company is 10 be Petersburg.
Va The chief business 20 be transacted
is the employment OF expert players oi
baseball and other athletic games anu
the management, conduct ano. playing OF
such games. and the promotion tnefeoI
The officers who for the irst year are 10
manage the affairs OF the company, all
OF whom reside IN the city OF PETERSBURG
are as follows: Richard 6. scott pfesl-
dent. Charlcs Cohen vicc-presldent. and
these. with Robert Gillian, VI. Levy, IL.
4. Harrison. r. IL. clements. ana T.. II
Blakeney, directo.s. ana Samuel stevens,
sec, etary ana treasurer. The association
expects to nave a very fine team this sea-
son.
HEAVY DAMlOE SUIT.
This morning Judge }. VI. Mullen, upon
tie aDpllcati1n OF Messrs. ". II. Jones
ard William r. Nciiwaife. counsel FOR
George ". Dumwrisht. administrator OF
Walter j.. DOWNRIGHT, deceased, granted
leave 10 said administrator 10 BRING
sVit In his court against Mr. Robert Gil
liam. receiver of the Petersburg street
Railway Company for $1,000 damages. for
the alleged negligent Killing OF walter
E. DOWNRIGHT. on the 2jtn day OF May
1884. by n car OF the company. The acct
dent occurred on Washington street near
It's Intersection with West street.
Nr. H. r. Smith. postmaster here, mas
received letter from Mrs. 5. Potter
Mt. Pleasant, Isabella county. Mich. IN
which she says, IN part Calling az
neighbours house the other day lady
handed me a Bible. she said her son. a
Union soldier. took 1t from the hand OF
dead Confederate soldier. The name IN
scribed in the Bible IS Lawrence
Stubs, Company \. Twtnty-siNth Nir
einia Infantry. Wise Brigade, petersburg
Va Born 1914"
Rev. j. W. Eosebro. y. D., pastor OF
Tabb-Stroct Presbyterian church, preached
n sermon yesterday morning addressed es-
pcciauy 10 the children OF his conSresa-
zion.
After the services at the First Baptist
church yesterday morning four hundiei
and fifty dollars was subscribed by Inc
congregation to dcfray the current eX-
penses Of the church
There was a brisk fail of snow here this
afternoon,
Passenger train No. rs, north-bound.
now leaves Jacksonville. Fin, three hours
later and arrives In Richmond only ten
minutes later. The distance is over SIX
hundred miles.
INV VNrERPRISF,
A party from Richmond IS cndeavorinG
10 make ARRANGEMENTS - start box
factory here. The site upon which it Is
proposed TO erect the factory IS the for-
mer wood yard of Mr.. II. J.. Atkinson.
which has a river frontage OF about i've
hundred feet. Much Will depend, how
ever. on whether OF not the Common
Council viii allow the Atlantic Coast
Line to extend It's side track over the city
HEoperty on the wharf =" this lot. a Pc
tition asking the pflvilege VIII he submit
ted to the Council at its next meeting.
The taking of DISPOSITIONS IN the con-
gi'essional contested election case % Il. II.
Thorp against Nm. X. Mckenaty VIII
probably not he concluded for some days.
These dispositions are now being heard at
Ramsdell Hall. NJ. y. Lewis tcolored,
one of the Witnesses flied as evidence
against the seating of Mr.. Mckinney ii
copy Of Rev. w ". Lear's sermon and
editorials from the Richmond Times and
Norfolk Pilot. one Of the witnesses eN-
amined to-day was captain Asa Rogers.
His testimony was in reference TO the
Anderson Met ormick election law. which
was passed while Captain Rogers was
IN. L L. t,l,.1