The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-22
AN HISTORIC HOUSE.
BUTLT EY PETER JONES. FOUNDER
or THE COChIDE CITY.
sold and Bought by One of His Descend
ants-Taking of Accounts IN the ""''s-
Malone Case Postponed.

PETERSBURG. VA. Aug. l.-Speclal-
The residence on Washington street OWN
Cd and occupied by the late William j..
Hinton. Sr.. who nj the time Of his death
was a member of the firm Of linton y
Dunn. banker was sold privately '"iS
morning by Messrs. Moyler n hseitoh'
real estate dealers, for the owner ME
Margaret T. Tucker. now resident "a
RichIncnd. IL was purchased ~ -dIS'
Adcr V. Jones, Of this place. and the price
paid for il was $40 cash. This noIse
has quite an interesting history, and Is
the Oldest homestead in the city. 1t was
built in the year 1853 by Peter Jones, vino
was the fot ndcr Of Petersburg, then
known as Peters Point. IL was given
by him to his niece. Miss Sarah NcwsOh,
Who afttf wards married MAJOR ON, WHO
served as an officer in the rcNolutlOhal!
war Major GIN at his dca-h Icit one
daughter, Martha Ncwson Gin. VINO
n arricd join Hinton. who was the ldtheI
Of all trat branch of Hintogs th,n ~
slfing here. and some OF whom are no"
residents OF Peters burg. Among the lat
to- are Judge -. A. Hinton. late OF the
Supreme Court OF Appeals, CAPTAIN VII
liam T.. Pinton, Or. :. \ Hinton, Inc
present health officer Of Petersburg, anu
Mr.. r. .. Hinton. All OF the above
Hinton. Sr., Or. John y. Hinton, also de-
CEASED. and Judge John Hinton, OF Mlh-
souri,. who were also sons OF the iate
John Hinton. first saw ;he nsht OF day
Ia this house.
The house has at different times since
IL WAS built. been the home Of reprcscn-
tativcs OF four different generations in
the same family, and IL has been IN
the Hinton family or Their ancestors al
most ever since il was erected. Inc
nails used IN ITS construction were all
made by hand and the original weather
boarding is sin I'm remarkably good
state OF preservation. a singular COIN
eide nee connected with the sale OF TINS
house is thai il goes back into the pos
session OF those who claim to be branch
of the family of Peter Jones, the found
er OF the "Cockade city
THE wATTs-MAHoSr CASE.
Commissioner ". i. McRae to-day. by
request. postponed the taking of the ac-
counts in the Watts-MahOne suit until
Tuesday. 9th instant The pOstponement
was due 10 Colonel Watts being detained
as witness in some case in the tOun-
~ Court of Tazewell.
The lot of caShmercs stolen from the
tailoring establishment Of Messrs Camp
bell q Parker. last Monday night, was
found this morning by the VIE OF Mack
Morgan. cOlOred barber in the base
mcnt Of the house occupied by her ana
her husband on Old street. How the
goods got where found is not known. The
fact of the finding Of the stolen property
was reported TO the police
\ pr)tracted meeting was begun al
Evon church. IN Chesterfield county,
last Sunday. which will be continued
during the current week. Tie pastor.
Rev Mr.. Ragby is assisted by Rev Mr..
Hutson Of Richmond. n brother Of Rev.
J. T.. Hutson. the evangelist.
1t is likely that some ten CT twelve
members of App1rla',oN Con manIery.
knights Tempiars. OF this city. viii
leave here on next Saturday for Boston.
TO attend the Tricnnial cOnciaye.
Major Mann Page. of Brandon. Prince
George county Is in the city.
city Attorney G,orge Mason and fam
lily are in Lexington.
Miss Nellie Barbbeig. Of Port Norfolk.
ami Miss Linda Williams. of Chuckl-
tuck. Isle Of Wight county. are on Il visit
TO Mrs Or. John Chappen, or Halifax
street.
Annie Rolfo little daughter OF NIr.
W. K. Rolfc. who has been IN with scar
let fever is cOnyalesccnt.