The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-10
THE END OF ALONG CASE
VERDICT FOR OVER $1,000 AGAINST
TIE s. S. AND y. RAILROAD
in Favor Of the Parrish Executers-Dsash
OF MIR. Robinson EpPe'. fstersburSs
Oldest White Citizen.

PETERSBURG, VA. Jan. Especial
Al the annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the National Bank of Peters
burg the following board OF directors
were elected: r. u. Hill. Augustus
Wright, w. N. Habliston. Il. \. Hartley
u A. Vaughan. A. Rosenstock, X. u.
Davis. Simon Seward, 7. =. Bech"Ith
and Charles Cohen. Mr. Il. h. Vaughan
was reelected president and Mr. ". VI
uablis.on was elected vice-president.
The annual report OF the president was
received anc died. II SHOWS the pdHh
TO be AZ a most prosperous cCnul.loIi,
The fourth annual banquet oil EuTeka
Lodge. No. 81. knights OF thiaS' 49,
place at Library nan to-nlshl. "lSoi-
ing was asked by Mayor Cnafles r. W
htr and the address of welcome va
maqe by Mr.. William II. Jones, 1oiiiiiIoii-
weaIth'S attorney OF TINS cliy. Inc 10
ture of the evening was me pres pas9
of A handsome knights JeWei 10 d..
chancellor Robert l.. Bo%inah' on ".
tne brighFest ana most active ~ tiiia i,
in this city. the supper was "a aia in
fcent spread. ana the concers sNeH N"
inss inc eyentrx was much enjoyed.
yIrrp,T IN the PARRISH soi1.
,rha iurv In the suit Of Parr.sh's exc
ce,inrs VS. the .Surry, Sussex and soutn-
a rupton Railroad Company, Wnlch lalleu
to agree OF. q NerdicI last niSnt. came
int, court this morning ana retireu "
er room rOr a few minutes, ana re-
turi ed wIth q verdict In favor Of faI-
risns executors FOR N,H6.S}. Inc sun
was FOR $3.50 damages. Ine Ne.alc' wa
"A cunDrOmisC one, as four OF the JURY
men we're for $4,000 damages, four lor
$1,000. two tor $500. and one Tor s5,gV',
and onsy one for nominal damages nro
suit was originally instituted III cur, ~, -
county and was removed 10 this city ioT
trial nv consent. The trial OF the case
took six days. besides one Gay "nlch
Wa dev oteG by Judge Hancock TO the
consideration al the instfucuoEs'
DEAig OF MR., ROBINSON IPPEs.
Mr. Robinson Eppes. aged eighty-three
George com ty. died this morning. lie
Raves thre,. children-Mrs. Il. ). PEBBLES,
Mr.. f. A. Eppes, OF Prince George, and
Mr. ira ". -5ppes, of Norfolk
REV n NJ Battle, ID. D., pastor OF the
FIRST Bapust church. received tele-
gram This morning announcing the crlu-
cal Illness OF his mother at new berne,
n. G. Mrs. cattle is the wire OF Geherai
10 attend at the bedside OF his mother.
Shortly after Or. Battle lett the city
Mrs. Battle received telegram anhouhc-
ing the death Of her mother, Mrs. stew
arr. AT CIintop, y. G.. which occurred
this morning. The deceased was the
wife OF Rev. DR.. Stewart. very promi-
nent citizen OF North Carolina
A SNAIL AssiGsMLHT.
Mrs. Caledonia Trusheim, who for
some years past has been conducting
coufec.0Eery Business on sycamore
street has made an assignment. Her
Liabilities are in the neishborhood OF
~ 90.
4 union chapel has been erected on
Cox's road. iii D.nwIddie county, which
has been presented 10 the Sabbath-schOol
OF the c1apel, The school accepted IT
forever it should never be any other
church than a union church where
Christians OF all denominations would be
welcomed to Worship God.
Mrs. Ella. Clarke. wife of Mr.; {; 4;
Clarke. a printer OF this city, was quite
painfully sirned yesterday afternoon
by her clothing taking fire from the
crate at her residence, on Bollingbrook
street.
A WRECK on THK NORFOLK AND WESTERN
Nine cars Of a freight train on the
Norfolk and Western railroad were
wrecked this morning about one mile
west Of Norfolk. In consequence OF the
wreck the passenger train Tor the West,
due here about 20 o'clock A. NJ. did not
arrive until $3.50 this j. NJ.