The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-04
SNOW IN PETERSBURG.
Tho Fail I'm the Connt,y south Was
Worry Heavy.

fho Fail I'm the Conntiy south Was
| Worry Heavy.
petersburg, Va, Dec. (SpeciaD.--To-
Jay is the anniversary of the formation
1 I the company known as the Peters
purg Mexican Volunteers, which was
commanded by Col. Il. H. Archer. one
oi eetersburgs oldest and most honored
cltlzens. This company, which consist
gu OF 81 volunteers. left Petersburg on
Jan. .. 1871, for Mexico and served with
Gen. Tayior's command until the end of
the war, returning to Petersburg on
aug. 1, 1913. The survivors of the com
pany who now reside in Petersburg be-
Sues Soi. archer are j. Edwin Spotts-
Wood. David Shields. r. C. NIcjaleb.
Richard Westmore and William Wells
zen. u n. WeiseSer, of Richmond, was
lieutenant of this company. The flag
! ! OF the company. which was presented bv
possession of Col Archer.
MIR. Alex. Wilson has in his possossion
hymn book which was presented IN
MN by Rev. Hugh r. Ragland while
ne lWlison) was ward master of Hos
Ipuca NO ~ az Elmira, n. ", in October.
iso4. Mr.. Wilson. who was a member of
company A, Ninth Virginia Regiment.
was taken prisoner at Chcstcrnald stu
ton. near Bowling Green, in MAY. sd
ana was taken to Port Looh ,ut, and
| from there to Elmira. WHARF he Nns
kept till the close of the war.
AR. Milton S. Roberts, of Nelson conn
~, mas been appointed janitor Al the GUS
TOM mouse in this city, vice L. c. Moody.
removed. The appointment was made
by the civil service commission at Wash.
ington.
The snow which fell yesterday was
much heavier south Of Petersburg than
IL was here. l learn that ..he snow fell
10 depth of ten inches on level at
Jarretts station on the Peterebu.g rail-
road. The north-bound tain due q. 2.3o
m, ~ ~,
this morning, and attached TO it were
Two locomotives. All freight trains also
had double headers.
During the storm las. night between
SUFFOLK and Norfolk fifteen telegraph
poles were blown down.
The Executive Committee of the Cen
trail State Hospital held a meeting at
that institution to-day, but only routine
business was transacted
reception will be rendered Rev II .
NJ. Hope. the new secretary of the
Young Mems Ch ist!ln Association on
next Tuesday night at the rooms of the
Association. There will be addresses,
| singing and other interesting eXercis es
Quite large number of AIasons went
over to Richmond tonight TO attend
| the session of the Grand Lodge.
Some weeks since c. p. Brooks and
John Sommers, two white men. were
arrested here on the charge of stealing
chewing gum Slot box from in front
of the drug store of Mir. Lewis Wright.
on Sycamore street. Both were convict
ed by the Mayor and each was sent to
jail for ninety days. Sommers subse-
quently escaped from Jail and has been
at large ever since. Brooks was con-
victcd in the Mayors Court of assist
ing Sommers to escape ana was sent to
Jail for six months and fined $50. Some
OF Brooks friends in Richmond have
interested themselves in his behalf and
nave made application to the Governor
for mis- pardon. Governor O'h'airall has
written 10 Mayor Collier, asking for all
the facts in the case. Mayor Collier
has sent the Governor reply To his
letter. Among those who have intovesi-
ed themselves in securing n pardon for
Brooks is Rev. Robert u. Kerr. OF Rich
mond. who baptized Brooks while he
(Dr. Kern was in Savannah.
Cards are out for the marriage OF
Miss Jane Street Clark daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. George &. Clark of Lawrence
vile. Brunswick county, to Mr.. Il. Low
ice Wilkinson on Wednesday afternoon.
December l6;h, at 1870 o'clock ut the
Methodist Episcopal church at Law
renceV.llc.
Tho extension of the Roanoke Power
company canal near Weldon, n. c.. has
been completed and water turned on to
the new cotton mil! OF the company
This canal Is one OF the largest in the
South. being about l0l feet wide and l.
feet deep and carries The power Of 5000
horses. The cost of the canal was about
100000. The mill IS one OF the hand
soonest i'll the South and will carry IS
600 spindlcs when running in fun cara
city. The company will manufacture
standard shifting.
The Atlantic Coast Line Is getting
ready 10 put in Il siding near Phillips
Crossing. on the Petersburg ana Asy-
! lum railway. The Coast Line recently
become the purchaser of this latter line