Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-05

A DISTRESSING ACCIDENT IN DIN
wIDDIE COUNTY.
Had n Paid-Up PoIicy-Found Deaa
I'm Bed-Cockade City Base-n""
Team-Grcat Things
Briefs.
Briefs.

PETERSBURG, VA, March VIZ
cial)-A s-year-old son OF MI he"''
pudv. residing In Dinwiddie county
shor, distance from this city, was ia'ai-
,v burned Yesterday. Mr.. and Mrs. hudy
baa gone into the yard to look AT
some goods offered for sale by pe"ier'
and while thus engaged heard the screams
OF their child, whom they mao iei' y,
tho house. They ran back at once anu
found the child enveloped in names Inc
flames were extinguished as quickly us
possible, but the injuries sustained "eie
~ such a character that the little one
died in a very short time. The boy han
nlsved with the fire during the apsehcc
Of his parents. -
LEAVES A GOOD INSURANCE..
Mr. John Mason, who died In this
city yesterday. it is understood iea'es
a paid-up life-insurance pollcy Oh siV'VV
in one of the New York companies. Mr..
Mason was a widower, and his nearest
relative is son, who lives somewhere
in the North.
FOUND DEAD IN BED.
Kettle King, a respectable, middle-aged
colored woman, was found dead In her
bed this morning at her home. on Liberty
street. She retired with her S-year-oid
boy last night In good health, apparently.
This morning, when the boy awoke. he
called to his mother, but was unable to
arouse her, and did not seem conscious
al first of the presence of death. Finally,
he became so frightened that he be-
gan to scream and cry. and thus at
tracted the attention of passers-by, who
gained an entrance to the house, ana
found the woman dead. 1t Is supposed
that heart-disease was the cause OF
death, and no inquest was deemed ne
cessary.
BASEBALL NEWS.
Manager Breen, Of the new Petersburg
baseball team, Is still in the city, ana
is having the grounds here put In pro-
per condition for the season. Mr.. Breen
Is thoroughly enthusiastic In praise OF
his team, and expects to be .hlgh In tne
race for the pennant A number OF ex-
hibition games have been arranged be-
fore the opening Of the season. Among
these are the following: Ted. Sullivan's
team cTexas Steers), of New Haven.
Conn: April LIST and I'd. McCabe's Uni
versity team, Of Richmond; April 18th.
The Baltimore club, OF the National
League: April 9th and Sth. Richmond
College team, April 18th.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
The politicians of this city are begin
ming to confer about the May munich
nal election, and the men who are think
ing OF Offering themselves as candidates
for the several offices to be filled are
manifesting considerable interest Though
matters in this respect have been very
quiet thus far, the situation will not
long remain so. II rumor be true, there
will be numerous candidates In the field,
and work among the sovereigns will soon
be commenced in earnest.
The evangelistic meetings at the First
Baptist church are so crowded nightly
that unless one goes very early II is I'm
possible to, obtain even standing room.
1t cannot be said that the proposition
Of the Petersburg Railroad Company
to transfer its passenger depot to the
outskirts of the city meets with anything
like universal approval. The distance
to be travelled by the public to meet the
trains will be much increased by the
change. and the delivery OF the mails, 1t
is said, will be delayed.
Mr. Joseph T. Carter, of the Sixth
Ward will be candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for High Constable. as
against Mr.. John II. Harrill dncumbenD,
who will also stand for reelection.