The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-01
THECITY OF PETERSBURG
THE ELECTRIC RAILWAY COMPANr
FILES DEED TOsECURE IFS BONDS
An Old Citizen Fractures His Arm-The
Benevolent Mechanics Association.
Big Granite Blocks.

PETERSBURG, VA, July 3l.-spe-
cal.--A detd Of trust from the Petersburg
Electric Railway Company to the farIn-
ers' Loan and Trust Company. dated the
LIST OF April, 1876, and duly executed ny
the officers OF SAL company was aui'i''-
ted 10 record in the Hustings Court
clerks office to-day at noon.
Tie deed conveys to the party oil the
second part all the rights. title ana III
terest of the said Petersburg biecu'0
Railway Company in and to the eAclusNe
grant made to George Beadle by me
Common Council Of the city Of PeserSou's'
on the 30 day Of November, ls9-' aisL
all the property TOW owned Dy 'he So
city Electric Railway Company useu III
operating the said railway anu N"i'H
may hereafter be acquired py IL 10 SV'".
the payment OF bonds asgiesa'l"s IL
amount. $4,000. Nihety-fve Of said bonds
TO be for the sum OF 800 each, ana TWEEN
ty-five to be TOR the sum OF slvO' anu to'
be payable on the lst Of April 1910 WIN
interest thereon at the rate ot hVe per
cent, payable semi-annually on the hisI
days of October and April in each year,
and interest computed from April LIST,
1896.
FELL FROM A WAGON.
Captain j. r. Featherstone, prominent
citizen OF Lunenturg county, fell from
a wagon a few days ago and fractured
his arm in a very painful manner"Cap-
tain Fcatherstone is seventy years Oh
age.
The Petersburg Benevolent Mechanics
Association was incorporated February
q lttF-
It's officers are James NJ. Quicke, presi-
dent, r. jefferson clark, vice-president'
aud William II. Baxton, secretary and
treasurer. The directors are Charles T.
Williamson, X. t.. Brunette, Charles NJ.
I}rister, Thomas j. GreenlOw, q. w. Mat
toN. A. J. Clements, and Thomas j. Bur
CESS. This association. since its oreanza-
ton, has only had three secretaries. us
present secretary IS Mi. william If. BaN-
ter who has held the ONCE for tre past
thirty years. Inc real estate owned by
the association is valued at twenty thou
sand dollars. II also has a library Of
eight thousand volumes valued at ten
thousand dollars. 1ha building owned
by tho association was erected in 1883.
In its hall some or the most famous
artists ha'o appeared. Adeline Iatu
sang in this hail before tho war.
left hero this morning Tor the Buffalo
Lithia Springs.
Mrs. Joseph Taylor died at her resi-
dence In this city this morning after a
painful Illness. The deceased was ona
OF the best-known ladies' in Petersburg.
n HANDSOME MONUMENT
Nj. David Dunlop has had a very at
tractive monument erected in Blandford
Cemetery 10 the memory OF his wife, who
died some months ago. Tho statue on
the monument came from Italy. and is
cut out OF Italian marble. IL represents
Mrs. Dunlop In a sitting postiDe.
Mrs. John =. stevens is critically III at
her nome on Harrison street. Her con-
dl'ioh IS such lhat her two sons. Rev.
Earnest Stevens and Mr.. Wallace Ste
VEINS nave been telegraphed FOR. Mr..
stevens was thought -----.J improved
this morning.
Inc Petersburg Granite Quarrying Com
Pahy nave contracted Tor furnishing the
United States Government with blocks
OF grant 10 be used at Fortress Monroe
Inc blocks will weigh three tons each.