The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-07
COW WRECKS A TRAIN.
FsDER4L SOLDIERSD rG UPIN THE
FIELDS At PETERSBJRG.
r. Iupenburr Veterans to Meet General
s.ith Boiling VIII Ecsign-The
NewY. VI. G. 4. Hall.

PETERSBURG. VA. March Especial
rNo train on the Petersburg and Asy-
iun, ran~-v vas wrrck~s ,n.s n.os,.-s.,'
near Philips crossing by running over a
COW. The passenger coach was deraileu
ga the cow Killed. No one was injured
ne COW was owned by Mr.. J. w. Philips
Some days ago the skeleton OF Union
schiller was unearthed on the farm OF
Mr. William Kali, Prince George county,
Q short distance from Petersburg. To-
day the bones OF another Federal soldier
we're dug up near the crater farm. With
the latter was found a silver watch and
. roll of what had evidently been green
backs. hut had crumbled and fallen 10
pleccs from decay
The watch-casc was covered with rust
and the face OF 81. under thc glass crys-
tel. was filled with water. on the in
side OF one of the cases was inscribed.
Patent lever. full jcwcled hard. ll4i.
Joseph Gibbon maker. Geneva The re-
mains OF the two soldiers were taken by
4r. Lane. keeper of the National Gene
terry. in Dinw.ddie county. and properly
Inferred.
Ar. Lane has the watch referred TO.
farm, has in his possession the decayed
money which WAS found. which he has
placed i'm his museum of war relies.
LUNENBURG VETERANS.
On next Monday the W. n. f. Lee and
n. a. Wise Camp OF Confederate Neter-
am. OF Ltnenburg county. will hold its
annual meeting and elect officers for the
enhuing term. General Stth Boiling, Of
Petersburg, is the commander of this
camp. but at this meeting he will resign,
as his business H. such that he cannot
eesve the camp any longer.
captain T.. g. fcrram. of Richmond,
and Mr.. Walter Seavcl. Of Sussex Coun-
". were in the city to-day.
Mr.. Robert Gillian. clerk Of the courts
OF Petersburg. has gone 10 New York
The han OF the Young Mems Christian
Associations new building. on Sycamore
street was formally opened tonight with
he Ola Folks concert. given under the
management Of Mrs William -. I'm. for
Inc benefit OF the buildnp fund of Wash
in6ton-Strcet NJ. p church. There are
SIX hundred ana siXty-fvo opera chairs
In the hail. The new curtain for the
han has arrived here from Chicago. II Is
lhirty-n feet and five riches I'm width
and twenty-tnree f. { IN height
MIR. COX TAKES CIAhGE.
Rev. Mr.. Cox. Of Richmond. has taken
charge OF the Old-Strcet Baptist Mission.
In this city lie preached a very able SER
mon tonight TO the unconvcrted at the
mission rooms.
Rev a. j. Fristoe pastor Of the Sec.
ond Baptist church, will preach a special
sermon on next Sunday mOrnin.. on "Bap-
usm: Why How? and When" At the
close OF The sermon he.will baptze some
four or five persons Among them his
olaest child
Mr. Ezra Wells. a member Of the police
force. died this afternoon Of pneumonia
after q lingering Illness. The deceased
leaves a widow with children.
Mr.. Robert organ. son of Mr.. Albert
Organ, deputy clerk of Dinwiddie coun-
~. died very suddenly in Danville ycster-
day Of pneumonia. His remains arrived
here to-day and were taken To his home,
in Dlnwiddie. where the interment took
place this afternoon.
The residence of Mr.. Charles Gillian,
on Sycamore street. was robbed Wednes-
day night or some time yesterday Of 50
In currency and a lot of jcwelry.