The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-25
THE SWIFT CREEK MILLS
THE M1NCFACTORT 10 BE REBUILT
AND OPERATED AGAIN.
The New Rector of st. Paui's Episcopal
Church Expected at Once-Ihe
Hastings Court.

PETERSBURG, VA. Feb. 4.-special
The swift Creek Cotton Mills. in Ches-
terrified county, three miles from Peters
burg, which were destroyed by ire Few
evenings since. are TO be rebuilt as soon
as practicable.
All mat remains Of the factory are the
walls. The two boiier-houses are intact
But little damage was done 70 IRE
lorebays which were only scOrcheu DE
the intense heat. II Is estimated that
over a thousand people. most OF the.l
from Petersburg. visited the runs ."
yesterday. CT.
Creek Cotton Manufacturing COMPANY
who was IN North Carolina at the time
OF the lire. arrived here yesterdly. MT
A. @. Blshop. secretary OF the company
H. now i'm New York. ON account or the
absence OF MIR. Bishop the full insurance
on the mills cannot be ascertained.
Mr. T. IA. PetzOld. VINO Tor the -d~-
twenty years has been I'm inc ein.ioy
inent Of the city was taken 10 the homo
for the Sick this morning to undergo
delicate surgical operation
Mr. Sydney Weis.ger, "ho Tor some
time past has been The soliciting agent
of the Norfolk and Western kaNioad
Company i'm Petersburg has accepted a
position I'm Harrisburg. Pa. WIN a rad-
road company thcrc. lie VIII ieaFe toI
his new home tomorrow morning. All
Weisiger VIII DE succted hy Ni- " IL
liam MahOOd. Of Norfolk.
Rev. o. : bunting. j. d., or trenton
y. j., who has accepted q can 10 'i'
rectorship Of st. Pauls Episcopal church
i'm this city. IS expected 10 arrive mere
tomorrow morning. accompanied ny hiH
family. Until the repairs which are pells
made 20 the rcctOry are com.irleu, 1T
Hunting and family Will be the guests III
Mr. William Il. Plummer.
THE SCOTCH CAP.
The steam yacht Scotch Cap, recenliy
purchased by Afr. Frank IS. clements,
OF this city. OF Mir Edward barney OF
HomewoOd. on James river arrived az
the wharf here this morning IN row on
the steam tug Louise. The yacht u 10 DE
thoroughly oycrhauled.
Rev A. d. Mayo. OF Boston, preached
nj Tabb-street Presbyterian church last
night 10 a large congregation. His sun
iect was How to kindie the Ere
Sermon About Children. Inc sermon
was n very able and eloquent one.
some time yesterday the residence OF
Mrs. d. g. Tenant, on the corner OF
Adams and Washington aueeis. Wa
broken into but il is not thought .nat
anything OF value was carried or. ne
only occupants of the house are tne
hOusekccuer and bttle boy anu we
house was broken into during thei ap-
sence I'm Richmond. r,-
colOred woman named Mary DAVIS
residing on Federal street, was very pam
fully burned this morning By her ciot
ing taking fire while standing 10 front OF
MIR Julius seibert has sold his beer ana
hotfiing business 20 the Peter stump
Rrcwinl- Company. OF Richmond. After
the 1st of March Mr.. SeiherL VIII DE 'he
Petersburg manager OF TINS COMPANY
The Uugtings Court was engaged TO-
dav until dinner recess hearing testimony
I'm the case Of the Commonwealth against
Lewis Oliver alias Patterson 'colote9l'
charged with aiding ana apellhS 1lc
murder of another negro named coleman
Farrlr At "A previous term OF the c"nil
oliver was convicted Of voluntary man
slaughter. 0rd his punlsnmrht HA,u ~
five years IN the penitenudry. Ju1Sr
Mullen however. granted MN "a new tiidi.
'rha nrinciDal 10 this murder was negro
named Richard Davis. VINO mas never
lean caught The jury returned a verdict
OF mot guilty" and Oiiver was uls
charged. The verdict was great sur
Tho players Of the Petersburg baseball
team viii report for practice on MaiC"
10th. Mr. J. r. Brcen, OF Sanlushy'
q who has charge OF the Team. is mere
Looking after fixing up the ball grounds
and arranging a schedule for eXhlmuon
Today while men were ditching on the
farm of Mr. William Kali, m Prince
George county. near the Crater they I'M
earthcd the body of Federal soiuit5'
The body was found inside OF the feo-
a. .yman Green Van Pelt. son Of
Nfr Jobn y Van Pelt died q his resi-
6ence i'm this city this evening al
o'clock after a brief Illness. Inc ne
ceased was in his nineteenth year, anu
was one of the most popular yo".5 mn
In Petersburg For the past twenty
months he had been book-keeper, for John
n Polgers & Co. cotton merchants OF
this pace. ,,,.. ,.....,, ala.
of tbis civ died tonight after nnsef-
inc illness. For the past forty. years
shc had been member OF Washington
street NJ r. church
SIR Charles Lunsford pure ,a7ea pil,
81. Il lsfrH U
! HUNT. on Union street The price paic
Tor the property was f1uV.