The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-12
WITHOUT PARENTAL BLISS.
A Petersburg Ind nnd Lnssic Entc
Upon N0nnubiRl Bliss.

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Dunn, both of this city, have for some
time past been ardent lovers but there
was objection on the part of the mother
of the young lady to her marrying on
account of her age. Mr.. Dunn for the
past three years has boarded with Mrs
Alsop and therefore the young couple
have been in each others company al
mined. however, not to De outwitted L.
their little love affair through any pa
rental interference, and accordingly laid
their plans to elope. Yesterday after
noon about 4 o'clock Miss Alsop lcr,
her home. No. 201 Bollinebrokc stree;
telling her mother that she was going
to take tea with the family OF Mr.. John
Edwards. In Blandford. Instead. how
ever. OF going to Mr.. Edwards, she. by
appointment, met the man of her choice
and the two strolled together about the
city until the departure OF the train for
the South. The first intimation that
Mrs. Alsop had that her daughter had
left the city was through the following
telegram:
Weldon. N. c.. Dec. 10.
To Mrs. NJ. p. Alsop. POI Bollingbrook
| street. Petersburg, Va.
We were married Mt 1856 d. NJ We
will be gone for several days (SignetU
Frank and Oracle.
The bride, as stated. Is IL daughter of
Mrs. NJ. a. Alsop. She is a sister of
| Mr. John Il. Alsop, an operator In the
! Postal Telegraph office in this CITY
pretty. The groom, who Is about &c, is
the day telegraph operator of the Nor
| folk and Western Railroad Company i'm
Petersburg, which position he has filled
for the past seven years. Mr.. Dunn
came here from Trcvilians, on the Ches-
apeake and Ohio Railroad. and is de.
Iservedly popular with all who know him
Nh and Mrs. Dunn have gone on an ex-
tended bridal tour South.
The Petersburg Iron Works Company
nr1a f,.o,
necticut firm for seventy 900 pounds
solid shot for use at Sandy Hook prov.
| ing grounds. The Connecticut firm IS
building gun for the Government, and
these shots are to be used In testing
| it.
The second battalion of Virginia Col
ored Volunteers are making an effort
to arrange so that they can go to New
York next April to take part in the un-
yelling ceremonies of Grants monument
This battalion Is composed of the Pc
tersburg Guards. Petersburg Blues
Flippcr Guards, Langston Guards and
Hanover Guards. The two last named
companies are of Norfolk
At meeting of Petersburg Lodge
No. as, ]. o. O. F.. the following officers
We're elected for the ensuing term:
Noble grand, W. e. Armstrong; re-
cording secretary. NJ. c. Jackson: per
| manent secretary, G. g.. Brown; treas
urer. 5. D. De ShaZer; chaplain. Rev. d.
| w. Battle
Rev. a. ]. Frlstoc. paste. of the Sec
ond Baptist church, in this city. who has
been conducting a meeting at Marion
southwest Virginia. is expected home
| tomorrow afternoon.
Mr.. Thomas 6. Watkins received n
telegram from New York this morning
announcing the death in that city Of
| Mrs. Thomas S. Gholson The remains
VIII reach this city by the train which
arrives here at $3.50 o'clock tomorrow
morning from the North. and will be
taken at once to Blandford for inter
ment. Mrs. Gholson was the widow of
the late Judge Thomas S. Gholson. who
| Tor years was an ilustrious member of
the bar of this city. and for several
years Judge OF the Circuit Court Of this
district, and was also a member of the
congress of the Confederate States.
| Their only surviving child resides IN
| New York City
Rev. W. a. r. Goodwin. rector Of st.
Johns Episcopal church, will preach n
special sermon next Sunday night. His
subject will be Hard Times in the
Fifth Ward and the Principal Causes.
The roof Of a house on Bolingbrook
street. occupied by Addie Evans, COL
ored. took fire this afternoon, but the
names were eXtinguished before any
damage of consequence had been done
Levy.
Mr.. Alexander Cruikshanls. of Rich.
mond, has been elected superintendent
OF the Petersburg Iron Works to I'LL the
vacancy occasioned by the death of Mr..
II. T. Morrison. Mr.. Cruikshanks SUI
perintended the construction OF the en-
gines for the battlcship Texas. which
We're built at the Richmond Locomotive
! Works
Mr.. w. A Thompson. a wel-known
young man OF this city. lost somewhere
on the street to-day n pocketbook con-
tanning $S6 in currency and checks
amounting to $500, the property of the
Upper AppomatoX Company.
This morning while some of the pa
TENTS of the Central State Hospital
We're being walked around the grounds
or the building one OF them, named
James Yates. got away from the guards
and ran Off. He was pursued by the
guards. but being fleet Of foot he dis
tanced them. Yates ran out as far as
the locks. He waded across the canal
ana took to the woods on the line of
the Norfolk e Western Railway. When
an east-bound freight train came along
Yates came out from the woods and at
tempted to stop 1t by waving his coat.
me train. however. did not stop, and
Yates made an effort to jump on one
or the cars. He lost his hold and was
thrown to the ground and dragged for
some distance. He was quite severely
bruised. The lunatic who was can