The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-12
THE CITY OF PETERSBURG
mr.. FEINh J.. DtAN And MISS
amer ILSOP ILOPE.
A Form l;ichmondcr Made >uperintend-
ant osthe Petersburg Iron works
A Contract for Solid shot

PETERSBURG Dec. n.-SpeciaL-Allss
Oracle Alsop and AIR. Frank l.. Dunn
eioped from here last evening on tho
S.5 O'Clock south-bound train and went
to weldon. y. c., whore they were mar
ried that night at 1859 o'clock. Miss
Alison left her home on Boilinsbrook
street az o'clock in the afternoon. tell
ine her mother that she Was going to
take tea with the family OF Mr. John
Edwards IN Biandlord.
Instead, however, Of going to Mr.. Ed
wards. she by appointment met The man
Of her choice. and the two roamed about
the city until the departure Of the train
for the South Tho arst mtimation that
Mrs. Al-oU had THAT her daughter bad
le!t the Clly Was d. telegram from Wei
don announcing TIE marriage or the
couple there.
The bride is a daughter Of Mrs. ~ ).
Alsop and "a sister OF Mr.. John Il. Alsop,
AN operator u the Postal Telegraph Of
fec here. She is sixteen years of age
and quite pretty. The groom j. the popu-
Oar cay telegraph operator OF inc NOR
folk and Western Railroad Company IN
this city. which position he has nlled Tor
Tr,Haiaus. ON the Chesapeake ana ONO
Railroad The couple has gone south ON
an extended bridal tour.
A RICHMOND MAN APPOINTED.
alr. Alexander Cruikshanks, Of Rich
moud. las been appointed superintendent
of the Petersburg Iron Works company
to hll the vacancy occaeonel NY lio
geafh of Mr.. H. T. Morrison. Mr. Cfuik-
Ia.f .'...I II
tile batuc-ship Texas. which was bu"l
az the Richmond Locomotive Works.
rne Petersburg Iron Works Company
has iu-t booked am order from "a Con
nfcfl.ut firm Tor seventy lWv pouu'7
solid shot for use at Sandy HOOK pioNih5
Grounds. The Connecticut firm Is puil"-
iug gun for the Government and These
shots are 10 Doe used i'm testing IL.
TIE COLORED TROOPS.
Tho Second Battalion OF colored vol
unteers of Virginia. arc making e'.ol ~
to ARRANGE to cD 90 New York in Aprh
nevf tc take part in the unVeiline eeic-
monies of Grants mon .iiii.n ii7 ~
tall.0n is composed of the ictcl "''
Cutrds PCtprshurs Blues, thppcl
Guards Iaueston Guards, and Hanover
Gnrrd- Ihe two last-named companies
arc Of Norfolk.
trr William Hlrcrovc was arrested
nlr. last nieht for the violation or tue
citv ordinance. ON his person was found
sf,1 m which Doe had just drawn OUT
OF bank 60 pay for farm.
SIR. W. d. Thompson, Wei-knoWh
YOUNG mnn OF this city lost somewhere
on The street to-day nockef-nook con
frfrfrr Ssh 0f Currcucr ana several
checks 1fr Thompson is employed as
hook-kooUrr of the Upper NN9ohht I.N
Company and 40 tho time he LOST the
n denos.looK Doc was on hif way 90 bank
tO make D. deposit
nrATrf OF MRS. CrOLSON.
1f- Thomas a. Watkins received
TELEGRAM from New York This morning
announcing tho do1fh in th1t CRY OF
Mrs Thomas s. Gholson. The remains
trrr ra4rn this cifv lv the train which
.rri,..- r.~e at 0.D o'cloci, tomorrow
mornIn~ from fhe North. 1ni VIII No
feton af once 20 Blandford for inier-
n,lrf Mrs. Gholson was tho widow or
3D.. Lotto Trrrn Thomas : Gl0ieon. who
for venrs var au i'uetfi0ns member on
Tho Inr cr this ciiv. rnd Tor several
zones Juf~o of the Circuit court o' 'll4
lIIffrf and was also member or lh'
r..~rs.s of tho Confederate Sf0i's.
Tra-~ only surviving child resides in New
,rarv VIRGINIA the ntfle daurhtor OF
Afr ari Mrs. T.. H. lrlsloy. VINO pas
boon critically sd Tor some days is some
what improved ....
Pow W. g. T.. Goodwin. rector or ~
Johns Episcopal church. Will preach
ID .nacill sermon ON next Sunday ni tht
mis- subject VIII Doc Hard Times Do ihth
Ward Arc the Principal Causes
Tho roof of ho0se ON hoNinrhrook
street. occupied boy Addie Evans lcoioredl
took fire. 0n tho roof this afternoon hhl
Tho flames were oxtnouishcd before any
damage ~ consequence had been done
Mrs Aleio Rawlings. az lrunswick
county is on visit 90 hcr 81 tor MIS-.
ia T. Turnhun ON Hinton street
Any ESCAPED LENATlC.
T.mrs Yates. an inmate ~ the Central
s,lfe Hospital ESCAPED from that nsti-
into NJ an carly hour this morning While
waiir.rc around the grounds with some
of the other inmates. Yates ran OH.
and fr0roh h0tv pursued hv the guards
DIS crf ava 50 No ran uu in the vicinity
or frc Looks. w1fol across the canal
ana tc0f ~ rho woods Tho lunatic sub-
eoernrfv crue ort of his place OF hid-
fre and cn1fav0r0l t0 f9g down an
caef-horrd twain hv waving his cont
AS tho train am NOT sfon Yates at-
tC7rted 70 jump on O. car. but lost bis
bold end was thrown On the Ground
H, was badly bruised about tho face
and arms Ho w7e brought 10 the city
and subsequently, turned over 10 the au-
tronles of The hospital