The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-30
rETERsnURG GLEANINGs.
Honds Recommended TO he Issued
Mr.. buck Wright Found,

Petersburg, April 20 (SpeciaD.-At
'ne April meeting of the Common Coun-
cll the following recommendation was
onered by Captain s. w. Vcnable:
10 me Common Council of the City OF
Petersburg.
The Finance Committee beg to recon-
mend to the Common Council the issue
oi S'S'Voo of five per cent, bonds. payable
III III loriy years. to meet the wants of the
treasury. anu present herewith an or
finance in blank, the completed ord.
nance To be presented at the May meet
ing. ana ask that this request be ac-
corded. NJ the meeting of the Council
10 be held on Friday afternoon the fore
going recommendation will be acted
upon.
Mr.. Buck Wright. the young man OF
unsonnd mind who disappeared so mys-
terluusiy from his home on Dunlop
street TINS city, last sunday. was found
inns morning IN Chesterfield county.
ABOUT fifteen miles from Petersburg.
lie was brought To- this city and restored
TO his family. with the exception OF u
ilttic butter and molasscs. the unfortu-
nate young man had had nothing to
eat since Sunday Thc gentleman who
found him this morning gave him a good
hearty breakfast
Mr. Edward Puckett, OF Dinwiddie
county. who has been In the asylum at
Williamsburg for the past eleven years,
was released from that institution last
Saturday
Mr. John Murray Tucker, of Bruins
wick county, and Miss Kate II. Bird, of
this city, We're quietly maI ried this
morning ut 10 o'clock at the residence
oi the brides parents on Hinton street
Key. John Rideout oniciated. After the
ceremony the young couple left for the
nome of the groom. The bride Is u
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs ii. V. l.. Bird
ana sister Of Professor Hugh Bird, of
William and Mary College.
Misses Anna Dunlop. Mamie Hicks
aud Nellie Turnbull lef, this morning
for New York, from which place they
will sail on Saturday on the steamship
tmb,ta for Liverpool. They will go
from Liverpool to Germany, and will
be gone about one year.
Judge |. NJ. Mullen, of the Hastings
Court, was engaged to-day in granting
liquor licenses
>. II. Hill Camp of Confederate Vet
Grams, nj their regular monthly meet
Ing to-morroy night, Will elect delegates
10 the Grand Camp. which meets next
month in Winchester. The delegate;
from this camp Will be requested to pc
tition tn" Grand Camp to do away with
military titles in the local camps
Bishop Randolph next Sunday will
administer the rite of confirmation at
the Episcopal churches in this city
The Petersburg and Asylum Railway.
with all It's franchises. Will he sold AT
public auction In this city at noon to-
morrow at the auction rooms of Thomas
Panneil. The road is now being uper
atcd from point within the city OF
Petersburg to the crossing of the Nor
folk and Western Railroad about three
and one-half miles West of PETERSBURG.
The sale Is made under u decree of the
Hastings Court. of Petersburg. in the
suit styled Farmers Loan and Trust
Company VS.. Petersburg and Asylu
Railway Company.
Rev. George T.. Booker, Jr., and Miss
Annie +. Ilowle. of Sussex county. were
married this afternoon at Sharon NJ E.
Church in Sussex. Rev. George T.. Book
er, father Of the groom. is member of
the Virginia Methodist Conference, and
has charge of the Ashland circuit.
DR., d. NJ Brown, superintendent of
the public schools OF Petersburg. left
here to-day for Surry county. where to-
morrow he will wed Miss Lucy Meal
lister, OF that county.