The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-15
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Petersburg. Va. oct. 1i.-(sreciaD--
The Hepuh ican Committee of tie
Fourth Iisjrict VIII hold n meeting here
on next Monday night. wien reports
from the various counties IN the district
will be made asto the political outlook.
Hon. r. T. Tho"p. candidate FOR Con
gress spoke al Pamphlets. on the Nor
folk ana Western railroGl, to-day n
the interest of he candidacy and the
Republican party. =
a DEMOCRATIC RALLY.
Hon. w. a. Glasgow. Of Roanoke viii
speak at the Academy Of Music next
Monday night under the auspices Of the
Bryan and Sewall Central Campaign
Club. Previous To the meeting there
will be a torch light procession through
the principal streets of the city
FIRE DEPARTMENT. HOSE.
Eight hundred feet of new hose for
the Fire Department has arrived here
from Nav York, where i; was purch1s-
cd.
This morning carrier pigeon flew
into the yard of the gas works. on
Lombard street. whore II was caught
by Mr.. William Cole. one of the en-
pioyes Of the Gas Company. On one
of the legs Of the pigeon was band,
on which was inscribed ~. ll,IiO
This morning the parsonage of St.
Stephens Episcopal Church, on Perry
street. occupied ny the rector. Rev. j. T..
Mitchell. coiored, took fire from de-
fcctive pipe. The flames were eNtin-
guished before much damage was done.
The October term of the HustiuGs
r,rT 20 i,r,r 4 NJ
presiding, opens tomorrow morning AT
10 o'clock.
DIRECTORS MEETING.
The regular quarterly meeting of the
Board of Directors Of the Central state
Hospital will be held on the DIST instant.
This meeting Is important by renson' OF
the fact that the annual report OF the
superintendent, Dr. Randolph Banks :
dale, Is to be submitted y synopsis OF
this report has already been published
In this correspondence.
The members OF the Board of Director
OF the Hospital whose term: VIII expire
by limitation on the 10Th of April next
are Messrs. Robert Gillian, of Peters
burg; c. Shirley Harrison. of Prince
George county, and r. ID. James, of
Goochand county. These gentlemen
were appointed for three years. MIR.
Gillian has been member of the board
for nearly nine years. Captain Har.i-
son and Mr.. James have each served
one term of three years. The appoint
ment is made by the Governor.
y FREIGHT WRECK
Four or five ears OF a freight train on
the Norfolk and Western were wrecked
this morning near Ivor station. In con
sequence of the wreck the passenger
train from Norfolk, due here about half
past 10 o'clock. was two and half hours
behind schedule time.
GERMAN AT LIBRARY HALL.
Some of the society young men of Pc
tersburB are arranging for german
ai Library Hall on next Friday night.
Ihere VIII he game OF football here
on next Saturday between a team from
Richmond and -" Peters burg team
HOMING PIGEONS SET FREE
The four coops Of carrier pigeons re-
ceived by Mr.. Lyman Spaulding, of this
city. from the keystone and York
Homing Clubs Of York, Pa. were relcas-
ed on water works hill yesterday morn
ing. Three of the c0ops were openei
simultaneously and the birds. on being
set free. flew skyward ana then took a
tack southwark ana then north There
were about go pigeons. The distance
from Petersburg TO York. Pa, is .05
miles.
CHURCH REPAIRS.
ire metallic ceiling for the Second
''ott'St ChhI III MS arrived from l'llla-
delphia, and will be put up AT once by
a firm of that city. The plasterin. of
the church has been completed. and as
soon as the metallic ceiling has been nut
up the windows Will he put in When
this church is finished ii will he n very
handsome and attractive place of wor-
ship.
The damage which was done some two
weeks ago by the storm to the tower Of
the First Baptist Church has not vet
been repaired.
A HANDSOME NEW RESIDENCE.
Hon. Charles Gee is having a hand
some dwelling erected at Disputanta
Station, on the Norfolk and Western
railroad, which when completed, win
cost $1,000
Mr. Bartlett Roper. president Of the
Chamber of Commerce, has appointed
General Stith Boiling and Mr.. simon
Seward to represent the local interests
or Petersburg al the philadelrhia Mu>
scum to be held in November next;
The Petersburg Iron Works has been
awarded the contract for furnishing
ordnance supplies for the Government.
JEFFERSON DAyI,' SERVANT.