The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-25
THECITY OFpETERSBURG
OPENING or yHE STATE y. NJ. G. Il.
CONTENTION.
rroiccsiies Of One Thousand POUNDS Fac"
for Testing Big Gun for the Gov.
ernment-struck in tho Eye.

PETERSBURG. Feb. Especial The
recent neavy rain has caused rise >"
all the streams, and the Appoma,toN ~
or here Is over the wharf, a"u '"c -
dcws on the Chesterfield size OF. we
stream are submerged. In CONSEQUENCE
~ IT, high water In James river at kich-
mond the steamer Shlnnecock, or the
Bay Line. and the clyde Line steamer,
AFRO tied up at City Point. twenty ol ~.
ShinnecOcks passengers were o'Vus 80
here from city Point last nirht oy ia,i
The steamer PocAnontas COZ co"' TINS
morning at Guy Point.
CHRISTIAN YOUNG MEN
The twonty-nrst annual state CONVEX
tlon OF the Young Mems Christian AsSo-
ciat.on opened tonight at 80 cioV.,
in the hail OF the Young Mems Chrlsua,.
Association I'm this city, with pray
and song service. This service over W, "
convention was formally opened py ~
II. NJ. Smith. OF Richmond. who Was ,iS
chairman OF the last convention, Whl,"
was held in Portsmouth. MI W. a
Haight of Manchester. was elected 81
rotary. The following committees "''e
appointed. ,,.,,,a.aho,
of Roanoke. G. &. Kent Jr. OF NewpVi.
News. T.. +. Adams. Of kandoi ph-N"oo"
Nominating Committee-C. X. Towson.
of Norfolk: Il. NJ. Hogan, OF ROANOKE
II y FlIgat OF Richmond College, @. -
Morsan sf Petersburg. and J. IL. Jones.
OF Lynchburg. A.. Tho
convention arrived tonight me lnli-
roads and colleges are largely repre-
scented.
BIG PROJECTILES.
The Petersburg Iron Works. which has
n large contract for furnishing the United
States Government with munitions OF
war shipped tonight 10000 POUNDS OF
proiectiles TO T.. H. Emery, the govern
rncut contractor at Sandy Hook. conn.
These proiectiles. each of which weighs
one thousand pounds, are TO be used lot
testing a gun that Is now being punt Dy
Mr. Emery for the government.
Mrs. Crowder died very suddenly TINS
morning while sitting In chair al hef
home near Ford's Depot. in Dinwiddie
county.
Mrs. Lucy Browder employed I'm the
Battersca Cotton Factory, was very Sc
riously injured to-day by being struck
in the eye by one OF the shutties'
y. AND w. OFFICIALS.
Major Joseph ". Sands. general mana
ger OF the Norfolk and Western railway.
and "a party OF prominent railroad ON
Gals arrived here this afternoon at 90
o'clock on special train from Roanoke
en- route to Lamberts Point TO lock after
the terminal facilities there
Bishop Randolph will visit St johns
Episcopal church IN this city on sat
urday night. March 9th. and will admins
ser the rite of confirmation. The follow
Ing Sunday morning he viii confirm
class At ST. Paurs Episcopal church
and at night he will administer the rite
Of confirmation at Grace church. The
Bishop will go from here to Merchant
Hopes church i'm Prince George county.
MIR SEWARD TO MARRY.
Nj. Hatcher Seward. son OF Mr.. 81
mon Seward OF this city, left here last
night for Savannah. Ga. where to-mor-
row night he will be united i'm marriage
to Miss Ida Baldwin. daughter OF MIR.
Charles A. Baldwin, Of the firm # Pea
cock Hunt & Co. OF That city. The cere-
mony will be performed in the Baptist
church by Rev. DR.. Goodwin. Mr. Harry
Seward. OF this city, brother or the
Rroom will be best man.