The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-24
THECITY 0FPETERSBURG
ARRANGING FOR TBE STATE CON-
VENTfON or mr. y. Mac. a.
NIL. price. for rrun.wick Coisnty Tobac-
co-Argument Heard on ~ Flea oil
th. statute of Limitsti p"s.

PETERSBURG. VA. Feb. Especial
Tine Htard Oi Dir,ctDis OF the i"""N
Mcfs Christian Association nc'd meet
ing tnis afternoon, and c'eo"cd ine ioi'
io.,ins ALLEGATION to the Ss=gtc Conven-
non II ;he y. NJ. e. A. Dr. j. NJ
nrowo. a.. IL. smith. } ~. slater. "
&. Brun,r. L.. 81 Camp0ci. a. l. Guy
r. g. DAVIS. walter }. Jafia'', j. g.
Marc r. ~, Isutcncr, il. Idii laws
Augustus Wright, IN, j. +. Aoyier
n. Pugh. j. Richie smth. jos H.
Noteworthy and v. NJ. Lswis'
The state convention OF the \. VI. {. a.
VIII meet IN annual session to-ihoi ~"
night at O'Clock IN the nan OF mo J.
NJ {. A.. in this city. ,.,. =.
Tho convention viii De opened WIN 4
song service. after which the delegates
will b,, named and a committee appointed
10 nominate officers FOR the convention.
ON Thursday morning az 9.sp CLOCK INC
delegates viii meet az TNbD-Su'ol -
bytcrian ohGtch and an iiddIesS o. W.
come viii De delivered ~ Key. ,. W;
RoScbro -. -. The convention VIZ.
hold a session In this church ana VIII
adjourn on next Sunday night
ROYAL ARCANUM.
Mr. ". f.. Irvine. OF Norfolk Grand
Kcent OF the Royal Arcanum' ana o'heI
ht-h oinccrs .,f that order. VIII pay m
oiiicial visit tonight 10 Souihsiuc anu
sycamore Councils. Of this city. ~,
Pev J. ". Rosebro. pastor OF lapp-
street PRESBYTERIAN church VIII denver
n lecture on next Thursday night AZ oIn-
Street church. on his tfaveis IN hu.op''
The lecture viii be illustrated by s'ere-
In the Mayors Court this morning John
Davis (coioredD was sent 20 the musings
Court TO answer the charge OF bf'aklns
into and robbing the store Of Mr. * L.
Deadman some weeks since. go
Davis s. alleged 10 have been with
parham Mason and Wyatt Mason. TWO
other negroes. wLo were convicted ~
the January term of the Hastings court.
OF robhinC Mr. Dcadman's store. ana
their punishment fixed at five years each
in the penifertiarv.
PLACED ON IT'S MERITS.
To-day Judge Mullen heard argument
on the plea Of the statute limitations
filed bv the city al the January term III
the case Of r. \. Wexford vs.. the CITY
Of Petersburg After having heard the
law points involved fully discussed py
MIR. William r. Mckinney. representing
MAYOR Wexford ana George Mason ESQ.
city Attorney. Judge Mullen oNeI-ruieu
the plea. and held the same TO be not
sufficient in law. The city or refers
rurg then filed its answer to the PLAIN
tiff's bin TO which answer the defendant
filed a general replication. The case was
then continued 10 the next term or the
court. TO enable either party to take
testimony. so that when tie case y
again lftff. WHICH VIII ~ ~ wv
term of the Hastings Court 1t VIII he
on It's merits.
HIGH-PRICED TOBACCO.
At oaks Warehouse to-day lot or
tobacco weighing about ninety POUNDS
raised by Mr.. Henry a. Smith. CT Bruns-
wick county. brought S29 per hundr u
maids This is the highest price ODD
ialned for loose tobacco hsre since inc
war 49,,
Another lot. Weighing about two hun
drol peuuds also raised 10y Mr.. Smllh'
brought si9 per hundred pounds.
Mss Lillian Rosendorf. of Richmond
,as returned home accompanied by MISS
Fansie Et'rach. whose guest she has
b1cI - ,,,,.
DEATH OF TWO LADIES
Intelligence was received here To-Day
of the Death of Mrs. Alex. Lltsey' VINO
was sent from Petersburg 10 the asylum
- WILLIAMSBURG some years ago where
sh, died this morning So
N;rs Martha r., widow or the lale
i T. Hack. died at her residence III
mis- civ last night. after a palniui III
ness The deceased was natlNe Oh
Amelia county but had resided most
~ nor rfe 10 Petersburg. She was me
mofner Of thirteen children. all OF whom
nve dead. nut che son, Dir. j. Il. HACK