The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-18
THE CITY OF PETERSBURG
xOMAfNE AND BARHAMS BIG
TRUNK FACTORY DESTROYED.
The Loss Partly Covered by Insurance.
vs,sr.n.of DInwiddie to Erect Menus
ment TO Their Hero Dead.

pETERsRURG. VA. July 1.-THE
large trunk factory OF Romhine az oar i, .aln
i'm Hlandford. was destroyed by nre TINS
il 1rh ,,i n1 vac e1xe0 feet two stories
and the plant was valued ac sio,Vp. Inc
building was filled Win ruins. ilaiiu
featured and I'm process OF Hanul ac.ure o.
The firm Is unable TO state WHAT hie'
inesoa VIII be lint IL estimated that they
viii will he somewhere I'm the nelghbof-
hood Of s35. 900 and $4,000. A.
The originated near the roof, ana the
supuOsitiOn is that IL WaS cduseu iIou
SHARKS from the locomotive or the NOT
folk and Western railroad. Their factory
gave employment TO about one hunured
hands. and the payroll was about 800
"A week. The loss Is partly covered by
THE INSURANCE.
The Insurance on buildings. stock, ma
chnery. etc. amounts to sl7,SD8 when
is placed In the following companies:
Royal. $l.S52: National, OF HARTFORD,
81 900, Home. Of New York N,5is' scottish
Union and National. SS92.lJ. New 1oTk
Underwriters, $1,000: Petersburg Savlnss
ana Insurance. $556S5; Imperial. SLoOV'
Lancaster. S. S0i: Western, N,Oy0' fenn-
sylvania. $3.50; Sun. Sll3L25; Delaware
sl,lS7: Hanover, t9Ol96.
Messrs. Barham and Romano are unue-
cided as 10 whether or not they VIII re-
build. -
In the Mayors Court this morning WIN.
Johnson. negro. was convicted on sleaI-
ing a pair of trousers from Croweer
Brothers on Old street, yesterday after
noon. and was given four months III
Jail
ored. was convicted Of the same offence,
and was also given four months IN jail;
Robert Yates. a negro. was before the
Mayor this morning, charged with cut
ting Thomas Street. on the 90 or April
His case was continued.
Robert Hines, negro was conVlcttu
I'm the Mayors Court this morning or
larceny, and was given sixty days In
jail
held precinct meetings yesterday. and
elected delegates To a county convention.
to be held at the County Courthouse on
next Monday, TO elect delegates to the
Democratic state Convention. TO be held
at Roanoke in August The delegates
from New Hope district are for Tyler for
Governor. and 'Lat.iter for Attorney
General
The delegates from Dinwiddie Court
house are also for Tyler.
A CONFEDERATE MONUMENT.
The Confederate veterans OF Dinwiddie
county will hold meeting az the Coun-
ty Courthouse on next Monday, for the
purpose of taking steps looking TO the
erection of a monument on the square or
the County Courthouse to perpetuate the
valor and courage Of the Confederate
soldiers from that county.
The Petersburg District Conference OF
the NJ. i. Church, will hold its next an
nual meeting at Rocky Run church. in
DinWiddle county, on next Thursday.
The opening sermon viii DO preached by
the Rev. X. r. Wilson, pastor OF Market
Street NJ. +. church. OF this city. The
names Of the delegates from Petersburg
have already been published in this pa
per
The Hastings Court met this morning.
when the civil docket was called. No
cases Of special interest are set for trial.
II was intimated, however that the suit
OF w. +. McCan against David Bailey
for $4,000 damages would be called for
trial on Thursday Of next week.
Miss Fannie Taylor. OF this city. is
spending some weeks at Niagara Falls.
Mr.. Homer Kinsell. OF Radford Va,
who has been visiting Mr.. w. r. Paxton.
has returned home.
FORMER Y. NJ c. a. SECRETARY.
Rev. f. G. Cleveland, who recently grad
uated with honor from the Theological
Institution at Newton Centre. Mass. has
accepted a call 10 the pastorate Of the
Baptist church at Chapel Hill. y. 9.
Rev. DR. Battle has been invited TO de-
liver the ordination sermon.