The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-10
THECITY OFPETERS8URG
rHE LOx0 DISTANCE 'PHOSB FROM
NORFOLK NEARLY COMPLSTED.
Mayor Collier Has "a Rare Old Picture
Which Records the Deeds OF Peter
francisco- Sussex Democrats.

PETERSBURG, VA, July 9.-Specsll.--
Rev. A. j. Fristoe. pastor Of the second
Baptist church. has been granted va
cation OF one month, and Will spend IL III
Louisa. and Culrercr. he VIII hold sew
eral protracted MEETINGS In Louisa. MIS-.
Fristoe and children LETT this morning for
Culpeper county. where they Will spend
the summer.
Mrs. Waller SaDdford. OF Richmond.
VINO has been on "A visit 20 relatives it
Petersburg. was called home this morning
by the Illness OF her husband.
The Long Distance Telephone Company
are pushing ahead with the building OF
their line from Norfolk TO PETERSBURG.
Wires are up 10 within a distance OF hNe
or six miles Of this city, and laoorers are
at work just outside OF the corporate
limits placing poles.
In stretching their wires here the COM
pany will endcavor to avoid as much as
possible the residential part OF the city.
COLORED SUMMER NORMAL.
Professor W. l.. Grasty. principal or tho
Colored Public Schools OF Danville, de-
liVered lecture to-day before tho
teachers Of the summer Normal school
of the Virginia Normal and Collegiate IN
stituie. There will be one more lecture
|, before the school closes. which VIII oe
made by X. \. Tucker. rector OF the col
ored public schools Of Norfolk.
Tho enrolment Of teachers at this ses-
sion Of the Normal School is 300
Mayor Charles +. Collier has In his
possession a picture representing thar
scene when the British were p.underina
Virginia In 1877. Peter Francisco. whiis
upon reconnoitering expedition IN whai
is now Nottoway county. encounterec
nine OF TarletOns Dragons and Killed ol
wounded two or three and put the resi-
TO Hight and captured eight OF tneh
horses. Col. Collier remembers well ths
ecstatic delight with which he with othei
children listened to his grandfather, sam
mol al N.
this daring advcnturer as he would viii
this picture before him tell its thrillin.
particulars.
This picture IS quite an heirloom IL
the family, though much defaced by ags
and somewhat mutilated by the Durstnk
of a shell in the room where IT was ther
hanging during Ia late war.
SUSSEX DEMOCRATS.
The Democratic Convention OF SUSSEX
county TO appoint delegates 10 the Dem.
ocrattc state Convention. % be held al
Roanoke. will BE- held at the county couFI
house on the 22d inst.
An effort is TO be made by the Peters
bury Grays 10 raise funds to purchase
dress uniforms
Rev Ernest stevens, Of Lynchburg. Is
Mr.. 4. B. Underhill left this morning
, for Chicago 20 spend a few weeks.
The county court OF Prince George was
held yesterday. but 10 cases were , 90.
1
court is said 10 have been the dulies'
known for five years.
Rev. Mr.. Reynolds. Of Crewe. who fo
some time past has been the pastor IL
charge Of the Prospect Disciples churcn,
: I'm Dinwiddie county, has rendered M
resignation As such. the resignation VII
be acted upon by the congregation OIL
next Sunday morning.
DANGEI.OUS TRAMPS.
Last night three negroes boarded az
lin on Norfolk
Western railroad for the purpose OF steal
ing a ride Their presence on the tram
Vas not discovered by Captain Thornton,
the conductor until tho train arrivcd az
Wilson's depot WI en- they were ordered
of of the train. Two got OFF but the
third refused 10 leave the Train. ana shot
at Captain Thornton hNe tines WIN
pistol Captain Thornton fred al the
negro three TIRES. neither OF the shots
however took effect. The negro was only
subdred - heing peat on ih, ht'a WIN
great lmls Of coal he finally got away
and fed To the woods li.a name Is not
To day while freight train on the
Norfol,. and Wcrtctn railroad was putt
ing ont of the depot yard IN mis- cty IL
ran INFO a train ot PASSENGER ,""e ...,.,
which was standing on side track ana
/ several al them were badly damaged me
accident was due 10 a misplaced switcs.
POLICEMEN SUSPENDED.
The Police Commissioner held = meS,,
ing this afternoon TO investigate the
charges preferred against Police onlcers
y. p. Eancs, John W Sanford ANA MIKE
Rock for lighting lt the AnpOmattoN
Hotel last "Wednesday night They were
each suspended for thirty days. 49,
An anniicltion was received from the
police corps asking That eacn lneilp1t ul
tho CORPS bee allowed I'VE DAYS no'uay
during the summer with pay The APP
pucItiOn was granted.