The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-27
THECITY OF PETERSBURG
SERGEANT PAKHAM WINS MEDAL
FOR THE HEST DEfLLED NAN.
The Mortality Of the city Given by Inc
Health Board-The Crawfor" damage
Suit on Trial In Dinwiddie' l.++

PETERSBURG, VA, April &.-SpeclaL
Mrs ~. s. simpson. an aged and wide
Iy known lady of this city. IL critieahy
iii. No.
The Petersburg Greys had competitive
drill at their armory tonight TOT manu-
some gold medal, which was won by ser
geant Virgie Parham. The presentation
was made by Corporal l.. Emmett Bads-
err There was large attendance OF ID
dies
MIR. ELI Kull, junk dealer here. was
struck on the head this afternoon Dy
barrel filed with furs and knocked sense
less. His injuries, however, are ho'
rious.
The report OF Health ONCE Robinson iol
the month ending to-day. the 1eth, snoMs
the total number of deaths In the city loi
that period to be 55--22 whites and IS Color
ed. OF this number "A were under ~ Years
OF age; over 80 years, 10; non-resiue"''
buried in the city cemetery, D. .,,or
Rate OF mortality for whole pcpuidtioi
2s4 per l.OoO per annum, white - eoio'e1
30.iG ,,,.s Nav
Dean left here this morning FOR Wdsnihe
ton to be married. The young iauy 70
a daughter of Mr.. W. |. Dean, OF Fetei'
burg. e,,-,r
The trial of the suit of w. I. Cra"io'u'
OF Dinwidde county against Richard a.
Harrison. of this city. for malicious pres
ecution. was begun before Judge j. NJ
Mullen, In the Hastings court, thls h'oi"-
ing, and is for $1,000 damages.
On the 23d of December, 1875. the paint
If was arrested on a warrant sworn ou'
bv Mr. Harrison, charging him with the
larceny of seventy bags Oh peanuts Va
the value Of {205.66
the Mavor and was honorably acquitted.
Crawford. through his counsel. Mr. w.
4. Mckinney instituted suit against
Harrison. Harrisons counsel are
Messrs. Alexander Hamilton and VIM. Is
McIlwainc.
Another suit brought by Mr.. Crawford
against Mr.. Myer Saal. of this CITY, 10,
Islander. for $4,000 damages. VIII be trled
on the Goth instant.
OFF FOR NEW YORK.
The Second Battalion of Virginia Nolun-
teers. colored troops Maj w. h. john-
son commanding, about one hundred
strong left here yesterday afternoon at
& o'clock for New York to take part III
the dedication of the monument TO Gem
eral Grant.
There were nearly 1000 colored people
at the depot to see the troops on
Mr.. ]. K. Charles. the janitor Of the
courthouse. his wife, mother, and MIS-
Lucy ID. Caldwell, were all more or less
injured yesterday afternoon by runa-
way accident which occurred at Bland
ford Cemetery.
They were driving I'm surrey when
the vehicle struck the horse and caused
him TO run away Mr.. Charles little
child who was In the surrey, was unln-
jured
Rev. oscar S. Bunting. rector of st.
Pauls Episcopal church left this morn
ing for Bristol, Tenn, to visit his father
Mr.. o. Jennings Boisseau. a well-known
citizen OF Dnwiddie county, is in the
city.
Hon. Charles Gee OF Prince George
county. was among the visitors 10 the
city to-day.
SUNDAY SERVICES.
Rev. Lucien Lee Kinsolving, mission
airy OF the Episcopal church TO Brazil, Is
an earnest and Jealous preacher.
Yesterday morning he preached at st.
Johns church in the evening at 7:i5, and
at ST. Paul's the same night at sis.
In the afternoon at O'Clock he ad-
dressed a meeting Of all the Sunday
schools Of the Episcopal churches in this
city, at St. Pauls church.
Rev. II. W. Battle. II. D., aston OF the
cred a special sermon last night before
the Petersburg Grays and a. r. Hill
Rifles. i'm his church.
The jury in the case of Crawford against
Harrison is made up OF these citizens:
&. l.. Barksdale. II. w. Dehaven, j. D.
johnson. Marshall w. Pyne. w. Ii. Brad
ley. d. NJ Tail. Jas. III. Daily l.. p.
Nunna.ly, j. W. Sutherland, j. w Thorn
as, and Henry ID. Thacker.
AN OLD CITIZEN DEAD.
Mr.. Robert II. Hill, one of Petersburg's
oldest. and best-known citizens, who was
stricken with paralysis some days since.
died at his home in Washington street.
yesterday afternoon. at 3 o'clock.
He was i'm his Slst year, and was a
native of Petersburg. He married Miss
Margaret Richie. Of Dinwiddie county.
who survives him. with six children.
They are Miss Alice Hill. of Petersburg:
Mrs. r.. G.. Thompson, of Chesterfield.
Mr. VIM. Il. Hill. OF New York. and Mr..
Archibald Mcllwaine Hill. Mr.. Benjamin
Mason HILL and Miss Almeria Bate Hill.
all of Petersburg.
Mr.. Hill was at one time President
OF the Petersburg Savings and Insurance
Company. and at another time President
OF the Ettrick Cotton Manufacturing
Company.
lie had been director In the National
Bank of Petersburg. ever since its or
ganization, and was at one time men,
Der of the City Council
Mr. Hill was first engaged In business
In Petersburg as bookkeeper for A. G..
Mcllwaine & Company. For some years
after the war he was associated in bust
ness with Mr.. r. A. Martin. now of the
firm Of Martin. Hill & Company.
He was a member OF the Second Presby
terrain Church. and no man in the COM
rra1lnit,. sinal highnr was more highlX