Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-12
IERY BOLD BURGLARY
MN MIC HAUL or A THIEF NEAR
NATOACA.
voorI, Five Hundred Dollars j"
Money Stolcn-An Assignment I'm
Enthusiastically Of Water
Meath OF IN old Citizen.

Death OF IN Old citizen.
prTERsBURG. VA, January lL-(Spe-
..,-Nr. John Wells an elderly and re-
.,.cfel citizen OF Chesterfield county,
-s..iin- near Matoaca. and for twenty
wars or more filing the position Of ma
,tIn.st a. Matoaca cotton-factory. lost
rnrly 500 I'm money by robbery sunday
morning Some time between midnight
,-5 8 o'clock Mr.. Wells had 1880 IN
,. house. representing his savings du-
wing che past twenty years. which he kept
concealed en- places only known 20 HIM
.ff and wife. lie thought the money
Of which only his immediate family were
eornimnt. so far as he knew, was safer
under DIS care than II deposited I'm bank.
~ The above amount. 500 was in gold
.or. kept IN a bag, in which also was
,r.,ed "a package Of $500 in $2O-bills. This
t,e was concealed in the drawer Of
niece Of furniture IN Mr. Weiss bed
-.lm In O. pockct-book, concealed in
another place in the same room, was
$50 in S20-bils
about o'clock Sunday morning. when
SIR Wells entered mis- dining-r0om, which
affoirs HIS chamber, he was astonished
f9 and upon the table his bag Of gold.
TIE bag had been united and opened:
but. strange TO say. none Of the coin had
Ir.u taken. The package of $3.50 In notes,
however. was missing but some time
.fterwards was found intact on the floor
rraer the table When search was made
for the purse, containing $3.50, IL was found
q, be missing and no trace of 1t has yet
been discovered.
he is thought that the burglar must
have been interrupted in his work, and
hastily left the house with only por-
ZION Of his booty. Otherwise the fact
cannot be accounted for OF his leaving
behind the $500 in gold and notes, which
ha had i'm possession IN the dining-room.
Entrance 10 the house was Effected by
the removal Of a pane OF glass from one
of the windows. whereby the fastenings
otthe sash We're unlOOsened. The burglar
must have worked very quietly. not 10
have aroused Air and Mrs Wells, as the
money was an In their chamber The
thief went through Mr. Wells's pants
md took out a watch, but did not carry
r away. lie left behind a button-hook,
,.ib which he had removed the pane Of
Glass. q part of a red wax candle which
had Afforded him light, and closely
wrapped bundle Of wire.
eteuson Of Mr.. Wells. who is visit
ug 40 the house. came in and went 10
l.l about half-past y o'clock, when
everything was quiet and I'm order. There
is thus far positively no clue TO the
burglar.
HEAVY MERCANTILE FAILURE.
Nr william H. TaIey, one of our most
prominent retail dry-goods' merchants
Tor some years doing business on Syca-
rr0-e street. made an assignment to-day
+o Mr. W. %. McIlWaine, as trustee. Tor
tine h4neGt of his creditors. His liabilities
are placed at about $1,000, and his assets
consisting of stock of goods and accounts,
and real estate on Lafayette. cross ana
Plum streets, will probably realize about
$4,000. .l,,,,,o,r,
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.
Mr.. catherine Hall. an AGED and re-
spected lady. died at her home on Boil
mabrook street at an early hour ms
morning. She was II years old, and hai
long been an invalid
tir r. W. Kruse, member OF me
Common Council from the tpth ward
BIAS JOB his possession one OF the mos
valuable collections of rare coins IN the
State. lie 10 genuine enthusiast Ill 'i'is
respect.
Af Tie conclusion Of the services at
OBJ. First Baptist church Sunday morn
Irr the pastor. Rev. DIR. II. ". Battle
was presented by the young ladies OF the
congregation with "A beautiful brass lee
um 90 be used as Bible staho
Tho Doctor acknowledged the gift IN an
appropriate speech.
Mr William Eliyson, of Richmond ue-
Werel an interesting address at the
First Baptist church Sunday morning
on state Missions" and In the after
noon was one of the speakers at tht
meeting Of the Baptist Snncay-schoo
Union.
Nr Samuel II. Nueent, Of Ettrick, Is
candidate for the position OF postmaste q
Of ihat thriving town under the new az
illustration.
The annual meeting Of the Petersburg
Cub. for the reception OF reports elec
ZION of officers and other business, WI
be- hiI on the evening OF January I9'h
Ono supper viii follow.
Tho c0lOrel battalion OF this CITY i
making efforts 10 raise funds 10 Nlsl
Sew Y0rk on the occasion Of the unveil
iug OF the monument TO General Grant
DISTRESSING LACK OF WATER.
il +. reported that for many miles on
n Chesterfield county there Is distress
nf lack OF water Many OF the wen
have dried up and IN others the suppr
0i water s. extremely low. IN some III
stances 10 prevent actual suiieflns
farmers have TO haul their water Ior
distance OF five miles on more. Ihos
aho arc sim fortunate enough 10 get
supply from their wells are sharin
ne'r good fortune with their neiehoor'
Probably never before IN the memory Q
olr ollest inhabitants has there bee
slch "a scarcity OF water I'm this section
es ai present Petersburg, with an Q
if advantages. Is also seriously thlH
erl
BAPTIST sUNDAY-sCHOOL UNION.
The regular monthly meeting OF IN
Baptist Sunday School Union OF TINS cla
and Ettrlck was held yesterday atlei
noon 20 the First Baptist church IN
attendance was large, and the exercise
interesting. The reports Of the severe
slperintendents showed the followin
hguye
Organiza- Pr. {
ton. OF atn'
FIRST church .............. 3l5
second church ............ li2
MestEnd church ......... 20
Allfick church MINIMUM. JIG
iNiul ..,.........- oo3 .
The address on the occasion was d.
lYcfed by Rev j. W. STIFF. pastor {
Wesley Mefhoafat I,piccopaI chnreh bi