The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-04
A LADY'S DEATH
ON THE TRAIN.
A Niece of Rev. Alfred Jones Expires
in Railroad Car.
NO PEANUTS FOR LAZY MEN.
Robbers Enter a Chesterfield Resi-.
dence and Take Many Articles.
knights Templar Turn Out To
Receive "A Grand Ofiicer.

PETERSBURG. VA. oct. Especial
Miss Jones. a niece Of Rev Alfred Jones.
of the Eastern shore OF Virginia, and
who is a member or the Virginia Metho-
dist Conference. died very suddenly to-
night on the train from the West.
! She had been visiting friends in Din
widdie county near Ford's depot on the
Norfolk and Western railroad. and at the
time Of her death she was on her return
10 the home OF her uncle. Rev Mr. Jones.
She was first taken with vomiting
which was followed by a hemorrhage
| The case OF Robert Trainham charged
| with shooting and wounding his wife near
| Crewe. will not be heard until the Novem-
! Der term OF the County Court. as tire wife
! will not be able 10 appear an this term.
I ARRESTED FOR ARSON.
| Rebecca Kuffin, colored. was arrested
| and Jailed yesterday in Prince George on
the charge Of setting IRE TO the dwelling
| house OF George Douglass Wooten. also
! coored. during the absence of himself and
| family from home. Bad feeling had exist
| ed between the prisoner and Wooten for
sometime.
The peanut crop IN Prince George
county is by no means as short as IL has
been represented 20 be. Ny informant
says that those farmers who had not been
lazy and had worked their lands and
kept them free of grass. would make an
average crop He himself had dug about
half of his crop and had found the yield
about an average one.
AppomattOx Commandery No. G,
Knights Templar, viii receive tomorrow
evening an official visit from Eminent
Sir George W. Poe, Grand Treasurer. as
the representative OF the r. +. Grand
Commander. The oommandery will APP
pear in full dress OF Templar on foot
POSTOFFICE IMPROVEMENTS.
Steam pipes for heating the custom
house are being put into tho building.
The large iron doors Of the postoftice are
10 be removed and handsome glass doors
are 70 be substituted for them.
Last Saturday the residence OF Mr..
Joseph Bingham, I'm Chesterfield county.
was broken into and robbed OF a suit OF
clothes. gold ring, set ot
shirt studs, a repeating rifle and some
other articles Of more or less value. Tho
robbers left a certificate OF deposit for
$1,000 lying on the floor.
Mr.. JUNE Quarles left to-day for Hot
Springs, Ark, 10 be treated for rhea-
matism.
Mr.. W. II. Shelton. OF Brandon. on
James river. and family. have removed
10 Petersburg.
THE lOBACtO ASSOAlA ilONs
The annual meeting Of the Tobacco As
ISOLATION OF Petersburg was held at noon
to-day when the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year. President.
Stith Boiling. Vice President. b. II.
Vaughan: Secretary and Treasury, l.
Collin Neal. Board OF Directors. j. II.
Gray j r. Maclin. David Dunlop. Jr.
and J. j. Percival Time-keeper. j. H.
Gray 4. Bond Holdsover as auctioneer
and J. b. Mccullough as tobacco inspec-
tor.
The electric car line here could not bs
operated yesterday nor to-day on account
OF the burning out OF tho generator at
the Electric Light Works.
COL TAYLOR RECOMMENDS.
Col. Geo. W. Taylor OF the Fourth
Virginia Regiment has written a letter
TO Hon. VIM. -. McIlwaine in which he
stated that he has endorsed the recon-
mendatiOn OF Sergeant r. Harvey Plum
mer OF Co. X. A. +. XII rifles OF Peters
burg. Fourth Virginia Regiment. for
Second Lieutenant OF that company TO
succeed Lieutenant Charles Trotter Las
sitter who has been honorably discharged.
Archer Williams. colored. who was
in the County Court OF Motto
way OF burning the mill OF ID. II. New
man OF that county and given fve years
In the penitentiary has been granted a
new trial by Judge r. A. Hancock OF the
Circuit Court.