Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-30

DEATH or A LADY IN DINWIDDE
COUNTY.
MUCH STANDING TIMBER SOLD
Along the Line OF the Richmond,
Petersburg and Carolina Road-A
New Industry TO he StHrtcd-OR
for savannah.

PETERSBURG. VA, November o.
Especially Charles T. Smith died
about y o'clock last night at the residence
Of her husband, I'm DlnwIddie county ofe-
an illness OF few days, of typhoiI-teye.
Deceased was a most charming woman
a daughter of David ID. Meade, OF Dine
wlddie, and was only about 70 years O.
age. She had recently nursed har m.-
band through a severe spell OK typhoid
and, it Is supposed. contracted tle fatal
disease In this manner
The health officers report shows t..t
81 deaths occurred IN Petersburg during
the month ending November bl-l
among the white and 10 among t1e coli
ored. population. OF those who died 5
were under years and . over CD years o.
age. The bodies OF non-rcs.oents were
Inferred In the city cemeteries during ts
month. The rate Of mortality ~ ne
whole population C5,00O was I8 ltt
1000 per annum. and Of the white and
cOlOred population, respectively, d.
LARGE SALE OF STANDING TIMBER
Mr.. w. r. Mckinney sold yesterday tas
standing timber on a number az tracts
Of land on the Richmond. Petersburg. ari
Carolina railroad, extending from p1a.
near the end of the first twenty niles
OF road, south a number Of miles la.
sale embraces about 20OV0Co feet am
some of the tracts are BOthWiek EeFiIe-i
Meadow Bank. Hudsins's. PARRY -,
Braugh's. and q part Of the W. ID. young
tract The purchasers are Messrs Geois3
G. Stugart and William S. Fisher OF
Mantanosville. Pa. who will az once I.
move 70 Virginia with their FAMILIES. anu
will establish at tho new town Dew ii'-
twenty miles out, an extensive plant 'e'-
sisting of a large saw-mill planning -n.I-'
dry-kilns. &c. They will bring WIN ii.i
n number OF skilled workmen. aud NNi
give employment 20 about thirty Iam'I
They will build residences 40 Dewitt a'
soon as practicable These gentlemen
come highly recommended as "hlst.Ht
wide-awake businessmen. AMI ""t
great additions 20 this section
Mr.. McKenney has recently made ono.
sales OF timber amounting to s'".'
10 000O 900 feet, along the now railroad. a.t
this all speaks well for the future NJ l..
new town. which Will take its nama p .A
Mr.. Dewitt Smith. the president OF l
railroad. Mr.. Thomas T. R.Fes. county
Surveyor. IS hard al work preparing ..l
plat-the surveys and laying on or l9.'
having been completed.
OFF TO JOIN THE ARMY
The following young men. late members
OF the Third Regiment. LEFT LAST ni-H- ~
Join the Fourth Virginia Regiment
Waverly Clary. [.'i
Franklin. Sheridan Townes, Melvin W..
Bernard Nunnally. John Mayer JONI
Cook. Robert Farley, Thomas iete.".
8. Hutchinson. and y. VI. Hare. lN-g
do not propose 20 join the regiment iN
body IN any one company but "N
lect such command as they may .h
other young men will probably foi0"
them.
At n meeting OF tho Board of stewart.
Of the High-Street Methodist El.s.o
church. held last night work i.f
coming year was mapped out ana 'n
crease OF salary was voted The
Rev. r. T. Dadmun. Tho church ia
In splendid condition financially Int cog
gregatlon and officers are ideal Wo'An'
Christians.