Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-13
THE COCKADE CITY.
Real Estate SaIes-A Warm Chase
Fire-StOle the Rolls.

PETERSBURG, VA, January l2.-(Spe-
cal)-The store and clearinghouse on
Tho corner Of West and Washington
streets, occupied by Afessrs. Traylor &
Chandler, was sold at auction yesterday
afternoon, and was purchased by Mrs. Re-
becca Childress for 5000.
1t is understood that negotiations,
which have been in progress for some
time. are about completed for the pur-
chase of the Dodson tract OF land, in
Dinwiddie county. The tract embraces
about seven thousand acres. Much
of it IS covered by valuable timber or
original growth. The price stipulated Is
$4,000. The purchasers are a Philadelphia
syndicate. whose outlet TO market Will
probably be via the Atlantic and Danville
railroad. by means of connections TO be
built.
Petersburg has four or five social clubs.
which will be affected by the bill now be-
fore the Legislature TO impose q tax Tor
dispensing liquor.
The sale of tobacco has been resumed
a. our warehouses. but the offerings are
not yet large. and prices are not quite
so high as they were just before Christ
mas However. the demands are brisk
for all grades Of good quality and the
agents for outside buyers are on the
market.
Efforts are being made here. with graft
flying encouragement thus far. to organize
a stock company, with a view TO having
repi oduced at our theatre the old stand
ard plays
George Williams (coloTed). who broke
into the residence Of Mr.. r. +. Traylor
in Chesterfield county last night and stole
a pair of shoes and a ladys cape. was ar
rested and lodged In jail. He was caught
in the woods near Swift creek, after a
hot chase on horseback and on foot by
Chief Parkinson. In the excitement Of the
chase the thief threw the shoes into Swift
creek The cape was recovered here.
Mr.. Hugh MacFarlane. of England. who
is spending the winter here. is III at the
residence of his brother-n-law. Mr.. Dun
can Wright. with pneumonia.
1t Is announced that Mr.. William IT.
Talley. a prominent young dry-goods mer-
chant Of this city. will wed on the 18th
irsrsnt Miss May Adkins.
Announcement is else made of the mar
riage in the near future of Allan G.
Burrow. of Norfolk. and Miss Mary Bragg
Robertson. of this city.
A double frame dwelling on south Gill
street, belonging 10 George Harris (col-
oredD. was destroyed by fire this morning
g bout 10 o'clock. The building was unoc
CQDlfl. anu Is Suppp0tu ~ nave b''ii ST
on fire by tramps. who had taken up
their quarters in It, There was no insu-
rance on the property.
The regular quarterly meeting of the
Board of Directors Of the State Central
Asylum was held to-day. The members
presen were George A. Gary. Of Man
chester; w. b. Pelrman. and julius
Straus. Of Richmond; r. p. James. or
Goochland: A. NJ. Bowman Of Salem, and
Robert Gillian. Of Petersburg. A tho
rough inspection was made Of the build /
ing, but no business outside Of routine was
transacted.
Mr.. Thomas Drinkari, an old Peters
burger and ex-COnfederate now living in /
is here on a visit to friends.
Ten pans Of rolls belonging TO Miss Mag /
gle Moody. a clearinghouse keeper on /
Bcllingbrook st~eet. were stolen yester- |
day, and no clue left behind.