The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-16
PETERSBURG TO
HAVE H0RSE-CARS
The Electric Line is Decayed Past
Good Service.
IT IS ONLYA TEMPORARY PLAN.
The Traction Company Proposes as
Soon as Practicable to REPLACE
the Old Line With an Cp'to-
Date Electric Road.
IT IS ONLY TEMPORARY PLAN.

PETERSBURG, VA, Nov. b.-Special.
Ever since the purchase of the petersburg
Street Electric railway. on the lVth IN
slant, by the Virginia Traction Company
the new owners have been examining INTO
the physical condition Of the Old ROAD,
and they find that the electrical equip
ment Of the property has about Teacheu
the last stages OF decay, ana VIII proDd-
bly, have TO be renewed entlrely from
the start. 1t would be almost imposslple
TO remedy the defects in this equipment,
and IL win be necessary TO rebuild the
whole line. as the cost OF repairs on
the present property would be almost
equivalent TO the cost Of rebuilding, ana
the results would not justify the eNpsnol
ture. The new company has conciuueu
that while the preparations are peiHs
made for the construction OF the ne"
system. the best and only practicable
thing that can be done IN the way
OF serving the public Is 10 immedialely
place in service a sufficient NUMBER o.
horse cars TO maintain a steady ana
uniform service until the construction VI
the new line can be enected.
BETTER SLOW THAN NOT AT ALL.
This would not be rapid transit, but
1t will be reasonably prompt, and at
least reliable. and will certainly be
an Improvement on the present condl-
tions.
The company regrets the necessity for
the use of horse-cars after the electric
system has been introduced. but the
condition Of affairs Is such that there
seems TO be nc other practical method
of giving the public a reliable service
for the present. This arrangement is only
temporary. As soon as possible the
company Will proceed to build and equip
an up-to-date electric line, and TO fur
nlsh the public with frst-class service.
In Dinwiddie county, near Wilson'S
depot, an unknown negro went to the
home OF Woodson Jeter (colored), and
the two had a difficulty. Jeter shot the
other negro through the lung. 1t is said
that Jeter acted in self-defonce. He was
arrested and committed TO the county
Jail.
FRIENDS TO THE RESCUE.
Howard Hone, a white man. who was
arrested here some days ago, on the
charge Of jumping his board bill at the
Shirley Hotel was released from GUS
tody this morning. his friends having paid
the amount OF the BILL and Mrs. Sublett
the proprietress OF the Shirley having
refused 10 prosecute him.
The sales of loose tobacco at the ware
houses to-day were fairly large, and
|
| learn from a prominent tobacco buyer
here that the quality Of the crop is not
as good as II was thought it would be.
LONG LOST BROTHERS.
Quite an interesting incident occurred
| last night at the restaurant OF Mr. Marx
Morse on Bollingbrook street, where two
brothers met for the first time In twenty
! three years. IL was some time before
| the two men recognized each other and
/ then the scene was a most touching one.
| The brothers were Mr. James Caughlin,
Of this city. and Corporal =. s. Caughlin
| OF the Eleventh Infantry United States
| Army. who LEFT Petersburg twenty-three
years ago. Corporal Caughlin was in inc
| fight at Santiago.
RODE TOGETHER.
A singular incident in connection witt
the meeting Of these two brothers is thai
they came over from Richmond last night
| and eonversed together on the train bu'
| did not know then that they were re
| lated 20 each other. To-day corpora
| Caughlin called on his sister, Mrs. Geo
Z. Weber. who resides here.
state Railroad Commissioner Hid tool
n trip to-day over the Richmond, Peters
| burg and Carolina railroad on tour o.
| inspection Of the road. a survey IL ne
| ing made at Butterworth's store N ON
widdie county. the extreme UNI. VI sl'
Richmond. Petersburg and Carolina rsh
road with view Of establishing tow
there and locating depot.
PETERSBURG DOCTORS. ..
The Petersburg medical faculty VII
have their annual supper az Library hal
ON next Thursday night. II VIII be serV
ed by FIR. Marx Morse.
Most of the delegates from Petersburg
10 the virginia Methodist Conference
which convenes in Portsmouth tomorrow
left here this morning.
Miss f. r. Whitehorne has been ap
nointed matron al the Methodist orphan
| Asylum in this city.
Mrs. A. Kadden slipped and fell in he
dlning.room to-day and broke her righ