The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-04
STOCKHOLDERS
OF THE NEW ROAD
Meeting Postponed Until Saturday.
When the Board Will Meet.
CENTRAL STATE HOSPITAL BOARD
A Protractcd Meeting In Dinwiddic
Mr.. Dunlop to Have Ills Yacht IN
Good Repair for the Fall Race
on Chesapeake Bay.

PETERSBURG, VA, August 3-Spe-
olal-The annual meeting OF the stock
holders OF the Richmond. Petersburg ana
Carolina Railroad Company. which was
90 have been hold at the Office OF the
company in this city to-day. has been
adjourned over until Saturday next az
which time there viii also Doe a me ting
Of The Board of Directors OF the company.
CENTRAL STATE HOSPITAL.
The monthly meeting OF the Executive
Committee of the Central state Hospital
was held az that institution to-day, when
routine business was transacted. There
are now s6f patients receivin treatment az
the hospital and there are on file there
i55 applications for admission 90 The asy-
lum These l55 patients for whom appi-
cations have been made are scattered
over different parts of the State.
A protracted meeting Will begin next
Sunday at Ocran church. Dinwddie coun-
on. 10 viii be- conducted by Rev. G. w.
Turner.
The oast-bouud pass niger train which
left here last night at 9.'9 o'cl0ck-one
hour late-did not reach Norfolk until ?
o'clock this morning. The train was
stopped at fuckers, about twelve miles
from Norfolk, whore tn passengers we're
examined by the quarantine officers.
1Ai.lf + ikN'.ft.
Mr. David Dunlop Jr has sent his
yacht poc8hOntas to Baltimore for re-
pairs This yacht viii Doc entered for the
thirty while race ON Chesapeake Bay. which
takes place in September. under the au-
spices Of the Baltimore Yacht Club.
Tho breaking of ground ON Sycamore
street between Bollingbrook and Wash
incton streets for the street electric rail-
WIS was begun this afternoon.
MAJOR JOHNSTON'S DEATH.
Major r. Arthur Johnston one OF Pc
tcrsburgs best known citizens, was found
dead I'm bed this morning.
He was I'm his usual health mp 20 5
o'clock this morning when Mrs. Johnston
arose and left him awake In bed
About o'clock when Mrs. Johnston
went 10 call him for breakfast he was
found dead. as stated. The deceased was
native of Petersburg and was I'm hts
FIST year. Tie had been in feeble health
FOR the past three years or more. Re ape
pearcd. however. 90 De better than usual
last night
Major Johnston. for years before the
war between the states. was largely en-
gagged I'm IN, wholesale grocery trade In
Petersburg the style Of the firm being
Duran & Johnston. During the war Doe
was Quartermaster of Anderson's Divis-
ion. which position he filled TO the close
Of the war.
In fourteen consecutive years he was
sheriff Of the city. He at one time took
q very active part IN politics.
Tie had twice married His first wife
was Miss Mollio Corline OF this place.
His last wife who survives him, was Miss
Bena Gillian. of Dnwiddie county who
is "a sister Of Dr. J. T. Gillian. Of Ches-
terrified county. and ar. s. c.. Gillian.
Deputy Clerk % Internal Revenue, Of this
city.
Major Johnston leaves four children.
They are Mrs. w. A. Bond. Mrs Mortimer
williams. Misses Bona and Josie Johnston
and Mr. J. A. Johnston. who Is mailing
clerk at the postoffice here.
MISS COOKE I'll,
Miss NeMe Cooke. daughter Of Mr..
John ]. Cooke. the attorney for the COM
monwealth OF Prince George county who
was SO badly injured last Tuesday i'm
runaway accident. Us still in "a very criu-
cal condition. She has never regained
consciousness since the accident One of
her attending physicians said this morning
that 10 is presumed that her skull has
been fractured.
The executors Of the late Dr. S. w.
Rudd of this city received $1,000 to-day,
that being the mount of policy Of life
insurance.