Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-03
PETERSBURG
Moving for an Agricultural and
Mechanical Fair.
Sudden DEATH Revenue Receipts and
Exports for 1854 Fingman Hurt
-Chiidren Burned 10 Dea,h-ship.
ment orPeanuts.

Petersburg, Va, Jan. 2-Mayor Pleas
ants, who was the chairman of the
meeting recently held to take steps
looking to the holding of an agricultu-
raj and industrial fair here next fall
and who, under a resolution, was re-
quested to appoint a committee to for
mulate q plan of organization yes
terday appointed as the committee
NIessrs. Simon Seward, A. Rosenstock
T. S. Beckwith, T. +. Heath, r. Daily,
r. S. Gill, e. C. Kent, NJ. r.. Saal, II.
Il. Underhil. Ed. Elgenbrun. Frank M.
Dalton. j. B. Worth, William Gross
man and II. P. Stratton.
SUDDEN DEATH OF MRS. HERREN
Mrs. Isabella d. Herren died sudden
ly Saturday, at her home on Shepard
street. She was apparently in her usual
health when she retired the night be-
fore. The attention of the family was
attracted by an unusual noise in her
room and on entering found her I'M
conscious and in the throes of death.
She survived but q few minutes after
her discovery and gave no sign of con-
seriousness.
Her funeral took place Sunday at
ternoon at quarter to 1 o'clock from
St. Johns Episcopal Church.
REVENUE RECEIPTS AND Elk
PORTS.
The United States internal revenue
collections at the office here for the
month of December amounted to S21,-
1886. The total collections from Sep
TENDER l. 1898. at which time Colonel
James d. Brady entered upon his du-
ties as collector to the 31st of Septem-
Der, 1898. were 1913, 561.23.
The exports of tobacco. not includ-
ing those from the bonded warehouses,
for the year amounted to LOO. 531Ia
pounds Total value of this tobacco
SOC. 1871.
a FLAGMAN HURT.
Mr.. D. L. Hawkins. of this city, %
years old, and Il tlagman on the Nor
folk and Western local train, while
coupling cars at this place to-day. got
caught between Il box car and the de-
pot platform. He was rolled around
several times and received injuries of
which the doctors have thus far been
unable to determine the magnitude
He was brought to his home here.
MIR. Hawkins has only been married
! about one month and is popular en-
ploye of the Norfolk and Western rail-
road.
Intelligence was received here yes
terday of the burning of n dwelling
house at Osbornes, in Chesterfield
county. on James river, occupied by a
colOreu family. Two small children
twins-were burned to death. 1t ap-
pears that the parents of the twins
had gone away from home leaving
them in charge of some of the other
children. The fire is said to have re-
suited from the children playing in the
fire.
Mr.. John f. Ferguson, of Baltimore,
travelling salesman for Sauer Drug
Supply Company, of Richmond. was in
Petersburg n short while yesterday in
search Of friends he has not seen for
several years. and left for Suffolk TO
visit his brother, Mr.. w. B. Fergu-
son. whom he has not seen for some
time
One Of our peanut houses shipped via
the Atlantic Coast Line yesterday and
the day before car load each of she'll
ed peanuts to San Francisco. Cal, one
containing 10000 pounds, and the other
10000 pounds. Other shipments will
probably follow.
Mr.. w. f. Wells. South Sycamore
street, who has been confined to his
room for the past three weeks. with
an attack of grip, is. we are pleased
to learn. improving and hopes to be
out in n few days.